Alastair Higgins's guest appearances

Alastair Higgins

The Inspirational Runner Podcast

No Finish Line

Running Tricks from the LORE - Camino Ultra

Aoife Mundow

Mike Wardian

Keith Russell

Shaun Stewart

Caitriona Jennings

Eoin Keith

Sean Quinn

Dave Proctor

Jon Ward

Johan Steene

Ben Blowes

Camille Herron

Maggie Guterl

Martin Johnson

Paula Wright

OwlTail

Ellen Vitting

A super Art O’Neill special this week featuring Ellen Vitting who was first lady home in the Art O'Neill Challenge in a great time of 7:05:18 just a couple of minutes ahead of second place, and Alastair Higgins who won the overal race in a pretty incredible time of 5:53:33. For those who haven’t heard of The Art O'Neill Challenge it is a unique event, organised by, and solely for the benefit of, Dublin &amp; Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team. Its 60km route retraces the historic escape from Dublin Castle that happened on January 6th, 1592. That night, Art O'Neill, his brother Henry, and Red Hugh O'Donnell broke out of the Castle and made for Glenmalure, to safety. On a freezing night the three made their way on foot and without the benefit of winter coats, having had to leave them in their cells. Henry and Hugh both made it to safety but sadly Art, for whom the Challenge is named, succumbed to hypothermia along the way. This win adds to a long line of great results for both Athletes Ellen won the 2021 National Adventure Race Series in Ireland and has a second place finish the Excel Sports Seven Sisters Ultra Race, and Alastair has an incredible 4th place finish in Spartathlon. Click here to find out more information on the Art O'Neill Challenge Click here to enter the Excel Sports Seven Sisters Race Click here to join The Mourne Mountain Adventures Guided Tours Click here to join The Inspirational Runner Facebook Page

A super Art O’Neill special this week featuring Ellen Vitting who was first lady home in the Art O'Neill Challenge in a great time of 7:05:18 just a couple of minutes ahead of second place, and Alastair Higgins who won the overal race in a pretty incredible time of 5:53:33. For those who haven’t heard of The Art O'Neill Challenge it is a unique event, organised by, and solely for the benefit of, Dublin &amp; Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team. Its 60km route retraces the historic escape from Dublin Castle that happened on January 6th, 1592. That night, Art O'Neill, his brother Henry, and Red Hugh O'Donnell broke out of the Castle and made for Glenmalure, to safety. On a freezing night the three made their way on foot and without the benefit of winter coats, having had to leave them in their cells. Henry and Hugh both made it to safety but sadly Art, for whom the Challenge is named, succumbed to hypothermia along the way. This win adds to a long line of great results for both Athletes Ellen won the 2021 National Adventure Race Series in Ireland and has a second place finish the Excel Sports Seven Sisters Ultra Race, and Alastair has an incredible 4th place finish in Spartathlon. <a href="https://www.artoneill.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to find out more information on the Art O'Neill Challenge</a> <a href="https://excelsports.events/event/seven-sisters-skyline/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to enter the Excel Sports Seven Sisters Race</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/MourneMountainHikes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to join The Mourne Mountain Adventures Guided Tours</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheInspirationalRunner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to join The Inspirational Runner Facebook Page</a>

Episode #152 The Art O’Neill Challenge 2022 Ellen Vitting & Alastair Higgins

Alastair has been a friend and fellow lover of the epic Spartathlon for several years. Al has finished Top 10 in it and been first British runner. His running achievements are long and varied. In this soulful and reflective episode we touch on the early days when (like so many) Al read Scott Jurek's inspirational "Eat and Run" book and he first learnt about this 'impossible' ultra called Spartathlon. We delve into what it meant for Al to wear his country's vest during the Anglo Celtic Plate 100km and to share the track with so many brilliant runners. Special time is spent reflecting on Al's experiences of employing a coach - not any Coach! - Only Camille Herron - in our opinion one of the greatest ultra athletes on the planet. h We have some banter around race shoes that we don't love, why Al's beloved whisky industry might crash, whether Daft Punk breaking up was a good thing..... Huge thank you to Al - not only for his time on this podcast but for being such a beautiful soul and an incredible competitor in the ultramarathon community. Al has already achieved some sensational race goals but there's no doubt even more to come. https://britishspartathlonteam.org/british-team/2018-team/alastair-higgins/ Dean Karnazes quote!!!! If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. If you want to talk to God, run an ultra.

Alastair has been a friend and fellow lover of the epic Spartathlon for several years. Al has finished Top 10 in it and been first British runner. His running achievements are long and varied. In this soulful and reflective episode we touch on the early days when (like so many) Al read <a href="http://www.scottjurek.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Jurek's</a> inspirational "Eat and Run" book and he first learnt about this 'impossible' ultra called Spartathlon. We delve into what it meant for Al to wear his country's vest during the Anglo Celtic Plate 100km and to share the track with so many brilliant runners. Special time is spent reflecting on Al's experiences of employing a coach - not any Coach! - Only <a>Camille Herron</a> - in our opinion one of the greatest ultra athletes on the planet. h We have some banter around race shoes that we don't love, why Al's beloved whisky industry might crash, whether Daft Punk breaking up was a good thing..... Huge thank you to Al - not only for his time on this podcast but for being such a beautiful soul and an incredible competitor in the ultramarathon community. Al has already achieved some sensational race goals but there's no doubt even more to come. <a href="https://britishspartathlonteam.org/british-team/2018-team/alastair-higgins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://britishspartathlonteam.org/british-team/2018-team/alastair-higgins/</a> Dean Karnazes quote!!!! If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon. If you want to talk to God, run an ultra.

Episode 5 - Legends of Running Endurance - Alastair Higgins

In this episode I'm chatting to Alastair Higgins a Scottish International Ultra Runner based in Dublin.  Alastair finished 4th in the 2019 Spartathlon, an epic race from Athens to Sparta against a stacked field that included some of the World's top Ultra Runners.  We chat about training, racing, nutrition and the mindset required to compete at this level.  We also talk about staying injury free and how the decision making process can be affected by the expectations we perceive from others and also impose on ourselves.  This year Alastair made some changes to his training and is now coached by Conor Holt &amp; Camille Herron.  I had a chat with Conor during the 24hr World Championships in Albi this year and found it very interesting and informative.  Conor will be a guest on the podcast in the near future. #spartathlon #ultrarunningYou can read Alastair's Spartathlon Race Report at www.britishspartathlonteam.org--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnoregan777/message

In this episode I'm chatting to Alastair Higgins a Scottish International Ultra Runner based in Dublin.  Alastair finished 4th in the 2019 Spartathlon, an epic race from Athens to Sparta against a stacked field that included some of the World's top Ultra Runners.  We chat about training, racing, nutrition and the mindset required to compete at this level.  We also talk about staying injury free and how the decision making process can be affected by the expectations we perceive from others and also impose on ourselves.  This year Alastair made some changes to his training and is now coached by Conor Holt &amp; Camille Herron.   I had a chat with Conor during the 24hr World Championships in Albi this year and found it very interesting and informative.  Conor will be a guest on the podcast in the near future. #spartathlon #ultrarunning You can read Alastair's Spartathlon Race Report at <a href="http://www.britishspartathlonteam.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.britishspartathlonteam.org</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnoregan777/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/johnoregan777/message</a>

Alastair Higgins - Spartathlon 4th Place, Ultra Running.