Sponsored by Ulster Independent Clinic
Over the two day event you can expect sessions including panel discussions from leading experts plus interviews with experts, authors and podcastors. You will be inspired by listening to some of the greatest local and national runners. Talks will be real life and motivational with the audience encouraged to ask questions, learn and debate.
NB: Schedule subject to change
Speakers A-Z
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Call for Speakers
We are keen to hear from experienced speakers who will deliver engaging and inspiring talks at the NI Running Show. The audience will be a mix of serious runners, fun runners and would be runners. With people of all ages, abilities, shapes and sizes, we want a wide variety of topics to address the diversity of the attendees.
Think you fit the bill? Apply now.
Speaker Application Form
Agenda
Saturday 7th February 2026
9:15 am
Medals and Bananas
Jessica and Manoj Swearingen
Marathon Runners
10:00 am
The Truth About Running Shoes
Paul McMullan
Lower Limb Clinic
10:00 am
The Truth About Running Shoes
Darren Costello
Lower Limb Clinic
10:45 am
High Performance Running
Phil Glasgow
Visiting Professor of the School of Sport at Ulster University
11:30 am
Fuel, Strength, and Mindset: The 1% That Changes Your Running
Catherine McLaughlin
CFIT Personal Trainer
0:15 pm
How I Qualified for the Olympics
Dr Michael McKillop MBE
Paralympian Gold Medallist
1:00 pm
How We Accidentally Became Ultra Runners
Colin & Andrew Goodman
Idiots go Running podcast
2:30 pm
Running brings people together
Graham Clifford
Sanctuary Runners
2:30 pm
Everyone deserves to be able to run freely
Anna Pringle
Sanctuary Runners
3:15 pm
Podcast
Sean Coffey
Any Given Runday
3:15 pm
All things running and marathon
Rachel Abernethy
Any Given Runday
3:15 pm
All things running and marathon
Ger Copeland
Any Given Runday
3:15 pm
All things running and marathon
Munro Ruigrok
Any Given Runday
4:15 pm
Triathlon Running
Erin McConnell
Triathlon Ireland
4:15 pm
Women’s Running
Tracey Dawn Atkinson
4:15 pm
Strong as a Mother: Running on Milk and Muscle
Deborah Rice
Breastival
4:15 pm
Trail Running
Jade Hegarty
Trail Run NI
Sunday 7th February 2026
9:15 am
Medals and Bananas
Jessica and Manoj Swearingen
Marathon Runners
10:00 am
The Truth About Running Shoes
Paul McMullan
Lower Limb Clinic
10:00 am
The Truth About Running Shoes
Darren Costello
Lower Limb Clinic
10:45 am
High Performance Running
Phil Glasgow
Visiting Professor of the School of Sport at Ulster University
11:30 am
Fuel, Strength, and Mindset: The 1% That Changes Your Running
Catherine McLaughlin
CFIT Personal Trainer
0:15 pm
How I Qualified for the Olympics
Dr Michael McKillop MBE
Paralympian Gold Medallist
1:00 pm
How We Accidentally Became Ultra Runners
Colin & Andrew Goodman
Idiots go Running podcast
2:30 pm
Running brings people together
Graham Clifford
Sanctuary Runners
2:30 pm
Everyone deserves to be able to run freely
Anna Pringle
Sanctuary Runners
3:15 pm
Podcast
Sean Coffey
Any Given Runday
3:15 pm
All things running and marathon
Rachel Abernethy
Any Given Runday
3:15 pm
All things running and marathon
Ger Copeland
Any Given Runday
3:15 pm
All things running and marathon
Munro Ruigrok
Any Given Runday
4:15 pm
Triathlon Running
Erin McConnell
Triathlon Ireland
4:15 pm
Women’s Running
Tracey Dawn Atkinson
4:15 pm
Strong as a Mother: Running on Milk and Muscle
Deborah Rice
Breastival
4:15 pm
Trail Running
Jade Hegarty
Trail Run NI