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An Irishman Abroad

How To Handle A Dip In Training Motivation - Irishman Running Abroad With Sonia O'Sullivan

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8834 Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s week 7 of the 2024 Road To Cobh so it’s totally normal to have a bit training fatigue. That can manifest in many ways. Loss of running libido is just one of them! Sonia is here to help. Today we get the squad provide the questions and we get to check in on their progress. Sonia recommends a brilliant new book by Frank O’Mara and we announce the winners of the Cobh 10 early bird prize. A luxurious stay at Fota Island’s 5 star resort could be yours! Listen now to find out if you have won. This week Patreon members you are getting a full 35 mins of extra Sonia expertise and eve nmore insight in the ten mile training plan. Thanks to the members for always supporting our show. Do you have anything you want to ask Sonia? Is there a race or Parkrun you would like featured on the show? Why not get in touch [email protected]

Transcript

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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.

0:15.1

Sonio Sullivan is going to take the world title back to Ireland.

0:20.6

It's week seven of the Road to Cove 2024.

0:25.0

Sonia has been carefully devising the training plan each week.

0:28.6

You guys have been following it along with our squad of handpicked listeners.

0:32.7

Even though we're about to kick for home,

0:35.5

it's very normal to have a little dip in motivation.

0:38.3

Today we're going to get the advice from the goat on how to navigate a training funk,

0:43.3

and she will also answer some of the brilliant questions provided by our squad on paces, speedwork, hill training, heart rate zones and more.

0:52.3

Later on we'll announce the winners of the trip to the

0:55.2

photo island five-star hotel and spa for the early bird entrance to the cove 10

1:00.5

miter. We'll get a great running book recommendation from Sonia and we will chat about

1:05.9

my calamitous training for the London City marathon on April 21 21st. But first, Sonia, how are things

1:14.1

over there in America? Good. Yeah, not too bad here. We're getting, yeah, busy back into

1:20.2

training kind of between indoor and outdoor seasons. So, yeah, athletes are trying to have a little

1:26.2

bit of a break and trying not to have a

1:28.3

break. And what's your day to day look like there at the moment? Like, is it, is it all track work?

1:34.4

No, it can depend on the day, actually. So actually, yesterday was, I had to drop one of the athletes

1:41.0

to the airport yesterday. So that was a light work day for me.

1:45.3

And then the intention was to get back for the track session,

1:49.2

but that didn't really happen because there was a massive downpour of rain and sleet,

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