Sonia's Session Masterclass (Part 1) - Irishman Running Abroad

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Sonia O’Sullivan chat’s to comedian Jarlath Regan about the ABCs of athletics training sessions. Where do most people go wrong? Is it ever ok to cut a session short? How do we keep our energy level and get the most out of a session? Sonia has the answers. It’s week three of her training plan for the Cobh 10 - her homecoming race in Cork. We hear how the squad are doing and get Sonia’s advice on tailoring the plan to your running level and ambitions. Pop over to www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad for a further 30 mins deep dive into this topic with Sonia and Jar each week. Patreon members get all sorts of benefits why not sign up and give it a go this year. Email [email protected] to contact the show.

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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.
0:20.2	Every Irish person knows executing a proper session correctly is difficult.
0:25.4	It takes timing, effort, preparation, the right people, the right pub, the right trad
0:30.1	band, access to chips, and of course, really good points.
0:34.0	When it comes to athletics training sessions, not everybody knows how to get the most out of these things.
0:40.6	I know one person who definitely does.
0:42.9	She's the greatest Irish track athlete of all time and also happens to be my co-host on the Irishman running abroad.
0:49.7	Sonia Sullivan down under, How Are You Doing?
0:52.8	Yeah, not too bad. We're plowing away here through
0:55.9	summer, which is a bit of an Irish summer down here this year, or maybe, maybe a good Irish summer.
1:02.4	A bit of rain, yeah? Well, yeah, a bit of rain. It's not what you'd expect in Melbourne, you know.
1:08.2	It's normally a bit warmer, But we've had some good days and
1:11.6	it's, yeah, it's been okay. And you're off to America again at the end of the month, is that it?
1:17.5	Yes, I am. I'm going to go to Japan for a race with some of Nix athletes and look after them. And then I'll be
1:27.0	heading back to the US, yeah,
1:29.2	to rejoin the Union Athletics Club and see how they've been doing over the winter
1:34.5	and started off on an indoor track season over there,
1:37.2	or as they now call it short track.
1:39.6	Yeah.
1:39.8	You heard across this.
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