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Back to EpisodesAnthony Fennelly: From Professional Football to Triathlete and Gym Owner
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We have a very special episode of the Any Given Runday Podcast this week as Anthony Fennelly joins us to discuss endurance races, Ironmans and more.
Anthony is the owner of Urban Fitness in Cork as well as the manager of the Power gym in The Dean. He has completed numerous marathons as well as IronMans. He is also the goalkeepers' coach for Cork City
In this episode, Anthony talks about:
- Playing football professionally in the League Of Ireland
- The tough transition after finishing his career and what motivated him to take up endurance races
- THAT IronMan in Cork in 2019, where conditions were so horrific that they had to cancel the swim
- Coming back in 2022 for the IronMan and dealing with new challenges in the race
- Going abroad for marathons and having a team around you
- Completely 28 races in Ireland in 2022, along with telling us about a few hidden gems
- Setting up Team Pro Cork Racing
- Running the Cork Marathon
You can find more details about Anthony:
@anthonyfennelly
@powergym.ie
@urbanfitnesscork
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