Barry Drake from Youghal continues his new athletics podcast with a chat with East Cork runner Michael Harty.
Barry writes... "Michael Harty needs no introduction. A regular winner over the last number of years he has clocked some fantastic times on the roads. The East Cork man talks all things athletics including his great Cross Country success. Harty has a few big targets upcoming."
The interview with Michael can be heard below...
Over the last few years, Barry Drake from Youghal has conducted numerous interviews for a variety of sports including athletics and running. He is also a regular contributor to Community Radio Youghal where he often be heard on the airwaves.
He recently caught up with Ryan Creech of Leevale AC who recently won the Irish national 10-mile championships.
The interview can be heard below...
John O'Regan is an Irish international ultra runner and host of the popular No Finish Line podcast on Spotify.
The most recent edition of the podcast is titled 'Running with Data' and is 48-mins long. In the podcast, John has a discussion with Prof. Barry Smyth who has looked at the stats for 4-million records from 150,000 individuals on the Strava platform.
Barry has published papers about the different types of taper for the marathon and the best strategy for pacing a marathon. He also found that women were a lot better at pacing than men!
The conventional wisdom is that a positive split results in the best time for a marathon but Barry suggests that may not be the case for most runners and introduces the concept of the 'controlled fade'.
With the Dublin marathon coming up on Sunday, I'm sure a lot of people will find it of interest.
In a recent 100km mountain race in China, 21 competitors died after a sudden change in the weather.
The sport of Ultra-Running has enjoyed huge growth worldwide in recent years going from 120,000 finishers in 2008 to over 600,000 finishers in 2018.
In this podcast, the Guardian looks at the sports of Ultra-Running... its attractions and its problems.
You can find the 30 minute podcast HERE
