Running Gingerly Podcast

Mark Shannon
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Irish ultra running brothers chat all things running from Parkruns to UTMB and everything in between. As well as discussing their training plans, races and goals for the weeks and months ahead they share top tips from a collective 20 + years on the trail

  1. 11/21/2025

    50miles in the Woods - A Wendover Woods Special

    This week we review the Centurion Running Wendover Woods 50 mile race. A looped course of just over 10miles and 2,000ft per loop. The big question was whether Mark could roll back the clock and beat his time from 2017 and whether he could get anywhere near Kev's FKS (Fastest Known Shannon) from his race back in 2018.

    1h 5m

  2. 11/12/2025

    The best trailrunning (and other!) films to keep the motivation high

    With both of us in between races, with a bit of time on our hands we decided to review some of our favourite running films and documentaries. As is very much par for the course, we veered off and ended up covering non-running films that inspire us too as well as discussing which one of our races would have been the best story for the silver screen

    57 min

  3. 10/26/2025

    The Wicklow Round - Irelands great unsung mountain round

    This week we look at back to our first ever mountain round - the Wicklow Round in Ireland, a route of 26 peaks, just over 100km and all inside 24 hours. It is a round that is definitely harder than the sum of its parts and one that tested us to our limits in the early days of our ultra running journey

    1h 1m

  4. 10/13/2025

    How to make a 100km mountain race even harder

    After a brief(ish) hiatus / extended summer holiday we are back with a new episode. As well as catching up on all the news, Kev talks us through his first solo 100km race in the high Swiss mountains and how to reframe a race that was 95% brilliant and 5% unbelievably frustrating and take all the positives. Back with a B.A.N.G!

    1 hr

  5. 07/18/2025

    Pizza, Pasta, Gelato and Irish Vests - The European Sky Running Championships

    This week we catch up after an amazing few days in Aprica in the Italian Alps at the European Sky Running Championships where we both competed in the Sky Ultra Race for the Irish Sky Running team. Even Zeus's best thunderbolts couldn't stop us from having a blast in the mountains

    1h 9m

  6. 06/27/2025

    Its Taper Time - Over-trained v Over-rested

    As we both enter the "taper" phase after our big training blocks ahead of the European Sky Running Championships we run the rule over how best to wind down to race day to ensure you feel rested but not stale - a delicate act with many a mindgame!

    47 min

  7. 06/16/2025

    How to get you running mojo back

    Having had a bit of time away from the mics to concentrate on big training blocks, we return to catch up on each others training and racing and plans for the coming weeks. We also dig into how to get you running mojo back if you've been going through the motions and how do you know when its back!

    57 min

  8. 04/25/2025

    Might as well face it, you're addicted to running

    With no races to report on this week, as well as delving into our weekly training updates, we tackle a big topic - are we actually addicted to running and what are the negative aspects of being dedicated to a sport we love in terms of the impact on our day to day lives. Trying to understand how our "Why" has changed over time and how we need to change and adapt as we get older to keep the joy

    58 min
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Irish ultra running brothers chat all things running from Parkruns to UTMB and everything in between. As well as discussing their training plans, races and goals for the weeks and months ahead they share top tips from a collective 20 + years on the trail

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  • Creator
    Mark Shannon
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mark Shannon
  • Show Website
    Running Gingerly Podcast