Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: “Marathon Training: Bumper Episode"

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Ever thought about running a marathon? Can anyone do it or is that madness? Sonia O’Sullivan digs into the myths and legends surrounding marathon training to reveal some surprising realities. Is it really something that anyone can train for in 12 weeks? Will you still have any friends at the end of it? We get a masterclass from the Irish athletics icon and former winner of the Dublin City Marathon. Jarlath asks Sonia questions posed by our running club members on everything from nutrition to shoes, cross training to runners' stomach. No stone is left unturned in this bumper edition and long awaited episode of Irishman Running Abroad. Join our running event on strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad and help raise vitally needed funds for our chosen charity partner jigsaw.ie and all the work they do to support young people in Ireland. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 500 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. The Irishman Abroad Liveline is now open. You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 0044 7543 122 330. Why not pose a running question to Irish Olympic Legend Sonia O'Sullivan or ask our America Correspondent Marion McKeone her thoughts on a current talking point Stateside? Of course, if you have an issue with traffic or elephants on the loose in your area, Jarlath can do his best to sort that out too. 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 www.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
0:08.3	and run.
0:09.1	Running was an outlet for me to, I guess, feel good about myself and take out some of the
0:13.4	angers that were going on in my life.
0:14.9	Sonio Sullivan is going to take the world title back to Ireland. It's the most talked about distance of all. Those that have done it eulogise about the journey and the transformative power of taking it on and succeeding. It was at one time viewed as the greatest physical challenge of human endurance known to man. And even though lots
0:39.6	more people are doing it, it's still very dangerous if you prepare and execute it wrongly. Today,
0:45.9	an Irishman running abroad, we get a marathon masterclass from the legend herself, Sonia O'Sullivan.
0:52.1	Sonia, of course, is a former winner of the Dublin City Marathon
0:55.6	and has a PB of 2 hours, 29 minutes, one second over the distance, just to put it in context for you
1:02.9	there. She will be answering all of your questions on everything, from nutrition to tapering.
1:09.2	And if you're contemplating starting training,
1:12.6	we're going to get into what you need to consider
1:15.3	before you head down that path.
1:17.6	As always, you can get the extra large,
1:20.4	the extra long version of our weekly episodes
1:23.8	over on patreon.com forward slash Irishman abroad for the price of just one cup of coffee each
1:30.3	month you can support the creation of this show get detailed episode notes and even more tips
1:37.1	advice and recommendations from Sonia and hundreds of hours of great interviews to accompany you
1:43.7	on your long runs for whatever the hell
1:46.5	you're preparing for. First of all, Sonia, how are things over there in America? And what happened
1:51.4	with the Olympic trials? Yeah, the Olympic trials are still on and the weather is really heating up.
1:58.1	It's getting really hot and, you know, they're talking Fahrenheit over here,
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