Road to the Olympics
448 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsFollow 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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Need Help with Consistency?? Routine & planning / periodisation
January 29, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBGuys 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
Need Help with Consistency?? Routine & planning / periodisation
January 29, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 9.38 MBGuys 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
Day two Hangover - back to the grind
January 28, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBTraining 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
Protect yourself mentally & physically - adapt when needed
January 26, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 7.36 MBToday’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
Protect yourself mentally & physically - adapt when needed
January 26, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 7.36 MBToday’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
#AskScullFriday episode 4 maybe!? I forget
January 25, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBMore questions from twitter loving them guys! Let me know feedback Support the show
#AskScullFriday episode 4 maybe!? I forget
January 25, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBMore questions from twitter loving them guys! Let me know feedback Support the show
Marathon Recovery - today I jog
January 25, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBBack 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
Back to Ireland - still recovering “ish”
January 24, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBBack to Ireland, Happy to be home, 3 sausage rolls for lunch. Loved it. Have a good day all Support the show
Back to Ireland - still recovering “ish”
January 24, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBBack to Ireland, Happy to be home, 3 sausage rolls for lunch. Loved it. Have a good day all Support the show
Review - Recover and move on
January 22, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBPost marathon review, then planning the next targets Support the show
Marathon Aftermath - broken body and bank account haha
January 21, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBDay - post Houston marathon, we move on. Not always how I’d like to, but we move on. Support the show
2.14.32 - two broken hamstrings and a wrong turn
January 20, 2019 00:00 - 9 minutes - 4.48 MBPost marathon thoughts, We move on. Support the show
The dark room - I’m ready
January 18, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.12 MBHow to mentally prepare for 26.2 miles Support the show
The dark room - I’m ready
January 18, 2019 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.12 MBHow to mentally prepare for 26.2 miles Support the show
Twitter questions - #AskScullFriday episode 3
January 18, 2019 00:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBAnswering some new questions, for the twittersphere Enjoy... thanks for your questions Support the show
3 days to Houston Marathon - I’m ready
January 17, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBIt’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
3 days to Houston Marathon - I’m ready
January 17, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBIt’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
Aisha Praught Leer - Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
January 16, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAbsolute 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
Control the chimp - adapt and conquer
January 15, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 7.74 MBCrazy 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
Control the chimp - adapt and conquer
January 15, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 7.74 MBCrazy 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
Houston - Weather can really P*ss me off.
January 14, 2019 00:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBTitle says it all, Lets hope weather changes for the better... "Freezing temperatures expected during Chevron Houston Marathon" "Wind chills could make it feel like 19 degrees on early Sunday morning, just before thousands of people line up to start the Chevron Houston Marathon, meteorologists said." Support the show
No Pain - No quit in me.
January 14, 2019 00:00 - 9 minutes - 4.34 MBAhh 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
Avoid Emotional racing - love what you’re doing.
January 13, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 9.78 MBToday’s podcast covers a rage of things I’ll focus on in the last 7 days before a marathon. How the result won’t break my spirit or love for what I’m doing. But make no mistake, I only see one outcome being possible. “Logically speaking” Support the show
Twitter questions - #AskScullFriday episode 2
January 11, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MB#AskScullFriday - answering all questions from twitter, plenty of questions here: Enjoy and I look forward to your questions next week. Like always if you need more details, message. Support the show
Human - BUT work hard as F*ck
January 11, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 9.15 MBGuys, I’ve done a good job “I hope” so far of showing elites, pros have bad days to, and struggle mentally, but make no mistake, every elite / pro athlete I’ve ever met works hard as F*ck 24/7. Support the show
Twitter questions - #AskScullFriday episode 2
January 11, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB#AskScullFriday - answering all questions from twitter, plenty of questions here: Enjoy and I look forward to your questions next week. Like always if you need more details, message. Support the show
Olympian Andy Butchart - 6th 2016 Olympic Games, 8th 2017 World Championships
January 09, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBTodays podcast rants with GBs Andy Butchart, covers a few things: *Self Belief - Going all in *Tips from Mo Farah - Butchart being close to Mo *Comeback from broken Navicular - Missing all of 2018 essentially *Goals for 2019 - And much more, lots to gain from listening to this one. Twitter - https://twitter.com/andybutchart91 Insta - https://www.instagram.com/andybutchart/ Support the show
Marathon taper
January 08, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 5.23 MBTodays podcast goes into some detail about how I treat the taper. How I adjust depending on what the body needs and with two weeks to go, how the body feels is more important than the plan/ miles. Support the show
Marathon taper
January 08, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 5.23 MBTodays podcast goes into some detail about how I treat the taper. How I adjust depending on what the body needs and with two weeks to go, how the body feels is more important than the plan/ miles. Support the show
Become an animal
January 07, 2019 05:00 - 12 minutes - 5.58 MBI'm an animal, I wasn't always an animal, but I truly believe it now. This is "What it means to me to be an animal, and I challenge you, to become an animal" Support the show
Parents in sport, Coaches in sport
January 06, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 8.7 MBTodays podcast goes through my past with parents support in running, and also how that relationship developed from me hating my dad and running, to me loving the fact my dad persisted and pressured me into running. FACT is, it was running, or maybe prison, fighting, ambulances etc.. Wild child, who through running was able to find some sort of peace. Support the show
Parents in sport, Coaches in sport
January 06, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 8.7 MBTodays podcast goes through my past with parents support in running, and also how that relationship developed from me hating my dad and running, to me loving the fact my dad persisted and pressured me into running. FACT is, it was running, or maybe prison, fighting, ambulances etc.. Wild child, who through running was able to find some sort of peace. Support the show
Train hard - Recover harder
January 05, 2019 19:00 - 9 minutes - 4.62 MBRecovery techniques, no excuses, make it work, and be willing to put in the time, that's needed to help your training consistency improve. Support the show
Train hard - Recover harder
January 05, 2019 19:00 - 9 minutes - 4.62 MBRecovery techniques, no excuses, make it work, and be willing to put in the time, that's needed to help your training consistency improve. Support the show
Guest Speaker - Andy Vernon GB Olympian
January 04, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBTodays Podcast goes through a few things running / training related with Olympian Andy Vernon, Vernons way of training, how many medals he's won at European Championships, 20+ British titles and how he has to supplement his "running" wage with other means. Also how in 2012-13 he almost thought about throwing in the towel... VERY very serious thoughts on retiring. Insta - https://www.instagram.com/andy_vernon/?hl=en Twitter - @AndyVernonGB Support the show
#AskScullFriday Ep - 1 - You asked, I answered
January 04, 2019 03:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBThis Podcast was set up to help athletes of all levels, "I hope" It's me Stephen Scullion documenting my training / life, building to Tokyo 2020 Olympics.. "Hoping to qualify" I know I can do it, I believe I will do it, and this Podcast covers questions from the Twittersphere.. Submitted by you guys. #AskScullFriday PS - Guys, new Mic, rubbish... Support the show
Making mistakes, learning and moving on
January 03, 2019 01:00 - 17 minutes - 7.99 MBThis episode delves into training in general, perhaps making mistakes along the road, and how you adapt to that. Making changes today that can help lead to better quality of training LONG term. Specific sessions, non specific sessions etc.. Support the show
Go ALL in - and ditch the safety rope
January 02, 2019 15:00 - 16 minutes - 7.54 MBThis episode covers going all in, using your own motivation to fuel your passion. I believe the main reason to my success was my aggressive approach to my comeback, I ditched the safety rope 2 years ago, and went all in. Support the show
Decision making - Self Discipline - EURO champs
January 01, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 9.61 MBTodays podcast goes into detail about how I prepare in the last 3 weeks before a marathon / championship. Cutting out sweets, alcohol etc.. and why! Also did I make mistakes this summer, both in decisions about 10k / marathon at Euro champs and how I prepared for them. Support the show
YOU need to help your body prepare for training.
December 31, 2018 15:00 - 18 minutes - 8.43 MBIt's fitting my topic of the podcast today is preparing for the long run, and recovery from the long run etc.. Fitting because I did a 24 miles long run yesterday and I walk you guys through what I did to prepare my body for that, and help it recover. Support the show
The comeback - Through hell and back - On the run.
December 29, 2018 20:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBThis one is EPIC, be patient with this one, I did this on the run "trial" WIND made it a bit of a pain in the ars*, but ultimately if you don't listen to any of my podcasts LISTEN to this one. I discuss topics important to me, how I went about making a come back, losing weight, training my ass off, crying in Bushy park, getting dropped by Andy Vernon.. etc.. Lots going on here.. Be patient with it, enjoy it, and give me some feedback if you enjoy or dislike.. Always feel free to get in touch...
My relationship with food and race weight.
December 29, 2018 14:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBToday’s podcast explore my relationship with food, how it’s changed over the years and how that usually evolves around certain race weights in the past, and now food is field. Self Discipline, moderation and balance are hot in today’s Podcast Support the show
My relationship with food and race weight.
December 29, 2018 14:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBToday’s podcast explore my relationship with food, how it’s changed over the years and how that usually evolves around certain race weights in the past, and now food is field. Self Discipline, moderation and balance are hot in today’s Podcast Support the show
Mental aspect of Running - IT'S only running, one foot in front of the other.
December 28, 2018 16:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBSometimes I can be super emotional, and I've learnt to deal with that slightly better. If I look back at all my "regrets" both in sport / life, usually it boils down to emotional decisions. Dealing with the mental sides of athletics can be tough, "BUT actually, I don't think it's that tough" we just let it over whelm us. If you think about running logically. IT'S only running. Support the show
Prehab, Rehab - Kick those injuries to the curb... !!
December 27, 2018 20:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThis episode covers a mixture of topics related to "potential" to help prevent some injuries and also improve the quality of training. How I learnt from some of the best athletes in the world how to prepare my body better for day to day training etc.. Enjoy Support the show
Are you trying your hardest?
December 27, 2018 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.89 MBOne of my favorite quotes, is Dave Brailsford, and it essentially suggests if you're not doing everything you possibly can, to be the best version of yourself, you can't expect to win. However if you're willing to do everything you possibly can, that gives you the BEST possible chance of winning. Simple really, just do everything you can to win. Support the show
Gotta start somehwere
December 27, 2018 04:00 - 17 minutes - 8.17 MBBasic information of the who, what, where and why I'm documenting my journey through to Tokyo 2020, it's a step forward from my previous attempt at documenting my comeback and losing 35 pounds etc.. hopefully it helps inspire, teach and educate fellow sports people, runners, workers etc.. Support the show