Insomnia Running Club

Positive week Ahead

Just having a chat about all the goings on lately and excited to announce the new race I have been working on.

Lots of questions coming into the show people asking about what is "HARD Races" and "Whats HARD all about". This episode tells it all, what I want to bring to the world of endurance sports and how I am truly passionate about it!

This week I chat with one of Ireland's Level 3 Crossfit Coaches Kevin Mckenna @Coach_kev_kvlr, and put the world right talking all about Crossfit, the fitness industry and what sporting trends to embrace and what to stop immediately. Have a listen and get involved with the show.

Too much time spent in my own head. This week I talk busy work life and how its tough to switch off and be present at home. I talk Infamy I talk Legacy All a bit of craic

Thought Provoking Questions my kids now ask me

Freedoms Cursing and Pints This week I talk about the effect the current environment we live in is taking our freedoms and courtesies away from us and that I don't like it one bit. I talk about missing lovely pints I talk about the races I want to create. 

Just Me Again In My Shed Waffling On about whats going on. This week I get deep with a pair of shoes, I share my thoughts on what lockdown has done for running and what I would love to do with HARD Races. If you like what you hear please get involved in the show through our socia lmedia links @HardRaces and the Mark Gallagher Hard Stuff Podacst on Youtube.

I talk about How good things are at the minute, and this thought I have about A race that I can not get out of my head

Me sharing every bit of my Connemara 100 journey, The highs the lows and finding exactly what I was looking for.

Having ammo of your badass moments ready to go when things get tough. Having challenges you have overcome, moments you braved it out, a time you went over and beyond and YOU are proud of it front and center ready to use when life throws you obstacle.

Lost track of lockdown, my kids have turned against me, I am starting to resemble Tom Hanks from castaway, I don't even know what day it is but at least my training is on track now 9 weeks out from the Connemara 100. I talk about Ruck Running Strength And Conditioning Miles and F**Ked Muscles

My Heads In a better place after the heaviness of lockdown got to me last week, new focus on training, especially S&C , running is back on track and my diet is going well. Over the fence chats have helped as well as continuing to put new challenges in front of myself.

6 weeks into lockdown, and I share where my head is at. What I am loving about lockdown, what I have learned and don't like. Where my creative thinking has gone to this week.

My post match analysis and what I have learned from my 24 Hour Homemade Ultra Event

First ever interview with a guy from the first time I got talking to him I wanted to share his story. Rarely do you meet someone that right off the cuff delivers honesty, with no added sugar coated nonsense just hard fact and reality with reassuring first hand experience. We talk Ultra Running, Ultra Mindset and how Brian has taken that and brought it to the real world, starting up his successful super exciting Restaurant (Bia Rebel) here in Belfast. I hope you enjoy his story.

How to create and complete a 24 Hour Ultra Run in 6 Days

Where my heads at and how Week 2 has gone in lockdown.

Thoughts and reflections of how lockdown week 1 has gone, how running has been going, eating drinking and loosing my marbles so far.

A Heart Felt honest account of where my head is at this week, How in the midst of the mayhem I have saw some clarity of what to be truly grateful for.

An insight on how I am tackling these challenging times. This Is an opportunity and test to better ourselves in the most challenging of times.

1st go at a 30 mile training run, and really its an idiots guide to what to avoid on your 1st attempt at a 30 mile run.

Weekly update on my training and as the miles increase I am wondering am I the only one who encounters the obscure side affects of running.

Progress Report of the week, Highs, Lows and obstacles in the way. 09/02/2020 26 weeks out from Connemara 100

An Episode about getting real with myself. All about how I get real with myself and get hard and develop my drive and Focus to tackle challenges.

All about not letting the excuses and the story you are telling yourself to get in the way of what you really want to do and achieve.

Everything I love about Motivational stories and how they fire me up and build this energy from within.

I Talk All About Why I love Running. Not so much the obvious fitness benefits, but more so the challenge, the community and the comradely.

Getting Started on your Goals and Acting on your Thoughts. The 1st step to getting you going with change and the 1st step to achieving your goals and desires.

Intro to the podcast, explaining what I and the club is all about, sharing what we like to talk about, stories of who is inspiring us, training talk, race talk, sharing war stories and have fun and mighty craic.