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Running Talk - Episode 2

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Episode two of Running Talk, a casual Irish running podcast hosted by two club runners. The hosts discuss Paul Carroll's training week (21.5 miles despite snow and a stomach bug), the surge in Irish men's marathon times with multiple sub-2:10 performances at Seville, Keeley Hodgkinson's 800m world record attempt in Leven, Rashida Adeleke's season planning, and Kate O'Connor's rapid championship medal progression. The episode also covers a proposal for a new Irish spring marathon with qualifying standards, the mental side of marathon training (process vs. outcome, sports psychology, journaling), shoe rotation, and Fionnuala McCormack running Dublin Marathon as an aspirational goal.

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Winter miles, race logistics, and a runner's eye for the everyday realities behind the sport.

Running Talk keeps things grounded in the way real runner conversations often do. It moves from winter mileage and stubborn weather to race logistics and the familiar gap between wanting more time and actually having it.

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If you want honest runner chat with snow, race logistics, and a live prediction, start here.

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