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Trail Running Ireland PodcastAuthor: Trail Running Ireland Podcast
Welcome to Trail Running Ireland, a podcast for the Trail and Mountain Running Community in Ireland. The show is hosted by Eoin Flynn, UTMB Finish Line Race Announcer and 10 time Irish International Mountain Runner. First up in every episode, Eoin brings us the latest race results from around Ireland. Post results, UKA qualified mountain running coach and professional trail running guide and race director Rene Borg joins us to help make you a stronger and faster Trail and Mountain runner. Rene can be contacted at www.runningcoach.ie Each episode also features a special guest interview. Were here for you the listener so dont hesitate to get in touch and finally a special thank you to band Basic Needs with Trail runner, Shane OMahony, from Cork on drums, for our very cool soundtrack. Get your running gear on, lets go! Language: en Genres: Running, Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep 128 - Do we slow down because muscles run low on glycogen, or because the brain is protecting itself from falling blood sugar levels - a sweeping new review!
Episode 128
Friday, 13 February, 2026
Welcome to Episode 128 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast We have a coaching special this week with René Borg from Running Coach Ireland talking to us about a sweeping review from the famous South African Sports scientist Tim Noakes and his team asking whether we slow down because muscles run low on glycogen, or because the brain is protecting itself from falling blood sugar. Get ready guys for findings that could systematically dismantle more then 50 years of sports nutrition dogma.Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go. Link to Tim Noakes´ Research Paper that we discuss:https://academic.oup.com/edrv/advance-article/doi/10.1210/endrev/bnaf038/8432248?login=false











