Scullion retires!!!

No doubt he'll be coaxed back into the game by his legions of fans!

healy1835 wrote: »

Well he was on the beer early after his 10k race yesterday so I'd take it (like his last few retirement threats) with a pinch of salt!

Isn’t it Tequila you take with a pinch of salt

TbL

No doubt about it. Hopefully he comes out to say hes been on the beer for 2 days and is now ready to get back to business

Id say NI Athletics are glad they hired that sports psychologist

Ha great stuff

Murph_D wrote: »

No doubt he'll be coaxed back into the game by his legions of fans!

I actually like the guy. Gives a good insight of his training and his struggles.

We all go on the lash and make silly mistakes.

IvoryTower wrote: »

I know master athletes in their 40s that behave more professional than be does. The constantly going off the wagon is very relatable, but if I was a sponsored athlete going to the Olympics I imagine i would find it a lot easier to be focused. But thats what makes him so interesting, he'll train like a monster now for a few months and smash all the rest of our Olympic hopefuls no doubt.

He needs to go back to the states and back to Haas. He will struggle in Belfast

Yeah but tell us why so we can have a pointless online argument

Anyway delighed hes back, my favourite athlete without a doubt

Listened to his podcast yesterday...he wears his heart on his sleeve a lot(especially when drinks involved) but sure who hasn't at some stage woke up with the fear :eek: I think it's what makes him so relatable...

Personally, I find him very hard to take. I listened to the first few episodes of his podcast when it came out and I just found him egotistic and arrogant.

There is a distinctive Irish trait, whereby people are modest to the point of almost self effacement. This is what I've grown up with so I find any level of ego hard to bare.

Great to see O'Lionaird back and also Corscoran doing so well. Sick of all these marathon joggers hogging the limelight on the Irish men's running scene

KielyUnusual wrote: »

Personally, I find him very hard to take. I listened to the first few episodes of his podcast when it came out and I just found him egotistic and arrogant.

There is a distinctive Irish trait, whereby people are modest to the point of almost self effacement. This is what I've grown up with so I find any level of ego hard to bare.

Great to see O'Lionaird back and also Corscoran doing so well. Sick of all these marathon joggers hogging the limelight on the Irish men's running scene

His attitude is what makes him.
Winners call it in black and white.

If you want the soft c*ck approach to podcasts/journalism then there is the likes of Irish Runner magazine aka woman's way that tries to please all and improve/question nothing.

The attraction of the podcast is that it is instantly recognizable to anyone who races - no matter what the level. We all go through the same emotional cycle so it's refreshing to hear it from someone at that level.

I remember trying to get someone to relax their arms by telling them to shake out out their arms at each mile. They protested that when watching marathons on tv commentators would react to this by saying that the runner was tiring. It dawned on me that we tend not to think of elites as getting tired, fed up, unmotivated, having bad days, family stuff etc, etc like we all do. So the honesty in the podcast is what keeps it interesting. I've turned a bunch of people onto the podcast who'd have no great interest in Irish running.

And the "arrogance" to believe you can take down the competitor, clubmate etc - we all think that though we might not say it. Without it I'm not sure we would compete. It's not as if he is dismissive of his competitors.

I do wish he would go back and listen to his previous podcasts - it is frustrating to hear him repeat the same cycle. I think a lot of his listeners can see this - it's pity he does no seem to.