Any Given Runday

Anthony O'Brien (@anthonyobrien1991 on Instagram) is a Smart Endurance Triathlon Coach as well as the 2023 Irish Duathlon Champion, and 2023 Irish Sprint Champion joins the lads on this week's episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast
Anthony discusses how he transitioned from boxing to triathlons as well as:
- Pushing himself by running with some elite athletes in Ireland and running a half marathon in 70 minutes
- Going from his first Ironman in Dun Laoghaire to achieving a 9 hour 19 min PB Ironman
- His approach to training
- Handling social media along with training
- How he fared in Hell Week
- His lofty standards for the Seville marathon next February and what 2024 holds for him
- And so much more...
Including how he got that black eye to start the podcast!

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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 give tips on how to get into trail running, along with a few trail running events coming up soon!

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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. From struggle to complete a cycle to work to now doing 90k cycles through the Sally Gap, he talks about how he set up his training to build towards a Mizen to Malin Head cycle in September, the Dublin Marathon in October and the Hardman Triathlon in 2023

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In this week's episode, despite being too cold with 22-degree heat in Australia, Rachael joins Seán and Eric as they talk all things about January running and trying to stay motivated to run in the Irish cold!

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In this episode of the podcast, after the fall out from last week, things get a little competitive between two on the members of Any Given Runday Podcast. That's after the lads talk through tips on improving your 5k time, including how Eric's friend, Tom got a sub 20min 5k.
Conor talks about the atmosphere in town after the 2k radius was introduced and whether people are running in the streets and how his training is affected [1:45]
Aaron talks bout how he has been getting his training in, hinting at a new found motivation [6:45]
Eric talks about how the last two weeks have affected his training and how he was getting more cycling in [7:45]
Seán talks about why it is important for him to get some sort of running in while adhering to social distancing and the 2km radius and mentions the websites below:
https://2kmfromhome.com/
https://onthegomap.com/#/create
The lads talk about 5k runs and different ways you can improve your 5k time, specifically how Eric's friend, Tom, has achieved a sub 20min 5k [11:30]
5ks are usually "you vs you" to improve your own time but not for two of the lads as a challenge gets thrown down into the group [18:30]
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This episode is sponsored by ULTRAPURE Laboratories. Ask for the ULTRAPURE Laboratories Muscle Recovery range in your local Pharmacy or Health Store. You can also check out their muscle recovery range through their website:
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