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Maery O'Donnell

Maery O'Donnell

Aerodynamics Engineer and Long Distance Triathlon National Champion from Ireland; completed 5 marathons and 3 ultramarathons; appeared on The RunSensible Podcast discussing adventures and challenging mindset.

Jul 17, 2026

The RunSensible Podcast

The RunSensible Podcast

Why Not? Big Adventures with Mary O'Donnell

Jul 17 · 44m

Neil Rooney
Neil RooneyHOST
5:12
That's amazing.
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellGUEST
5:12
Probably one of the craziest things I've ever done, but genuinely so much fun.
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellGUEST
5:17
So kind of the reasoning behind that, I was actually, um...
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellGUEST
5:20
So that was last year.
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellGUEST
5:21
I was injured last year.
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellGUEST
5:22
I had femoral bursitis, so I wasn't actually doing, like, any training at all, um, just kind of, like, easy jogs and stuff.
Mary O'Donnell
Mary O'DonnellGUEST
5:28
It was really, really painful time, and just, I think I just overdid it a little bit.

6 MINS LATER

Neil Rooney
Neil RooneyHOST
11:32
Was it Ironman that came first or was it ultras?

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