About this episode

The episode discusses lessons learned from John Rutherford's performance at the Badlands 800K gravel bike race.

In this episode of the OFM Podcast, Peter Defty, Tony Konvalin, and John Rutherford discuss a variety of topics related to OFM and Human Performance in the context of John’s recent EPIC accomplishment of finishing 10th overall at the Badlands 800 Kilometer gravel bike in the Andalusian Deserts of Spain. This event has taken on legendary status in just a few short years attracting the best gravel cyclists from across the globe to challenge themselves against the terrain and elements as well as each other.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Defty

Guests: Tony Konvalin, John Rutherford

Topics covered

• metabolic health
• ultra endurance
• gravel cycling
• human performance
• Badlands 800K

Keywords

• metabolic health
• ultra endurance
• gravel grinding
• Badlands 800K
• human performance
• cycling

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Andalusian Deserts of Spain

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