Fair Game

The Gaelic football and camogie championships are all wrapped up for 2016 – but what are the main takeaways from the season that was. To talk through all of the big issues affecting both codes, we’re joined by Tyrone football powerhouse GEMMA BEGLEY, and Wexford camogie legend KATE KELLY – two All Stars in their [...] La entrada Fair Game #13 | Gaelic Games Season Review se publicó primero en Headstuff.

In this episode of Fair Game, we tackle Endurance Sport. You know the feeling of doing something for the first time - you signed up for a daunting 10k or half marathon and trained for something you thought was beyond your limits. And then when you achieve that goal, your limits move further and further away. Well, our two guests today are here to talk about endurance for a journey that is without limits - always further, always longer, on foot and in water, we’re talking about ultra-marathons and that fabled distance, Iron Man. In the first Fair Game hot seat we’re joined by an Olympian, who competed in the 2012 London Marathon. She is a regular top finisher in marathons including the 2017 Dublin SSE Airtricity Marathon, when she was second Irish woman over the line with a time of 2:36\. Catriona Jennings is the current Irish record holder in the 50k ultra-marathon distance – winning the Donadea ultra-marathon with a time of 3:24 and has represented her country in endurance sport with the Irish Ultra Marathon team (GOALZ). Caitriona, you’re very welcome to Fair Game. Also joining us is a woman for whom mastery in one sport is simply not enough – oh no, excelling in her craft she has excelled in swimming the 2.4mile distance, the 112 mile cycle and THEN running a full marathon distance – Aileen Flynn is an IRON MAN. A two time Iron Man World Championship Finisher which take place every year on the Hawaiian Island of Kona – she was the only woman flying the flag for Ireland 2017\. Aileen, welcome to Fair Game

It’s just over three years since FAIRGAME first hit the airwaves and today, we have a very special episode planned. We started this podcast because we were TIRED of complaining about how hard it was to be a fan of female athletes and women’s sports in Ireland and we thought we could change something, DO something positive rather than just give out about it.. A LOT has changed in the three years since the first episode of FAIRGAME in 2016 - like some serious sponsorship of women’s teams, Irish Women’s sporting events setting attendance records and hosting the highest attended women’s sporting event of 2017, not to mention some major moves by media to showcase the wonderful work of women. There’s been a lot done, but there’s more to do. So today, we wanna know - what is the state of play in women’s sport? Joining us to to set the scene are two GAMECHANGERS. The brains and the brawn behind the 2020 campaign, they’ve set us all the target of changing Ireland’s cultural perception of women’s sport by 2020 and they’re doing this by making sure there is a 20% increase in media coverage of women in sport, in women’s participation at all levels and a 20% increase in the attendance of women in sport events. Sarah Colgan from the branding agency Along Came a Spider and Mary O’Connor from the Federation of Irish Sport - you’re both very welcome to FAIRGAME!

Joining us in the FAIRGAME hotseats today are two badass women who know the importance of fuelling for success... First up, we have Kate McDaid, the nutritionist behind NutriKate, a professional nutrition consultancy. Kate is a competitive basketballer and with an MSc in Sports and Excersise Nutrition, she’s worked with sports stars including most recently the Dublin Ladies Football team. We are spoilt for choice in FAIRGAME HQ today as also joining us in studio is foodblogger Sinead Delahunty who recently brought out one of our FAVE cookbooks, called “DELALICIOUS”. Sinead is a familiar face, having played for Tipperary Ladies Football team until 2016 but she’s more likely to be found winning Dublin and Leinster titles with her club, FoxCab. And remember - use FGPOD15 to get 15% off all your orders on http://reviveactive.com

MEGAN CAMPBELL is one of the true talents of Irish soccer, who has shone bright for club, college and country alike. From honing her skills in the football fields of Louth, to becoming a soccer scholarship star in The Sunshine State of Florida, to playing alongside some of the biggest names in the game at Manchester City, to taking a stand for the future of the green jersey - she's got some epic stories to share. Megan takes to the FAIR GAME hot-seat to reflect on her footballing career so far - battling with the boys at grassroots, formative underage successes, Title IX standards, throw-in technique, injury setbacks, fighting for equality, and World Cup ambitions - we covered it it ALL. Check out the Fair Game archive HERE Follow Fair Game on Twitter Join The HeadStuff Podcast Network group on Facebook