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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
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  • Ep. 46 - Faith Kipyegon's craic at the 4-minute mile ft. Rebekah Osborne
    Jun 25 2025

    *PRE-ORDER YOUR BACK STRAIGHT MERCH NOW - Link in bio on Instagram!* Big interview this week Back Straight gang! We have the brilliant Rebekah Osborne in the house to chat about how Faith Kipyegon is going to take down the legendary 4-minute mile barrier! Plenty of great insights for every runner out there on how to get the most from your races and training. Big thanks to Rebekah for giving up her time and we look forward to seeing how Faith gets on in Paris. We also get stuck into some race results from the BMC Belfast (hint, Griggs is back!), some other BMC and Diamond League results, Lisburn 10k and half marathon, Comber 10k, Downpatrick 5k and the BCM Women's 10k! We hope you enjoyed this episode, let us know if there is anything you want us to include in future episodes. Until then, hooroo!

    Contact us here:

    Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcast

    Email: thebackstraightpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep. 45 - BMC Belfast Preview ft. Mark Kirk - Local results
    Jun 11 2025

    It's a slightly shorter episode this week (we will explain later hopefully!) but we have a great guest and some good chat about some local performances! First off we recap recent results like the CS Lewis 5 Mile and some international performances before we are joined by Mark Kirk for a thorough BMC Belfast preview ahead of the meet this coming weekend. We hope you enjoyed this episode, let us know if there is anything you want us to include in future episodes. Until then, hooroo!

    Contact us here:

    Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcast

    Email: thebackstraightpod@gmail.com

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    52 mins
  • Ep. 44 - The Nick Griggs update - IFAM Brussels - Local bits and bobs
    May 28 2025

    Another jam-packed episode this week for number 44! We have got a tonne of great results from the Newells 5k and 10k, Newry Half Marathon and 10k as well as some brilliant performances on the track both near and far. In part 2 of the episode we are joined by Nick Griggs. Nick is a superstar runner and we are very lucky to have him on the pod as he shares his story of the comeback from a pretty nasty injury at the end of last year. It is great to hear that Nick is back in good form and the worst is hopefully behind him, we can't wait to see how he goes in upcoming races. Until next time, hooroo!

    Contact us here:

    Instagram: @thebackstraightpodcast

    Email: thebackstraightpod@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 15 mins
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