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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.

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Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
77 minutes
Episodes
156
Years Active
2018 - 2022
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Podcast #79 Hugh Rooney His Journey from 22st Couch Potato to 13st Marathon Runner

Podcast #79 Hugh Rooney His Journey from 22st Couch Potato to 13st Marathon Runner

I’ve been looking forward to recording this episode for a long time, a good friend of mine Hugh Rooney from Kilkeel Co.Down now living in Newry, three years ago weighed in at an astonishing 22 st 9lb…
01:17:38  |   Fri 04 Oct 2019
Podcast #78 Paddy Rowe & Owen Fenton Ultra Banter Large Wolves and One Hundred Mile Races

Podcast #78 Paddy Rowe & Owen Fenton Ultra Banter Large Wolves and One Hundred Mile Races

Last weekend we had our competition winners Paddy Rowe and Owen Fenton join us for a retreat weekend running in the Mourne Mountains, so I decided to take the opportunity to do a podcast on the two u…

01:06:26  |   Sat 28 Sep 2019
Podcast #77 David Flynn What it Takes to be a Success in the World of Marathon Running

Podcast #77 David Flynn What it Takes to be a Success in the World of Marathon Running

We have one of Ireland’s up and coming Marathon Runners on the podcast this week David Flynn from Dublin who recently ran 63 min 48 sec in the Charleville Half Marathon, passing through 10k in 29 min…

01:47:41  |   Fri 20 Sep 2019
Podcast #76 Aaron Shimmons Big Foot 200 The First of The Triple Crown

Podcast #76 Aaron Shimmons Big Foot 200 The First of The Triple Crown

Your in for another Ultra episode this week, it does hit 2hr but when you compete in a race that is 200 miles long there’s a lot to talk about, our guest is a well known face around the Mournes a mem…

02:07:42  |   Sun 15 Sep 2019
Podcast #75 Robbie Marsh The Path to UTMB CCC 'Learning how to Accept the Suffering'

Podcast #75 Robbie Marsh The Path to UTMB CCC 'Learning how to Accept the Suffering'

In this episode our host Robbie Marsh talks about the registration process, the set backs, the training and the learning that helped him forge his way to the finish of one of the greatest trail runs …

02:02:52  |   Sat 07 Sep 2019
Podcast #74 Stephen Toal In Search of The Seven Continents incl. New York 2012 Boston 2013.mp3

Podcast #74 Stephen Toal In Search of The Seven Continents incl. New York 2012 Boston 2013.mp3

Really don't know where to start with Stephen, he's completed all world of the world major marathons including Boston 2013 when the terrorist attacks took place, he's ran marathons in over 20 countri…

01:33:48  |   Wed 07 Aug 2019
Podcast #73 Sarah Graham Hanna The 44th International Snowdon Mountain Race & All Things Mountains

Podcast #73 Sarah Graham Hanna The 44th International Snowdon Mountain Race & All Things Mountains

Keeping with the Mountain theme we have local runner Sarah Hanna who was up until five weeks ago known by her maiden name Sarah Graham, she just returns from the 44th International Snowdon mountain r…

01:20:19  |   Thu 25 Jul 2019
Podcast #72 The Denis Rankin Round 90km 6500m 24hrs Mourne Mountains

Podcast #72 The Denis Rankin Round 90km 6500m 24hrs Mourne Mountains

On Sat 13th July at 2am five hearty souls stood under the arch in Donard car park at the foot of the Mourne mountains ready to take on the Denis Rankin Round, this magnificent course has been hot ove…

01:44:38  |   Wed 17 Jul 2019
Podcast #70 Mary Hickey The Lap of the Map 1500 mile run around the coast of Ireland at the age of 65

Podcast #70 Mary Hickey The Lap of the Map 1500 mile run around the coast of Ireland at the age of 65

Finally we got a chance to catch up an extremely inspirational runner Mary Hickey from Arklow, in 2018 at the age of 65 she decided to run the 1500 miles around the coast of Ireland in pretty grim we…

01:28:33  |   Sat 29 Jun 2019
Podcast #69 Caitriona Jennings London Olympics Disappointment followed by a Podium in the Iconic Comrades Ultra Marathon

Podcast #69 Caitriona Jennings London Olympics Disappointment followed by a Podium in the Iconic Comrades Ultra Marathon

We have an amazing athlete for you this week London Olympian and quite possibly one of Ireland's greatest female Ultra Runners Caitriona Jennings.

She graces a marathon time of 2:36:14 and just two w…

01:24:55  |   Sat 22 Jun 2019
Podcast #68 Connaire McVeigh Rehab, Rivalry, Podiums and The Hill & Dales Race Series

Podcast #68 Connaire McVeigh Rehab, Rivalry, Podiums and The Hill & Dales Race Series

A superb episode of courage, rivalry, progression, and hope, Connaire McVeigh a Newcastle AC runner who has reclaimed his life at 39 years of age, 3 years on he is smashing times that most of us coul…
01:14:15  |   Sat 15 Jun 2019
Podcast #67 Drew Fowler 'The Rocky Road to a Sub 3hr Marathon'

Podcast #67 Drew Fowler 'The Rocky Road to a Sub 3hr Marathon'

This is a great story on what it takes to succeed, I think its important to understand that those out in front have had to work hard to get there and Drew articulates that struggle well through this …

01:57:39  |   Sun 09 Jun 2019
Podcast #66 Uganda Marathon Running for Education & Sustainability

Podcast #66 Uganda Marathon Running for Education & Sustainability

The Uganda Marathon is unique, it brings together runners from all over the world and bonds them with stories of hope and gratitude. It truly is an amazing experience that supports sustainable growth…

01:59:14  |   Mon 03 Jun 2019
Podcast #65 Patrick Crossan 200m & 400m Masters Track Champion Managing Parkinsons Through Sport

Podcast #65 Patrick Crossan 200m & 400m Masters Track Champion Managing Parkinsons Through Sport

Patrick Crossan is a track runner from Belfast County Antrim who has competed throughout his life at the 200m, 400m & 400m hurdles, scoring exceptional times racing against some of Ireland's best, he…

01:08:08  |   Wed 22 May 2019
Podcast#64 Joanne Graham Running Your First Marathon Belfast 2019

Podcast#64 Joanne Graham Running Your First Marathon Belfast 2019

A working mum with 3 kids, She only started to run in 2015 and managed to progress to a 1:32 half marathon taking second podium in the Newrycity half marathon, in 2018 she was diagnosed with breast c…

00:58:51  |   Sun 12 May 2019
Podcast #63 Pat Shields Running Gave me the Strength to Beat Breast Cancer

Podcast #63 Pat Shields Running Gave me the Strength to Beat Breast Cancer

This women is just awesome a Murlough club runner from County Down who at the age of 49 makes a change in direction and recolours her life through running.   She was just enjoying knocking out he…
01:26:50  |   Sat 27 Apr 2019
Podcast #62 Billy Reed Takes on The Barkley Marathon 2019

Podcast #62 Billy Reed Takes on The Barkley Marathon 2019

We have a great episode for you this week Billy Reed from Ballyclare County Antrim talks us through his experience of the Barkley 100, which is arguably the hardest 100milish ultra event in the world…
01:50:04  |   Fri 19 Apr 2019
Podcast #61 Maghaberry High Security Prison Improves Inmates Wellbeing Through Couch to 5k

Podcast #61 Maghaberry High Security Prison Improves Inmates Wellbeing Through Couch to 5k

I was delighted to be invited into Maghaberry prison which is Northern Ireland’s high security facility to record a podcast with the staff and inmates who were taking part in a couch to 5k within the…

01:14:01  |   Sun 14 Apr 2019
Podcast #60 Laura Wylie Determination to Succeed, Injury, Friends and the European Championships

Podcast #60 Laura Wylie Determination to Succeed, Injury, Friends and the European Championships

I have to say I don't think I've ever met anyone with as much determination as Laura, to rise to the top of your game in a very short period of time to have a horrendous training accident which left …

01:25:41  |   Thu 04 Apr 2019
Podcast #59 Mark McKinstry Beginner to British and Ireland XC Masters Champion

Podcast #59 Mark McKinstry Beginner to British and Ireland XC Masters Champion

Mark has too many wins to mention recently taking the Jimmy 10k title, The British and Irish Masters XC title, The Northern Ireland Seniors title, an amazing 30:48 in the Seeley Cup and a sub 15 in t…

01:29:06  |   Sun 31 Mar 2019
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