Science Of Ultra

Oct 06 2021 148 ep. 51 mins 2.6k

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For endurance athletes who want to do more than improve race performance. How you sleep, think, eat, and move all play a role in helping you Become Your Ultra Best!

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SOUP Out

Oct 06 2021 5 mins

Thank you, thank you, thank you...on we go!

Break

May 06 2021 2 mins

SOUP is taking a break for the summer, and will be back in September 2021.

Hillary Allen

Apr 14 2021 56 mins

Hillary Allen, aka Hillygoat, is one of the top ultra- and sky-runners in the world. We talk about her views of life and running, what's important, and how to stay competitive while embracing whatever life brings. Her near-death accident during the 2017 Tromsø Skyrace, and her recovery are chronicled in her book Out & Back: A Runner’s Story of Survival and Recovery Against All O

Training Intensity Distribution

Apr 07 2021 52 mins

Let's answer the question: How much time should I spend training at different intensities? And, let's bust the polarized training myth in the process.

Kenefick & Cheuvront

Mar 17 2021 58 mins

Rebroadcast part 2 of 2 - Two of the living legends of performance hydration bring everything you could want to know about hydration for endurance athletes. This episode is all about application of knowledge in the context of ultras.

Sam Cheuvront, PhD & Robert Kenefick, PhD

Mar 10 2021 69 mins

Rebroadcast part 1 of 2 - Sam Cheuvront, PhD & Robert Kenefick, PhD, two of the living legends of performance hydration, bring everything you could want to know about hydration for endurance athletes starting with the basics in this episode.

Herman Pontzer PhD - Burn

Mar 03 2021 65 mins

Major advances in our understanding of human metabolism have been made in recent years, and they’ve been pioneered by Herman Pontzer, PhD. He, and his colleagues, are making discoveries in human metabolism and energy balance that will reshape our approach to human health for many years to come. These are fundamental breakthroughs that are providing explanations for outcomes among

Run With Ease (rebroadcast)

Feb 24 2021 20 mins

[Rebroadcast] Our goal is never to get good at suffering. Our goal is to suffer less under the same conditions, not to make running easier but to run with greater ease.

Keith Baar, PhD

Feb 17 2021 57 mins

Dr. Baar rejoins us on the show. He was previously on for episode 58. Today we illuminate the central role of connective tissue and associated proteins in transmitting force from muscle, extend that understanding to explain how muscle functions in running (hint: it’s not at all like most people think), and dive into ways that you can optimize your connective tissue health. https:

Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH

Feb 10 2021 57 mins

Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH is a sports medicine physician, Associate Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, medical director of the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children's Hospital, Associate Director of the sports endocrine research lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a team physician for USA Rowing. Dr. Ackerman is, herself, a former national team rower. Twitt