The Inspirational Runner Podcast
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Johan is a Swedish ultrarunner, most notable for winning the 2018 Big Dog's Backyard Ultra, at which he completed 68 laps or 283.335 miles of the coursein 67 hours 48 minutes and 36 seconds, thus setting a new record on the course and beating the incredible Courtney if that wasn’t awe inspiring enough he turned up to the event exhausted and sleep deprived which is never a good place to begin 68hrs of racing.
He completed Lazarus Lakes Vol State 500km which we unpack during the episode and has competed in the Barkley four times, it was great listening to his simplistic approach towards his running, a real raw
Check this out - The Finn McCool Virtual Team Challenge a 1350km virtual race which is equivalent of running a marathon in each of the 32 counties in Ireland, your team of four will have 16 weeks to complete the challenge which is a minimum of 13.1 miles a week for each team member it starts on the 10th July so click on the below link an
For the Loonie Leprechauns out there you will have an option of chasing down the Golden Shamrock by taking on the challenge on your own, are you as brave as the giant Finn McCool 1350km in 16 weeks.
Click and register for the virtual challenge on the link below events starts on the 10th July but you can still register any time during the month of July you'll just have less time ;P
https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?elid=Y&event_id=7268
If your listening to this we would love you to come and join the craic on our facebook page named The Finn McCool Virtual Challenge, it would be great to see runners from all other the globe joining us through a virtual tour of the 32 counties in Ireland.
Join the challenge group by clicking below....
https://www.facebook.com/TheInspirationalRunner
Podcast #99 Luke Wigman Completing 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days After Standing on a Landmine in Afghanistan
Podcast #98 Dave Proctor how to Frame Backyard Ultras by Canada's 24-Hour Road-Running Record Holder
Podcast #97 Shaun Stewart Winner of the Art O'Neill Challenge & The Inaugural Seven Sisters Skyline
Podcast #96 Ger Prendergast Plant Based Deca Ironman UK Winner
Podcast #95 John Kelly A Brutal Beautiful Adventure Winner of The Montane Spine Race 2020
Podcast #94 Nicky Spinks Ultra Endurance Fell Runner Record Holder
Podcast #93 Damian Hall 5th Place in UTMB, The Spine, Dragons Back and FKTs
Podcast #92 Brendan Boyce Race Walker Olympian Irish Athletic Endurance Athlete of the Year 2019
Podcast #91 Will Hayward Last One to DNF at Big Dog's Back Yard Ultra 2019
Podcast #90 Eoin Keith Irish Ultra Runner UTMB OMAN Winner 2019
Podcast #89 Lady Mary Peters Pentathlon Olympic Gold 'Passing the Torch'
Podcast #88 Liz McColgan ‘Determination to Succeed’ Olympic Silver, Worlds Gold, London, New York & Tokyo Marathon Winner
Podcast #87 Maggie Guterl Big Dog's Back Yard Ultra Champion 250 miles Last one Standing & Still Not Out
Podcast #86 Lazarus Lake The Big Dog's Backyard Ultra & The Barkley Marathon
Podcast #85 Jill McCann Resilience at its Best 214 miles Dublin 2 Belfast Return 5200miles in 52 weeks
Podcast #84 Repetition, Self Belief, and the Importance of Developing a Strong Mind
Podcast #83 Aoife Cooke Irish National Marathon Champion 2019 Dublin 2:32:34
Podcast #82 Paul Pollock's Dream Run Dublin Project with Adrian Bennett
Podcast #81 Michael Regan 'On the Run from the Crum' Escaped from Gaol 103.5 miles in 24hrs
Podcast #80 Gillian Wasson International Mountain Runner Go Where You Feel Most Alive
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