Ep 17 Coros Special with Ultra and Trail Legend John Kelly

Published: Nov. 30, 2020, 11:44 a.m.

b'Welcome to episode 17 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.\\xa0Firstly a big thank you to our show sponsor, COROS, who have made a massive impact on the global GPS watch market over the last number of years:\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0The PACE 2 won best sports watch in Wareable Tech Awards 2020 and is the lightest GPS watch ever made\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0The COROS APEX won the 2019 Runner\\u2019s World Gear of the Year award\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0The COROS VERTIX was awarded the 2019 Best Altimeter Watch by Outdoor Gear Lab.\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Coros recently announced a partnership with the world\\u2019s greatest marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge.\\xa0Make 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 week\\u2019s episode, Eoin chats to Ben Clark, Northern Europe Manager for Coros about the company\\xb4s growth over the last few years and their recent announcement of joining forces with the greatest marathon runner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge.\\xa0(13m10s) Our expert trail running coach Rene Borg looks at the concept of annual hours training and adding volume to your training year on year.\\xa0Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie(32m20s) For our feature interview, we talk with a legend of Ultra and Trail Running, Coros Global Ambassador and one of only 15 people to complete the Barkley Marathon, John Kelly. John chats about:\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0How he manages a busy lifestyle with family and work, with his training and racing\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0How his family and upbringing in Tennessee influenced his endurance and trail running career\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0What he considers to be his best achievement\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0His incredible experience with the Grand Round in the UK\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0How he stays fit and healthy despite the massive punishment he puts his body through\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0His Irish connections and the possibilities of coming to Ireland to have a go at the Irish roundsFinally, 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!'