Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O’Sullivan: ”The Post-Race Analysis Episode” (#Breaking20 The Aftermath, How To Recover & Move On)

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

With the US and Irish indoor championships, cross country competitions and dozens half marathons taking place over the weekend, life has been pretty hectic for a lot of athletes this weekend. We get an update on the bizarre disqualification and reinstatement of world champion Donovan Brazier from Sonia O’Sullivan at Union Athletics Club. She knows the rollercoaster of emotions doesn’t end when you cross the finish line. It’s one thing to train for a big race or running event, it’s quite another to survive the outcome. Whether you experience the disappointment of not hitting your target, the elation of reaching your goal or the nightmare of having a crisis mid-race, it is very difficult to cope with the aftermath. We get a masterclass from the greatest today on the podcast as Sonia examines Jarlath’s attempt to run 5km in under 20 minutes. Together they work through what exactly happened, whether anything could have been done differently in the lead up or if the chosen track was ideal for the challenge. There’s a trip around the parishes to see how our listeners got on with their #breaking20 attempts, Peter Clarke one of Jarlath’s pacers gives a deeper insight to what happened and Helen Carr provides an award winning embarrassing running story. (Patreon only) For more information on/to purchase the Irishman Running Abroad Singlet, click here. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 600 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.
0:08.9	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.
0:15.2	Sonio Sullivan is going to take the world title back to Ireland.
0:20.7	You're very welcome to another episode of an Irish man running abroad with me, Jarleth Riegan.
0:25.8	Well, Breaking 20, the challenge Sonia set me to train for eight weeks in a bid to break the mythical barrier of 20 minutes for 5K.
0:33.1	reached its conclusion.
0:34.6	Last Saturday at Lee Velo Park and I was joined by three super fast pacer,
0:39.4	members of our Strava running club, Paul Brennan, James Carty, Peter Clark, and they were
0:44.2	presented with our team singlets beforehand. We did the team talk. We had a group email going with
0:48.5	Sonia during the week. The training was done pretty well. Everything was going to plan and then I just missed it. A personal best of
0:56.1	2012 is my reward. 30 second improvement on my previous best from four weeks earlier and honestly
1:02.7	I was really proud but I gave it my best. Today on the podcast we are going to talk to Sonia
1:09.0	about the risks involved in putting in a massive effort
1:11.9	for one big running event and not surviving it, whether that's making too critical an appraisal
1:17.2	of your performance or just not allowing time to recover. Sonia's going to take a look at what
1:22.7	mistakes we're all prone to make after the big day, whether it's a marathon, a 10K, a couch to 5K,
1:29.0	surviving your success or near miss in my case is what we all need help with.
1:34.5	Sonia, it's great to have you on the show.
1:36.2	You were at the US indoor championships yourself for a big day with Union Athletics Club.
1:42.2	For what you described to me in a text as a roller coaster of emotions. What exactly went down?
1:48.8	Well, you know, you can't think it, how hard can it be when you have four athletes running and, you know, two coaches, so we should be able to manage it.
1:57.1	But yeah, it's one of those things when, I suppose, national championships are on the line and qualification for world championships.
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