Bressie launches ‘Marathon Mind’ on 'Where Is My Mind? podcast

‘Marathon Mind’ series will document physical, mental and emotional journey to completing a marathon

Niall Breslin has launched a new project on the Where Is My Mind? podcast that will document the journey of four individuals as they train for one a marathon.

In 2021, Niall, alongside a team of professionals, will be coaching, training and mentoring four individuals to complete a 26.2 mile run.

The aim of the series is to train the mind to make the body strong, not the other way around – and to invite listeners to join on their own journeys, too.

Previously, Niall undertook a similar challenge through the RTÉ TV show, ‘Ironmind’, told those stories and helped the conversation on mental health and emotional wellbeing – Niall is now revitalising that format and taking it to a deeper level for a podcast audience, with personal stories and journeys at the centre.

‘Marathon Mind’ will bring together four individuals, each with their own challenges in life, to go on a nine-month journey to complete 26.2 miles. Niall will be with them for every step, including the marathon itself.

Over the nine months, he’ll be helped by a team of focused Olympians and world champions. They’ll be supporting the individuals taking part to work towards getting them across the finish line.

The ‘Marathon Mind’ expert team are:

• Chartered psychologist, Louize Carroll

• • Mindfulness coach, Niall Breslin

World champion and marathon coach, Rob Heffernan

• Strength and conditioning and physiotherapy coach, Colin Griffin

• • Sports agent and athlete liaison, Derry McVeigh

Head of Performance Sport at the Irish Institute of Sport, dietician, Sharon Madigan

• Behavioural neuroscientist and chartered psychologist, Dr Michael Keane.

After a lengthy selection process with more than 800 applicants, the experts selected four individuals with powerful personal stories.

Niall is making this full psychological, spiritual, and physical programme available on the ‘Where Is My Mind?’ podcast, exclusively on Spotify, so that listeners can start their own journeys, too.

‘The marathon event will take place in November, and full details will be announced on the podcast and Niall’s social media in the coming weeks. Follow the ‘Marathon Mind’ journey on social media at Marathonmindofficial on Instagram.

Niall says: “I am constantly looking at ways of using the podcast platform in other ways, like using it in conjunction with multi-platform approaches.

“It’s the most exciting, dynamic and powerful medium in the world today in my eyes but I think we are only scratching the surface.

“‘Marathon Mind’ will be a challenge for me physically, but also a personal challenge in bringing my own podcast to another level of ambition not yet seen in Irish podcasting.”

Follow the ‘Marathon Mind’ journey on social media;

Instagram – @marathonmindofficial or @bressie

Facebook – @marathonmindofficial

Twitter – @nbrez