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

Running was an outlet for me to, I guess, feel good about myself and take out some of the angers that were going on in my life.

Sonio Sullivan is going to take the world title back to Ireland. With one week to go to the start of the training for Sonia O'Sullivan's Irishman

running abroad half marathon challenge we look at the most common mistakes runners make in training

for a big event like this it's all part of the mental preparation for taking on something big, right, Sonia?

Try to familiarize yourself with the pitfalls along the way in order to avoid falling into them.

That's a good idea, right?

That's a good thing.

Kind of know where you can go wrong to start with so that when you set out, you know what to expect.

Yeah, I mean, I suppose the thing is a lot of people are going to be very excited and enthusiastic.

The motivation would be high and sometimes you can be too excited.

Yeah.

You can actually forget what you're actually trying to do.

So the idea of it sounds great.

And I suppose people, they think about the finish rather than the start.

Absolutely.

You know, that's our kind of thing is to help them to get to the start line.

And then when they get there, to not worry about getting to the finish line.

And that, you know, when you're on the start line, line you know you've done enough work enough training and to believe that you know you can get to the finish line

in one piece you know because we anyone could do it like if they want to but we want you to get

there and to enjoy it and to you know feel like you're in control and that's what it is a half marathon

you shouldn't really be out of your i suppose comfort zone you know, feel like you're in control. And that's what it is, a half marathon.

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