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Any Given Runday
Weekly Fitness Podcast hosted by Seán & Eric where endurance, fitness and laughter meet.
Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or just taking your first steps on the road, this podcast is your ultimate companion for all things running/endurance related.
With expert insights from special weekly guests detailing their training journey that will help you with yours, motivational anecdotes, and a passion for pounding the pavement, Any Given Runday is your go-to podcast for all things running.
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#177 - Running Coach Kevin English On: Being Specific in your Running Training, Dublin Marathon advice and more
We have running coach Kevin English on the podcast this week, which makes for a great listen, especially if you are entering your final stages towards the…
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#176 - Dublin Half Marathon 2023 Review
On his birthday, Eric headed into the Phoenix Park to take on the Dublin Half Marathon. The lads discuss the event itself along with: - The next steps for…
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#175 - Ironman 70.3 World Championship with Rachael Smyth
After coming 19th in her age category for the Ironman World Championships, Rachael joins the lads on this week's episode of the Podcast to talk about her…
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#174 - 2000 Pull Ups in One Day Challenge Review
On this week's episode of the Podcast, Seán informs Eric about one detail for the Dublin Marathon that we are convinced he was the last person to know about!…
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#173 - The Lost Sheep Review
In this episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Eric takes us through not only his longest triathlon to date but also his most challenging race to date, The…
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#172 - Ronan Barrett Sports Therapy On: Injury Prevention for Marathon Runners
On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads chat with Ronan Barrett (@rbarrettsportstherapy) As well as being a Personal Trainer at ROC…
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#171 - Previewing Rachael in Ironman World Championships, Carbon Fibre bikes and more
On this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks about his struggles getting back into running in preparation for the Dublin Marathon and how much his fitness…
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#170 - Keith Russell On: Assisted BYU World Records, BYU World Championships 2023& Much More!
On this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads chat with Keith Russell, a former number 2 (now number 6) in the World for Backyard Ultra…
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#169 - Back on the road to the Dublin Marathon & No fuel brick sessions?
After weeks of nursing his hamstring, Seán is back running again. slowly building up to the Dublin Marathon... but is slightly hesitant with giving Eric the…
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#168 - Everything you need to know about: Bike Fitting with Gary Byrne
In this episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, it's all things bikes as the lads talk to Gary Byrne. Eric noticed a considerable difference in how he cycles…
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#167 - A Cry For Help and TTs for Triathlons?
In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about his injury woes and resorting to doing "an Eric" in trying to fix his problems Eric is…
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#166 - Transfers, Training & Sea Monsters
In today's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about his reservations about using the transfer portal for the Dublin Marathon, along with how…
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#165 - Everything you need to know about: 16 Weeks to Dublin Marathon
Somehow it's already 16 weeks to the Dublin Marathon so on this week's episode, Eric and Seán break down their tips for a training plan for the marathon…
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#164 - Ring of Kerry 2023 Review
Sean and Eric discuss how they got on at the 2023 Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle over the weekend and provide some helpful tips for those that want to tick the…
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#163 - Ring of Kerry 2023 Preview & Hardest Races in Ireland?
In the intro for this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán and Eric break down the top 10 hardest fitness races in Ireland... allegedly. From…
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#162 - Brendan Dowd (@KildareSportsMassage) on IronMan Hamburg, Mondelo 24 plus goto SportsMassage Tips and more
In this episode, Seán announces his next fitness challenge before interviewing Brendan Dowd (@kildaresportsmassage) on his training and Sports Massage As well…
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#161 - IronMan Reality Check
After a week to recover from the Cork City Marathon, Eric realises he has a lot to do to build himself up to his first marathon. So enlists some help…
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#160 - Cork City Marathon Review 2023
Recording this episode from the lobby of The Dean Hotel shortly after completing the Cork City Marathon, Eric talks about how he got on with his "hardest…
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75 Day Challenge Failed?
In this week's episode, Eric talks about his 75 Day Challenge and whether he feels he failed it or not, along with a preview of the Cork City Marathon this…
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Barry and John's Backyard Ultra Review 2023
Sean and Eric catch up on how Seán feels one week after doing the Barry & John Dublin Mountain Backyard Ultra. Seán talks about the challenging course on his…
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Easiest Way to do 100 Miles in 24 Hours... with Dara O'Brien
With Seán Backyard Ultra coming up this weekend in Glencullen, we are delighted to welcome Dara O'Brien back to the Any Given Runday Podcast to discuss his…
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Fear of Failure
In this week's episode, Seán and Eric delve into the hypothetical question: "If you're early into a race and you know you are not going to hit your time, do…
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Q&A Episode: Using Gels, Sticking with Pacers, Heavy Legs and More
On this week's episode of the Podcast, Eric and Seán answer questions from a recent email sent in on a number of topics, including: - How to deal with heavy…
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Everything you need to know about: Ice Baths with Sealieve.ie
We've seen people rave about ice baths on our social media feeds for a while. So we had to get an expert in on why they are so popular and what are the…
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How to do 12 Ironman Events. With Lorcan Fisher
In this week's episode of the Podcast, the lads are joined by Eric's work colleague and training partner, Lorcan Fisher. Lorcan talks about his triathlon…
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Anthony Fennelly: From Professional Football to Triathlete and Gym Owner
We have a very special episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast this week as Anthony Fennelly joins us to discuss endurance races, Ironmans and more. Anthony is…
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Challenges, Hangovers & 10,000 Hours
In this week's episode of the Podcast, Eric catches us up on how he is getting on with week 1 of the Challenge Ultrapure Sports Recovery Kit is the perfect…
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Eric's 75 Day Challenge
Taking issue with the 75-Day Tik Tok Challenge, Eric creates his own challenge to get back on track towards the Cork City Marathon and, ultimately, the IronMan…
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Cork City Marathon Preview with Brian Keohane
With Eric having signed up for the Cork Marathon on the June Bank Holiday weekend, he enlists the help of Brian Keohane, who has run the Cork Marathon 4 times…
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Running Sociopaths?
In this week's episode, Seán discusses why he and Eric may be considered 'sociopaths' according to this reel. Plus, Eric discusses his next official challenge…
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Everything you need to know about:4x4x48 Challenge
With this upcoming weekend being 4x4x48 weekend, where people worldwide take part in David Goggins' 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours challenge, Seán and Eric…
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Sprinting: The Best Way to Burn Body Fat?
The Podcast has gone international as Eric takes a break from falling around the ski slopes in France to join Seán on this week's episode. Today we talk about…
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When to use Ice Baths, 80-20 Running & Nutrition Nuggets
In this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks to Eric about having a 'smashing' time before heading to work early in the morning that leads him down the…
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Down the Rabbit Hole and What to Eat in it
On this week's episode of the podcast, Eric and Seán, while planning to talk about one topic on running, go down the rabbit hole of obesity, the role of…
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Eric's Hair Raising Challenge
In the intro to this week's Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about continuing to try and step out of his comfort zone with his fitness, this time signing…
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How to Train for the IronMan World Championships
In today's episode, Seán and Eric welcome back Rachael to the Any Given Runday Podcast to talk about her preparation in the lead-up to the IronMan World…
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Art O'Neill 2023 Review
Seán and Eric recap Seán's overnight adventure run in the lashing rain for the Art O'Neill challenge last Friday night. A must-listen for those interested in…
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New Years Resolutions: How to make them stick
The first episode of 2023 starts with Seán and Eric tackling New Years' Resolutions and why many fail them. They talk about how to build good habits to make…
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Rachael Smyth on WINNING her first 70.3 Ironman and qualifying for the World Championships
On our final episode of 2022, we are going out with a bang as Rachael is back on the podcast to not only talk about the training behind her first 70.3 Ironman…
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Final Episode of the Year?
In today's episode of the podcast, Eric and Seán talk about Rachael's incredible accomplishment over the weekend! We hope that all of our schedules line up so…
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Run The Line Review
In this week's episode of the podcast, Seán talks about how he got on in Run The Line over the weekend, the mistakes he made before the event, why he would…
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Westport Sea2Summit Review
In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Eric talks about one of his highlight races of the year, the Westport Sea2Summit event. In his fourth…
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Physical Recovery from Marathon, Mental Struggles, Winter Training with People and more
In this episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán and Eric discuss how they recovered from the Dublin Marathon in the past week. They talk about the…
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Dublin Marathon 2022 Review
Seán and Eric talk about all the ups and downs that was the Dublin Marathon 2022! Ultrapure Sports Recovery Kit is the perfect answer for post marathon…
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Top 10 Dublin Marathon Tips on Race Week
On this week's bonus episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán and Eric go through a 2019 blog post on Seán's Top 10 Tips for the Dublin Marathon to see…
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Carb Loading on Marathon Week
This week's episode is all about carb loading. Eric talks about when you should start carb loading, the importance of it, a sample meal plan and his tips and…
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When is the best time to Taper? Plus Yasso 800s, Gels and More
In this week's episode, Seán and Eric talk about doing their last long run before the Dublin Marathon (with two weeks to go). Why it is traditionally three…
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WTF - Weighing Scales, Treadmill Intervals & Feeling Guilty
In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán feels very guilty recording while Eric talks about how he's getting on in the 'hurt locker' with 3…
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Run Galway Bay Marathon Review
One week after his 80k Ecotrail, Seán talks about how he got on in Galway for the marathon over the weekend. Eric also talks about his training for the Dublin…
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80k Wicklow EcoTrail Review
In this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Seán talks about how he got on at the 80k Ecotrail over the weekend, as well as the takeaways the lads…
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#127 - 24 Hour Runs and does wearing multiple runners reduce training injuries?
In this week's episode, Eric talks about his struggles with recovery after his 5-day cycle while Seán continues his marathon/80k Ecotrail training. From there…
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#126 - '99 Problems but my bum ain't one': Eric's cycle from Mizen to Malin Head
With Seán preoccupied with going to Garth Brooks and watching his 49ers lose their first game of the season, Eric talks about his half marathon in Kerry last…
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#125 - Trail Running: Everything you need to know with UESCA Running & Triathlon Ireland Coach Mark McInerney
On this week’s episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, the lads are joined by UESCA Running & Triathlon Ireland Coach Mark McInerney (@markie.does.trails) If…
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#124 - Every Trail is a Waterfall
Fresh from his trip back from Scotland, Eric tells Seán about his newfound love for trails and why they are a great alternative to road running. The lads also…
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#123 - Running to audiobooks, with weighted vests and the trials of running
Late with this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, but Seán and Eric have a lot on their mind this week, including: - Running with Audiobooks/Music…
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#122 - How to get your fitness mojo back
In this episode, Eric talks about his struggles with his weight and fitness regime in the first half of 2022 and how he managed to turn it around step by step…
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#121 - Mental and Physical Running Barriers
After a week off, the lads are back with another episode of the Any Given Runday podcast. On this week's episode, the lads talk about how agonisingly close…
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#120 - Ring of Kerry Cycle & Cycling for Marathon Training?
Seán and Eric are back for another episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast as Seán addresses some of the talking points brought up by Eric and Rachael…
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#119 - TT Handlebars and cycling distances
With Seán away at the Ring Of Kerry, Eric and Rachael take over the podcast to discuss their training, Rachael's 101km cycle and using TT handlebars Ultrapure…
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#118 - Almost Sub 20...
In this week's episode, Seán talks to Eric about almost getting a sub 20 min 5k and where he thinks he can improve from there. Eric is near the end of his 4…