The Overtime Podcast

My next guest is someone who has managed a lot over the past few months, she’s from the realms of track and field, she’s a Wisconsin Badger record holder, NCAA champ… 4th best Canadian Heptathlete ever, a 10th place finisher at the World Indoors & another Tokyo Olympian. Not withstanding she’s a twitch fanatic who spreads the good word about gaming and cooking, maybe we’ll get some recipes during the podcast…she’s my first Canadian guest. It’s Georgia Ellenwood

My next guest is someone who I’ve known for a very long time and she is a fountain of running knowledge and talent. She has many stories so far, but many more left to write…. Another Olympian. She’s a World Youth & Junior silver medalist and, European Bronze Medalist 2016 & 2019  and World Finalist 2019, she’s also double commonwealth games athlete for our wee country. She’s Norn Irons own darling, she’s from the Portaferry massif….It’s Ciara Mageean..

My next guest has been someone who I’ve been peppering his DMs for the past few months. Sounds odd but you’ll understand why shortly, he’s an absolutely top-class bloke who has a creative passion for photography and videography, he has the culinary skills of a Michelin star chef and he’s a superstar 7s rugby player for Ireland and wait for it, he’s an OLYMPIAN..

Imogen Cotter is an Irish professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the E-sports Movistar Team. This episode digs into her struggles with cycling Ireland and being dropped from the squad, her move to Belgium, and now her next move to Girona. We dig into her anxiety around the sport and how mentally tough a 346km gravel ride is. 

This episode digs into how toxic Track and Field can be, COVID woes, and Olympic dreams on the tender hooks. Guy Learmonth is the 3rd fastest Scottish 800m runner of ALL TIME, he’s was a finalist in the 2014 commonwealth Games in mighty Glasgow.  He has one of the most entertaining social media pages going and doesn’t mince his words. He’s the bad boy of GB 800m running and has one of my favourite athlete brands going. 

Niall Annett is a Professional Rugby player for Worcester Warriors, formally of Ulster Rugby with over 100+ caps for both teams. He’s been at the top of his sport and has a wealth of knowledge not only in the world of rugby but far beyond. His journey to the top of his sport hasn't been an easy one, but we are here to go through all that.

Irish Olympian, 2x Olympic Bronze Medalist, 2x Commonwealth Games Gold Medalists, European Champion, and all-around nice guy Paddy Barnes joins the Overtime podcast to talk about his incredible winning mentality. How Boxing in Ireland is at an all-time high and what sacrifices he made to become the best at his sport.