There&apos;s been a takeover at Any Given Runday as a previous guest, Rachael Smyth (@smythrachael), is launching a mini-series on our podcasts about Women in Sport. In the first few minutes of this podcast, Rachael talks to the lads about why this series is important to her before the lads bow out and she introduces today&apos;s guest. Today&apos;s guest is Paralympian Greta Streimikyte (@streimikytegreta_). Greta is a 1500m runner who talks with Rachael about her Paralympian journey as well as the importance  of a good training group, strength training in your running programme and a positive mindset. 

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Rachael Smyth Interviews Paralympian Greta Streimikyte (Women in Sport Series)

For the Love of Donkeys, Virtual Marathons and the difference in the mental approach to the Long RunIn this week&apos;s episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric talk about their experiences last week at the Arnold Sports Festival in Birmingham, England... along with their newfound need for a donkey. We also catch up with Seán&apos;s progress as he trains for a marathon in two weeks time and how a difference in mental approach to a long run can have a huge difference on results!Any Given Training Day Yoga Coach Jill Leonard joins the lads to talk about doing the London Virtual Marathon last week, best practices for planning a virtual marathon at home and planning on doing the Dublin Marathon in 2 weeks time as well. https://www.anygiventrainingday.com/

For the Love of Donkeys, Virtual Marathons and the difference in the mental approach to the Long Run

On this week&apos;s episode, the lads welcome back Rachael Smyth to the podcast who talks about her outstanding performance in her first triathlon season, how she prepared for her first Olympic triathlon, her offseason and her future goals

Rachael Smyth On: Triathlon Season, World Championship Aspirations

Seán and Eric are back in the Any Given Training Day studios with this week&apos;s podcast all about a study where you can get fit with just 4 seconds of a workout... of course, there&apos;s a massive catch!  

Fit in 4 Seconds, Adapting Your Training to the Seasons

In this episode of the podcast. Seán&apos;s morning "swim" leads him onto a little rant on what he feels is wrong with the fitness industry, particularly through social media today! Also a big shout out to Rachael Smith and Austin Doyle, who are doing a triathlon in Westport this weekend, to Rachel Farrell who competed in the IronMan World Championships over the weekend in Utah and everyone who did the virtual half marathon and women&apos;s mini marathon over the weekend as well! www.AnyGivenTrainingDay.com

Back to Basics

The Any Given Runday Podcast is on the road again as Eric checks into the podcast from Germany. In this episode, the lads talk about:- Eric&apos;s current training in the heat- The end of the triathlon season- Challenges that previous guests of the podcast have coming up- Pacing a 10k event- And a God awful Dad joke from Seán to wrap this one upBest of luck to Rachel Farrell, who is competing in the World Championships this weekend in Utah. You can listen to her episode of the podcast below:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/rachel-farrell-on-from-swimming-only-to-half-ironman/id1493778874?i=1000475638347&l=enSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5HFcqjr46IZguCpF0hJzOB?si=ZQ_Rd2IPTueHmkeww9OUQQ&dl_branch=1

Holiday Training Camp, 10k Mindset and Pacing

Back after the first Monday off this year, we start today&apos;s podcast with yet another announcement that an upcoming event that one of the lads was going to do got cancelled!So with Eric riled up that the Tri-Athy was cancelled, Seán hits him with 5 controversial running topics that are discussed online. After the 5 topics, Eric and Seán announce the biggest competition yet on the Podcast. We are running a competition with Designs By SD who do make to order gifts & crafts that are fully customizable and personalized. They have designed some really cool gifts (including a party pack with Irish Craft Cocktails), packaged with 6-week online coaching through Any Given Training Day. If you can click on this link HERE, it will take you to their post on the challenge. Please share it in your Instagram stories and follow both Designs By SD and Any Given Training Day Instagram pages.

5 Controversial Running Topics Addressed

Seán and Eric are back with another weekly episode of the Any Given Runday podcast

Square Box, Round Pizza and Triangle Slices

In today&apos;s episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Sean and Eric have their good friend Jay Lynch on the podcast to give us the low down on everything to do with hiking. From everything Seán did wrong hiking with Jay in the past to clothing, equipment, navigation, safety as well as the best apps and websites to use for hiking, this is a can&apos;t miss episode for anyone that is interested in hiking in Ireland! 

Jay Lynch: Everything you need to know about Hiking

In this week&apos;s episode, Eric talks about getting back to the gym again and how his body is feeling. After bringing up the record times for walking, the lads talk about the Olympics and then talk briefly about Seán&apos;s presentation over the weekend on Warm-Up Exercises and Injury Reduction for Marathon Runners, including exercises you need to be doing

Eric's back to the Gym, Olympics talk and the 30k Marathon Rule

No Easy E on the podcast this week so Seán is riding solo. We&apos;re breaking down today&apos;s episode into two parts. The first part is on Alcohol consumption and running. Don&apos;t worry, we are not going to get all preachy about not drinking alcohol, especially after our conversations on the podcast over the last few weeks. But we talk about the different effects alcohol can have on you both physically and mentally in your state and decision making that can further hinder your progress.We mention these three links in the podcast:https://www.instagram.com/p/CSDB1uZr2Gi/http://www.coachseanc.com/blog/2017/1/29/alcoholeffectshealthhttp://www.coachseanc.com/blog/winehealthIn the second part of the podcast, Seán talks about his biggest running mistake and how you can avoid it. Be sure to follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anygiventrainingday/

Alcohol and Sean's Biggest Running Mistake

In this week&apos;s episode of the podcast, after an alcohol-fueled weekend, Eric and Seán talk about creating balance in training, an approach to week 1 training that works towards long term fitness and health and the mental aspect of training, taking the path of least resistance towards getting your workouts in and the phases of training throughout the calendar year

Week 1 Mental Approach to Training and Training and Holidays

In today&apos;s episode of the podcast, Sean talks to Eric about the Try a Triathlon in TryAthy in September.We cover:- How to approach the 3 disciplines- Essential Equipment for each- Overcoming the fear of the swim- How to set up your training week- How to know which discipline to focus more on- Eric&apos;s mistakes on previous Triathlons- Handling the transition period between each event- Breaking down your first week of training if you decide to sign up after listening to this podcast episodeAnd much more!If you are doing the TriAthy event (https://www.triathy.ie/) after listening to this episode, let us know on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/anygiventrainingday/

Your First Triathlon: Everything You Need to Know

In this short episode of the podcast, Seán and Eric talk about finding alternatives to the cancelled Dublin Marathon this year, with help from members of the Any Given Runday - Run Club as well as our Instagram followers. To join the Any Given Runday Run Club:https://www.facebook.com/groups/anygivenrundayAt the end of the Podcast, eric talks about future challenges coming up in the Any Given Training Day Strava Club. To join for free:https://www.strava.com/clubs/anygiventrainingdayAnd to DM the lads on future suggestions for podcast episodes, go to our Instagram page below:https://www.instagram.com/anygiventrainingday/

Dublin Marathon Alternatives: Connecting with your why

In today&apos;s episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, Eric and Seán talk to Jill Leonard, a Yoga Instructor who has been practising Yoga for over 15 years, as well as someone who has run a Dublin Marathon, making her more than qualified to talk about the relationship between Yoga and Running.In this episode Jill talks about:- Her background and how she got into Yoga- The different types of Yoga training, moving from Ashtanga to Vinyasa- How a debilitating back injury lead to her putting on her running shoes and building herself up to her first ever marathon- Jill&apos;s advice for people doing Yoga and Running, how they complement each other and how to incorporate both into your running plan.We are delighted to announce that, as part of the 6 week challenge, you will get the opportunity to do Jill&apos;s Yoga sessions as well as welcome Jill to the Any Given Training Day Team. Jill will be running online Yoga sessions, through the Any Given Training Day App, with the first course starting in mid-July.Keep an eye on AnyGivenTrainingDay.com for more information and how to sign up for Yoga with Jill

Jill Leonard: Her story on becoming a Yoga Instructor and doing the Dublin Marathon

What is the Any Given Runday Official?We’re 4 lads on a 16-week journey to a marathon in Madrid at the end of April. We are documenting our journey through a weekly podcast and this page and 4 hugely different approaches to doing a marathon.Aaron is doing his first ever marathon and last did a 5km two years ago.Conor has done 2 marathons before but is trying to do his third along with balancing his training schedule around preseason hurling training. Eric has also done two marathons. He is looking to complete an IronMan in the near future and bases is training on Heart Training training while also improving his cycling and open water swimmingSeán is the gym rat who reckons he can improve his marathon time but basing his training around strength-based exercises.The first episode drops tomorrow where you will get a more defined intro into the Any Given Sunday Challenge and what lies ahead over the next 16 weeks as we talk marathon training in conventional and some very unconventional ways too! Join us on our journey by subscribing to the podcast and liking our social media pages too #AnyGivenRunday

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