Paul Pollock

Irish x2 Olympic marathoner. A&E doctor. Running coach. Dad of 3. Former @nnrunningteam Enquiries: @globalsportscom

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

October can mean only one thing - that it's nearly time for the #DreamRunDublin team to race!

Some nervous faces at the last meetup today - 16 x km alternating fast (4.04)/slow(4.16) pace.

3 weeks to go!!

#sub3 #tapertime #teamwork #coaching

@dublinmarathon @ACTISNACK

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

What a morning for the Belfast Half! Looking forward to cheering on all those on my roster and the #DreamRunDublin team!

#letsgo #racing #coaching #belfasthalf

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

10 x 90secs jog with 1min walk in between. It's not much but it's a start!

#building #recovery #running

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

And back at it once again! First day in the gym since the early summer due to a sacral stress fracture!

Don't they say it's a marathon and not a sprint?!

#building #injury #wegoagain

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Great morning coaching some of the #DreamRunDublin squad round a tough progressive 8 x mile with 400m float session.

Consistency is building, fitness is improving, the countdown to the @dublinmarathon is on!

#7weeks #coaching #sub3 @ACTISNACK

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Back in my happy place! Looking a bit more scorched at the moment though.

#richmondpark #heatwave #runnersparadise

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Dream Team back together!!

Great morning chatting about memories, coaching, comebacks, the future and much much more.

Let's not leave it too long until the next time @AndrewJamesHobd.

@Glasgow_2026 #running #athletics

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Excitement starting to build for the women's heptathlon!

Let's go @GoTeamNI!

@AthleticsNI @Glasgow_2026

#coaching #athletics

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Another great day yesterday coaching this year's #DreamrunDublin group. One of my favourite sessions - tempo, hills, tempo, hills.

Some very relieved faces when it was all over!

Thanks to @ACTISNACK and @dublinmarathon for the continued support.

#13weeks #training #coaching

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

A recent niggle meant that it wasn't for very long but when the view is like this, it would have been rude not to have gone for a run!

#France #Pyrenees #Stunning

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

The results are in!!

Congratulations to everyone who was successful in the @LondonMarathon ballot! You're in for a very special experience and memories that will stick with you - as mine have from 2014.

Anyone considering coaching, simply get in touch - https://t.co/8vNclPDGqP

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Probably one of the rarest sights in the animal kingdom - me in a swimming pool!

With another day in the 40s though, it would have been rude not to. One length and done!

#summerholidays #southfrance #triathlontraining

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

40+ degrees heat just added to the electric atmosphere at the start of today's @LeTour stage.

Inspiring stuff! Often wondered what my indoor cycling legs could do on the road, if only I wasn't so scared of the descents!

#letour #summerholidays #carcasonne

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Great to catch up with this year's #DreamRunDublin group for a tasty Sunday morning session! All progressing very nicely.

#sub3 #training #marathon #happycoach

@dublinmarathon @ACTISNACK

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Great to catch up with Ronan at @Replay_Physio yesterday.

He was invaluable in my journey back to running again post achilles surgery. For anyone looking for a physio I couldn't recommend him highly enough.

#physio #teamwork #rehab

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Still get goosebumps looking back at all the photos and videos!

Happy Olympic Day!

#olympicday #olympics #rio #tokyo

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Not too long until @Glasgow_2026 Commonwealth Games.

After being selected for 3 Commonwealths as an athlete, my fourth will involve wearing a coaching hat!

Great networking with some of @_SportNI top coaches last week and hearing from the various sports.

@AthleticsNI @GoTeamNI

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

And just like that, the pbs for the 2026 #DreamRunDublin group have already started rolling in, this time over 10k!

First stepping stone to what will hopefully be another successful year at the Dublin marathon!

@ACTISNACK @dublinmarathon

#progress #happycoach #racing

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

Another month of up and down training but such is life! Progress may be slow but progress is still being made.

#slowlyslowly #onlywayisup

[Paul Pollock @ppmarathon]

The 23rd May will always be a date ingrained in my head. The date that I found out that a young lad from Belfast would make his Olympic dream!

#onedecadeon #rio2016