Paula Radcliffe, running legend and former world record holder in the marathon on her role models, career, key races and dealing with challenges Show Notes 01:45 – Early influencers and start of distance running 05:15 – Coach Alex Stanton 07:05 – Turning professional 09:00 – Mental make-up of Paula, the athlete 11:45 – Dealing with …
Prof. Andrew Jones on nitrate supplementation, beetroot for performance enhancement, critical power and “Breaking-2” project Show Notes 01:10 – Dr. Jones introduces himself and talks about his current work 03:30 – How Dr. Jones started his research on nitrate supplementation 06:40 – Natural availability of nitrate in the body 08:20 – Timing nitrate supplementation 12:50 …
Meb Keflezighi, running legend, on his role models, career highlights, being an older athlete and his books Show Notes 01:00 – Early life and influences 02:25 – Getting into running in the United States 04:15 – Turning professional 05:55 – Winning Silver Medal at Athens Olympics 2004 08:10 – Dealing with injury: 2008 Olympic Trials …
Christie Aschwanden, science journalist and author of “Good to Go” deconstructs recovery: What works, what is marketing hype and steps you can take around recovery Show Notes 01:55 – Christie introduces herself 05:30 – Why Christie wrote a book on recovery 12:10 – Things that surprised Christie around recovery 17:15 – Thoughts about stretching 20:50 …