The Inspirational Runner Podcast
I’ve have met so many inspirational people since joining the sport of running, I thought it would a good idea to capture their stories to help inspire those who are battling with their own adversities, struggling to see past their limits or just simply wanting to improve their running performance.
These people aren’t super olympians, they are the people who line up along side you at the start of a race, they are your neighbours and your friends, they are Inspirational Runners.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 156
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
Podcast#45 Ian Bailey Mountain Running at an Elite Level taking on the World Champs and The Mourne Garmin Skyline
One of Ireland's best Mountain Runners Ian Bailey from Co.Down and winner of his home race the Garmin Mourne Skyline in both 2016 & 2017 which is arguably one of the most technical races on the mount…
Podcast#46 Patricia Brown and the benefits of joining your local running club
In this podcast we catch up with Patricia Brown an exceptional runner who has gained a lot from joining her local running club, in this episode we share the benefits of club running and as the new me…
Podcast #53 Louise Smart Couch to 24hr National Champion 200km
Superb podcast with a very humble and grounded runner Louise Smart who took up running in 2010 struggling to reach her first mile and progressed to become the National 24hr champion by running 126 mi…
Podcast #52 John McKeag 96 Years Old 78 years of Running History
What can I say about John McKeag from Ballydrain Harriers, he's just an amazing individual who’s been running and winning races for over 78 years.
At the age of 96 he’s a great advocate for looking a…
Podcast#51 Noel Hanna Badwater 135 Ultramarathon Death Valley 1st Irish Man to Successfully Climb K2 and 8 Everest Summits.
I really don’t know where to start with Noel the son of a farmer from Dromara in Co.Down he has forged a life time of achievements, he has won numbers adventure races, ran a lot of the Iconic Ultra m…
Podcast#50 Wesley McDowell Loses 4 Stone Progresses Marathon from 3hr39 to 2hr45
An exceptional runner at a very young age who drifted away from the sport only to return in his mid 30s, he lost four and half stone and ground out some amazing pbs in 2013 but at the age of 41 he kn…
Podcast #49 Banjo Bannon Everest The Open Grave Yard **Part 2**
This is part 2 of Banjo Bannon Everest The Open Grave Yard so if you haven’t already make sure you listen to part 1 first which can be found on Podcast #48.
This truly is a compelling story of being …
Podcast #48 Banjo Bannon Everest The Open Grave Yard **Part 1**
Podcast#47 Conor Bannon Climbs Kilimanjaro Age 11 Youngest Person from N.Ireland to Summit
A short mid week podcast which is 20 minutes long to celebrate our youngest Inspirational Runner of the week Conor Bannon who recently became the youngest person from N.Ireland to climb the highest s…
Podcast#43 Sean Nickell Escapes From Meriden and Completes his 10th 100mile plus race
A great episode to start off the new year, Sean Nickell came 2nd in the recent escape from Meriden running his 10th 100 miler, in this episode Sean breaks down the race in which he ran 110 miles in…
Podcast #42 Laura O'Driscoll Winner RawUltra 50 Miler and Adventure Race Series Winner 2018
A superb episode for you this week from the first female home in the RawUltra Wicklow Way 50 mile race in an astonishing time of 9hrs 1min, a great achievement especially considering this was the fi…
Podcast #41 Keith Clarke 100 Mile Record Breaking Run Backwards, Deca Ironman raising over 100k for Charity
Keith Clarke a phenomenal athlete from Dungannon County Tyrone, last week he was breaking records by running 100 miles backs wards, I’m still amazed by this achievement but completion of larger than …
Podcast #40 Catherina McKiernan London Marathon Winner Irish Marathon Record Holder and Winner of Four Consecutive Silvers in World Cross Country Championships
Winner of Berlin Marathon with a record Debut performance, Irish Marathon record holder with a time of 2:22:23 seconds taking first place in Amsterdam whilst chasing the world record, and winner of t…
Podcast #38 Rosy Ryan Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and battles on in search of the World Major Marathons
A very special guest on the show this week Rosy Ryan from North Belfast Harriers AC, she started park run in Jan 2015 and two weeks later she was re-diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer a fatal disease b…
Podcast #36 Gerald Boyle on Running the World Major Marathons in Memory of his son Harvey.
Gerald might be the most colour co-ordinated runner that you’ll meet, he’s an inspiration to a lot of people.
In this episode Gerald talks about how running has helped him with his grief and how he c…
Podcast #25 Ivan Prue was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and made the decision not to give up “Improvise, Adapt and Overcome”.
Big Ivan is truly an inspirational guy he had a real wake up call in 2005 when his MS was misdiagnosed, at that point he made a right turn with his health losing just over 6 stone and competing in th…
Podcast #21 Monaghan Town's Leslie Crawford sets his sails in a new direction and runs 200 marathons
A great open and honest podcast from one of the most genuine and giving people that you'll meet in the running community, I was inspired to hear how he ran his first marathon at the age of 51, ran a …
Podcast #20 Lauren O'Malley After learning to walk again she takes on what is arguably the toughest foot race on the planet the Marathon De Sables.
Podcast #19 Cathy McCourt talks us through how she bounces back from injury to be the first Irish runner to win 5 medals at a major world championship
This is a great podcast for anyone lying up with injury and feeling a bit out of condition, nothing is impossible with the 3 Ds Desire, Discipline and Dedication.
Cathy has become a great role model …
Podcast #18 Tony Barclay Running Blind 'Believe in yourself and Magic will Happen'.
In the this episode we hear how Tony overcomes his disability through running couch to 5k, but he doesn't stop there moving on to running Ultra distances and several marathons in all terrains. He tru…