Road to the Olympics

By Stephen ScullionSports Health & Fitness Mental Health Fitness Running

Road to the Olympics episodes

May 06, 2019 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
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30 min
May 03, 2019 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
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25 min
May 01, 2019 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

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22 min
April 30, 2019 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
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20 min
April 29, 2019 London marathon - well done, but struggling for me.
Well done everybody who ran LM, trying to get my own running back on track.
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27 min
April 26, 2019 Closing out the Portugal camp, recovery and GPS
Quite the range of chat today, from recovery & sleep, to GPS watches etc..

Hope you enjoy
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29 min
April 22, 2019 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 step back, breathe and remember tomorrow is not promised
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April 21, 2019 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.
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26 min
April 19, 2019 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 vital to your own success as an athlete
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26 min
April 16, 2019 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”.
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20 min

About Road to the Olympics

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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…