Irishman Running Abroad With Sonia O’Sullivan

Apr 07 2025 83 ep. 34 mins 36
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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

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Cobh 10 - 2025 Sights & Sounds Episode

Apr 07 2025 45 mins  
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 this squad of hardy souls from the four corners of the world to take on the hills of Cobh over the 10 mile distance. Join Sonia and Jarlath as they hand each member their New Balance s

Race Day Life Hacks - #RoadToCobh Week 8

Mar 28 2025 43 mins  
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 Abroad podcast presents Week Nine of the training plan. In this episode, Sonia, the GOAT of Irish running, shares everything you need to know for race day.

Sonia's Guide To Running Gear - Week 7 #RoadToCobh

Mar 21 2025 37 mins  
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 episode has it all and a free training plan from the GOAT herself. It’s less than 3 weeks to Sonia’s 10 Mile Road Race in Cobh and the training is ramping up. We get the week 7 pl

Sonia's Guide To The Best Runner's Mentality

Mar 14 2025 35 mins  
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 for us mortals battling to just get out the door and stick to the plan. In #week6 of the Road To Cobh Sonia O’Sullivan helps us with those nagging thoughts that prevent us from doing

Sonia O'Sullivan's Speed Manual - Irishman Running Abroad #RoadToCobh

Mar 06 2025 38 mins  
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 how we can all build that kind of endurance, speed and mental toughness. We get right into the psychology of the kick and how we can actually train our brains to believe there is

Eating To Run (Sonia O'Sullivan's Nutrition Guide For Runners)

Feb 28 2025 36 mins  
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. From water intake to balancing pre run carbs, this episode has everything you always wanted to ask but never could. Comedian Jarlath Regan has gathered questions from Sonia’s train

Conquer Hills The Sonia O'Sullivan Way - Week 3 #RoadToCobh

Feb 21 2025 42 mins  
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 Jarlath Regan she breaks down everything you need to know to become a stronger hill runner.

Building Aerobic Base With Sonia - Irishman Running Abroad

Feb 14 2025 41 mins  
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 nonsense advice is the guiding light for her hand picked training squad of listeners taking on the hills of Cobh on April 6th, 2025 in the Ballymore Cobh AC Sonia O’Sullivan 10 Mile Road R

Meet The Squad - Week 1 Sonia's Cobh Training Plan Begins

Feb 06 2025 46 mins  
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 the GOAT herself is here to guide you week to week through a training plan she has devised. It’s easy to follow and it’s going to be a lot of fun - no matter what your current run

The Road To Cobh Is Calling Your Name (Update Pod)

Dec 03 2024 30 mins  
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. Sonia talks to me to today about the tricky process of sifting through all your entries for her squad. Since announcing the plan to pick 20 listeners to be coached by the GOAT herself fo