#212: Running and coaching with InnerFight Irelands Simon Connaughton

Abby Coleman is back on the show! Having already appeared on show #95, Carbs, friend or foe? Abby returns with further nutritional knowledge about everyday living. This show helps you to understand Fuelling performance - optimal timing. Optimising recovery through nutrition. The importance of micronutrients and a wholefood diet (versus the use of supplements e.g. green juices) & how to increase nutrient density of meals/snacks plus Managing cholesterol (nutritional & lifestyle guidance). We hope you enjoy the show.

This week the lads sit down to chat about Tom racing in Greece and why XTERRA is Tom's new favourite triathlon format. They also chat training, pressure around races and how to continue to enjoy your endurance sports. Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

Sophie Grace Holmes shouldn't be alive right now. She was told by doctors she would not make it beyond her teenage years. Now she lives to challenge herself, her athletes and inspire those with Cystic Fibrosis that they can achieve incredible things. Her next challenge is 36 consecutive marathons in 36 days starting with London and finishing with Edinburgh. Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

What does it take to go from being HIIT fit to Ironman fit? Today IF Endurance Coach Rob Foster tells us how, using a real-life case study. Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

Eoin Everard is a sub 4 minute miler, Sub 14 minute 5K and sub 30 minute 10K Runner. He is the current European O35 3000m champion and has represented Ireland from 800m to 10K. He is a chartered physiotherapist and Pilates instructor with a PhD in Human Movement. He used his background in physio, Pilates and his own struggles with injury to develop the Sports Pilates programme. He is the inventor of the BackAware Belt (www.backawarebelt.com). He has featured in several international publications and conferences. A list of the podcasts that feature Eoin can be found here. Today he is on the show with Tom to discuss what back pain can be caused by and more importantly, how to fix it! We hope you enjoy the show. https://everardpilates.com/ Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

Last year famous endurance journalist Alex Hutchinson wrote an article in Outside magazine, ‘Future of endurance training research’. In it he describes the 5 best advancements in the last 15 years and 4 things we will see in the next 15 years. In today’s show Tom and Rob discuss what the general population can gain from these insights! Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

Taylor is a running coach, event organiser, ultra runner, and adventurer. He studied Sports science at university then moved into the Royal Marines, before becoming a Race Director for Ultra X and finally setting up his own coaching and event organising company. His list of running accomplishments in the last few years is pretty wild as well as the achievements of his athletes. As Taylor talks about in this podcast, It wasn't always plain sailing. 2020 was a very dark year. Listen in to find out why. Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

How can you master the mental challenges in endurance sports? This week, @robjonesendurance shares invaluable insights on conquering the mental hurdles of long-distance running. Learn how to break down daunting distances, refuel strategically, and stay focused with unique focal points. It's all about turning the impossible into manageable victories! Don't miss out – hit play and unleash your inner endurance warrior. Dont forget to share your own segmenting experiences!! Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

Dr Tom Wright is a Family Physician, Personal and Team Coach, Wellbeing Advocate & Adventurer. He believes you can choose how you see life. A post on Dr Toms LinkedInn sparked a conversation between him and Tom, and an idea was born. A four part podcast series on 'the path'. A discovery journey for you to find out where you are going in life and why? So often we sign up to running, cycling, swimming, triathlon and crazy events! But do we know why and where it will take us? Todays show might help... Precision fuel and hydration discount: https://visit.pfandh.com/innerfight

Rob Jones and Tom Walker are joined by Rob Foster today to chat through Xterra Oman and what a Canova special is. The lads also discuss Ultra running in the olympics? Kipchoges recent marathon performance and Pogacar sending it at Strade Bianchi. Last but not least, the big UAE season ender, Into the Darkness is coming! What is it? Listen in to todays show.