1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport Podcast
1) Shoe controversy, Boston marathon training & Thyroid hormone use in Olympians
We start off with a listener question about recovery runs before diving into the Hayden Wilde shoe saga and a mess at the Tokyo World Championships track & field with the warm up track. We then discus...Show More
2) Was Sydney Marathon Weak & Insights from UTMB
Lots to review this week with many insights shared about what has been happening in the world of sport. We look at Sydney as the 7th World Marathon Major, UTMB takeaways, some interesting things to lo...Show More
3) Recovery From an Eating Disorder Pro Cyclist Clara Koppenburg
Before our interview, we cover a listener question and then take a look back at some Diamond League and forward to UTMB. We also discuss teenage phenoms Cooper Luteknhaus and Gout Gout. Finally we hea...Show More
4) Marathon Longevity with Multiple Olympian Lisa Weightman
Before our guest joins us, Xylon learns to tie shoelaces, we cover a listener question on heart rate during warm up and we review the Diamond League in Silesia. We then touch on the records from the L...Show More
5) Should You Do More Zone 2 Training?
We have a huge episode this week. Most importantly we discuss yoghurt gate but we also touch on a bunch of community shoutouts, some NFL, Crossfit, T100, UK & US track & field and the Tour de France F...Show More
6) Microdosing, Elite Athlete's healing capacity and Jan Frodeno Running OCC
This week starts with some absolute abhorrent behviour from Xylon before we get into some great community shoutouts. We then touch on athletes and accelerated recovery rates, why the NFL is hard to tr...Show More
7) Mental Health vs Mental Resilience
Gary Fahey is a mental strength and performance specialist, mental health and addiction counsellor, public speaker and bestselling author. He currently works across the corporate and sporting spaces h...Show More
8) Diet, Stress Balance and Course Familiarisation
We tackle a number of listener questions in the episode covering topics like stress balance and coping, recovery nutrition, diet, microbiome and nutrition for sleep. We also discuss the value of train...Show More
9) Small Margins & Marginal Gains with Dr Sam Shepherd
Prior to our interview which is all about crewing and marginal gains we discuss Tracksmith’s new marathon team, why Nerd Clusters are gaining popularity for fueling and athletes changing countries. Ou...Show More
10) The Wildest Week in Endurance Sport
It’s been a huge week in endurance sport and specifically for Hiroki Kai who we talk about. We also discuss changes to qualification for the Ironman world championships, Challenge Roth result and priv...Show More