Irish Runner Partners With Record Media For New Chapter

Irish Runner, the official magazine of Athletics Ireland, has announced a new publishing partnership with specialist content producers, Record Media heralding a new era for the title as it celebrates its 40th birthday.

With record numbers of people taking up the sport of running in recent years, the new Irish Runner will produce content aimed at the over 680,000 people that run for exercise or competition in Ireland.

As part of the re-launch, Irish Runner will be distributed free with the Business Post newspaper on a quarterly basis beginning in January 2022. The Irish Runner website and social media channels will also receive a revamp to host free-to-view content for Ireland’s runners and walkers.

Commenting on the publishing partnership, Record Media CEO, Richie Kelly, said:

“The opportunity to partner with the team at Athletics Ireland to take Irish Runner to the next level is a hugely exciting one for us and we look forward to serving Ireland’s running community.

The boom in running and walking for exercise is unprecedented according to research by Sport Ireland, and we are committed to catering to that audience with entertaining, helpful and inspirational content that can positively impact their experience of the sport.”

Hamish Adams, CEO of Athletics Ireland, said:

“Irish Runner is synonymous with athletics in Ireland, and we are delighted to announce this new partnership with the team in Record Media.

Athletics Ireland has a vision to inspire the nation to be active, healthy and to perform through athletics, and the new multimedia offering from the refreshed Irish Runner brand will allow us to further promote the great benefits our sport has to offer.”

Irish Runner is also a media partner for the upcoming SPAR European Cross-Country Championships set for the Sport Ireland Campus on December 12th, 2021, and fans of athletics can look forward to exclusive content across Irish Runner channels.

Irish Runner was launched in 1981 by stalwart of athletics media, Frank Greally who will continue in a consultancy role with the title. Over the last four decades Irish Runner has been Ireland’s dedicated resource for people with an interest in running.