Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O’Sullivan: ”Sonia’s January Survival Guide Episode”

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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

4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Encountering a rut or a lull in your motivation is normal at this time of year. How you deal with it is what counts. Sonia dials in from Australia to talk us through her key methods for preparing athletes, and people giving running a go, for the best start to the New Year. Her advice on what to do prior to making your resolutions might just save you the heartache of failing in the first few weeks of 2022. Jarlath is back in Ireland and knows a thing or two about faulty exercise promises. He quizzes Sonia on how to spot whether we are burned out or just in need of a new tangible focus. We go round the parishes of the world to see who ran what over Christmas, dip into the mailbag to find out the real danger of repetition and Sonia breaks down a marathon plan she discovered in her personal archives. Don’t miss a minute of this chat or any of our episodes by signing up to support our shows on Patreon. You’ll immediately get access to a whole range of exclusive content and detailed episode notes for each episode with Sonia. 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 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. 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 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 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	It doesn't care if it's Christmas or summer. It doesn't care if it's Christmas or summer.
0:23.3	It doesn't care if you're a sub three-hour marathoner or just starting out and running.
0:28.1	The dip, the rut or the plateau.
0:31.3	Is it even a plateau if you haven't gone up that high?
0:34.6	It's impossible to avoid a leveling off in your running and your
0:39.4	passion to get out there and do it. The best thing you can do is figure out how to navigate it
0:45.6	and get out the other side. Resolutions, new years or otherwise. It's just another word for choices,
0:52.2	really, I guess. Well, here to help us make better ones, decisions to get us out of whatever malaise you find yourself in at this time of year.
1:02.0	It's the legend, record breaker and Olympic silver medalist, Sonia O'Sullivan.
1:06.3	I have never been as jealous, Sonia, looking at the weather you're having in Australia.
1:12.3	Then on Christmas Day, and every Irish runner listen to this will know what I'm talking about.
1:17.4	Unless, of course, they live in Claire or in Cove.
1:20.5	It bucketed down.
1:22.9	Every child with a brand new bike sat at the window on the bike in the house watching the rain come down
1:29.7	and the really hardcore among you got out and ran in it but you you were out there obviously
1:36.7	lepping it up enjoying a ran with the dog have i got that right or are you now
1:44.4	going to tell me
1:45.1	actually no
1:45.8	the weather wasn't
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