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Paris 2024: Kara Goucher On Trusting Performances In An Age of Mistrust
On the eve of the Paris Olympics, Kara Goucher joins Ross to put their minds to the fans' dilemma - how do we celebrate the performances we see from …
1 year, 11 months ago
Paris 2024 Daily: All lights on Paris as the Olympics begin
In this episode, Ross & Gareth shine the spotlight on The City of Light, where the Olympic Games begin today, with the Men's Football and Sevens prel…
1 year, 11 months ago
Paris 2024: Are The Olympic Games Still Relevant?
Season 6 Episode 18
How relevant are the Olympic Games in the modern era and can they stand the test of time? Join Ross and Mike, along with top US sports journalist and…
1 year, 11 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 6: How Pro Cyclists Use Carbon Monoxide / Pogacar's Superhuman Numbers
Season 6
In a recent article on the Escape Collective, claims were made that Tour de France cyclists are using carbon monoxide to enhance their performance. B…
1 year, 11 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 5: The Research Studies That Shaped Sports Science Knowledge
The spotlight falls on the most influential sports science research ever published. A recent paper produced a list of the 100 most influential sports…
1 year, 11 months ago
Paris 2024: How to Make an Olympic Athlete
Season 6 Episode 17
Mark Coogan has been there, done that and got the t-shirt. As a former track athlete, sub-4 minute miler, Olympic marathoner and author of the book '…
1 year, 11 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 4: Shining a Tour de France Light On Exercise In The Heat
In this Spotlight, the team discuss exercise in the heat, using the challenging conditions and travails of Mark Cavendish and others in the Tour de F…
1 year, 11 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 3: TDF 2024 Preview
The Tour de France begins Saturday and in this Spotlight, Ross and Gareth gaze into their crystal balls to discuss whether Jonas Vingegaard, the two-…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Real Science Of Hydration During Exercise
Season 6 Episode 16
Dr Tamara Hew-Butler is the Queen of Hyponatremia (@hyponaqueen on X). What's hyponatremia, you may be wondering? It is a condition that is far more …
2 years ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 2: Kenya's doping induced credibility crisis
Kenyan athletes are being banned, literally, by the hundreds. The country that produces many of the world's outstanding distance performers has a hu…
2 years ago