The Running Rules Podcast

Today's episode is half race review of the GRC Coastal 5k and half my thoughts on the pros and cons of running races.

With 9 weeks left to New York marathon, the 5k race on Friday past is likely to be…

This November I will be taking on New York marathon as part of the Puma Project3. I was very fortunate to even get a place in New York nevermind be a part of this exciting programme.

In today's episod…

Today I talk all about parkrunning with guest Linda Harley.

Linda is closing in on 400 parkruns and has run over 100 different parkruns including all the Northern Ireland parkruns at various times (ne…

Today's episode is a race recap from the Mallusk 5 mile road race. The course is infamous with 550 feet of ascent, mostly in the first two miles up the Sealstown road.

Races like this help to give you…

Protein is quite high up on the list of nutritionally important things for runners to think about yet it's possibly something that gets a little forgotten about.

As runners we might think that protein…

Today's episode is for anyone who feels their training feels a bit harder than it should which includes me right now! If you aren't struggling right now then bookmark this for a time when you are.

Som…

Today's episode is a deep dive into how I dealt with and tried to figure out my type 1 diabetes diagnosis to be able to run a marathon personal best 6 months later.

Like a lot of things in life and ma…

Today's guest  Andrew McCrea ran his marathon best of 2:44 at this year’s scorching London marathon as part of the Puma Project3 group.

We talk about his progression in the marathon from a debut of 4 …

Today's episode is a different type of race recap for me, a shorter distance, a new experience and sub-optimal preparation with lots of takeaways that come from that.

I'm immensely grateful for the op…

Today's guests Lee O'Boyle and Micky McAuley give amazing insight into training for mountain races and tackling some of Europe's biggest ultramarathons.

Micky was the 39th person to run the Denis Rank…

What are the most important things to focus on for your next marathon cycle? Obviously training is key but how do nutrition, mindset and planning stack up?

Today's episode is one not to miss if you're…

Can one 'good' running performance be a fluke?

Can one 'bad' running performance be the new norm?

In today's episode I explore the notion that we sometimes feel we have to prove that a breakthrough per…

Today’s episode is all about proper day to day fuelling for your running. It can be easy to underestimate how important nutrition is for our training but it can also be easy to be overwhelmed with th…

Today's episode is all about the belief we have in our own running and how it can affect us in what we try to achieve and the success we get or don't get.

I look at my own experience and interactions …

The 10k is a very popular race distance with good reason. It can serve as a natural stepping stone from 5k upwards, provide valuable racing experience for longer distances and can be a great challeng…

Autumn races are closer than you think and now is a great time to set new habits or go back to what has worked in the past as well as trying out new gear and supplements.

Today, I step through 5 thing…

Today's episode is all about changing up little things in your training to have a big positive effect on race day. Consistency is always key especially if you have a good framework but there are alwa…

This week's episode is a full rundown of my Belfast marathon race with a lot of takeaways to share. This one was always meant to be a bit of an experiment but thanks to all your support I was able to…

This is part 11 of a series following my journey from T1 diabetes diagnosis to my next marathon.

It's race week and in the last of this mini series I talk about how I'm feeling going into the race as …

Last weekend was an emotional rollercoaster for anyone running and me as a coach. Tough conditions made people work even harder for that marathon medal.

Whether the race went as you hoped for or not, …