Running Gingerly Podcast Mark Shannon

This episode we discuss the benefits and the disadvantages of working with a running coach as well as discussing other options to improve as a runner. We talk accountability, structure, having fun, data, feedback, training blocks, time management and everything else that goes into a decision on whether or not a running coach is right for you

This week we chat about the recent Maurice Mullins race in the Wicklow mountains which co-host Kev ran in as part of the Irish Trail Championships and also chat about how we like to do our R&R post a big race

This week we discuss the aftermath of co-host Kevin’s accident that saw him go from completing UTMB to having to learn to walk again. We discuss the long hard road to get back running ultras again and how to keep a positive mindset in those difficult weeks and months

TDS by UTMB, the rougher remoter cousin of UTMB. A brute of a race no matter the conditions. After melting in the heat we can back for redemption in the snow. Here is how it all panned out…

This weeks focus is on the Centurion Hundred Hills race which took place at the weekend and was the first race of the season for one of our hosts! We talk race prep, tapering, race strategy, pacing, fuelling and the usual mental mind games that go on around races.

This week we discuss what happens when everything goes wrong in a race and how best to try and deal with it. We cover bad weather, bonking, getting lost, injuries, stomach issues and have a chat about what it feels like to DNF and how when it does go wrong what you can do to still learn and come back stronger. Plus how Kev survived a lap of Hampstead Heath on just wild leaves….