Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O’Sullivan: ”The Pre-Race Jitters Episode” (The Final Week Of #Breaking20 Plus Special Guest Trevor Cummins)

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Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Even the greats get anxious before the big days. Sonia and Jarlath are joined by marathon expert Trevor Cummins to discuss how you can conquer your pre-event jitters through taking a few simple steps. Trevor is a professional athletics, strength & conditioning coach based in Cobh who just this weekend posted a marathon PB of 2:37! Jarlath has had a rocky couple of weeks preparation for this #breaking20 challenge this Saturday. Between illness and scheduling the lead up has not been ideal. Sonia explains why “talking yourself out” of peek performance is a big danger in the final week. In the extended episode there’s our trip around the parishes, the mailbag, the embarrassing running story of the week and lots more. Why not become a supporter now and start enjoying the benefits. 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	The big day is in sight, your big race, where you want to give it your best.
0:26.1	And whether that's a sub three-hour marathon or just completing the marathon,
0:30.2	it's normal to get nervous and doubt yourself.
0:34.1	Well, that's what I'm telling myself this week anyway.
0:37.1	For the last eight weeks, Irish athletics legend, Sonio Sullivan, has been trying to take me from a 5K PB of 23 minutes, below the benchmark of 20 minutes.
0:46.9	A sub 25K.
0:49.0	The Breaking 20 challenge has lasted eight weeks.
0:51.7	And we have done the work, the intervals the intervals the drills the tune-up race the
0:55.9	plyometrics and the long slower than normal runs we're four days out from the big day and
1:01.8	sonya is here again to tell us what to do and what not to do in these precious few bits of
1:07.6	training that you have left we'll also be joined by someone who got it all right over the weekend.
1:13.8	Trevor Cummins, our friend and coach in Cove, headed to Spain to run the Seville marathon, and we will hear how he got on.
1:21.9	To hear the extended cut of the show, get episode notes from Sonia and to hear her answer your questions directly,
1:28.1	why not treat yourself to premium Irishman abroad on patreon.com forward slash Irishman abroad.
1:35.4	Sonia, you're back at Nike. How are things there? It seems like a ghost town from the photos
1:39.9	you've been posting. It's funny, you know, I don't even, I'm so used to it now.
1:44.9	I don't even notice that there's nobody around.
1:47.4	Yeah, when you're walking through the campus, you actually see this fella cling into the
1:53.2	LeBron James building washing down the window.
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