In a return to the podcasting due to social media pressures - which involved seven people liking a tweet - we tee up what should be a cracking edition of the National Cross Country Championships on Sunday. Santry Demesne will play host to the

Diamond Resurrection, NCAAs Untested, Healy Scorcher

Jun 14th, 2018 59m 53s

On this week's podcast we get stuck into the rebirth of the vintage Diamond League meetings in Oslo and Stockholm. Steeped in history, the meets have flagged in recent years but have come back to prominence with some impressive marketing, gre

Problem with "Potential"; Centrowitz-Past Present and Prefontaine

May 29th, 2018 1h

In this week's podcast we look at the leading Irish results from last weekend, before delving into our topic of discussion for this episode: the problem with potential and athlete development. We then go international to the Prefontaine Class

Kevin Dooney: Running with Depression

May 24th, 2018 51m 4s

On this week's podcast we're joined by one of Ireland's leading distance runners Kevin Dooney.Starting with a recap of his running career to date, we then get into an in-depth discussion around mental health, and Dooney's own battle with depr

Social Media: Scourge or Saviour?; Cash for Coaching; The Truth and Shanghai

May 14th, 2018 52m 24s

It’s round three of the latest Jumping The Gun podcast reincarnation and we cut our teeth straight into the social media debate sparked by Sonia O’Sullivan’s article in The Irish Times last week. Are athletes losing their way on Instagram, Twi

Kiprop Goes Down, Healy on fire, Scullion dreams big

May 8th, 2018 58m 40s

In this week’s podcast, we digest the stunning news of Asbel Kiprop’s positive test for EPO. Was he scammed? Did he cheat? Is it time to go after his agent? Is his explanation convincing? We debate all of the above.After that, we turn our att

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