Episodes

Sunday Nov 02, 2025
The Path to Madeira-Episode 12
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
Sunday Nov 02, 2025
The final episode of the series. How did Damian do in Madeira at the European Masters Championships in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000 metres? We hear whether he was able to get to the start line, his reflections on the past 12 months and his plans for the future. As ever we hear from Richard Franzese and how he has been doing. He also weighs in with his considerable insights.
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Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Mont Blanc with Declan Traynor
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
Tuesday Oct 28, 2025
In this special espisode, we hear from the man from Mead on his feat of climbing Mont Blanc. It is the highest mountain in the Alps and Europe sitting at 4,805.59 m above sea level. It sits between parts of France, Italy, and Switzerland.
We get an insight into his preparation and a run down on how he did on this monumentous challenge!
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Saturday Oct 04, 2025
The Path to Madeira-Episode 11
Saturday Oct 04, 2025
Saturday Oct 04, 2025
This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
An earlier episode to cover the final preparations- just over one week to go! Damian is still on course to be on the startline. We hear about how he has dealt with recent setbacks, his competitors and his race strategy. Richard is balancing his return with various aches and pains but is still running and training!
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Thursday Sep 11, 2025
The Path to Madeira-Episode 10
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
Damian has managed a few more races. He is nearing crunch time before the European Masters. We hear how training has gone and the plan for the final month. Richard is slowly building momentum. The comeback is coming together!
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Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
The Path to Madeira-Episode 9
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
A bigger gap between episodes than planned due to a number of reasons. However, Damian has finally completed his first steeplechase race of the season. We hear about this and the past 6 weeks of training. Listen to find out.
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Sunday Jun 22, 2025
The Path to Madeira- Episode 8
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
Sunday Jun 22, 2025
This series will follow Damian Nevins as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
We hear how Damian did in his 5000m race and the implications for training and the season ahead. Did he take Richard's advice on more specifity in his training.?Listen to find out.
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Monday May 26, 2025
Running Sole- Episode 3
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
Episode 3 is finally here after a 2 year hiatus!
We are joined by resident shoe expert-Declan Traynor and we give you a deep dive into the following shoes. Our aim to see if we can come up with a non-super shoe able to work across a range of distance but without a stiff midsole and big heel.
Hoka Rocket X
Adidas adizero pro
Adidas SL 20 (2023 model)
Adidas adios 9
Adidas SL evo
In the segment 'Running Soulless' we discuss William Goodge and his achievements. Did he or didn't he`?
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Saturday May 17, 2025
The Path to Madeira Episode 7
Saturday May 17, 2025
Saturday May 17, 2025
This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
Damian has been steadily progressing his training but the competitve season is not so far away. We discuss how to navigate the return from injury with limited running training alongside cross-training and the very specific preparation for competing over the steeplechase.
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Sunday Apr 20, 2025
The Path to Madeira-Episode 6
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
The comeback is on for Damian. Catch up on how he training has gone as he navigates his way back onto 'the path to Madeira'.
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Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
The Path to Madeira-Episode 5
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
In Episode 5, we hear how how things have not gone to plan for Damian but Richard is on an upward curve with life and training. Tune in to hear about the fine line between top fitness and injury and the way back to full training.
This series will follow Damian as he targets competing in the 3000m steeplecahse at European Masters Championships being held in Madeira during October 2025. Richard of ‘Easy With Franzese’ fame will be along for the journey.
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