Ep5 Highlights - 21 times Irish International Ian Conroy

Welcome to episode 5 highlights show of Trail Running Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 times Irish International Mountain Runner.  For our feature interview, we spoke with Ian Conroy who has ran for Ireland 21 times over 11 years and who has won 3 gold masters medals at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships. Ian talked to us about:What it meant to him to qualify to run for Ireland in the 2019 World Championships as he was going through a difficult period for his familyHow he has fought through his own mental challenges over the years as he accumulated 21 caps running for IrelandHis best races in an Irish jerseyHow he got the best from his body as he conquered the World Mountain Masters running championships with 3 gold medalsHow he gets to peak fitness for the most important races of the year A big thank you to our show sponsor, EcoTrail Wicklow, taking place on Sept 26th 2020. https://wicklow.ecotrail.com/ Finally, a special thanks to Basic Needs with Trail runner Shane O´Mahony from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack. Get your running gear on, let´s go!