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#136 Running & mindfulness with Conor Stone
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Conor Stone is a runner, more known for mindfulness teaching. His podcast, The Mindful Minute, has over 1 million plays and 14k followers on Spotify. The most popular episodes are both 'Mindful Running' episodes.
Most people, including myself, mostly focus on times when running and racing, but I think the most enjoyable are when we focus on being present. Some people do this naturally, but others need support with anchoring themselves into the present as they move. This can be through breathing patterns, body scanning, and sense activation (focus on what you can hear, see, smell, taste, etc). "
Time stamps:
00:00:00 – Celebrating One Year and Introducing Conor Stone: Mindfulness for Runners
00:04:14 – From Hurling Injuries to Finding Mindfulness and Running
00:07:12 – The Balance Between Using Running to Cope and Healthy Engagement
00:10:45 – Conor Defines Mindfulness and How He Was Introduced to It
00:13:56 – Managing Anxiety: Physical Reactions and Running as a Tool
00:20:23 – Conor's Podcast: Accessible Mindfulness Exercises for Movement
00:26:27 – Using Body Scanning to Identify Injuries and Prepare for Races
00:33:34 – Practical Tools for Managing Pre-Race Nerves and In-Race Thoughts
00:41:24 – Mindfulness as a Tool to Manage Anxiety, Not Eliminate It
00:49:09 – Worry Time and Mental Health Audit for Training Block Stress
01:00:44 – Why Adjusting Race Goals Reduces Stress and Improves Experience
01:11:35 – How Movement-Based Mindfulness Helps Restless Individuals and Athletes
01:27:05 – From 3:29 to Sub-3 Ambitions: The Drive to Keep Improving
01:35:25 – How to Integrate Mindfulness into Your Daily Life for Lasting Impact
01:39:32 – Kristian's Training Update, Goal Adjustments, and Humorous Reflections
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