Choose Adventure Podcast

After a long hiatus from the podcast I am back and looking forward to having some great guests on with real conversations, this podcast delves into what I have been up to and what swim Eire will entail.  Hope you enjoy and look forward to sitting down and having real, raw authentic conversations with people that have helped me get to where I am today. 

Delighted to return to the podcast with a great guest, Emmett Brennan joins me to talk about his journey to the Olympics, what is was like post Olympics, mindset and talking about the future.  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, and if you did don't forget to leave a review and subscribe. 🙌 

In this episode, I detail what I have been getting up to since I have last been on the mic. I go into detail maybe too much...about a half ironman that I completed recently and also a triathlon where I had to sleep out under the stars on both occasions. This is a glimpse into who I am and into the power of being yourself to me it is not about winning it is about the adventure the journey the stori...

In this episode, I sit down and discuss a 400km cycle that I completed from Dublin to Waterford and back. I also delve into my recent long-distance swim that did not go as planned and how I responded. There is also to unpack so hope you get something out of it and enjoy!

In this episode, I go solo going into detail about a recent marathon that I completed in under 3 hours. My finishing time was 2:58:36.  I go into detail about my preparation before the race and race day. I talk through topics like visualization, nutrition, water, salt, mindset and much more.  Hope you enjoy it and more importantly take something from it!

In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Conor Mcginn one of the founders of Trainm8, we talk about everything ranging from health and fitness to recent charitable events such as the #Gimme1000 challenged that was launched during the second lockdown. Hope you enjoy!

In this solo episode of the podcast, I go into the topic of consistency in training, nutrition and life in general. I also delve into subjects like meditation and purpose along with my planned swim from Dublin to Waterford and our plans. I also detail why we are doing the swim and hopefully what we would like to achieve by doing this. Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with professional boxer and entrepreneur Luke Keeler about his love for boxing, his mindset and lots more. Luke talks about juggling a 9-5 job alongside being a professional boxer and why it is so important to focus on a singular goal if you really want to succeed. We also discuss the highs including the Conrad Cummings fights and the lows such as hand in...

In this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Cillian Bonnar.  Cillian set up his own business Full Rotation Fitness and we discuss this within the podcast. What really connected me to Cillian was his emphasis on a fitness lifestyle and we delve into this in the podcast. Cillian completed a rope climb challenge where he climbed a 15ft rope for over fours hours amounting to the height of Mt Lebano...

Just a quick recap on the 60km urban ultramarathon that I completed two weeks ago, I detail my prior preparations, nutrition tapering and much much more!  Whether you are looking to do 5k, 10k, 20k, a marathon or 100k all these points apply across the board as to how we do one thing is how we do everything. 

In this episode I discuss the importance of tapering coming up to an event, race, swim, cycle match etc. I detail my own personal failures and experiences in order to convey how important a well-planned taper really is. Tapering is reducing training load coming up to an event and it can be done correctly or incorrectly, I have experience of both and I share my learnings that hopefully can provide...

On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Shane Fitzgerald. Shane is a postgraduate researcher at DCU and an aspiring endurance athlete based in Dublin. Shane has run distances on trails and roads ranging from 10-100km. Shane recently won a 100km race across Dublin which we go into in detail. We also discuss Shane's training at the moment as he is clocking in impressive milage. We delve...

In this episode, I detail a topic that came to me cycling home after a swim one day and that is intelligence. In the past I thought that I was not intelligent because I wasn't great at school was being refused jobs in various places because I could not pass an aptitude test.  I now realise that intelligence comes in all shapes and sizes like us we are all unique and our intelligence is no dif...

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Derek Ahearn. Derek is a Level 2 IABA  & 1-star AIBA Coach & an IABA / SPORTS Ireland Boxing Coaching Tutor.  Derek was heavily involved in boxing from a young age and started coaching St Saviours in 2001 to 2016 travelling all over Ireland, France Russia Estonia & many trips to England with teams.  Since 2015 Derek has been the head coac...

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Ian Keohan. Ian has his own online business and has set up his own gym Alpha Fitness recently. We delve into how Ian got into health/fitness and how his journey has shaped him into who he is today. We also delve into various topics such as obsessiveness, recovery and goal-setting. Really hope you enjoy it! Click here to follow Ian on Instagram or her...

In this episode, I discuss how I set goals for myself and recap on how some of my guests such as Dean Roche set goals using the SMART principle.  I give my own experience of setting, striving toward and achieving my own goals and how rolling goals are vital in order to keep momentum and to keeping improving.  Now is a great time to set goals but it is important to apply different goal setting tech...

In this episode of the podcast, I talk with Ross Munnelly who is Director of alumni relations at DCU and currently plays inter-county football for Co. Laois. We discuss the mentorship programme that Ross has had a massive impact over, how to strike up a healthy work-life balance and much more. Enjoy!

In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Paulie Caroll founder and owner of BodyShake and an absoluteinspiration  in terms of where he was to where he is at now. In this episode we delve into how Paulie set up BodyShake and how to take the leap when setting up your own business.  We also discuss how running has impacted Paulie's life and the importance of surrounding yourself with the r...

In this episode of the podcast me and Anthony who I met whilst running 65km through the Dublin mountains, run through Dublin while having a great conversation. Anthony's story is a powerful one as he details how running has changed his life and how he struggled with addiction in the past and how he overcame this. We delve into recovery, S&C, mindset, goals and much more.  I wanted to reco...

In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Solomon Simon an MMA fighter based in Waterford. We delve into how Solomon got into combat sports, transitioning from team-based sports, sleep, nutrition, mindset and much more. Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode of the podcast, I delve into the GreenLight analogy introduced to me by Ken O'Driscoll. I discuss the Greenlight analogy in practical and real-life terms as you are your own best example. I also talk about controlling the controllable's, setting precedents and also a special cycling thoughts element at the end!

In this episode, I sit down with Robert Kavanagh who is a  Growth Account Executive at InVision in London. Robert was also my mentor for the DCU mentorship programme ran at the university. We discuss the importance of mentorship, fear, goal setting, passions, management, taking control and much more. Hope you enjoy it!

About 3 years ago a doctor told me that I wouldn't be able to run over 5km after breaking my ankle. I fully respect medical professionals verdicts but I knew that she was wrong, I knew my body and I don't think she knew I was a bit nuts. Every time I do long runs like this I think of that moment it puts a fire under me and gets me through. It was very tough 105 laps of a track no music,...

I sit down with Tony Sullivan who has a brilliant insight into both physical and psychological fitness as he has studied and completed degrees in both. We delve into many topics including pushing past giving up, the intensity of your training sessions, staying consistent, setting goals and we delve into the topic of FEAR.