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An Irishman Abroad

Get Down To Get Up Episode - Irishman Running Abroad - Sonia O’Sullivan

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8834 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The strange power of doing less is the focus of this conversation with the great Sonia O’Sullivan. A ”down week” isn’t just essential to big race preparation, it’s the central pillar of any training plan. Sonia reveals her team captains for the ”Irishman Running Abroad Half Marathon Challenge” and we hear the names of some of the individuals who have been called up to the squad.

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0:00.0

You know, I like to be fit and healthy, so the best way I know is to just get out there and run.

0:09.0

Running was an outlet for me to, I guess, feel good about myself and take out some of the angers

0:14.0

that were going on in my life.

0:15.0

Sonio Sullivan is going to take the world title back to Ireland.

0:20.0

One of the keys to like maintaining your brain mass is pushing past that comfortable zone physically, you know, exercise-wise.

0:27.6

Eamon Conrad on his way through a major title for the first time in his life.

0:35.6

The champion of the world. Imagine in a world where everybody could go out the door and engage in the kind of exercise

0:43.3

that's going to make them more relaxed, more healthy, burn off stress.

0:47.3

The lady has gone past Houston, 50 meters from the take.

0:52.3

Gold medal on his grass, Blantley is coming fast at the third.

0:55.0

He's catching a German foot.

0:57.0

Running a lady does it.

0:58.0

Hold for Ireland.

0:59.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of an Irishman

1:03.0

running abroad with me, Jarlath Regan here in London and Sonio Sullivan,

1:07.0

the greatest Irish track and field star of all time over in the States.

1:12.2

Well, they say that all good running plans should include an easy week every three to five weeks.

1:17.6

Now, the reasons for that are obvious.

1:19.9

You have to rest.

1:21.5

But what should an easy week look like?

1:24.4

And surely our overall fitness will be diminished by having one.

1:28.2

I'll be asking Sonia all about how to design your best easy week possible to reap the

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