Christmas Special: Your Instagram Questions Answered

We"re not waiting till next Monday to drop this one! In this special Christmas episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast, we reflect on the year and answer your Instagram questions, including about our favourite races and events from the past year. We also share our race goals and plans for 2025, including the highly anticipated AGR Group Barcelona Marathon and other major events. We got a great, wide variety of questions. Thank you to everyone who submitted a question!  We also tackle various listener-submitted questions on topics ranging from balancing strength training with running to maintaining motivation, as well as the notable bits of advice we received from guests throughout the year.  00:00 Christmas in Vietnam?!?! 01:52 Your Questions 03:09 Top Races and Marathons 05:45 Memorable Race Experiences 16:11 Ironman and Future Plans 19:23 Training Insights and Goals 28:59 Guest Highlights and Common Themes 30:30 The Importance of Consistency and Accountability 34:09 Running Solo vs. Running with Groups 38:40 Morning Run Preparation Tips 46:03 Balancing Strength Training and Running 56:54 Reflecting on the Year and Future Goals You may enjoy a Christmas Day run or have some downtime over the next few days to listen to this one. Or, you could wait until the following Monday, when we would usually drop an episode. This is our last episode of the year! Thank you again to everyone who listened throughout the year... and if you do have a spare minute: give us a vote in the Sports Podcast Awards for Best Fitness & Health & Wellbeing Podcast: Click HERE to vote You can follow us on Instagram @anygivenrundaypodcast This episode is sponsored by ULTRAPURE Laboratories. Ask for the ULTRAPURE Laboratories Muscle Recovery range in your local Pharmacy or Health Store. Their ULTRAPURE Wintergreen Heat Rub is great for winter training on cold and wet days! You can also check out their muscle recovery range through their website: Ultrapurelabs.ie You can now get 25% off all Perform Nutrition products using the code 'AGR' at checkout PerformNutrition.com