Irishman Running Abroad with Sonia O’Sullivan: ”When The Going Gets Tough” (Sonia’s Guide To Building Resilience)

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Whether it’s Katie Taylor grabbing her title from the jaws of defeat or a club runner like Ellis Cross beating Mo Farah in the Vitality 10000, examples of mental toughness were all around us this past weekend. But what exactly is this quality? Is it a skill? Can it be coached or built? Who better to ask than the woman who made the whole country feel like “it ain’t over til it’s over” every time she took off from the starter’s pistol. Sonia takes me on a deep dive into her thoughts on the strange and evolving subject of resilience. Whether you’re a runner or not, you need to hear this. We also grabbed some sights and sounds from the Vitality event just hours before recording this chat. I spoke to Trevor Cummins, Paul Brennan and Paul Downing about an epic Irishman Running Abroad meetup event. To grab an Irishman Running Abroad Singlet for the runner in your life, click here: https://www.rwsports.ie/category/irishman-abroad-running-with-sonia-shop Joining our running club is easy on strava.com/clubs/irishmanrunningabroad. Hear about up-coming events, post your runs and maybe get a shoutout from Sonia. 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. 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	Fresh in the door from the Vitality 10,000 race here in London today on an Irish man running abroad.
0:27.9	I ask the legend Sonio Sullivan all about the thing everybody wants, but very few know how to get.
0:34.7	Mental toughness, resilience, grit, stick-tuitiveness, or whatever you want to
0:39.6	call the ability not to quit when the going gets tough. The stuff that Sonia seemed to have an
0:45.2	abundance during her career, and Katie Taylor gave us a master class in over the weekend. Is mental
0:52.1	toughness a skill? Can it be taught?
0:55.1	Can it be diminished or damage?
0:57.0	And has the thinking on this stuff changed over time?
1:01.4	Good morning, Sonia in America.
1:03.4	How are you?
1:05.1	Good morning.
1:05.8	I feel like I'm always catching up here, you know?
1:08.6	You're so far ahead.
1:09.8	You've had your day out in London already.
1:11.9	Race done.
1:13.3	We really did get a lot done.
1:16.5	I mean, out there, you've changed location.
1:20.6	Whereabouts are you now?
1:22.9	So I'm actually, I'm still in Flagstaff.
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