# 20 – Part II with Alex Hutchinson, world famous author. How to reduce perception of effort, approaches to hydration and insights from the ‘Breaking-2 hour barrier in marathon’ project


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Episode Summary Alex discusses the various approaches to hydration, perception of effort and how to reduce it, insights from Nike’s “Breaking-2” project, Vapor Fly shoes and the likely timeframe for sub-2 marathon in a race Show Notes 02:10 – Approaches to hydration 13:20 – Perception of effort and how to reduce it 23:50 – Insights from “Breaking-2” project and Vaporfly shoes 34:30 – Alex’s view on when sub-2 marathon will be run in a race 38:05 – Quiz Time! 43:00 – Alex’s recommendations on books, websites and other resources Resources by Alex Website - https://alexhutchinson.net Book - Endure:Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Amazon Link) Sweat Science column - https://www.outsideonline.com/1745511/alex-hutchinson Contact Alex Twitter: @sweatsciene Books and other Recommendations The Sports Gene by David Epstein (Amazon Link) Range by David Epstein (Amazon Link) Good to Go by Christie Aschwandan (Amazon Link) Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness (Amazon Link) The Passion Paradox by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness (Amazon Link) The Four-Minute Mile by Roger Bannister (Amazon Link) Contact Details for Running and Fitness with Raj Website: runfitraj.com Join WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KUa5ddQDDlf22imAFJNcqh Email: [email protected] Facebook Group: Running and Fitness with Raj Instagram: Instagram @runningandfitnesswithraj Twitter @RunningRaj Listen and Subscribe Apple Spotify JioSaavn