Ep 22 Highlights Show - "Why Run? Why would you not!" Cardiologist Paddy Barrett

Welcome to the highlights show of episode 22 of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner. We had a really great interview last week with Preventative Cardiologist Paddy Barrett who talked to us about:The massive health benefits of running and about the need to share this message with as many people as possible.How his recent Covid vaccine affected his trainingThe health impact of easy running vs intense racing and trainingA deep dive into zone 2 trainingHis thoughts on getting sports back up and runningWe also have news on the recent Transgrancanaria which took place with 1,500 runnersNew Patreon page to support the showhttps://www.patreon.com/trailrunningirelandpodcast We will never put paywalls up for our content as our aim is to grow the sport of Trail and Mountain Running in Ireland in a fun and free way for our listeners. With this Patreon page, we simply ask that if you would like to make a contribution to the show to help cover costs and a small recognition for the hours put in to produce the show, we would be very grateful and will continue to do our best to produce great content for you. Thank you for your support of the show, good luck with your training and racing, get your running gear on, let´s go!