Irishman Running Abroad With Sonia O’Sullivan
Let Sonia O’Sullivan be your coach. She and comedian Jarlath Regan create a running podcast for all runners of all levels. Expect expert knowledge, wisdom, conversation and craic around every aspect of athletics with the occasional special guest.
In lockdown Sonia promised to teach self-confessed coach potato, Jarlath, how to run. 2 years on, they’ve gathered together a community of runners from across the world. Hear about Sonia’s work coaching the elite athletes at Nike HQ in Portland and Jarlath’s ramshackle journey towards the London City Marathon in 2023. Voted Ireland’s number 1 running podcast in 2022. Access 2 years of old episodes including Sonia’s half marathon training plan by visiting www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Cobh 10 - 2025 Sights & Sounds Episode
Powered by WHOOP the Sonia O’Sullivan Cobh 10 squad for 2025 assembled in the GOAT’s hometown this weekend. The time for training and talking is over now. On April 6th at 10:30am, it was time for thi…
Race Day Life Hacks - #RoadToCobh Week 8
With just a week to go until Sonia O’Sullivan’s homecoming race—the Cobh 10 Mile, in association with Ballymore Cobh Athletic Club and in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research—the Irishman Running Abro…
Sonia's Guide To Running Gear - Week 7 #RoadToCobh
Running is simple. Finding the right gear is not. Let the legend Sonia O’Sullivan help you with the essentials you’ll need to take your running up a level. From the home gym to the sock game, this ep…
Sonia's Guide To The Best Runner's Mentality
As the newly crowned European Indoor Champion Sarah Healy admitted this week, running is mostly a mental challenge. That's as true for the elites battling each other at the highest level, as it is fo…
Sonia O'Sullivan's Speed Manual - Irishman Running Abroad #RoadToCobh
Everyone remembers the notorious O'Sullivan kick. That change of speed, ace up the sleeve that Sonia's rivals couldn't cope with. Well today on the show, for the very first time, the GOAT talks about…
Eating To Run (Sonia O'Sullivan's Nutrition Guide For Runners)
Powered by the WHOOP 4.0 wearable fitness coach, Ireland’s athletics queen Sonia O’Sullivan opens up her private notebooks from years of training to discuss how best to fuel our bodies for running. …
Conquer Hills The Sonia O'Sullivan Way - Week 3 #RoadToCobh
Training to take on and enjoy hills sounds impossible when you say it. Sonia O’Sullivan is here to tell you it is doable with some very simple principles. In this fun conversation with comedian Jarla…
Building Aerobic Base With Sonia - Irishman Running Abroad
Running faster for longer requires one thing - aerobic base fitness. Irish athletics legend opens up about how to build it no matter what your running level. Her simple and straight forward, no nonse…
Meet The Squad - Week 1 Sonia's Cobh Training Plan Begins
The hardest part of any training plan is week one. Sonia O'Sullivan is going to help you take that first step on the days when you don't feel like it. The Cobh 10 takes place on April 6th 2025 and th…
The Road To Cobh Is Calling Your Name (Update Pod)
Entries are open for the 2025 Ballymore Cobh AC Sonia O'Sullivan 10 Mile Road Race. In case you missed our last episode, this race will be the focus of the podcast from February 1st to April 6th. Son…
Get Coached By Sonia In 2025 - The Big Announcement Podcast
Would you like to be coached by Sonia O'Sullivan? As Jarlath Regan can tell you, it is life changing. Today on the podcast Sonia and Jar sit down to reflect on the crazy 4 year journey of this podcas…
Marathon Myths Busted With Sonia O'Sullivan
Not too long ago Sonia was crossing the finish line to win her first ever marathon in Dublin. Now with only a couple of weeks to go to the 2024 edition of the race, the GOAT looks back and tries to b…
Training Plateau? Sonia's Has The Cure!
Has your progressed stalled? Are your race times flattening out? A training plateau is common and very normal even for elite athletes. Fresh off the plane from her latest trip abroad for the Sisterly…
Sonia's Long Run Commandments
Sonia O’Sullivan provides her Ten Commandments for achieving your best long run with the help of comedian Jarlath Regan. The greatest Irish track athlete of all time explains the importance of a long…
Your Running Motivation Tool Kit with Sonia O'Sullivan
Motivation is not a constant. How do we grow it, regain it and survive its loss. Sonia O'Sullivan talks to comedian Jarlath Regan about the one thing your smart watch can't measure. There's no magica…
Sonia's Olympic Review, Streets of Galway 8km & Cathal Dennehy
Sonia O'Sullivan sits down with Jarlath Regan to discuss the highest highs and the lowest lows of the Paris Olympics. She was trackside to watch her daughter Sophie take part in her first games and w…
Live From Paris - Irishman Running Abroad Olympic Special
Jarlath Regan is joined by athletics writer and commentator Cathal Dennehy to get a preview of the track and field events at the Paris Olympics. He gives his predictions, medal hopes, dark horses and…
What All Runners Need To Eat - Sonia's Essential Runners' Shopping List!
What should every runner have in their grocery cart every week without fail? If temptation is an issue for you, having Sonia’s shopping list to keep you on the straight and narrow, it might be the di…
Sonia's Summer Sessions Guide & The National Championships 2024
The Irish National Athletics Championships are here, it's drizzling outside and Sonia O'Sullivan is back in the country. It must be summer! Jarlath Regan and Sonia O'Sullivan look back on the biggest…
The Recovery Key To Your Fastest 5K with Vinny Mulvey & Cathal Dennehy
Running your fastest 5km isn’t all about running more. As Sonia explains in today’s episode, it has just as much to do with what you do when you’re not running. Without proper recovery methods nobody…