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b'Welcome to Episode 15 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.\\xa0We\\xb4re delighted to announce a new sponsor for the show, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:\\u2022\\tThey have recently launched the PACE 2, the lightest GPS watch ever made\\u2022\\tThe COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner\\u2019s World Gear of the Year award\\u2022\\tThe COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.Make sure to check out their new UK and Ireland website: https://uk.coros.com/ for more info and we look forward to working with them over the next few months.First up in this weeks episode, Eoin chats to Simon Kelly from the Waterville Trail Running Festival about the Big Backyard Ultra and an amazing winning distance of 312 miles. As Simon explains, in this race, mental strength far out ways the need for speed.\\xa0(19m10s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at the aerobic and anaerobic training systems and explains how we can often sabotage our easy aerobic runs, vital for improving performance, by going too hard.\\xa0Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie(42m20s) For our feature interview, we talk with one of Ireland\\xb4s leading Sports nutritionists, Evan Lynch. Evan chats about:\\u2022\\tThe performance impact of coffee and how to maximize it\\xb4s benefit\\u2022\\tGeneral tips to detach our emotional state of mind from our eating habits\\u2022\\tWhat to eat pre and post training for maximum performance benefit\\u2022\\tFasted training sessions and a fat fueled approach to training and racing\\u2022\\tHow a 1% drop in hydration can lead to a 10% drop in performance\\u2022\\tHis top 3 supplements\\u2022\\tWhether it\\xb4s ok or not to have a sweet toothEvan has also just launched a new platform aiming to break down the world of nutritional research & sports science, to put it in the hands of the masses.Www.research-bites.comThe aim of research bites is to act as performance enhancing tool, a study aid and a resource for athletes, coaches and students.Trail Running Ireland listeners can subscribe and use discount code MOUNTAIN50 to get the first month half price!Finally, 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!'