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An Irishman Abroad

Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O'Sullivan: “Sonia's Essential Guide For Your Return To Running"

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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

4.8834 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Following a bizarre incident involving a stray dog, Sonia finds herself on the examination table looking down the barrel of a health situation she has never faced before. The journey back to running after a layoff is something the Irish legend reflects upon with Jarlath. Together they examine the essential components of a thoughtful comeback. Sonia opens up about her like of self-kindness during her career and how that has changed now. An email from a listener allows Jarlath to realise something his coach has been telling him for 6 months and there’s a review of the Cobh 10 mile virtual road race plus lots lots more.    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 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.

1:02.2

Hello and welcome to another episode of an Irish man running abroad with me, Jarlet

1:07.1

Regan, here in the UK.

1:09.3

And Sonia O'Sullivan down under in Australia.

1:11.8

Sonia, how are you?

1:13.7

I'm good, thank you.

1:15.3

Yeah, another week done.

1:17.0

And, yeah, the clocks have changed and we're in the dark.

1:20.3

It's a big week, a big week and a lot to talk about.

1:23.6

There's a couple of weeks ago we did, as you might remember,

1:26.8

a deep dive discussion on figuring

1:28.8

out whether you have a niggly pain or a full-on injury, a crucial thing to know and be able

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