The Pyllon Ultra Pod

This is a special post-completion edition of the Te Araroa episodes. Paul is done. He's back in the UK but these Q&As were done in the immediate days after the run. So much of what you hear is raw and without the benefit of distance from the event. You will hear Paul talk about his experience, the trail, the learning, the emotions, how it feel to come so close and how hard it w

The 3rd report from the trail is here Paul's epic 50 day journey continues. He is tackling the FKT on Te Araroa in New Zealand. A 3,000km journey across the entire country, water crosses, sea crossings and everything in between. To find out more about the journey visit the website here: In this 3rd episode Paul talks about the adventure of getting to the south island, the highs and

The 2nd report from the trail is here Paul's epic 50 day+ journey continues. It will last 50 days. He is tackling the FKT on Te Araroa in New Zealand. A 3,000km journey across the entire country, water crosses, sea crossings and everything in between. To find out more about the journey visit the website here: In this 2nd episode James sent Paul a few questions to get answers to and

The first in a special series of pods Paul Giblin is on an epic journey. It will last 50 days. He is tackling the FKT on Te Araroa in New Zealand. A 3,000km journey across the entire country, water crosses, sea crossings and everything in between. To find out more about the journey visit the website here: In the 1st special episode you will get a very different Pyllon podcast exper

This is the last in the series - it’s been us giving you our Top 6 training (and life) mistakes! For Number 6, it’s a cracker - it’s something that we are all prone to: Self-Deception. In this episode, we talk about the main dangers of self-deception and how you might combat them: - Injury and Burnout - Stunted Growth - Unrealistic Expectations - Missed Opportunities - Mental

In Episode 5, you’ll hear about the troubles of expectations not meeting reality. We’ll talk about: - Using data and inputs to set better goals - Why your expectations should be anchored by reality - How low expectation levels can stop you reaching your best performances - The impact on our day-to-day lives

In Episode 4, you’ll hear about ’the struggle of sticking to the plan’. We’ll ask: Even when really motivated to reach your goal, why do so many people go off-plan? What do you need to be aware of in order to mitigate the risks? Have you ever found yourself in a continuous cycle of excitement ＞ impatience ＞ discouragement ＞ abandonment?

In Episode 3, you’ll hear about ’the absence of passion’. What happens when you have enough motivation to train for something (like a race) or commit to a race calendar for the year ahead but you’re actually not all that passionate about it? What do you do about a lack of passion? How do you deal with the unhelpful suggestion of ”just find your passion”?

In Episode 2, you’ll hear about ’Short-cuts’. Instead of just doing the necessary work we seem to invest a lot of time looking for short-cuts to get us where we want to go - quicker and more easily. But by doing that we end up being less engaged in the process, and looking for further short-cuts when we hit the next block.

This series we thought we’d give you the benefit of 15 years of run coaching experience and cover what we currently see as the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to training, and also how those mistakes turn up in your ’normal’ life too. In Episode 1, you’ll hear about ’Comparison’. We seem to be driven to making comparison in a lot of areas, and whilst it’s a