Mike O'Shea: From Hollywood Movies to Ice Caps
Mike O'Shea hails from Co Kerry and he is quite literally AS HARD AS NAILS. This man has climbed remote peaks and trekked across ice caps in temperate...
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Hard As Nails is a weekly podcast produced by Outsider.ie. We interview some of the most hardcore people on the planet to find out what makes them tick and how the hell they keep on going as they take on epic challenges.
From Zero to Hero: How Brian Maher Became an Accomplished Endurance Athlete
When Brian Maher told his family he wanted to run the marathon they all burst out laughing. At the time, Brian struggled to run just 1km. However, det...
Rob Cummins: From Smoking 60 a Day to Competing at Kona
Rob Cummins was a difficult teenager. He smokes, drank and liked to cause trouble. By the time he hit his 20s, he was smoking up to 60 cigarettes a da...
Claire McCluskey & Nick Russell: The Rookies Who Sailed the Atlantic
Rookies Claire McCluskey and Nick Russell recently sailed across the Atlantic. The idea was hatched over a few pints in the pub. The only thing standi...
Richard Nunan: Juggling Ultra Marathons, Family and Work
Columbia Sportswear athlete, Richard Nunan, is one of Ireland's top endurance athletes. He has completed the Wicklow Round, competed at the Adventure ...
Karen Darke: Ain't Nothing Going to Hold Her Back
Karen Darke was a keen runner, climber and orienteer when she fell off a cliff and became paralysed from the chest down at age 21. However, this life-...
Olive McGloin: Taking on the World's Toughest Through-Hikes
Irish woman, Olive McGloin, became the first woman in the world to walk the Pacific Crest Trail, from the borders of Mexico to Canada and back again, ...
Breaking the Atlantic Rowing Record After Brain Surgery: Kiko Matthews
In 2009, Kiko Matthews had a nearly fatal brain tumour, which resulted in Cushing's disease. She was treated at King's College Hospital, and had to un...
The Humble Runner: John O'Regan
John O'Regan has run marathons and ultra marathons in some of the world's toughest environments from Antartica to the Sahara. However, his involvement...
Tackling Ireland's Waymarked Trails: Carl Lange & Ellie Berry
Ellie and Carl are walking along all the National Waymarked Trails of Ireland. There are 42 trails, with a combined distance of around 4,000km. The id...