Coach of runners on the trails, roads & track 🦖 Leadville 100 Mile course record holder 🧡 Check out the Some Work All Play podcast!
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Joined August 2014
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The performance revolution in pro road running has totally changed what seems possible. In just a few years, performance skyrocketed across the sport. What's going on, and what can we all learn?
How to Get Faster | 9 Lessons from Pro Road Runners
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The most important briefings of the day.
Karl Deisseroth, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares the news of his Nobel Prize with his kids.
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The running community is so special. To the guy who overtook me today and gave me a thumbs up and said “keep going bud you got this”, I want to say, from the bottom of my heart, go fuck yourself you pretentious cunt I’ll fuckin kill you dawg this is a zone 2 run or I’d smoke you
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Rachael Rudel — runner up at the USATF 4 mile championship earlier this summer — pulled away to a convincing win in a swift 64:58 (course record 64:29 by @KeiraDAmato) at the @USATF 20K Championship hosted by Faxon Law @NHVRoadRace
#NewHavenRoadRace #USATF
This week, we break down the theory of "Zone Compression" 🙏 We think that this principle is what is driving all performance forward. Things get interesting and weird, allowing athletes to run marathons at threshold. Learn about the stupid human trick ⬇️
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HISTORY at Western States 100! Topics:
-the new course records and what it means to go for it in the modern era
-“death before DNF” mentality,
-brand battles,
-racing trends,
-and carbs in ultras
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"Closing The Loop" is out now! It's one of the most life-affirming things I have ever seen. I cried and cried at the end (you'll see), but in one of those I AM SO HAPPY TO BE ALIVE ways. We can't wait for you to see it! youtube.com/watch?v=xJxnaEFD…
I strongly agree with Coach Steve. The impact of bicarb is way stronger than most people who aren't involved in the top end of the sport realize. From 400/800 to the marathon and ultras. (at the Olympic Trials, I even saw 100m athletes taking bicarb for better recovery)
A full tutorial on iron levels and supplementation for athletes, based on what the pros do ⬇️
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If you had 1 month to train like a pro runner, what do you do?
For many athletes, that month would be best served with a "trial of miles." But if you want to use the time to get stronger than ever for immediate goals, this is the plan for you ⬇️
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10 ways to stop cramping, going through all of the coolest theories we have ⬇️
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We give our full "no secrets" thoughts this week on the major news:
-sub-2 hour marathon fueling
-why people are overlooking the impact of bicarb
-supershoe evolution
-red button v. blue button, and how that might relate to marathon world records 🤷♂️
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"The Ultimate Cheat Code For Endurance" youtube.com/watch?v=ZosC0Rti…
How can you prepare for the extreme muscular demands of longer events?
Our theory: strategic use of downhill running causes eccentric muscle contractions that act as a shortcut to muscular resilience and strength
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Thanks Tim! I was in Boston for coaching, and every pro athlete had tons of bottles for Bottle Drop (most for every 5k), many with a gel taped to the bottle too if they weren't just doing Maurten drink mix (which is the most popular option). Everyone I talked to in the top 20 was doing higher carb 🙏
Observations from training practices in earlier times are not really relevant anymore. Carbs are why the game has changed in how athletes race marathons and recover from them.
I totally acknowledge that it's not high carb on every single run for these athletes (nor should it be). But it is high carb in every single race.
Behind the scenes at the Boston Marathon, featuring:
-training and fueling insights
-what we are learning at the pointy end of human performance
-a new study on cycling performance that overlaps with running studies and shows where progress comes from
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My feed gave me another Cody Bare and & @MountainRoche #ultra race story. This one is of resilience, generosity, and ❤️. FULL CIRCLE | 2025 Javelina 100 Mile Ultra Race youtu.be/WwyrjnP6mEs?si=jMjw…
Lots of fun science on this one ⬇️
-Tadej Pogacar fueling
-male v. female carb/hr numbers
-single v. double workouts
-combining heat and altitude for HGB mass
-caffeine genotypes
-building bone density
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Not sure how I missed this video by Cody Bare about @mountainroche triumph at Leadville 100m #LD100 last year, but that’s a great one to kick off the heart of the #ultra season.
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Let's give away all of the high carb secrets! What we used to think was an endurance limitation was often just a fueling limitation. This video is about giving you the tools to remove those limits. 8 Rules For High Carb Fueling ⬇️
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