In episode 69 of the Back Straight Podcast we keep it pretty simple with a recap of two recent events; The Belfast City Marathon and the Belfast Classic, whilst also featuring an interview with the recent national marathon champion, Judith Storm. The action in the marathon and at the Belfast Classic was unforgettable and it was great fun delving into it together. We also really enjoyed the chat with Judith, someone that we didn't know too much about but are now eagerly watching for all of the future events she signs up to. Thanks go to Judith for joining us on the episode and also to our listeners to tuning in! Until next time, hooroo!

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Well, what can we say! Both Paddy and Dearbhla ran fantastic races and came away with podium places locally! It has been an absolute joy catching up with these legends for the past 10 weeks and I know all the listeners feel the same! In this final episode we get a blow-by-blow recap of how the race played out for both of them, get some questions answered both from the fans and from Danny and hear what is next! Thanks to everyone that has listened and supported Dearbhla and Paddy during the block and on race day - it was truely special! We are already looking forward to the Road to Belfast 2027, but for now, hooroo!

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It's race week everyone, get pumped! This episode we get stuck into the taper and how it has gone so far! Paddy and Dearbhla tell us about how they rate their block and what they are looking for on race day. After that we are joined by Precision Fuel and Hydration's Dr. Lindsey Hunt to talk us through the carb load, electrolytes, race day nutrition as well as some listener questions. Thanks to Lindsey for the great chats and as always we hope everyone enjoyed the episode! Make sure to get out there and cheer out runners on this weekend!

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Phew, what an episode! Huge agenda this week with lots of marathon chat including a Belfast preview and London recap. After that we are joined by Aaron Beggs from North Down AC who has recently shot to fame with his heroic antics at the Boston Marathon. In part 2 we are joined by none other than the mastermind behind the Belfast Classic - Eamonn Christie! Eamonn chats to us all about the big runners in this year's iteration of the event, new sponsors and what to expect on the day! It is always a pleasure to chat to Eamonn and we appreciate him coming on at this busy time! Good luck to everyone running Belfast and we will see you soon! Hooroo.

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It's episode 8, mate! This is the penultimate episode before the big day and both Paddy and Dearbhla are putting the finishing touches on what has been a brilliant prep! To that end, we chat about race day, the dos and don'ts and how they are going to approach the race. The exact strategies are somewhat vague but glean what you can from the superstar duo and watch it unfold on race day! Thanks for listening, see you next week!

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Tick-tock, tick-tock!! The clock is slowly winding down for the big day but there are still plenty of great episodes left with the amazing duo that is Dearbhla Cox and Patrick McColl! In episode 7 we chat about the training weeks as usual and then get the podcasting stalwart and brilliant coach coach that is Michael McKnight on to chat running psychology! We hope you enjoy this episode and we will see you next week!

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It was about time we got the Conor/Connor's back on for an episode and they really came through with the goods! In episode 67 we get chatting on a range of topics from Lille road races to Larne 10 miler, European Indoor Masters to Danny meeting Mondo Duplantis in the airport. It is not an episode to be missed and big thanks to both of the fellas for joining us. Stay tuned until the end for a surprise guest who talks us through an exciting new book about the history of NBH! Thanks for listening and we will be back soon! Hooroo.

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The weeks are flying by as well as the miles! Episode 6 is another absolute banger episode where Dearbhla and Paddy take us through their brilliant training weeks. After we finish with the recaps we then get chatting about all things from Easter chocolate, what they are looking forward to post Belfast Marathon, running influencers, inspiration + loads more! We hope you all enjoyed this episode, see you next week!

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Episode 5 fresh out of the oven! It's a funny old episode this one with a good few laughs amongst the training week recaps and chat about running gear essentials! Dearbhla did Omagh half marathon so she talks us through that and Paddy ticks off another huge week where he learned a lot. Thanks for listening everyone, we hope you enjoyed it!

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The seasons are changing, and I don't mean Winter and Spring, it is marathon season! To commemorate this change we have the brilliant Stephen Mc Auley of Letterkenny AC. Stephen has been making waves both locally and farther afield for his unique approach to training that has seen him progress from a 3.19 marathon a couple of years ago to now having run 2.15 in the 2025 Valencia Marathon. We hope you enjoy this interview alongside the recent race results and track operating discussion! As always, thanks for listening and we will see you in a couple of weeks!

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