#136 Running & mindfulness with Conor Stone

Save on FlexBeam using this link or code WARWICKRUNS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rechargehealthas.sjv.io/55GAPb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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 Start your free Musicbed trial:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fm.pxf.io/kristianwarwick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎥 Full episodes + the Boston 2025 documentary:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Warwickruns⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📸 Follow my training journey on Instagram: @warwick.runs 🎶 Music from Musicbed: MB01XPYH8ZYENVAMB0133EV2TCQFZY