Ep 12 with Winner of The Kerry Way Ultra Gavin Byrne
Welcome to episode 12 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.\xa0\xa0First up, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival who thankfully (fingers crossed), has a\xa0healthy looking trail and mountain running calendar to chat to us about, as well as news on some recent Wicklow Round attempts.\xa0(17m25s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg analyses "Red S Syndrome" and the important role our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems have on our performance levels.\xa0Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie(43m20s) For our feature interview we talk with recent winner of the Kerry Way Ultra and record holder of the Wicklow Round Gavin Byrne.Gavin talks to us about:\u2022\tHis recent appearance on Joe Duffy\u2022\tHis approach to training during the difficult spring months and early summer\u2022\tHis mindset going into the Kerry Way Ultra and details of how the race went\u2022\tHis racing kit and choice of racing shoes\u2022\tHis unique relaxed approach to training\xa0\u2022\tRecovery post Kerry Way Ultra including the simplest and most effective recovery strategy you can do yourself post any race\u2022\tRacing plans for the futureA reminder that we are on the look-out for a show sponsor to help keep us going over the autumn and winter months. We\xb4ve got a great loyal listener base who show super support to the show every week and over 5,300 followers on our social media channels so if you would like to see your event, your product or company get some excellent exposure to the Trail and Mountain running community in Ireland, don\u2019t hesitate to get in touchFinally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O\xb4Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack.\xa0Get your running gear on, let\xb4s go!