Episode
Listen in as Brad Beer sits down with Liam Adams Australian Marathon Representative and Olympian. Liam shares around the painstaking journey to running his Olympic qualifying time for the Rio Olympics in 2016 and how he nearly qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 10,000m event. Liam gives us an insight to what it really takes to be a professional athlete while working 40 hours a week and how he fits in his training. This is one not to be missed – it will make you rethink ‘busy’ and motivate you to get out and get active!
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1:05 Introduction
3:58 Introduction to Liam
5:15 Start
7:00 Liam’s most memorable performance
7:50 Liam’s most disappointing result
8:40 Talking Rio – Liam’s Olympic debut
11:22 Making his first Olympic Team
11:49 Lead up to qualifying for the Olympics
12:22 The challenges of running the Olympic qualifier
16:41 Liam’s genesis story
19:13 Liam’s first coach
20:37 Missing the London qualifier in 2012
22:08 Key insights from training with Craig Mottram at Flagstaff, Arizona
23:08 A Day in the life of Liam Adams – work/life/training balance
26:38 Liam Adam’s Performance Round
40:10 Talking peak mileage for Liam
41:55 Talking injuries
43:45 Liam Adam’s advice
46:00 Liam’s bucket list
47:50 Liam’s Physical Challenge
48:38 Where to follow Liam Adams
50:33 Listener question – his argument with Lord Seb Coe
53:57 Close
56:29 Show end
Facebook: Liam Adams
Instagram: @liamadamsrunner
Website: Liam Adams – Runner
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