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Feb 2023
28m 33s

The importance of patience and consisten...

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Brian O'Connell speaks to high performance endurance coach Steve Macklin about the keys to a training programme. Also, Brian visits Mountjoy Prison to learn about the novel inmate Parkrun. 
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