David Mcneill
Personal Bests
1500 Metres
3:37.40
7/3/2021
3000 Metres
Bislett Games
7:39.43
7/1/2021
5000 Metres
13:12.82
5/11/2021
12 Kilometres Road
35:04
9/15/2019
10 Kilometres Road
28:39
5/22/2016
1500 Metres
3:37.40
7/3/2021
3000 Metres
Bislett Games
7:39.43
7/1/2021
5000 Metres
13:12.82
5/11/2021
12 Kilometres Road
35:04
9/15/2019
10 Kilometres Road
28:39
5/22/2016
David McNeill is a Physio, Running Coach & Olympian specializing in the 5k and 10k events. David presented Australia in the 5000m at the Tokyo Olympics and has a 5k PB of 13:12 and 10k PB of 27:45.
Today, we follow the usual pro-runner spotlight theme and talk about the highs and lows of David's career, how he structures his training, alongside his race preparations.
Finally, I ask David his tips for anyone wanting to run a faster 5k.
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Today, I chatted with; good friend, David McNeill (Olympic runner, passionate writer, physio & Run Strong Coach)
We discuss the importance of maintaining some 'diversity' in our training, thoughts, habits and routines.
Remember, as humans when it comes to injury and performance we are 'complex systems'; many components
interact to cause the end result. The more 'diverse' these interacting components are, the more adaptable, resilient and
innovative we can be when faced with 'unexpected' environments or situations.
Over the past week we have seen a range of personalities on our TV sets at the 2022 Australian Open. From the incredibly calm and composed Ash Barty, to the unexpected drama of a Nick Kyrigos game.
This week on the podcast I chat to Dave McNeil fresh off his 2nd place in the men’s 10,000m at the 2022 Zatopek Classic. We chat about how personality influences communication, decisions, behaviour and sporting success.
If you are interested in further education or listening in regards to personality I’d encourage the Sports Psych Show with Dan Abrahams and Dan McAdams https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-sport-psych-show/id1434313037?i=1000522861661
Or if you are interested in some free personality testing (including; the Big 5, Ennegram, Myers-briggs) https://www.truity.com/ is a great website to make you more aware of some of your key character traits.
Ep. 6- What are your running bias's? with David McNeil (Part 2)
Today, three time Olympian and Physiotherapist David McNeill and I, continue our chat about some of the common ‘unconscious biases’ that are ever present in all our lives everyday (whether you are aware of them or not).
Unconscious biases are cognitive shortcuts that we use in an attempt to better understand the unknown aspects of the world around us. Unconscious biases are often fear or reward driven and allow us to feel comfortable and in control with our lives.
Historically, from an evolutionary standpoint, they enabled survival in a less comfortable and certain world, as they allowed us to make decisions quickly. The advantage of this fast, reflexive, intuitive thought, is it enables us to take immediate action. However, it is prone to over-confidence and jumping to inaccurate conclusions. Fortunately, today we are seldom in such imminent life threatening situations.
Too much emotional attachment to our running habits, goals, beliefs and identity, can blind us into making errors of judgment. When it comes to optimising running decisions, the presence of ‘reflexive thinking’ makes our brains ill-equipped to handle certain decisions.
Slower, reflective and deliberate thought however, allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, it is much slower, more logical and less prone to error.
This episode is the second of two episodes where Dave and I discuss just some of the many common unconscious bias out there.
The unconscious bias’ we discuss on this episode are:
-Dunning Kruger Effect.
-Defamation Professionale.
-Bandwagon or Groupthink Bias.
-Sunk Cost Fallacy.
-Addition Bias.
-Status Quo Bias.
-Outcome Bias.
By being more aware of when our unconscious bias’ are limiting, we can change the way we think and more often than not make better life/running decisions.
I hope this chat gets you to self-reflect, as that’s the aim.
Enjoy!
Ep. 4 Are your aware of your unconscious running bias'? with David McNeill
Today, three time Olympian and Physiotherapist David McNeill and I, chat about some of the common ‘unconscious biases’ that are ever present in all our lives everyday (whether you are aware of them or not).
Unconscious biases are cognitive shortcuts that we use in an attempt to better understand the unknown aspects of the world around us. Unconscious biases are often fear or reward driven and allow us to feel comfortable and in control with our lives.
Historically, from an evolutionary standpoint, they enabled survival in a less comfortable and certain world, as they allowed us to make decisions quickly. The advantage of this fast, reflexive, intuitive thought, is it enables us to take immediate action. However, it is prone to over-confidence and jumping to inaccurate conclusions. Fortunately, today we are seldom in such imminent life threatening situations.
Too much emotional attachment to our running habits, goals, beliefs and identity, can blind us into making errors of judgment. When it comes to optimising running decisions, the presence of ‘reflexive thinking’ makes our brains ill-equipped to handle certain decisions.
Slower, reflective and deliberate thought however, allocates attention to the effortful mental activities that demand it, it is much slower, more logical and less prone to error.
This episode is the first of two episodes where Dave and I discuss just some of the many common unconscious bias out there.
The unconscious bias’ we discuss on this episode are:
-Confirmation bias,
- Association bias,
-Framing bias,
-Authorative bias
-and Anchoring bias.
By being more aware of when our unconscious bias’ are limiting, we can change the way we think and more often than not make better life/running decisions.
I hope this chat gets you to self-reflect, as that’s the aim.
Enjoy!
On Tuesday night this week, David McNeill ran an incredible 13:12.8 for 5000m in Perth to became the 3rd Australian male to run the 5000m 2021 Tokyo Olympic Qualifier. It was his first 5000m PB in 9yrs! Dave now has a nervous wait until the July cut off date to see if he is one of the three Australian men selected for the 5000m. If selected it would be his third Olympics and really cap off a memorable running career! In this chat Dave details Tuesday’s race, he shares that he is jetting off to Europe tonight; to run in a Diamond league race in 2 weeks time. He also shares the ups and downs of his career and some of his key learnings. Dave continues to inspire ‘on the track’ with his incredible performances and longevity... and ‘off the track’ as a physio/writer/coach/wise soul and just all round ‘nice guy’. All the best Dave! You can catch this episode and more through this link or in our bio. 🔗 https://blink.by/runculture/ All things Run Culture and more can be found on the following links: If you feel the podcast adds value to your runs, commute or through what ever means you listen you can now support the podcast for a small donation off $5/month. This donation not only keeps the podcasts and its host running, but will also provide listeners early access to all the latest and greatest interviews BEFORE the general public!! Sign up on Patreon now: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=11035307&fbclid=IwAR0ULgHkhlqmOJYU4cc5BSlTkfrmg0SIWM0wqKTyVYUNGUfscb7MX_R7KP0 For all your physiotherapy needs… Book in now with host and experienced physiotherapist, Dane Verwey: https://auappts.gensolve.com/run In addition to 1 on 1 Physiotherapy Consultation, Dane also provides a weekly online strength/conditioning program. With sessions focused on strength, activation and mobility it is great for runners, elite athletes and the general punter alike. Sign up now ($20/month): https://run-therapy.teachable.com Run Culture Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NGeePSmXrnyU4k6EX4wNv?si=i6FT7VvWQn-pr9TMcNbfZQ Run Culture Podcast on Apple/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/run-culture-podcast/id1478354435 Follow Run Culture on Instagram: @run.culture https://www.instagram.com/run.culture/ Like Run Culture on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dsverwey/ All Run Culture Owl athletes can be found on the teams Strava group: https://www.strava.com/clubs/rc-owls