Long reads

Features

In-depth features and long reads from RunRepublic’s features writers.

"They're Not That Much Better Than You." Laura Nicholson on Bandon, Philadelphia, Melbourne and the Year She Stopped Chasing a Contract
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 18 SEPT 2026
"They're Not That Much Better Than You." Laura Nicholson on Bandon, Philadelphia, Melbourne and the Year She Stopped Chasing a Contract
"Motivation Gets You Out the Door. Discipline Keeps You in the Rhythm." Luke Brophy's First Marathon, for MS Ireland
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 15 SEPT 2026
"Motivation Gets You Out the Door. Discipline Keeps You in the Rhythm." Luke Brophy's First Marathon, for MS Ireland
"It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint." Niamh Owens Is Running Dublin for Heart Children Ireland
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 13 SEPT 2026
"It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint." Niamh Owens Is Running Dublin for Heart Children Ireland
"There Are People Who Are Runners in This World, and I Was Not One of Them." Stephen Leonard on His Way to 3:15
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 12 SEPT 2026
"There Are People Who Are Runners in This World, and I Was Not One of Them." Stephen Leonard on His Way to 3:15
"I Run This Year So I Can Run Next Year" – Noel Gaule, the Keith Duffy Foundation, and a Playground in Virginia
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 11 SEPT 2026
"I Run This Year So I Can Run Next Year" – Noel Gaule, the Keith Duffy Foundation, and a Playground in Virginia
"They Go in Happy and They Come Home Happy." Kieran Anderson Is Running Dublin for His Sons' School
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 10 SEPT 2026
"They Go in Happy and They Come Home Happy." Kieran Anderson Is Running Dublin for His Sons' School
The Most Irish of Events: Ireland’s Faded Triple Jump Tradition
Feature / Martin Nutty / 10 SEPT 2026
The Most Irish of Events: Ireland’s Faded Triple Jump Tradition
"Farai Means Be Happy": Farai Mupasiri's First Marathon for LauraLynn
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 9 SEPT 2026
"Farai Means Be Happy": Farai Mupasiri's First Marathon for LauraLynn
"It's Just About Getting From One Kilometre to the Next" : Nathan Richmond's Road Back
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 9 SEPT 2026
"It's Just About Getting From One Kilometre to the Next" : Nathan Richmond's Road Back
A Team of One: A Shot Putter, a Split Nation, and a Story Half-Told
Feature / Martin Nutty / 3 SEPT 2026
A Team of One: A Shot Putter, a Split Nation, and a Story Half-Told
"A job worth doing is a job worth doing well" - Rory Barrett's second crack at Dublin
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 1 SEPT 2026
"A job worth doing is a job worth doing well" - Rory Barrett's second crack at Dublin
"I'm fitter at 42 than I was at 32" - Robert Dunne on going from Couch to 5K to Dublin Marathon in a year
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 31 AUG 2026
"I'm fitter at 42 than I was at 32" - Robert Dunne on going from Couch to 5K to Dublin Marathon in a year
Dublin gets a free 5k on the morning of Katie Taylor's farewell
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 28 AUG 2026
Dublin gets a free 5k on the morning of Katie Taylor's farewell
Why Ireland Must Look Beyond Running For Its Next European Medals
Feature / Martin Nutty / 28 AUG 2026
Why Ireland Must Look Beyond Running For Its Next European Medals
Money and Masses: What the Numbers Really Say About Irish Athletics
Feature / Martin Nutty / 21 AUG 2026
Money and Masses: What the Numbers Really Say About Irish Athletics
Welcome to The Nutty Corner
Feature / Martin Nutty / 19 AUG 2026
Welcome to The Nutty Corner
Four Medals Only Tell Half the Story of Ireland’s Birmingham Success
Feature / Martin Nutty / 18 AUG 2026
Four Medals Only Tell Half the Story of Ireland’s Birmingham Success
Dalton and Brannigan Claim Victory at Sold-out Irish Life Frank Duffy 10 Mile
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 15 AUG 2026
Dalton and Brannigan Claim Victory at Sold-out Irish Life Frank Duffy 10 Mile
“That Was My Weekly Mileage, 5K”: Paul O’Donnell, From Marlay Parkrun to the European Championship Marathon
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 15 AUG 2026
“That Was My Weekly Mileage, 5K”: Paul O’Donnell, From Marlay Parkrun to the European Championship Marathon
Mark English makes history with European 800m gold, and Rhasidat Adeleke flies home for silver
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 13 AUG 2026
Mark English makes history with European 800m gold, and Rhasidat Adeleke flies home for silver
5000 Runners set for Sold-Out Irish Life Frank Duffy 10 Mile
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 13 AUG 2026
5000 Runners set for Sold-Out Irish Life Frank Duffy 10 Mile
"At Some Point I Will Be One of the Greatest”: Lauren Roy on Belief, Texas and Paying Her Own Way
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 9 AUG 2026
"At Some Point I Will Be One of the Greatest”: Lauren Roy on Belief, Texas and Paying Her Own Way
“I Never Lost Faith”: Ciara Neville on the Five Years It Took to Get Her Speed Back
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 8 AUG 2026
“I Never Lost Faith”: Ciara Neville on the Five Years It Took to Get Her Speed Back
What a Weekend in Slovenia Last Summer Told Us About the State of Irish Athletics
Feature / Martin Nutty / 7 AUG 2026
What a Weekend in Slovenia Last Summer Told Us About the State of Irish Athletics
“You’ll Never Hear Me Limit Myself”: Seán Aigboboh on Tallaght, Carl Lewis and Aiming High
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 7 AUG 2026
“You’ll Never Hear Me Limit Myself”: Seán Aigboboh on Tallaght, Carl Lewis and Aiming High
Down, Not Out: Sharlene Mawdsley Ruled Out of European Championships
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 7 AUG 2026
Down, Not Out: Sharlene Mawdsley Ruled Out of European Championships
Another Wrinkle, Another Irish Athlete Left Home
Feature / Martin Nutty / 6 AUG 2026
Another Wrinkle, Another Irish Athlete Left Home
A Self-Imposed Wrinkle Is Keeping an Irish Jumper Home
Feature / Martin Nutty / 5 AUG 2026
A Self-Imposed Wrinkle Is Keeping an Irish Jumper Home
The Method Behind the Medal: Andrew Egan on Zurich, Swiss German, and Becoming the Athlete He Decided to Be
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 4 AUG 2026
The Method Behind the Medal: Andrew Egan on Zurich, Swiss German, and Becoming the Athlete He Decided to Be
"Cheers for Never Quitting" - Molly Scott and the Four Years Back
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 1 AUG 2026
"Cheers for Never Quitting" - Molly Scott and the Four Years Back
Still the Next Generation: Seán Doggett on Lane Eight, Birmingham, and Finding His Potential
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 31 JUL 2026
Still the Next Generation: Seán Doggett on Lane Eight, Birmingham, and Finding His Potential
"If You're Going to Beat Me, You Have to Come With Me": Cillian Kirwan on Running From the Front
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 29 JUL 2026
"If You're Going to Beat Me, You Have to Come With Me": Cillian Kirwan on Running From the Front
I'm not a thoroughbred, I'm a workhorse - Anika Thompson on Alaskan blood, Cork roots and the long road to LA
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 27 JUL 2026
I'm not a thoroughbred, I'm a workhorse - Anika Thompson on Alaskan blood, Cork roots and the long road to LA
Adeleke finds form to qualify for Europeans with Nationals victory
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 25 JUL 2026
Adeleke finds form to qualify for Europeans with Nationals victory
The Dooneen 10 Mile Road Race returns to Limerick Racecourse
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 10 FEB 2026
The Dooneen 10 Mile Road Race returns to Limerick Racecourse
Coal Miners 5K Brings New St Brigid’s Day Race to St Abban’s AC
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 29 JAN 2026
Coal Miners 5K Brings New St Brigid’s Day Race to St Abban’s AC
No Drama, No Guesswork. Dublin City Half Marathon Ballot Gets It Right
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 28 JAN 2026
No Drama, No Guesswork. Dublin City Half Marathon Ballot Gets It Right
Ever wanted to work for a running company? Here’s a job for you!
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 13 JAN 2026
Ever wanted to work for a running company? Here’s a job for you!
Confusion reigns as search continues for those who got a Dublin Marathon entry
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 25 NOV 2025
Confusion reigns as search continues for those who got a Dublin Marathon entry
The Power of Music on the Run
Feature / Paddy Ryan / 2 SEPT 2025
The Power of Music on the Run