This week our guest is Perri Williams. Perri represented Ireland as a Race Walker in the 10k event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

We spoke about how she realised a childhood dream to reach the Olympic games, her love of coaching, and her predictions on the current and emerging talent in Irish Athletics ahead of Paris 2024. Perri is also a talented Athletics photographer who has captured some of Ireland's talented stars both here and abroad. You can check out her work on social media at Perri Williams Photography.

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This week I was joined by our special guest Lianne Van Dijk. Since moving to Ireland from the Netherlands, Lianne has become a regular on podium at races across the country including The Beara Way Ultra, The Wicklow Way, The BMF event in Waterville where she was crowned the winner after completing 4 43km loops along the Kerry Way making her the last runner remaining.

We spoke about how Lianne deals with the mental and physical challenges of long distance running, why she loves racing in the hills of Ireland and how she deals with setbacks and lots more.

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This weeks special guest is Sean Meehan. Since his first marathon in 2017
Sean has risen through the ranks in the Irish running scene and has earned some impressive podium finishes in the Kerry Way Ultra, the Wicklow Way and most recently winning the Waterville Trail Running Festival setting a new course record over the 130k distance. Sean is a regular on the IMRA circuit and runs with Cherry Orchard Running Club. You can follow Sean on Instagram

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This weeks guest is Shane Furlong. Since dipping his toe into the Ultra Running scene over the last few years, Shane has collected some big race achievements. We discuss just how some of those races went including the Ecotrail 80k, the Kerry Way Ultra and the incredible Northern Traverse 300km race.

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Colm Doolan was at rock bottom, with his mental health at an all time low and the only solution he knew was alcohol. After a last ditch reach out for help he was introduced to a new way of life. Fast forward and Colm is now 10 years sober and his life is better than ever. Colm talks to us about how exercise has helped turn his life around enabling him to complete Marathons, Iron Man events, and climbing Everest Base Camp.

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Tom Owens rediscovered the joys of running several years ago just before lockdown. After completing his first 50k for charity, Tom caught the Ultra Running bug and began training for bigger challenges and has completed the Tralee 100k, over 100 miles in 24 hours at the Wexford Festival of Running, running for Team Ireland at the Four Nations Trophy and the 107 mile Dublin to Belfast Ultra. In this episode we spoke about Toms progress over the last few years and also creating Hellevation, the first Backyard Ultra event in Munster.

You can follow Tom on Instagram - @tomowens102

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Emma Stuart only started running in 2018 and since then has become one of the top females in the Ultra Running scene. She has won some of the biggest races in Europe including the 100-mile Arc of Attrition, 100-mile Ultra-Trail Snowdonia and the
205 mile Tor des Geants. She recently shared a podium with Courtney Dauwalter when she finished 3rd in the North Face Transgrancanaria race. She also won her first race on home soil in Ireland in March at the Maurice Mullins IMRA 50k which qualified her to run for Team Ireland at the European Off-Road Running Championships in May.

In this episode we spoke about Emma's rise from non-runner to regular race winner, her trail running tips including mastering the downhills and her experiences at some of the toughest races in the world.

You can follow Emma on Instagram - @the_running_vet

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Diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer in 2014 and given just two years to live, Kevin Webber started a brutal regime of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He also started running and refused to stop.

Across the deserts of the Sahara, the snow and ice of the Arctic and the jungles of Cambodia, Kevin's journey has taken him from the depths of despair to achieving the impossible. On this episode Kevin describes the emotions of discovering he was terminally ill and the impact on his family and friends.

He talks honestly about his cancer, his treatment and making every day count while staring death in the face. The training, the marathons, the injuries, the physical and mental challenges of living with terminal cancer are all described in Kevin's own words. He has never stopped dreaming and living his life the best way he can. This is one man's story of running to stay alive which will hopefully inspire you to live a bit more too.

• Kevin Webber's book 'Dead Man Running' is available to purchase on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Man-Running-Story-Alive/dp/1785319884
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