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
Altitude begins - back to basics
Delighted to be back at altitude, it’s gonna be a very hard few weeks, but I’m ready
Flagstaff awaits - 365 - 24/7
It’s tough, some nights I don’t want to do rehab and stretches.
But it’s a gift chasing the Olympics
Good luck for Tokyo - I’m an animal
My body is good,
I’m feeling good,
I’m back
One the run, back to training - unfit, chubby and work to do
Back at it, and time to start rebuilding the fitness, I’m angry with the last few months but dangerous and ready to train
Getting things going again - back to training
Might be a slow enough road back to training, but it’s started and that’s the main thing
Nutrition is important, rushed / lazy decisions don’t pay off
Nutrition is far more important than I gave it credit for, I need to up my nutrients game.
Don’t neglect recovery now, it might bite you in the butt
Learning from the past two years, and perhaps my recovery hasn’t been where it should be.. most days of in the last 2 years is 4, perhaps now my we body is paying the price.
Sometimes you have to take a step back, before you can push forward
Blood test came back some answers and now I have to recover before rebuilding
Belfast marathon and finding positivity, even when it’s tough
Well done to all who competed at Belfast marathon, and a little more on what I’m up to.
Trying to be positive about a very shitty and non positive experience for me
Friday - importance of sleep, easy day
Friday got the feels, trying to eat good and sleep good, see if we can shake this poor form
First we will test your patience, then we will test your heart
It’s going to be a tough few weeks for me, getting back on terms / form.. but I love it, so it’s all good
Lionscull
Threshold testing - results = poor. Not sure why yet
Fitness test today, showed why I’ve been struggling, because I’m producing more lactate at 20kmh than I usually do at 22km.
But still not sure why
London marathon - well done, but struggling for me.
Well done everybody who ran LM, trying to get my own running back on track.
Closing out the Portugal camp, recovery and GPS
Quite the range of chat today, from recovery & sleep, to GPS watches etc..
Hope you enjoy
When it’s get too serious - what to do!
Running is a long process, that requires a lot of dedication, persistence and time. But don’t let it rob you of your youth “so to speak” we all take ourselves a little too seriously at times.. take a…
Closing out another week - job done 95 miles
Another week ends and another week begins, that’s how running operates. That’s the non sexy thing about running, the work never stops, but if you love what you do.. no problem then.
Racing in training / reading or interpreting what others are doing
Today covers some basics about sticking with what you know works for you etc.. it’s easy to get caught up worrying about what everybody else is doing, but having your own plan short & long term is vi…
Become a master at bringing it all together
A pat on the back to myself, and becoming a master at making plans come together for the big dances “races”.
I dropped the ball, and it’s time to wise up
Been a lazy assed two weeks for me and it’s time to get back on it.
It’s easy to become complacent, it’s also natural, but figuring out when you’ve done that and getting back on it.. is very important…