In this episode of the Irish Athletics Podcast Katie is joined by Aoife Talty, a mum of two and teacher from Dublin. Aoife recently completed the Dublin Marathon in a speedy 3:07 just a year after giving birth to her second child, and amazingly 39 years since her own mam ran Dublin just over a year after having her! In the episode, Aoife discusses her own journey and return to running post-birth, the challenges of early motherhood and how her army of supporters helped her feel loved on the streets of Dublin last month.
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National XC Championships Preview
In this episode of the podcast Cillian Sheeran & Rory Cassidy look ahead to the 123.ie National Cross Country Championships!
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Sean Doggett
In this episode of the podcast, host Cillian Sheeran is joined by the U20 400m National Champion Sean Doggett.Cillian and Sean reflect on the European U20 Championships that took place in Tampere Finland three weeks ago. As well as competing on the international stage, Sean has had a very successful indoor and outdoor season on Irish soil by picking up his first national senior medal and becoming the U20 indoor and outdoor National Champion.Sponsored by 123.ie
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Eamon Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara & Ray Flynn on their 4x1 mile record
In this throwback episode, Frank Greally was joined by Eamon Coghlan, Marcus O'Sullivan, Frank O'Mara & Ray Flynn in March 2021 to talk about their world 4x1 mile relay record attempt in Belfield, Dublin. It was a mission with purpose, and the attempt was to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, listen to hear how each of the four Irish legends came to take their place as part of the relay. We are resharing the episode on the 40th anniversary of the record-breaking day.
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Sonia O'Sullivan on the 30th anniversary of becoming a world champion
Guest host Katie Kirk is joined by 1995 5,000m champion Sonia O'Sullivan on the 30th anniversary of her global gold. On August 12th, 1995, Sonia became the first Irish female world champion when she crossed the line in the 5k event in 14:46.47.In the episode, Sonia reflects on the pressure she put on herself and how she protected her energy by basing herself in London before the championships. It will be a full-circle moment for the O'Sullivan family this year with daughter Sophie qualified to compete in the World Championships in September.Keep listening to hear how, or not, the world champion celebrated on that historic night in 1995.
The Irish Athletics Podcast features the stars of our sport on the track, in the field, on the road and in cross country as they talk to host Cillian Sheeran. Stay tuned for regular episodes.
The Irish Athletics Podcast is brought to you by Athletics Ireland with thanks to 123.ie.
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