Welcome to episode 75 of the Back Straight Podcast! This episode is a real cracker as we are joined by Nick Griggs for a chat prior to him competing at both the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the European Championships in Birmingham. Nick is always a great guest and one of our favourites, we wish him well! In addition to the interview we have a full run-down of the distance results at the Irish National Track and Field Championships and a cap of the London Diamond League where Dan was there in person to witness the Mile World Record fall! As always, a big thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their support. Feel free to check out their website for some great nutrition and hydration products as well as information about training and fuelling! Use TBS15 or this link to receive 15% off at the checkout. Take care of yourselves and we will see you soon!

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Big old episode this week with a tonne of results from Cork City Sports, Morton Games, Watford BMC, Prefontaine Classic and the Monaco Diamond League! We round out part 1 with some speculations of what might happen in the London Diamond League. In part 2 we are joined by 2.19 marathoner and winner of the Rathmullan 5k for 2026, Jasper McDowell! Jasper has a very interesting story and he chats us through his Northern Irish roots, his running career so far being based in Geneva and what he thinks of the content creation world in relation to running! Big thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for supporting this episode, feel free to use TBS15 at the checkout or use this link for 15% off your next purchase! Until next time, hooroo!

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This week's interview features one of Ireland's leading mountain runners, Zak Hanna. Zak hails from the edge of Slieve Croob, is a Newcastle AC athlete, and sponsored runner for New Balance and Precision Fuel and Hydration. Zak talks us through how he got into running, the journey it has taken him on so far and the specific training requirements for his discipline. This was a great interview and we thank Zak for his time! If you have another athlete you want us to chat to, let us know! Keen on some Precision Fuel and Hydration products, feel free to use our discount code TBS15 for 15% off or checkout this link.

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Another great interview on the Back Straight! This week we have James Gormley from Carmen Runners to chat about his career in running which has led to his selection for the mile at the Commonwealth Games. James breaks down his journey through the sport, how he trains, his coaching set up and what he hopes to achieve in the future! In addition to the brilliant interview we recap a bunch of local road races as well as some action internationally on the track and in the Diamond League circuit. As always, big thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for sponsoring the podcast! If you're keen to improve your running via their knowledge hub or by using some of their products, click this link and get yourself 15% off at checkout with TBS15. See you next week for another interview! Hooroo!

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We are stoked to be joined by Emmett Dunleavy for an interview on the Back Straight this week. For those that aren't familiar with Emmett, he is one of Ireland's leading coaches and has a roster of athletes competing the very pinnacle of the sport. Emmett chats to us all about coaching; how he got into it, his philosophies and where he hopes it leads Athletics Ireland as we rocket towards LA 2028. In addition to the great coaching chats, Emmett shares is boundless knowledge on lactate threshold training among other pivotal training tools and additives that many of the top athletes are incorporating into their regimes and reaping the rewards. A huge thank you to Emmett for joining us, this is not one to be missed!

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Episode 72 is absolutely bursting at the seams with race results from three diamond leagues (including a special guest that attended two of them), local road races, the NI and Ulster Senior Track and Field Championships as well as the European Off-road Championships and a long long trail race in France that Danny had the pleasure of attending as support crew. If that doesn't get you up and about, I don't know what will! Don't forget to check out Precision Fuel and Hydration for some brilliant nutrition and hydration products - use this link - https://visit.pfandh.com/thebackstraight - or enter TBS15 at the checkout for 15% off your order! Thanks for listening and supporting the podcast!

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Hey Back Straight Family! This week we are treating you all to a great interview we recorded with North Belfast Harrier's Emily Haggard-Kearney! Emily is a 4 time Irish Senior Team representative as well as the current 10km National Champion and winner of the 2026 Armagh International Road Races 3k! We really enjoyed this interview with Emily and hope you do too. Don't forget, if you're looking for some top quality nutrition and hydration products make sure to check out Precision Fuel and Hydration and use our discount code TBS15 for 15% off. Alternatively, just click this link and it'll take you right there - https://visit.pfandh.com/thebackstraight

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It is a long auld episode this week but with the amount of results and news flying about this past couple weeks we had to cover it all! Add onto that a brilliant interview with Luke Kelly and you've got yourself a tidy episode 71! In this one we get chatting about the recent BMCs, Rabat Diamond League, local athletes abroad, a race recap from Dan and plenty of chat about standards for Comm Games and Worlds next year! Big thanks for Luke Kelly for joining us for an interview, he is certainly on a heater at the moment! We hope you enjoyed this episode, make sure to check out our partner Precision Fuel and Hydration and shop with the discount code or link below! Until next week, hooroo!

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