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The Back Straight Podcast

The Back Straight Podcast

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A fortnightly podcast based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Join Daniel Squires and Michael McKnight along the 'Back Straight' as they discuss the running scene in the Isle of Ireland and shine a light on great stories domestically as well as abroad. We'll throw our running hats into the ring and talk gear, training and racing often in the company of studio guests. Contact us at our email address thebackstraightpod@gmail.com, on our Instagram @thebackstraightpodcast or tweet us @thebackstraightThe Back Straight Podcast Running & Jogging
Episodes
  • Road to Belfast - Episode 6 - Training weeks and loads of craic!
    Apr 10 2026

    The weeks are flying by as well as the miles! Episode 6 is another absolute banger episode where Dearbhla and Paddy take us through their brilliant training weeks. After we finish with the recaps we then get chatting about all things from Easter chocolate, what they are looking forward to post Belfast Marathon, running influencers, inspiration + loads more! We hope you all enjoyed this episode, see you next week!

    Contact us here:

    Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcast

    Email: thebackstraightpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Road to Belfast - Episode 5 - Omagh Half recap + favourite running gear
    Apr 3 2026

    Episode 5 fresh out of the oven! It's a funny old episode this one with a good few laughs amongst the training week recaps and chat about running gear essentials! Dearbhla did Omagh half marathon so she talks us through that and Paddy ticks off another huge week where he learned a lot. Thanks for listening everyone, we hope you enjoyed it!

    Contact us here:

    Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcast

    Email: thebackstraightpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 66 - Stephen Mc Auley - World Indoors - Omagh Half - Maurie Plant Meet
    Apr 1 2026

    The seasons are changing, and I don't mean Winter and Spring, it is marathon season! To commemorate this change we have the brilliant Stephen Mc Auley of Letterkenny AC. Stephen has been making waves both locally and farther afield for his unique approach to training that has seen him progress from a 3.19 marathon a couple of years ago to now having run 2.15 in the 2025 Valencia Marathon. We hope you enjoy this interview alongside the recent race results and track operating discussion! As always, thanks for listening and we will see you in a couple of weeks!

    Contact us here:

    Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcast

    Email: thebackstraightpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 19 mins
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