David Bowden is a New Zealand-based bike fitter and coach, who also works as a consultant for Profile Design. David also has a background in bike fitting software, having designed the Velogicfit 3D Motion and 3D Aero performance bike fitting products that he uses in the studio. David currently coaches among others pro triathlete and cycling powerhouse Teresa Adam. In this episode we discuss bike fitting, equipment to improve performance, and bike training for triathlon.       

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-How important bike fitting is, with quantitative examples

-The tools used in bike fitting and their importance

-How to find a good bike fitter (not just "ask around")

-Considerations around aerobars, saddles, cranks, helmets, tires and more 

-A typical training week (cycling specifically) for age-group triathletes focusing on 70.3 and Ironman

-How to find your bike pacing strategy for Ironman 70.3 and Ironman racing

-David's top tips for age-group triathletes 

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts287/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• David's website 
• Bike fitting with Phil Burt (former Team Sky) | EP#232
• Bike Fitting Q&A with Phil Burt | EP#254
• Tire pressure, aerodynamics, and smart equipment upgrades with Josh Poertner | EP#235

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• Pre-race planning (race strategy, pacing, nutrition, hydration, equipment, mental game)
• The day(s) before the race (equipment prep, nutrition and hydration, course/transition area recce)
• Race day execution
• Mistakes to avoid

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous Racing-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

Björn Kafka is a cycling and endurance coach at the highest level, including coaching multiple World and European champions. He is also an expert in metabolism and metabolic calculations, and has developed the Aerotune Powertest that gives athletes access to in-depth information about their own physiology. In this interview we go in-depth on the topics of training, testing, and metabolism, and Björn shares his expertise from all of these domains.         

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-How VO2max is related to the maximum number of training hours you can positively adapt to without overreaching

-How to train VO2max (for different types of athletes)

-VLaMax: how to use it in training, why lower is not always better, and why it still isn't very widely used

-Guidelines for using high-intensity interval training

-Guidelines for using cadence and torque work in training

-Nutrition recommendations in training, racing, and day to day life

-The Aerotune Powertest

-General tips for age-group athletes and mistakes to avoid

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts286/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Aerotune's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Aerotune Powertest
• Endurance Innovation 100 – Aerotune’s Bjorn Kafka
• Aerodynamics, Rolling Resistance, Weight, and Return On Investment with Sebastian Schluricke | EP#90
• FTP, VO2max and VLaMax: what triathletes need to know with Sebastian Weber | EP#169
• Training structure, periodisation and the science of winning with Jan Olbrecht, PhD | EP#198

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• How to pace hilly 70.3 and Ironman courses (for 95% of athletes)
• How to pace hilly 70.3 and Ironman courses for pros and the very top age-groupers
• Differences in pacing hills between half and full Ironman races 
• How to train for hilly triathlon bike courses and practise your pacing strategy

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• Optimal Bike Pacing and Best Bike Split with Ryan Cooper | EP#131

Blair Cartmell is a Scottish triathlon coach working as a Junior National Coach with British Triathlon in addition to running his own coaching business. Blair's coaching resume is of a very high level, including currently being the coach of George Goodwin (3rd at the PTO Championships in Daytona in 2020), holding the lead coach position of the Triathlon Scotland performance Centre at Stirling University, as well as being a national coach for Scotland's home Commonwealth games in 2014.     

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Blair's coaching philosophy

-How to achieve consistency in training

-Intensity management

-Group training environments

-Learning how to race by putting yourself on the startline

-Top tips for age-group athletes

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts285/

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• Why is swim video analysis so important
• Equipment and tools needed
• How to shoot the videos like an experienced coach
• How to analyse the videos and assess Impact and Difficulty
• Alternative (phone-only) options for swim video analysis

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous swim-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

Neil MacPherson is Scottish coach living in Cape Town, where he owns and runs the coaching business Dinamic Coaching. In addition to his own coaching and performance center services, Neil has also served as a coach educator and facilitator for British Triathlon and for the International Triathlon Union (ITU). In this interview, we discuss Neil's training and coaching philosophy, get into specific case studies, and much more.       

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Neil's coaching and training philosophy

-Case study: taking an explosive athlete (Olympian) and coaching them towards an Ironman

-How to break past performance plateaus for age-group triathletes

-Swim technique, and using the SmartPaddle for quantitative analysis of your swim stroke

-The skills that aspiring (and established) coaches really have to learn

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts284/

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www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Dinamic Coaching website, Twitter, and Instagram
• TraineSense SmartPaddle

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• Age and endurance performance 
• The main reasons for age-related decline in endurance performance
• What can you do to counteract this performance decline? 
• Other considerations for masters athletes, and potential differences compared to younger athletes
   

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• The top-5 challenges for masters athletes and how to overcome them – Bo Falck Hansen, PhD | EP#176
• Mastering Triathlon as a Masters Athlete with Karen Smyers | EP#102
• Runner Gene Dykes Is Playing the Long Game - article by Alex Hutchinson
• What We Can Learn from Studying Older Marathoners - article by Alex Hutchinson
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

Coach David Tilbury-Davis returns to the podcast for a different kind of episode. David and Mikael muse over how coaching and training principles and practices are evolving, and how training and learning frameworks already used successfully in many sports and contexts outside of triathlon can be applied in a triathlon or endurance sports setting.    

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Autonomy

-Diversity

-Psychology

-Specificity

-The integration of physiology, psychology, and environmental constraints

-Training athletes as "complex systems" vs. training "independent components of a system"

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts283/

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www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• David's website and Twitter and Instagram profiles
• Perspectives on coaching with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#227
• Perspectives on training with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#226
• Triathlon race planning with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#150
• Training Talk: Splicing Workouts, Cognitive Load, and more with David Tilbury-Davis | EP#53
• Training or Synergizing? Complex Systems Principles Change the Understanding of Sport Processes - Pol et al. 2020
• Theory to Practice: Performance Preparation Models in Contemporary High-Level Sport Guided by an Ecological Dynamics Framework - Woods et al. 2020
• The Science of Racing against Opponents: Affordance Competition and the Regulation of Exercise Intensity in Head-to-Head Competition - Hettinga et al. 2017
• Super Champions, Champions, and Almosts: Important Differences and Commonalities on the Rocky Road - Collins et al. 2016
• Constraints-controlled metastable dynamics of exercise-induced psychobiological adaptation - Hristovski et al. 2010
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

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• How important is workout design? 
• Common mistakes in workout design
• Advice for designing specific types of workouts (VO2max, threshold, strength & stamina, fatigue resistance etc.) 
• The workout design process - step by step

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

Simon Marshall, PhD, and his wife Lesley Paterson (XTERRA and ITU Cross-Triathlon World Champion) are the authors of the book "The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion". In this episode, we discuss several of the most important messages covered in this book for triathletes, including getting an understanding of the inner workings of your brain, as well as common and specific psychological challenges that triathletes face on a regular basis in racing, training, and in the day to day.     

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Applied neuroscience: understanding how your brain works and how to (as well as how not to) work with your brain rather than against it. 

-How to build confidence (even if you are not a confident person)

-How to use social media and avoid the comparison trap

-How to get out of your comfort zone and learn to embrace the suck

-Tips for how athletes can go about improving their psychological and mental skills

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts282/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order.

ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Simon's profiles on Twitter and Research Gate
• Lesley's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Braveheart Coaching website
• The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion - Simon's and Lesley's book
• All previous sports psychology episodes on That Triathlon Show

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• From short to long timescales, from molecular to functional adaptations

• The types of research methods used to study these different levels
• What levels of adaptations you should focus on, and what timescale you need to look at those adaptations from
• Practical tips and advice to take into your training

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• NEW ADVANCED training plans (Olympic, Half and Full Distance). Get 60% off during the launch period (until 30 April 2021) using the code "ADVANCED" at checkout. 

Paulo Puccinelli is a sports medicine physician with a PhD in exercise physiology. In this episode we discuss his recent study, on the most important predictors for performance in amateur triathletes.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-An overview of the study Paulo and his team conducted on predictors of performance in amateur (Olympic distance) triathletes

-The importance of VO2max and Maximum Aerobic Velocity (MAV)

-The importance of triathlon experience

-The relative insignificance of (running) economy

-A discussion on body composition

-A discussion on chronotype

-Paulo's coaching advice and takehome messages 

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts281/

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www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gmez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Dr. Puccinelli's profiles on Research Gate, Twitter, and Instagram
• Predictors of performance in Amateur Olympic distance triathlon - Puccinelli et al. 2020

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• Options and contexts for group training in triathlon and endurance sports
• Pros and cons of group training
• Evidence of the benefits of group training
• How to strategically use group training to maximise its benefits and your performance improvements

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• Cohesion and performance in sport: a meta analysis - Carron 2002
• Rowers' high: behavioural synchrony is correlated with elevated pain thresholds - Cohen 2010
• Social Bonds and Exercise: Evidence for a Reciprocal Relationship - Davis 2015

Kelly McNulty is a PhD candidate at Northumbria University. Kelly's research investigates the effect of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on performance, recovery, and adaptation in women in sports. In this interview, Kelly walks as through the evidence-base and practical recommendations for all female athletes and coaches of female athletes.      

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The different phases and hormonal changes of the menstrual cycles

-How these changes (theoretically) might impact exercise performance

-The actual evidence-base and state of the science on menstrual cycle phase and its impact on exercise performance

-Practical advice for individualising your approach to training according to the menstrual cycle phases

-The evidence-base and state of the science on hormonal contraception use and its impact on exercise performance

-General advice and takehome messages for female athletes

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts280/

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www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order.

ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Kelly's website, Twitter and Research Gate
• "The period of the period" podcast, Twitter, and Instagram
• The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase on Exercise Performance in Eumenorrheic Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• The Effects of Oral Contraceptives on Exercise Performance in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports) with Margo Mountjoy | EP#233
• Training during and after pregnancy with Jocelyn McCauley | EP#33

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• Objectives and importance of strength training for triathletes and endurance athletes
• Equipment for home-based strength training
• Structure of home-based strength workouts
• Recommended exercises
• How  strength workouts fit into your overall triathlon program

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous strength-related episodes on That Triathlon Show
• 5 Different Types Of Resistance Bands And The Benefits Of Each

Helle Frederiksen is a coach and former professional athlete. In her racing days, Helle competed in the London 2012 Olympics, she is the ITU Long Distance World Champion from 2018, and she holds the fastest ever time in women's half distance racing, with a 3:55:50 from Challenge Bahrain. In this interview, we discuss Helle's training and coaching philosophies, as well as the importance of racing to develop, and how to get the best out of yourself on race day. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Helle's background as a professional athlete

-Her coaching and training philosophy

-Training on feel

-The importance of racing, and how to execute on race day

-Advice on fitting training into a busy lifestyle

-Differences and similarities in how to approach training between amateurs and pros

-Advice on improving your swim, bike, and run, respectively

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts279/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Helle's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• World Champions keep things simple: training masterclass with Joel Filliol | EP#172

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• The demands of triathlon running: strength, stamina and fatigue resistance
• Top tips for improving your triathlon run training
• Example workouts and weekly structure
• Common run training mistakes to avoid
   

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous running-related episodes on That Triathlon Show
• Injury prevention and rehabilitation with James Debenham, PhD | EP#209
• The Triathlete’s Strength Training Formula | EP#81
• Running form and training talk with Bobby McGee (USA Triathlon) | EP#225
• Running biomechanics, economy, and training load with Izzy Moore, PhD | EP#241
• Improve your running speed, endurance, and performance with Pete Magill | EP#203
• Training Talk and offroad triathlon with coach Lesley Paterson (multiple World Champion) | EP#277
• Mental skills and the psychology of suffering with Carrie Cheadle | EP#97
• Practical application of sports psychology for triathletes with Dr. JoAnn Dahlkoetter | EP#108

Golo Röhrken is a medical doctor, sports scientist, and triathlon coach. In this interview we discuss a study he conducted, which was the first ever randomised controlled trial comparing polarised training with other training intensity distributions specifically in the sport of triathlon. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-The first ever randomised controlled trial of polarised training and moderate intensity training distributions in triathletes

-How the two training programs were implemented and executed

-Different ways of quantifying training intensity distributions, and problems or misunderstandings that these differences lead to

-Golo's coaching advice and practical takehome messages from this study and beyond

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts278/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

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ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order.

ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Golo's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Six Weeks of Polarized Versus Moderate Intensity Distribution: A Pilot Intervention Study - Röhrken et al. 2020
• An up to date scientific analysis of polarised training vs. threshold training with Michael Rosenblat | EP#244
• Polarised training with Stephen Seiler, PhD | EP#177

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• The demands of triathlon cycling: sustained power and aerodynamics
• Example workouts and weekly structure
• Common bike training mistakes to avoid
• Top tips for improving your triathlon bike training

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous cycling-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

Lesley Paterson is a coach and multiple World Champion across XTERRA and ITU Cross-Triathlon. Lesley joins us to discuss training principles as well as specific advice for racing XTERRA or cross-triathlon.     

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Leslie's training principles and approach to coaching 

-Top tips for improving your swim, bike, and run

-Key workouts in each of the three disciplines, and an example training week

-Training advice for XTERRA, including when and how to do specific training

-Racing advice for XTERRA, including nutrition, gear, and more

-Advice for time-crunched athletes

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts277/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

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ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Lesley's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Braveheart Coaching website
• The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion - Lesley's book
• Training for Xterra and off-road triathlon with five-time world champion Melanie McQuaid | EP#196

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• The demands of triathlon swimming: technique,  fitness, and open water readiness
• Example workouts and weekly structure
• Common swim training mistakes to avoid
• Top tips for improving your swim training

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• All previous swimming-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

Emma Carney is a double ITU World Champion, World Triathlon Hall of Fame inductee, and dominated women's triathlon in the mid-90s. She retired from racing in 2004, and is now coaching at both high performance and age-group levels.  

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-Emma's main coaching philosophy and training principles

-Tips for developing your swim, bike, and run

-Key workouts in each of the three disciplines

-Training periodisation, workout execution, and more...

SHOWNOTES:

https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts276/

SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE:

www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/

SPONSORS:

ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a tool for time-crunched triathletes looking to improve swim specific strength and technique. Trusted by BMC PRO Triathlon Team, age-group triathletes, coaches and physios around the world. Visit zen8swimtrainer.com/tts for 20% off your order.

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Emma's website, Twitter, and Instagram
• Hard Wired: Life, Death and Triathlon - Emma's autobiography

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• What is training periodisation?
• Periodisation terminology and frameworks
• Does periodisation really matter?
• Mikael's framework for "periodisation"

• Scientific Triathlon website
• Coaching
• Training Plans
• TTS Thursday Episode Archive
• Periodisation Theory: Confronting an Inconvenient Truth with John Kiely | EP#148
• Tapering, periodisation and recovery with Iñigo Mujika, PhD | EP#256
• Training structure, periodisation and the science of winning with Jan Olbrecht, PhD | EP#198
• Triathlon periodisation with Chris Myers | EP#112
• Training and periodisation for cyclists with Adam Pulford | EP#211

Michael Crawley is a 2h20min marathon runner who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain, and he is assistant professor in social anthropology at Durham University. Michael spent 15 months in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, running with a group of professional runners and observing their training and their lives. The result of this experience is Michael's first book, "Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia". 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

-"A day in the life" of Ethiopian runners

-What a typical training week looks like

-Key workouts for the Ethiopians 

-The importance of the environment and terrain (altitude, "magic air", special surfaces, forests,...)

-The group effect - the importance of training together in an individual sport

-Mindset and psychology of the Ethiopians

-What can Western, non-professional runners and triathletes learn and implement from professional runners in Ethiopia? 

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LINKS AND RESOURCES:

• Michael's Twitter, and Instagram
• Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia - Michael's book
• Run training of Kipchoge, Farah and Rudisha with Matt Fox of Sweat Elite | EP#195
• All Running-related episodes on That Triathlon Show

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