299. The Best Underdog Story, LT1 v. LT2 workouts, 3 Tips for Health, Science on Supershoes and Slower Paces, and Structuring Training Weeks!

About this episode

The episode discusses the remarkable performances of US Ski Mountaineering athletes at the Olympics, explores scientific studies on supershoes and training, and shares health tips and personal stories.

We washed all of our bowls THOROUGHLY before this great episode! A main topic was the story of US Ski Mountaineering at the Olympics, where Cam Smith and Anna Gibson had miraculous performances. 50 years from now, people will still be talking about this team with the impossible dream. And this one had extremely interesting science that had us asking lots of big questions. We talked about a study on supershoes for slower athletes, another on red blood cell damage after ultramarathons, and a final study on foam rolling in cyclists. The red blood cell study brought up a fascinating question on the role of science communication in the social media age. Plus there were tons of great topics! Other topics: the pee bowl controversy, Megan’s bike power breakthrough, David’s 3 tips on health challenges, why Alysia Liu might be our favorite athlete of all time, the SWAP training theory encyclopedia, LT1 v. LT2 workouts, when you’re ready to move up to ultras, balancing fun goals and long-term specificity, navigating grief, and our problems with excess intensity in some training approaches. Alysia Liu: “I love sharing my story, my art, and the process of creation. Even if I make mistakes…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Roche, Megan Roche

Topics covered

• US Ski Mountaineering
• supershoes
• red blood cell damage
• ultramarathons
• training theory
• health tips
• grief navigation

Keywords

• Ski Mountaineering
• supershoes
• ultramarathons
• training
• health tips
• science communication
• foam rolling

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