Ep 131 - Maurice Mullins 50k Winner and on his way to the Euros - Luke Weldon

About this episode

In this episode, Luke Weldon discusses his recent victory at the Maurice Mullins 50k and his qualification for the European Championships.

Welcome to Episode 131 of the Trail Running Ireland Podcast. In this weeks show we chat with Luke Weldon, the youngest athlete to ever represent Ireland at Senior Level and he has just got his hands on the green jersey again, qualifying in style for the European Championships this summer with a big win at one of the most iconics races on the Irish calendar, the Maurice Mullins 50k. We also have René Borg from Running Coach Ireland back in the coaching slot to chat about the Norwegian Method and Trail Running. Everyone, get your running gear on, lets go.

People in this episode

Guest: Luke Weldon

Topics covered

• trail running
• European Championships
• Maurice Mullins 50k
• coaching
• Norwegian Method

Keywords

• trail running
• Luke Weldon
• Maurice Mullins 50k
• European Championships
• René Borg
• Norwegian Method

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Running Coach Ireland

Places: Ireland

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