Run The News | Did WSER 100 Highlight A Missed Pacing Advantage?

Run The News | Did WSER 100 Highlight A Missed Pacing Advantage?

June 29, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

The episode discusses pacing strategies that could enhance performance in ultramarathons, particularly in light of recent improvements at WSER 100.

WSER 100 2026 was defined by large improvements in finishing times across both the men's and women's top finishers. What does the historically cooler temps help tell us about the next big performance boosting strategy for ultramarathon races? Nick Coury joins me to discuss the pacing variable that may still yield big improvements at races like WSER 100. Episode Sponsors: ProBio: probionutrition.com/endurance Code: Endurance (20% Off) LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG: deltagketones.com Code: BITTER20 (20% Off) True Nutrition: truenutrition.com/hpo Code: HPO (20% Off) Podcast Details: Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hposponsors HPO Website: zachbitter.com/hpo Zach's Coaching: zachbitter.com/coaching Zach's Journal: substack.com/@zachbitter Find Zach: zachbitter.com | IG: @zachbitter | X: @zbitter | FB: Zach Bitter | Strava: Zach Bitter

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