Irishman Running Abroad With Sonia O’Sullivan: “Running In Lockdown & The Secrets Of Recovery”

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In a week when it feels like the whole world is either locking down or smothering us with overwhelming news there has never been a better time to get out and run. Sonia remains quarantined in Australia nobody knows the feeling better than her. Today she talks to Jarlath about making the most of our limited surroundings and stringent rules. After 9 solid weeks of training she prescribes a recovery week for Jarlath and explains why this will help massively in the long run. There’s a review of last weekend’s club event and the announcement of our next event on November 18th. Why not join Jarlath in raising money for Jigsaw by signing up to the Irishman Abroad challenge over at https://www.idonate.ie/event/2576_.html Join us on https://www.strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad 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.
0:28.6	Eamond Cotland, on his way, throughout major title for the first time in his life, 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.
0:48.3	The lady has gone past Houston, 50 meters from the take.
0:52.3	Ballette is coming fast with the curve.
0:55.9	He's catching a German foot.
0:57.1	Run into that he does it.
0:58.4	Gold for Ireland.
1:01.9	You're very welcome to another episode of an Irishman running abroad with me,
1:06.4	Jonathan Regan, an Irish athletics legend.
1:08.9	Sonia O'Sullivan currently locked down in her quarantine hotel, but halfway there.
1:14.7	So what better topic to cover this week than recovery, given that recovery, Sonia, has essentially been forced upon you.
1:23.6	Now, from what I can tell, you are actively recovering, which is nearly miraculous because
1:31.2	you are in a shoebox.
1:33.5	If anybody has seen Sonia's activity chart on Strava, you'll know that it looks like a bee
1:39.6	stuck in a jar.
1:41.2	You are making the most of the space you have. So what better topic to cover,
1:46.6	given that both of the countries that most of our listeners come from are in heavy lockdown
1:52.2	by the time they get to hear this. How has it been, first of all, Sonia, on the first week?
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