Show 2: Featuring Emmett Dunleavy

Conor, Mark and Gerard are back with Show 2 of The Final Split, featuring guest Emmett Dunleavy and usual features including Training Talk, Parkrun Podiums, Social Media Sprint, plenty of opinions and craic. Emmett Dunleavy is known to many on the Irish athletics circuit. An Athletics Ireland's Endurance Coach, originally from Sligo, he’s a former top Irish international distance runner, National Novice and Intermediate Cross-Country Champion, and multiple national senior championship medalist. His PBs include 3:47 for 1500m, 8:16 for 3000m and 14:35 for 5K on the road. We talk about his recent spell in Font Romeu with some of the Irish endurance squad (and Kiwi Miler Legend Sam Ruthe), his company Perfect Pacing and his role as 2026 Irish Life Dublin Marathon Group Coach. Emmett gives some last minute advice for runners in taper week, details of how to follow the race (TV4?) and we dig him for insider knowledge on the elite entries and top Irish contenders for national titles. 🎁 WIN A FREE RACE ENTRY! Thanks to the brilliant PopupRaces, we're giving away 5 FREE race entries! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave us a 5-star rating or positive review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts or Amazon Music to be in with a chance of winning. 🏃 Five lucky listeners will be selected at random. Just DM us on Instagram to let us know you've entered! If you don’t DM us, we won’t know who you are ! Thanks for following, sharing and listening. 🌐 www.thefinalsplit.com 📸 Instagram: @thefinalsplitpodcast 𝕏 @The_Final_Split 📧 [email protected] #TheFinalSplit #DublinMarathon2026 #IrishLifeDublinMarathon #DublinMarathon #MarathonTraining #RoadToDublin #IrishRunning #AthleticsIreland #PerfectPacing #Parkrun #RunningPodcast