Road to the Olympics
Follow my journey from Tokyo 2020 Olympics to Paris 2024, attempting to make Rio Olympics a quad tear put those plans on hold,Tokyo was a tough Olympics for me, but the knowledge there will help me make Paris an Olympics to remember. Enjoy the Journey
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 351
- Years Active
- 2025
There’s more to this running game than just “more miles”
Start thinking bigger than just training more or harder.
Training hard and smart is key
Knowing when to push and when to manage your effort is important:
All roads lead to Doha
A little catch up, and plans for the next few weeks to Doha and Tokyo always in my mind
Back to back Irish senior 10k champ
It’s not always easy in the final few days before a race, no matter how fit you’re
Irish champs 10k - round 2
Hoping all goes well between now and the champs:
Excited to defend my 10k title
Common sense, often isn’t as common as you’d think
Settling in really well to training in London
Starting to build really good consistency
Often changing small things, lead to big results
I believe when things aren’t going perfect, that often a little change can lead to big results
“Don’t worry be happy” - Bob Marley
Hakuna matata... be grateful for what you have, not resentful for what you don’t have or crave
Is it heroic or stupid to chase BIG goals
I don’t know the difference, is it really heroic to chase these big goals, or is it just stupid and lead to unhappiness in many different forms
Humidity vs Scullion vs Mental health
Testing out the humidity in Lake Charles LA
The grind
I’m just cracking on right now, and making the changes needed to become an Olympian
Are you a complete runner? “Do you just run?”
Asking yourself the difficult questions, do I do everything I can to be better! Do I even want to be better or do I just want to be better, but I don’t want to do what it takes
I’m going to be a different kind of animal
Being the best version / runner you can be.
Again.. back to basics and bringing back what I lost
How to draw positives from sessions
Not every session can be super fast, or pbs for tempos, but what are other things you can look for?
Monday - start the week as you mean to go on
We all have a list of things “we know” we should be doing..
GET IT DONE