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Some Work, All Play

Five to ten topics, sometimes about running, with lots of love and enthusiasm and science. We dig de

Episodes

Total: 269

225. Kilian's Wild Physiology Data, Tara Dower Sets the Overall AT Record, The Next Race After Leadville, 7 Ultra Logistics Tips, and How Elite Athletes Eat!
2024/9/24

We marveled at the athletic performance of the year to prepare for this great episode! It kicked off

224. Post-Run Carbs Science, Vincent's Training to Win UTMB, Supershoes Power Ranking, Biking for Runners, and The Fastest US Race Ever!
2024/9/17

We slurped down a truly inspiring amount of carbohydrates before recording this great episode! The m

223. Leadville Strength Work, The Next Frontier of Sodium Bicarbonate, Adaptation Fueling, Kilian's Epic Adventure, and New Contraceptives Study!
2024/9/10

We filled the pauses in conversation with all of our deepest confessions before recording this great

222. History at UTMB, Leadville 100 CR Spicy Questions, The World's Greatest Sports Headline, Post-Run Uphill Treadmill, and What We Did To Our Scale!
2024/9/3

We put lubrication in all the right places before this amazing episode! The main topic was a rundown

221. Leadville 100 Course Record Q+A! The "No Secrets" Episode. Telling All on Training, Fueling, Pacing, Mindset, and More!
2024/8/27

We had so much fun with this no-secrets episode on the Leadville 100 Mile course record! We answered

220. Leadville 100 Mile Record! What Just Happened?! Stories, Lessons, and Gratitude from a Dream Day

2024/8/20

We pinched each other to make sure it wasn’t all a dream before recording this celebration episode!

219. Kilian Jornet's Training, New Double Threshold Workout Study, Strides Speed Tutorial, The Best Olympics Ever, Unique Glute Engagement, and Hilarious Adversity!

2024/8/13

We felt infinite gratitude to not feel infinite stomach acid before this celebration episode! The ma

218. Science of Year-Round Heat Training, Tecton 3 Review, New Bicarb Performance Study, Pommel Horse Guy, and Our Favorite Olympics Stories!
2024/8/6

We considered buying our very own pommel horse before this amazing episode! The main topic was a new

217. Microbiome and Performance, Hydration with Electrolytes, Easy and Hard Training Doses, Keeping Running Weird, Sky-High VO2 Max, and Exploring Talent!
2024/7/30

We brought hearts full of love to this episode! We start by remembering the amazing Maddie Giegold,

216. Using Heart Rate Data, Why Everyone is Faster in Cycling, Strides and Cardiac Output, Fueling Performance Leaps, Sweat Testing, and Hot News!
2024/7/23

We had a party with our insect friends before recording this great episode! A big topic was answerin

215. Hardrock 100 Resets What's Possible, Courtney Makes History, Steep Uphill Training, The Cooling Revolution, and a Cycling Performance Mystery!
2024/7/16

Our GPS watches told us we were "Peaking" for this great episode! The main topic was inspi

214. Silver Rush 50 Mile and Getting Back Up, Shoe Hot Takes, Fueling Slower Efforts, Unconventional Tapers, Mount Marathon, and Tour de France Stories!
2024/7/9

We took some Big Leadville Energy into this great episode! The main topic was the Silver Rush 50 Mil

213. Western States 100 Insanity and How The Sport Has Changed Forever, Why Everyone is Getting Faster, The Biggest Trail Breakthrough Ever, and History at the Olympic Trials!
2024/7/2

We were flying high after the best sports week of all time for this amazing episode! The main topic

212. Olympic Trials Stories, Western States Preview, Jim Walmsley's VK, Salty Foods for Training, Broken Arrow Breakthroughs, and Arm Band Heart Rate!
2024/6/25

We are coming to you from Eugene, Oregon at the Olympic Track Trials for this amazing episode! The m

211. Speed for Long Races, Olympic Trials and Western States, vVO2 Workouts, Roger Federer's Speech on Belief, and Bicarb Hacks!
2024/6/18

We thought long and hard about alien physiology before recording this great episode! The main topic

210. Why Strides Work, Supershoe Tech Review for the Trails, History at NCAA Champs, Parker Valby's Dominance, and AI Songs!
2024/6/11

We put on some bouncy shoes for optimal energy return before this great episode! The main training d

209. Love With Limits, Spring Energy's False Nutrition Labels, Kilian's Unmatched Dominance, Running Club Romance, and The Future is Female Coaches!

2024/6/4

We were emotionally hardened by some sleepless nights before recording this special episode! A coupl

208. Gel Controversy Grows, Courtney's Nutrition Strategy, Fueling Case Studies, World Record 10k, Trash Talking on the Track, and A Meaning of Life!
2024/5/28

We ate a bag of performance waffles to get ready for this awesome episode! The first topic was a fol

207. Core Strength, Controversy in a Gel's Calorie Total, Track Coaching Takeaways, Ketones and Hormones, Big Hope, and Coaching AI!
2024/5/21

We gathered liquid courage (chugging from a gallon of chocolate milk) for this great episode! The ma

206. Doing Hard Things, Longevity and Training, Fueling Short Workouts, The Power of Placebo, AI Bots, and Cocodona 250!
2024/5/14

We sat in a stew of uncertainty before recording this awesome (and healing) episode! The main traini