309. The Marathon that Changed Running, Ultra GOAT to Western States, Misconceptions about Training Volume, A Supershoe Lawsuit, and A Hydration Study!

About this episode

The episode discusses the historic context of Vinny Mauri’s marathon debut, Jim Walmsley's return to Western States, and various misconceptions in training and hydration.

We violated the warranty on ankle tape before this great episode! A main topic involved taking a step back to understand the historic context of Vinny Mauri’s 2:05 debut marathon. We think it’s a performance that signals a fundamental shift in the future of the sport for everyone, and we discuss why. We also talked about the exciting news that Jim Walmsley is heading to Western States with a sponsor slot. The GOAT is back! David had some terrible hot takes, and he’s now panicking that he didn’t give enough disclaimers that he doesn’t actually believe any of them. And this one had lots of fun topics! Other topics: unique uses of athletic tape, Abby Steiner sues Puma over their shoes, misconceptions about training volume, physiological testing of private parts, uninformed thoughts on the Kentucky Derby, a hydration review arguing that many athletes underhydrate outside of training, a study on ketones during hard efforts, using caffeine to increase heart rate, combining Nomio and bicarb, the wild world of zone compression, AI thoughts, and lots more. To us, you are all in the top 1%. That will make sense after you listen. Unfortunately. We love you all! HUZZAH! -David and Megan…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Roche, Megan Roche

Topics covered

• marathon history
• Western States
• training volume misconceptions
• supershoes lawsuit
• hydration study
• athletic tape uses
• physiological testing

Keywords

• marathon
• training volume
• hydration
• supershoes
• athletic tape
• ketones
• caffeine
• zone compression

Sponsors

The Feed, Janji, Wahoo Fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Puma

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