The Pyllon Ultra Pod

ATAK: Thinking & the Racing Mind: Sprint Pod S7 Ep3

As we continue with Series 7 of the Sprint Pods, Pyllon Head Coach Paul Giblin returns to talk about the 'thinking mind' in racing - when things aren’t going as planned.

This is a follow-on from the last episode where James tackled Awareness, on our journey through our ATAK model for dealing with challenges.

If you haven't already listened to the intro episode please start there!

In this episode Paul talks specifically about:

• Decision-making and strategy
• Problem-solving
• Re-focusing
• Enjoyment

Some of these might end up as separate longer-form conversations, but provide some areas to be aware of in the heat and emotions of racing.

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ATAK: Awareness & Acceptance in Racing: Sprint Pod S7 Ep2

We are back! Series 7 of the Sprint Pods is underway.

These are short podcasts around the 10 minute mark to give you something to think about as you move through your training and racing.

If you haven't already listened to the intro episode please start there! We'll be talking about an approach to dealing with tough times in racing, and developing an approach to take your race craft to a new level. We call it ATAK.

In the first main episode James tackles AWARENESS. You can't begin to sort an issue if you don't know exactly what you are facing and accepting that there is indeed a problem. It's a key stage in improving your situation and weighting up options - which we'll talk about in the next episode.

As always, our thinking is always adaptable to normal life outside of running too. So please dig out those headphones and let us know what you think. 

 

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you. Follow us on socials @pyllonultra.

You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

Next session will be diving deeper into THINKING!

New Series of Sprint Pods - James goes on the ATAK! (Sprint Pod S7 EP1)

We are back! Series 7 of the Sprint Pods is on its way.

Short podcasts around the 10 minute mark to give you something to think about as you move through your training and racing.

In this introduction James will introduce a Pyllon-specific approach to overcoming challenges when you are out there in the heat of racing or just trying to work through a tough training plan or session.

As always, our thinking is always adaptable to normal life outside of running too. So please dig out those headphones and let us know what you think. 

James talks ATAK!! :)

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you. Follow us on socials @pyllonultra.

You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

Next session will be diving deeper into AWARENESS!

BONUS: Taking the Highland High Way - Romy Beard

Pyllon Ultra Podcast. 

BONUS EPISODE.

This isn’t the start of the next series of our shorter sprint pods. We just couldn’t miss the opportunity to talk about a pretty special run from one of our Pyllon athletes - Romy Beard.

Running a West Highland Way is a big under-taking for anyone. But Romy decided to tackle the High Route, which like the trail, finishes in Fort William.  It just has significantly more ascent, covers some seriously rough ground and is a navigation challenge all of its own!

Romy was kind enough to share some of her adventure with Paul, and John (her coach at Pyllon). 

Not to be missed! :)

You can connect with the Pyllon Ultra team on twitter and instagram @pyllonultra or check out the website at www.pyllonultra.com 

Paul is on Twitter and instagram @Pyllon

John is on instagram @johnconnolly

Confidence & Self-Belief with James and Paul - Sprint Pod S6 Finale

We are ready to wrap up this Sprint series of pods on the subject of belief and confidence. 

Paul and James finally get together again to chat through any thoughts and learnings from the last series. Some useful discussion including:

- How James has built his confidence ahead of his race this coming weekend

- How you can buy into believing more of the positive self-talk

- Why self integrity is crucial

- Some useful tools for building confidence

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you. Pyllon is on socials as @pyllonulotra.

You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

Train Better and Race Effectively - Sprint Pod Medley S6 Ep6

We will shortly be recording the summary of the last series of Sprint Pods, and we'd love to hear from you, as we can then discuss any observations and comments. 

This is a medley of the sprint series as a reminder of what we discussed. It's all 5 episodes in one handy podcast - it's centred on confidence and identifying how and where you can sharpen up your mind so that you can train better and race more effectively.

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you. You can find us @pyllonultra and can reach Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James @james_stewart13

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

 

Threats to Confidence You Need to be Aware of - Sprint Pod S6 Ep5

Welcome back to the Pyllon ultra Pod. 

If you've listened to the last few episodes you will already be aware that we are focusing on confidence and self belief in this series of short podcasts. 

This is the last of the short episodes in this series. Paul takes back the mic to talk about the threats to our self-belief and why it's important to improve your own awareness so that you can better handle these threats when they come knocking.

In the series finale - James and Paul will get together to spend a bit more time reviewing the series and asking some of the questions we know you have. Please feel free to get involved and send us any of your questions or observations and we'll try and cover them off in the next week. 

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you.

Join us on instagram: @pyllonultra

Join our Team Pyllon Facebook group

You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

If you listened to Episode 3, there's some further reading on the Pyllon Ultra website.

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

Thanks for listening.

Embracing Discomfort - Sprint Pod S6 Ep4

Welcome back to the Pyllon ultra Pod. 

If you've listened to the last few episodes you will already be aware that we are focusing on confidence and self belief in this series of short podcasts. 

In the last episode Paul cut straight to the point on positive self-talk. It's pretty easy to say to yourself you are doing great or you can run better than anyone in the race - but it's much more difficult to start to believe it!

In this episode James talks less about confidence and much more about how you can get better at embracing discomfort.

Q. How does the thought of discomfort feel to you?

• Negative
• Postive
• Neutral

Your own comfort-zone isn't static. How you feel today isn't necessarily how you will feel in week's time and James compares it to an elastic. It needs to be stretched in order for it to handle a greater load. But you also can't push it too far, too quickly.

Finally, James challenges you to identify where your ambitions lie and what discomfort you will have to accept and embrace. It's s super-helpful podcast workshop!! :)

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you.

Join us on instagram: @pyllonultra

Join our Team Pyllon Facebook group

You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

If you listened to Episode 2, there's some further reading on the Pyllon Ultra website.

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

Thanks for listening.

How to Start Believing the Positive Self-Talk - Sprint Pod S6 Ep3

Welcome back to the Pyllon ultra Pod. 

If you've listened to the last few episodes you will already be aware that we are focusing on confidence and self belief in this series of short podcasts. 

In the last episode James talked about how our own self-talk can hold us back before we’ve even started in training, racing and our wider work and family lives. He also urged us to have some realism when setting goals if we want our self-belief to grow with our confidence. 

This week Paul talks about how we might start buying in to that positive self talk:

• How do we identify, and strengthen the right words, thoughts and feelings?
• Can you really choose which voices you’re going to believe in?
• How can past experiences help you to be more confident in the future?

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you.

Join us on instagram: @pyllonultra

Join our Team Pyllon Facebook group

You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

If you listened to Episode 1, there's some further reading on the Pyllon Ultra website.

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

In the next episode James will talk about the threats to our confidence.

Thanks for listening.

Self Talk: awareness and the 3 C’s! - Sprint Pod S6 Ep2

Episodes are coming weekly now for the next 4-5 weeks.

In Episode 2 James moves things on by talking about the importance of 'conscious' self-talk. It's another 10 minutes to get you thinking.

James gives us some really great practical examples of how self-talk can make a difference in your life - whether you're a runner or not. There's a fine line between delusion, realism and negativity when it comes to how we speak to ourselves. 

James touches on the power of the mind and gives some really interesting examples - including the recent research into the placebo effect. 

How can you flip your mindset from "How can I achieve this" to "How I can achieve this is....." a subtle but important move from being defensive to actively engaging solution mode.

Lots of great nuggets in this short episode. James motivates as an athlete, coach and business learning specialist - and it's clear in how he talks that he always aims high. He encourages us to do the same - be aware, be realistic, be prepared to change, commit to it, and be consistent!

If you liked the pod give us a 5* review below and drop us a line. The best feedback is hearing from you. We love to get your insight as to what the episodes and sprints spark in you. You can get Paul on @pyllon on all social media platforms and James is on Twitter @james_stewart13

To find out more about the support and coaching Pyllon offers go to www.pyllonultra.com

Next week Paul will talk about believing and buying into the Self-Talk. 

Thanks for listening.