The subject of “Mental Health” seems to have a lot go stigma tied to it and is even taboo in a number of cultures, however if you look to some of the data, as a race we have some real issues that we need to face up to as lives are being taken and people are living in misery.

Todays guest Dani has herself suffered from depression and anxiety throughout her life which she talks openly about. She also shares with us the vision behind her company Safe Space DXB and some of the great things that they are doing to help the people of the UAE. Dani gives us some practical tips that we can start implementing into our lives straight away and continues the theme that we have discussed in previous shows that "its ok not to be ok” but then you need to do something about it.

I loved this chat with Dani and I am sure it is not the last time we speak.

Thanks Dani for your time and folks I hope you enjoy the show.

Check out Safe Space DXB at https://www.safespacedxb.com/

Every so often a podcast host from the other side of the world drops me a mail and ask’s if they can interview me. Instead of being the one to ask the questions I am the one answering them which gives me a chance to talk more than normal and share some of my thoughts on different things.

This chat with Rich was a load of fun and I just hope that by sharing my story with his listeners and maybe with some new listeners to our show that at least one person chooses to make a few good changes in their life and live life to the full.

Check out Rich’s show here

https://milehighendurancepodcast.com/

Thanks for listening.

Marcus

Nutrition is perhaps one of the most talked about topics not only in sports performance but in very day life these days. We know that is accounts from (depending on who you talk to) anywhere from 60%-90% of how we look, feel and perform.

When it comes to athletic performance it is obviously more challenging to have a meal on the go and a number of years back we saw the introduction of nutrition “gels”. Todays guest is a man who you could say has made these gels not only his fuel for his sports performance but also his fuel for life. Tim Lawson is the founder of Secret Training and has been in the sports nutrition business for a number of years.

In this show Tim talks to us about how he got into the nutrition business, what’s important when looking for quality products and a whole load of things about the food industry that caused us a certain amount of surprise that’s for sure.

Enjoy the show.

Check out Secret Training here https://www.secret-training.com/

As with many of my challenges this one came out of nowhere really, however I think it was one of the hardest I have done. This is a replay of the Run Strong podcast where Tom Walker interviewed me about the run. I thought it would be cool to play it out on our show here and I hope you enjoy it.

If you want to read more about the run be sure to check out this article.

http://www.innerfight.com/24-hours-on-a-400m-track/

Brian Keane is no stranger to the InnerFight podcast as this is the third time we get him on. (Check out link below for previous shows) For those of you that have listened to Brian in the past or to his podcast you will know he has a unique energy and passion for life. Without briefing him until 30 seconds before we recorded this show during his recent visit to Dubai I started firing deep questions around self awareness to Brain.

Self awareness is something that we hear spoken about a lot and for many I think you will agree we know we should have it, we may have even read books on it and we totally buy into it. However like many of these things actually practicing it on a daily basis is something else. In fact how do we practice self awareness? What are the check points? What should we be doing? These are all questions that I fire at Brain during this chat and he has some great answers.

I am sure you will enjoy this show. Thanks for listening and if you do enjoy it why not share it with a friend that you think it may help.

Marcus

Connect with Brian:

https://briankeanefitness.com

https://www.instagram.com/brian_keane_fitness/

Marcus is a guest on the Brian Keane podcast!

"Today’s episode is with someone who I look up to and admire greatly. When I’m trying to build my mental toughness, Marcus is one of my biggest influences for doing that. You may recognise his voice from Podcast 207 where he talks about going from the intensive care unit to running 30 marathons in 30 days. There are few people who light me up as much as Marcus, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed recording it.

-Building the ‘ultra’ mindset to just keep going when times get difficult

-Being on his deathbed in an intensive care unit and thinking ‘what if’

-How to build confidence by doing things that cause you discomfort

-Making yourself mentally tougher by just showing up every day

"Janez "Jani" Brajkovič (born 18 December 1983) is a racing cyclist from Metlika, Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in 2004; he rode for the Adria Mobil team and suspended in July 2018 after positive anti-doping test.[4] After passed suspension he came back to previous club Adria Mobil in the end of 2019.[5]”

Jani has been a friend of mine for a few years and for a short time coached me when I was preparing for my ultra cycling races. He is truly a unique human. As once described by team mate Lance Armstrong as “the hardest worker” Jani’s insane cycling career which has seen him race for the best teams in the world on the grand tours with a top 10 place finish in the tour of all tours the Tour De France in 2012.

Unless provoked (which I do a lot) Jani is more of a silent assassin but when you get him to talk he is knowledge and inspiration personified. In this show I push him to open up on some topics and give us a closer look into the world of cycling which in some ways is what is portrayed in the media but in many totally different.

This man has made his living and his life on the bike and when you have spent the best part of 20 years riding your bike for hours “most days” you have more than just a few stories to tell. For me Jani is my go to man for a number of things in my life, I have an insane amount of respect for him and for his recent drug scandal and I am sure many listeners will learn a lot from this legend.

Thank you for your time Jani. Enjoy the show folks and if you think it will help your friends and family please share it.

Marcus

Connect with Jani:

https://www.instagram.com/janibrajkovic/?hl=en

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"Scott Jenkins lives and works in London, UK as a Marketing Manager for Johnson & Johnson’s knee portfolio. Born in Penarth, Cardiff, Wales, he moved to London in 2013 to pursue a career change from a GP exercise referral personal trainer to join the corporate world of Johnson & Johnson. His career has flourished as a result of his strong mental attitude, which he often attributes to his strong ultra-running resume. Scott and his brother Rhys, always look to create their own extreme ultra-endurance challenges, and where schedules match up, complete them together. By doing this they have raised over £50,000 for a variety of different charities, all of which have a special connection to each of them. In recognition of this, Scott via Johnson & Johnson, was lucky enough to complete an Operation Smile mission in 2015 in Mekele, where he assisted in screening and in theatre for the repair of Cleft Lips and Palates. Since then, Scott has been selected as 1 of 3 UK Ambassadors for the charity Operation Smile. Scott has overcome some tough mental and physical challenges in order to complete his challenges in the past, including rhabdomylosis.”

I loved pretty much every single minute of this talk with Scott, super inspiring and loads to learn. I think often ultra athletes are a little bit pigeon hold to be a breed of their own but this is not the case, the things we learn in ultra are useful in so many areas of life. I also enjoyed talking to Scott about his desire to complete challenges that are not official races, the risks, the feelings and the rewards of these opposed to traditional races.

Connect with Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottjjenkins/

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Endurance coaches Tom Walker and Rob Jones welcome you to The Run Strong Podcast. A show to discuss topics to educate and inspire runners. From couch-to-5k'rs, triathletes, up to multi-stage ultra runners this podcast will interest you. Each topic show is followed by a Q&A show, making the podcast interactive and relevant to you, the listener.

This weeks show is a topic show all based on recovery. The boys chat through what recovery is, there mental aspect, the physical aspect and some strategies to help you recover faster. What works? What doesn’t work? What is a complete waste of your time and money? Find out in todays show. If you have any questions please send them in to @ifendurance on instagram or mail [email protected].

Want to know more about the Run Strong program? www.innerfight.com/runstrong

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I haven’t done a listener Q&A recently but have been asked a few questions over and over the last few weeks so thought I would share these with you and maybe a few thoughts to get you thinking! After a few news updates we jump into:

• I feel like I am not progressing in my fitness, what can I do? What should I change?

• Why am I doing it? Figuring out your motivation behind your actions.

• I know I have time but I still am not able to make everything fit. What should I do?

• My job increasingly feels like a means to an end. I can’t quit as I need the stability and money. What can I do?

• Making life changing decisions based on a 90 minute documentary.

Thanks for the continued support of the show and have a great day.

Marcus