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An Irishman Abroad

Irishman Running Abroad With Sonia O’Sullivan and Special Guest John Connell: “The Running For Mental Health Episode”

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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

4.8834 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

A special World Mental Health Week episode where Jarlath asks Sonia about her mental wellness during her career. Sonia opens up for the first time about the deep lows that followed the huge highs of her career and the lack of understanding during the 90s on the issue.  There’s a big announcement about a running challenge that listeners can join in with to make a huge difference for our chosen charity partner Jigsaw.ie and young people across Ireland.  Later in the episode we get a special bonus interview with the author of The Running Book - John Connell. Don’t forget our next event is this weekend. Download and listen to hear it all.  Join us on https://www.strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad To hear the full length version of this episode and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 400 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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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 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

Eamond Cotland on his way, throughout major title for the first time in his life, the champion of the world.

0:36.6

Imagine, you know, a world where everybody could go out the door and engage in the kind of exercise

0:43.3

is going to make them more relaxed, more healthy, burn off stress.

0:48.3

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

0:52.3

Four-level in his grass, Bllandi is coming fast with the curve.

0:55.9

He's catching a German foot.

0:57.1

Run in a lady does it.

0:58.5

Paul, for Ireland.

1:01.8

Sonia Sullivan, welcome back to Irishman running abroad.

1:05.7

You really have been running abroad.

1:08.3

You were all over the place, seeing incredible things take place this

1:12.6

week. How was it to see a world record smashed in the way they were in Spain this week?

1:19.8

Yeah, that was something else. Like, you know, I went down there just to kind of, I suppose,

1:25.1

help out with the pacemakers and make sure that they knew what they were

1:27.8

doing and they got to the track on time and then, you know, doubled up with a bit of commentating

1:34.0

for the world record. But I didn't really go in there, you know, I suppose, expecting the

1:39.8

results that we got. It was really surprising and particularly I think let's in bed giddy, like the

1:48.5

women's 5,000 meters. Because I suppose I would relate a lot to that and understand the split

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