In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Solomon Simon an MMA fighter based in Waterford. We delve into how Solomon got into combat sports, transitioning from team-based sports, sleep, nutrition, mindset and much more. Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode of the podcast, I delve into the GreenLight analogy introduced to me by Ken O'Driscoll. I discuss the Greenlight analogy in practical and real-life terms as you are your own best example. I also talk about controlling the controllable's, setting precedents and also a special cycling thoughts element at the end!

In this episode, I sit down with Robert Kavanagh who is a 
Growth Account Executive at InVision in London. Robert was also my mentor for the DCU mentorship programme ran at the university. We discuss the importance of mentorship, fear, goal setting, passions, management, taking control and much more. Hope you enjoy it!

About 3 years ago a doctor told me that I wouldn't be able to run over 5km after breaking my ankle. I fully respect medical professionals verdicts but I knew that she was wrong, I knew my body and I don't think she knew I was a bit nuts. Every time I do long runs like this I think of that moment it puts a fire under me and gets me through. It was very tough 105 laps of a track no music, just counting in my head lap after lap.

I had a goal to do a marathon around a running track and that has been ticked off. It is amazing the dark places you go and again everything telling you to give up. But it is unbelievable when you push through this.

In this podcast I discuss the importance of prep, clarity and breaking down goals, hope you enjoy it!

I sit down with Tony Sullivan who has a brilliant insight into both physical and psychological fitness as he has studied and completed degrees in both. We delve into many topics including pushing past giving up, the intensity of your training sessions, staying consistent, setting goals and we delve into the topic of FEAR.

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Ken O'Driscoll founder of Cherry Orchard Running Club. Ken had just completed a 192km race through the hills of Co. Kerry the week beforehand so we delved into this topic and how he completed the race which was fascinating. We also discuss sea swimming as we were both just out of a tough swim at Monkstown. 

In this solo episode, I discuss the topic of FEAR. This motivation for this podcast came when I was asked a great question asking " So what are you afraid of ?". This got me thinking, so I decided to record a podcast on the topic, how I handle fear, and what I am afraid of. 

330km later I arrived back home last night, I had to leave the trip to sort some things out and decided to cycle across Ireland as you do. I started the journey on Monday and arrived Tuesday at 7 pm. I want to document what happened during the two days so here it goes.

Day 1 - I left Ballybunion at 11 am and my phone went out of battery, so basically I had no real clue of where to go so I decided to just follow the Shannon onto Limerick. The rain did not stop the whole day and I wasn't wearing the best cycling gear so I was sweating buckets from the inside and soaked from the outside. I cycled onto a town called Roscrea in Tipperary which was about 160km from my start point. When I arrived it was getting dark and I needed a place to stay then I seen an old man standing on the side of the road as I approached him he had a €50 note in his hand and asked me to get him a pack of fags. I thought jesus he has alot of trust in me because I could have done a runner and spent the €50. I came back with the fags and we got talking and I told him about the trip that I was on. He was a legend and loved what we were doing so offered me to camp in a field that he owned. Trust is massive and that's one thing that I learned, he placed his trust in me giving me that money, and I placed my trust in him with regards to accommodation.

Day 2 - I got up at 6 am packed up all my stuff back onto the big rig ready to set off. I cycled across the field on my bike which was a big mistake as the tire fell off and the tube was ripped open by a stone. I had to walk 5km with the bike and was constantly falling over because it was so heavy. I tried to flag down cars for three hours eventually an absolute legend called Mickey stopped and got me a pump and helped me repair the bike. I started out the second leg of the journey at 9:30 am with my new wheel mended up. I cycled onto Kildare with a few stops along the way to make sure the wheel stayed intact. From Kildare, I added an extra 30km onto the journey as I went the wrong way then I had to cycle on the hard shoulder of the N7 into Dublin which I would not recommend. The last leg cycling through Dublin was unbelievable.

I wanted to give up so many times during this journey especially when things did not go to plan i.e a wheel falling off my bike but I carried on battled through and I am so grateful that I did. I would not have experienced the jubilation of cycling through Dublin on the home stretch if I had given up. I also experienced how amazing people in this country are throughout each place I stopped, I was given food water etc. These lessons I will take with me forever, life like this journey has its ups and downs we need to stick out the hard times and enjoy the good ones. Someone asked me would you not just get the train or the bus, the comfortable journey back, I choose the uncomfortable journey and that made all the difference as I experienced so much and learned so much about myself.

This is a first for the podcast as it was recorded on top of the traditional horse and cart while we were traveling through Kerry towards Ballyduff. I ask Darragh what are his passions and we go from there. Sometimes you have conversations with people that stick with you and drive you for a long time this is one such conversation and I am so glad that I can share this with you also. Darragh details what it is like to work in a Michelin star restaurant, how to handle pressure, develop an understanding of ingredients and we also discuss fear among various other topics.   

In this episode of the podcast, we sit down and have a chat with Christy O'Connell who helped us out massively while we stayed in Cahersiveen. We chat about the troubles, drinking, racism, Gay Bryne and Enda Kenny.