Episode Details

Professor John Brewer, author of "Running Science", discusses some of the most commonly discussed topics in running and what science has shown to be true (and not) about them.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Running form and technique
• The "best" way to train - intensity and volume distributions
• How body weight impacts running performance
• How age impacts running performance
• Recovery requirements from different kinds of runs

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• Run Smart - book by John Brewer
• Running Science - book by John Brewer
• John's Twitter profile
• Masters Athletes: How to minimize the performance decline for aging triathletes | EP#20
• Race-day warm-up | EP#35
• Cool-downs - are they necessary? | EP#36
• Why sodium is crucial to your performance.

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