With Seán Backyard Ultra coming up this weekend in Glencullen, we are delighted to welcome Dara O'Brien back to the Any Given Runday Podcast to discuss his previous experiences doing the Backyard Ultra with Eric and Seán and much more.With having done the backyard ultra twice before, as well as other ultra marathon events such as the Wicklow Way and setting a FKT along the Barrow Way, Dara is no stranger to long-distance events and there are A LOT of takeaways from this episode, especially if you want to take on an Ultra event in the future.Even if ultra distances are not appealing to you, we are sure you will find quality info in this one as Dara discusses:- His Top Tips for taking on the BYU including; nutrition, camp & crew, running shoes, mistakes to avoid and much more- Why Seán has another DNF in his future!- Why he was kicking himself after his first two BYUs- His insane warm-up event before this upcoming BYU along with what he is really training for in June! - How events such as a Backyard Ultra and Barkley Marathons got startedAnd much moreIt's always a please to have Dara on the Podcast and he certainly delivers on this oneYou can now get 20% off all Perform Nutrition products, including their new Electrolytes+, using the code 'AGR' at checkoutPerformNutrition.com This episode is sponsored by ULTRAPURE Laboratories and their Ultrapure Sports Recovery prducts. Ask for the ULTRAPURE Laboratories Muscle Recovery range in your local Pharmacy or Health Store or visit their new online storeUltrapurelabs.ie
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