Zak Hanna
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Irish mountain runner | New Balance athlete | Supported by Mar-Train Heavy Haulage, VANTRU & APS | Online Run Coach with JM Coaching
Dromara, Northern Ireland
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Yesterday was for you Dad, didn't think I'd make the start line of Snowdon since he passed away 2 weeks ago. Ran a good race, wore the Irish vest and ran for him. Miss you ♥️
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5th in the World Mountain Running Championships 🤯
Beyond happy with that result, it's been a grind but totally worth it for days like this.
2022 season, completed it mate ✅
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Ireland's Sarah McCormack finishing an outstanding 5th in Sierre-Zinal in Switzerland this morning, easily the world's biggest mountain race but because it's not track and field
@irishathletics
and the Irish media probably won't acknowledge it!
#timeforchange
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Ready for the big one. World Mountain & Trail Running Championships kick off tomorrow here in Chaing Mai, Thailand and it's a great buzz to represent Ireland against the best in the sport on the biggest stage. Let's get after it 🤘🇮🇪
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'A Rangers supporting Orangeman who follows the fortunes of All-Ireland club kings
@KilcooGAC
'
A sentence that many would never have thought possible 30-40 years ago...
A Rangers-supporting Orangeman who is proud to run under the Irish flag and follows the fortunes of All-Ireland club kings Kilcoo, Zak Hanna has always marched to the beat of his own drum.
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Ready for the big one. World Mountain & Trail Running Championships kick off tomorrow here in Innsbruck, Austria and it's a great buzz to represent Ireland against the best in the sport on the biggest stage. Let's get after it 🤘🇮🇪
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Received my fair share of abuse & threats for representing Ireland and carrying the tricolour as I come from an Orange background; as much as I love Northern Ireland the hatred people have for each other because of their religion is just embarrassing 🤦...
Record-breaking athlete Ciara Mageean has told of her pride at representing both Ireland and Northern Ireland during her most successful track season
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Delighted to be representing Ireland on the biggest stage at the World Trail & Mountain Running Championships in June!
Austria let's be having ya 🙌🇮🇪🇦🇹
#TeamNB
@newbalance
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2022 🫳🎤
World Mountain Running Championships 5️⃣th
European Mountain Running Championships 5️⃣th
Mountain Running World Cup 🥉
Matterhorn Ultraks Vertinight 🥇🏆
Slieve Donard Classic 🥇🏆
Montemuro Vertical Run 🥈
Vertical Nasego 🥈
Canfranc Canfranc VK 🥈
2023, let's go 🫡
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Happy to win the VK du Mont Blanc last night in Chamonix, racing in the shadow of Mont Blanc is something special and what a course it was with the support along the way!
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Crowned King of the Glens for the sixth year in a row earlier today up at Glenariff Forest 👑
Happy New Year boys and girls 🫡
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5th in the European Mountain Running Championships yesterday, a handful of seconds away from a European medal. Gutted but delighted at the same time, next time I want a medal around my neck 🇮🇪
#MME
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Excited to have signed with New Balance going forward into the 2023 season and beyond!
Corragh wouldn't still for a photo as she was too interested in the kit 👀🔥
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Delighted to be representing Ireland on the biggest stage at the World Trail & Mountain Running Championships in November!
Thailand let's be having ya 🙌🇮🇪
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The work has been done, ready to go to battle tomorrow morning for the European Mountain Running Championships here in La Palma 🇮🇪
#comeontheirish
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Sierre-Zinal tomorrow, 31km with 2200m of vertical. Spoke with Dad many times about racing here and I'm nervous/excited to be on the start line tomorrow knowing he will be with me every step of the way ♥️
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A new start in a different country with a new club, excited to see what 2021 and beyond has in store living and training in Malonno 🤟
#timetoplay
#forzamalonno
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Definately shorts weather for the long run this morning, it was only -6 degrees on top of Donard 🤷👀
#timetoplay
#mournes
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Delighted to receive the Mountain Runner of the Year award at the National Athletics Awards earlier today, a great afternoon celebrating Irish athletics surrounded by the country's top athletes, coaches and officials! 👏
🌟Mountain Runner of the Year - Zak Hanna🌟
Zak Hanna finished 5th at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai on Nov 4th. Hanna finished ahead of some world-class athletes including previous world champs 👏
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RIP to my hero, my inspiration, my rock, my Dad 💙
Glenavon FC are saddened to hear of the passing of lifelong fan Derek (Deek) Hanna after a long battle with illness. We send our deepest condolences to Deek’s family and friends at this sad time.
#BJAFN
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Nice to have won the Matterhorn Ultraks Vertinight uphill race here in Zermatt on Friday; 6km with 1000m elevation gain in the dark is class but doesn't make it any easier ☠️🇨🇭
#timetoplay
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Proud of that one-3rd in the PizTri Vertikal (3.4km, 1000m) earlier after putting myself in the mix from the start, ran without limits and it paid off ⚒️
The Italians really do know how to appreciate mountain running 👌
@SalomonSports
@NewcastleAC
@AthleticsNI
@irishathletics
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Chiavenna-Lagunc VK, a fitting end to a fantastic 2022 Mountain Running World Cup. 5th on the day which secured 3rd overall in the Series with Kenya taking the first and second spots. Next stop Thailand for the World Championships 🤙🇹🇭
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Up to see the cloud inversion on Slieve Croob this evening with my wee mate 🐕⛰️
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An afternoon spent running along a ridge under the watchful eye of the Matterhorn, very hard not to love life right now 👌🇨🇭
#salomonrunning
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Far from my best performance at the Worlds but plenty to learn from going forward. Couldn't ask for a better team to share the journey with, makes you proud to be Irish when you can call these legends teammates 🇮🇪
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Time for the big one, ready to pull on the green of Ireland tomorrow for the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships and no better place to do it than in the beautiful Patagonia. Here we go ⚒ 🇮🇪
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Only man on Donard this morning in the snow, headtorch on and having a good time 🤟😎
#timetoplay
#petzl
#salomonrunning
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Mountain Running World Cup off to a great start with 2nd place in the Montemuro Vertical Run in Portugal; next stop ⏭️ European Championships 🌋
#MME
@NewcastleAC
@AthleticsNI
@irishathletics
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After the disappointment of missing the Inter Counties XC due to being snowed in it was great to get the hands in the air at Jimmy's 10km in Downpatrick this morning-6 years exactly after I my first ever race here in 2016!
📸
@mcdonaldphoto57
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Delighted to win the Irish Mountain Runner of the Year award, huge thanks those who have supported me 🙌
@NewcastleAC
@AthleticsNI
🌟Mountain Runner of the Year - Zak Hanna🌟
Zak Hanna left his mark on the slopes finishing 4th in the Vertical Nasego in Italy and then really achieving a prestigious title winning the Chamonix Vertical Kilometre!
Proudly Supported by
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5th in the Italian Championships earlier today in Roncone, nice to know the shape is decent after so long out from racing hard in the mountains 👌
#timetoplay
#usmalonno
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5th in today's Fletta Trail 21km mountain race after yesterday's VK, another stacked field over a class course has made it a great weekend in the home of mountain running and I can't wait to come back next year 👌
#flettatrail
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He was a gentleman, a friend, a neighbour, a hero and a man who shared the same passion for the mountains as I do, and it was all we spoke about when we met in Dromara. RIP Noel-the mountains are calling 🙏
Noel Hanna - Ireland’s greatest and most gracious mountaineer passed away on Annapurna today. He generously gave of his time to help many others climbers. Sympathies to his wife, family and friends. RIP.
He volunteered himself on Ali Sadpara rescue mission in 2021
"I've
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'I just want to run’...
...and that's exactly how it's going to be 🫡
‘To me we all live on the same island, it’s not a political or religious thing. I just want to run’
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Final push to the summit of Piz Oldo at 2495m this morning, incredibly lucky & grateful to be able to see the world from places like these 👌🏔️
#timetoplay
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Great to finish 2nd in the Vertical Nasego this morning, solid start to the latest visit to Italy 👌
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It's not everyday you get to have coffee with one of your heroes, mountain runners of a certain vintage will know who Robbie Bryson is and why he is regarded as one of the finest uphill runners ever 👏
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68:03 for my debut half marathon in Seville yesterday morning. Enjoyed the build up to this one, laid down a marker and keen to go again to lower the time 🫡
🇺🇸
@betsy_saina
lidera la prueba femenina con 15” de ventaja sobre Alina Reh 🇩🇪 32:13 el paso por el 10k
#edpmediosevilla23
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2nd yesterday for the second time in as many weeks in the
@canfrancanfranc
Vertical
@WMRAmountainrun
World Cup race yesterday, last KM to the finish was one of the best I've ever done! Steeeppp 😬
#salomonrunning
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Boom! 💥 2nd today at Vertical Nasego (4km, 1000m vert) for the latest
@WMRAmountainrun
World Cup race, business end of the season has kicked off! 🔥
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New PB of 31:15 after 5 years at the Seeley Cup 10km yesterday, still trying to work out whether it was fun or not 🥴
#hurtlocker
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Out here in the Stubai Valley, Austria checking out the course ahead of next week's World Mountain & Trail Running Championships-excited to be here, just look at the background 🤤
#TeamNB
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Might not be the Road to Tokyo but running here definately gets a gold medal for being absolutely class 👌🇦🇹
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In the red from the gun at yesterday's Broken Arrow VK here in Olympic Valley, Calfornia; 4th in the end with deep snow & high altitude making things a lot more spicy 🔥
#TeamNB
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Delighted to win the Slieve Donard race yesterday after flying in from camp on Thursday night. Poor line and a fall on the descent didn't help but held on for my 4th win in this historic race up & down the highest mountain in NI & Ulster 🙌
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Lining up with your training partners, All Ireland club winners, club mates and 1500 other people to battle in the trenches between Castlewellan, Kilcoo and Leitrim on a course designed by the Prophet.
Castlewellan Christmas Cracker living up to its name yet again 👏
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It's amazing when you come to a World Championships and you see the level of support countries received from their governing bodies-full wardrobe of matching kit, physios, doctors, media team, the full works...
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Getting a look at the course for Friday's uphill race as part of the European Off-Road Championship weekend here in Annecy, France 🇫🇷
@irishathletics
@AthleticsNI
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Back with a bang! First race in 4 months at Lugnaquilla in Wicklow today, won by over 8 minutes and came within 4 seconds of the great John Lenihan's course record from 2004. Buzzing 😎🤟
@NewcastleAC
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More World Cup points on board yesterday crossing the line in 5th against a quality field at the Giir Di Mont uphill race (9km, 1040m 📈) in Premana, Italy. Nice to be wearing the
@NewcastleAC
vest in an international race for a change 🤘
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14:44 for my 5000m track debut, that'll do nicely moving into the mountains over the next few weeks 👌
#timetoplay
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Last week running on the volcanic island of La Palma, this week running in the Alps under the shadow of the highest mountain in Austria. Mountain running, you're not bad 🇦🇹🏔️
#grossglockner
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A month ago I was lying in hospital, last night I ran the final uphill race of the
@WMRAmountainrun
World Cup-a positive step forward on my way back to where I want to be. Half marathon tomorrow in 40 degree heat, shoulder to the wheel 🫡🔥
#TeamNB
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New PB of 14:55 at the Armagh 5km on Thursday night. Only time I'll be happy with finishing 129th in a race 👌
* No Nike cheat boots where worn in the making of this time 👀
#salomonrunning
#MME
⚒
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The Coronation is over. The King of Binnian has been crowned 👑🫡
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...and Athletics Ireland don't even recognise that they have athletes competing here in Thailand. It's a shambles; last time I checked mountain running fell under the definition of athletics. May as well rebrand to Track & Field Ireland. 💩
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5:30 in the morning and running in the hills to see the sunrise with the dog in tow. Hard to beat it 👌
#timetoplay
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Super happy to win the Slieve Donard mountain race for the third time today, 48:44 up & down the mountain with 31:00 to the summit. Brilliant day winning in front of family and friends in a home race, huge thanks to
@NewcastleAC
for another cracker 🙌
#MME
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The book of Ireland's first and only World Mountain Running Champion John Lenihan back in Zermatt, the place that earned him the title as the greatest mountain runner Ireland has ever produced 🇨🇭🇮🇪
#hero
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Annalong Horseshoe 🥇🏆
Great to be able to add my name to the trophy of this classic Mourne fell race-some quality names on it from the past, and the weather added a lot more to the fun 👀
#TeamNB
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Buzzing to be here in Switzerland for the Olympics of mountain running tomorrow-Sierre-Zinal is one of the truly great races in our sport and I can't wait to toe the line against the very best in the world over 31km and 2200m of vertical across the Swiss mountains!
#timetoplay
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Never thought I'd see the day when I would be on the
@WorldAthletics
website, but today is that day 😬
Have a read below! 👇
Four years after making his
@WMRAmountainrun
debut,
@zakhanna95
is looking to emulate history’s finest mountain runners🏔
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Running gives you the ups and downs line no other sport but yet we keep coming back for more.
Miles off the form I had last year, went from being on top of the world to scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Chop wood, carry water 🪓
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Nothing like a run above Chamonix to make you forget about a bad race and remind you that running is the best sport in the world. Fantastic week with New Balance 🙌
#TeamNB
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Friday morning session on the dirt 🤝
📍Kamariny Stadium, Iten, Kenya 🇰🇪
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5th in the World Championships a year ago today. Working to deliver more days like this in the future 🫡
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I love the Binnian race, and to win it for the 3rd year in a row and also breaking the legendary Robbie Bryson's 16 year old course record is something I'll not forget in a hurry! 🙌
Front row seats on Binnian to the top tonight watching this young man destroy the field and set a new CR in the process. An amazing talent that continues to improve! Well done pal
@zakhanna95
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Running is a cruel sport, one minute you're enjoying every minute of every run you do and the next thing it has you on your knees kicking your shite in...
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@thomasniblock
@BBCSPORTNI
@BBCNewsNI
@bbcnewsline
@Armagh_GAA
@SilverbridgeGAA
@BritishGAA
@LondainGAA
@UlsterGAA
@bbcradioulster
@bbctheview
A powerful statement from Jarlath that I think everyone in Northern Ireland should be made to listen to, I went to the Down match on Saturday night, had a blast and lost my voice because of the last 5 minutes! We're a small island and sport is a mighty way to bring us together 👏
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Nice to blow off some steam after the weekend's frustrations by winning the
@NewcastleAC
Mill Hill Mile in Castlewellan for a 5th time, and the lungs still hate me after it...⚰️
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Just me and myself on the Commedagh ridge this morning to capture the first sunrise of 2021 coming up behind Slieve Donard 👌
#salomonrunning
#gopro
#timetoplay
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I'll probably get slaughtered for saying this from the non-GAA folk, but what a team Kilcoo are for getting to an All-Ireland Club final! Always great to see local teams doing well regardless of what sport it is 👌
⚠️ Highlights ⚠️
@KilcooGAC
beat
@Ballyboden
to reach the final of the
All-Ireland Football Championship.
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Delighted to have taken the win in the
@MamoresVK
earlier today, over 1000m climbing in 3 miles is not easy! Super tough course with excellent support along the way; massive thanks to coach
@rodgersr63
for the help and
@SalomonSports
for the set up this weekend 💪
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Annecy let's be having ya! 🇫🇷
Excited to be selected to represent Ireland in the European Mountain Running Championships in France at the end of May-time to get to work 🤠🇮🇪
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Bittersweet day at the World Championships yesterday; finished 35th for my highest place at a Worlds since my first in 2016, but disappointed I didn't break into the top 20. Irish XC Champs next week then a break before starting to plan for 2020 ✌
#wmrapatagonia
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Long run in the Kingdom of Mourne with Corragh this morning is exactly how the perfect Friday looks 🤙
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Some place to welcome in 2024-time to put the shoulder to the wheel and get some quality work done over the next month 🫡🇰🇪
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Leaving the USA with a 4th & 14th at Broken Arrow over the weekend, mixed bag but there's still a lot of running to be done this year-overall an incredible trip, hope to be back again in the future 🤙
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"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift " ✌️
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Bad day at the office in Portugal at the weekend, a busy June caught up with me and the body said no. back home for a few weeks to recharge and get into a good place before going again in 3 weeks 🫡
#TeamNB
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A very rare appearance on the tarmac for me today, running 24:48 for 4th place in the famous Greencastle 5 mile road race up in County Tyrone; only man not in the carbon shoes either 🤪
#salomonrunning
📸
@InsideTrack7
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"Having a dog will bless you with many of the happiest days of your life, and one of the worst"
Slieve Binnian loop this morning with Corragh, think she was loving it 🙌⛰️
#mournes
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Racing in the Dolomites through walls of snow and running along a ridge at 3000m with a helicopter hovering beside you; track running move aside because mountain running is just the best 👌❤️
#timetoplay
#goldentrailseries
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Embracing the grind again after a period of easy running to let the batteries recharge. It was definitely needed, sometimes you've got to slow down to come back stronger. Looking forward to being able to compete at the sharp end of races again when that time comes 🫡
#TeamNB
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Corragh bouncing about ready to run and play in the snow earlier is why I love running with my wee mate 🙌🐾
#dogjogforlife
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4th at Vertical Nasego this morning in the latest round of the
@WMRAmountainrun
World Cup, hopefully the legs hold up for battle again tomorrow over 21km and 1200m of climbing 👌
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