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Road to the Olympics

Stephen Scullionwww.buzzsprout.com
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
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Episodes

Can’t hurt me - How to be great

Being great doesn’t mean you have to be great everyday, sometimes you just have to keep showing up until something great happens Support the show

Feb 20, 201919 minSeason 4Ep. 16

#AskScullFriday

Questions from Twitter and good luck with Seville marathon Support the show

Feb 16, 201930 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Mileage - are you a number cruncher

What goes into your weekly mileage - the quality vs quantity debate. Why my mileage has stayed at 95-100 not 120+ Support the show

Feb 15, 201927 minSeason 4Ep. 14

Life is precious - what’s next

A lot of bad shit happening this weekend, Makes you think about what’s important to you and living the life you want to live. Life is precious and short, LIVE Support the show

Feb 12, 201923 minSeason 4Ep. 12

Lost without a race goal - goals are so important

I’ve been feeling a bit lost, Mainly because I don’t have any race plans in my immediate future, but I need to get to the process and understand the next 6-8 weeks play a very vital role in my year being a good one Support the show

Feb 09, 201915 minSeason 4Ep. 12

#AskScullFriday

You asked I answered Support the show

Feb 08, 201935 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Race weight - important?

My thoughts on race weight and how I go about periodising my season and eating. Support the show

Feb 08, 201937 minSeason 4Ep. 11

Sort your life out - running will sort itself

Talking about the pillars myself and Gary Longwell, Irish international rugby player and my Sports Psychologist identified as useful for sports performance *Physical *Mental *Lifestyle *Technical *Tactical Support the show

Feb 05, 201929 minSeason 4Ep. 8

Race planning and back to Flagstaff

Flagstaff travel was LONG, longer than usual. But that’s fine, I’m back now. Legs hurt today running slow, focus for next two weeks is slowing things down and working on my BIG weakness right now, strength. Enjoy. Support the show

Feb 03, 201922 minSeason 4Ep. 7

#AskScullFriday

Questions from twitter answered in Dublin Airport Support the show

Feb 01, 201932 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Consistency in life improves consistency with running

Podcast covers another small but good decision to miss gym today and also how consistency with everything in your life will have a knock on to your consistency with sport. Support the show

Jan 31, 201915 minSeason 4Ep. 6

Ditch the negativity - positive environments only please

Today podcast is a sensitive subject, ditching the negative impacts on your life and sometimes these are far closer to home than we’d like. Rise above it, create an environment that supports your goals and thrive. Support the show

Jan 30, 201923 minSeason 4Ep. 6

Need Help with Consistency?? Routine & planning / periodisation

Guys I encourage planning more than anything on my podcast, but having a solid routine / planning is the key to being successful. Better routine and better planning will lead to improved consistency in training, which inevitably will lead to improved results... Support the show

Jan 29, 201920 minSeason 4Ep. 5

Day two Hangover - back to the grind

Training resumes, more physio S and C / back to some running. Interesting thoughts on how the brain can overwhelm us at time / psych us out a little or often the reality of certain situations.. aren’t as fun as the “brains” build up. Enjoy Support the show

Jan 28, 201916 minSeason 4Ep. 5

Protect yourself mentally & physically - adapt when needed

Today’s podcast explores my recover and how it’s important to know when to be persistent to plans and when to change where needed. Good luck to all racing this weekend. Scullion Support the show

Jan 26, 201916 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Marathon Recovery - today I jog

Back in Belfast, feeling a little jet lagged but not too bad. “Not that I would ever complain anyway” Thanks so much for everybody’s support and love this week, I was asked to set up this page : https://ko-fi.com/roadtotokyo2020 I was hesistant to do that, but as I think it could help for now while support is a minimum. I went ahead and did that. Have a good day Support the show...

Jan 25, 201925 minSeason 4Ep. 3

3 days to Houston Marathon - I’m ready

It’s a nice feeling going into my first race in almost 6-7 months healthy. It’s been a long but successful camp, there’s not much left I can do. Getting close to race day. Support the show

Jan 17, 201924 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Aisha Praught Leer - Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist

Absolute pleasure, talking to fellow UA pro athlete, Aisha, We talk: * What it takes to win Com Games Gold * Training group, relationship with group members and how that can help success * How invested Aisha is, and what it takes to be an athlete at her level * Aisha is completely Dairy free, and how that's helped her training / Performances Can I just repeat - Commonwealth Games GOLD medalist. Pleasure. Support the show...

Jan 16, 201931 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Control the chimp - adapt and conquer

Crazy and emotional 24 hours, letting my emotions hijack my brain. Body has sense calmed down: 6* mile today 7000ft below marathon hr throughout 5.15/5.14/5.10/5.06/5.08/5.12 Colder this am - practiced running in long tights, wasn’t as bad as I thought. There is hope. Support the show

Jan 15, 201917 minSeason 1Ep. 18

No Pain - No quit in me.

Ahh after a few hours of mentally exhausting the weather issue, I come to the same conclusion as pre London 2018, There's not an ounce of quit in my body. Maybe Houston 2019, is a test for Doha 2019, and Tokyo 2020 when weather will be far from perfect. Support the show

Jan 14, 20199 minSeason 1Ep. 17
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