Science Of Ultra
For endurance athletes who want to do more than improve race performance. How you sleep, think, eat, and move all play a role in helping you Become Your Ultra Best!
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 148
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2021
Break
SOUP is taking a break for the summer, and will be back in September 2021.
Hillary Allen
Hillary Allen, aka Hillygoat, is one of the top ultra- and sky-runners in the world. We talk about her views of life and running, what's important, and how to stay competitive while embracing whateve…
Training Intensity Distribution
Let's answer the question: How much time should I spend training at different intensities? And, let's bust the polarized training myth in the process.
Kenefick & Cheuvront
Rebroadcast part 2 of 2 - Two of the living legends of performance hydration bring everything you could want to know about hydration for endurance athletes. This episode is all about application of k…
Sam Cheuvront, PhD & Robert Kenefick, PhD
Rebroadcast part 1 of 2 - Sam Cheuvront, PhD & Robert Kenefick, PhD, two of the living legends of performance hydration, bring everything you could want to know about hydration for endurance athletes…
Herman Pontzer PhD - Burn
Major advances in our understanding of human metabolism have been made in recent years, and they’ve been pioneered by Herman Pontzer, PhD. He, and his colleagues, are making discoveries in human meta…
Run With Ease (rebroadcast)
[Rebroadcast] Our goal is never to get good at suffering. Our goal is to suffer less under the same conditions, not to make running easier but to run with greater ease.
Keith Baar, PhD
Dr. Baar rejoins us on the show. He was previously on for episode 58. Today we illuminate the central role of connective tissue and associated proteins in transmitting force from muscle, extend that …
Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH
Kathryn Ackerman, MD, MPH is a sports medicine physician, Associate Professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, medical director of the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children's Hospital, Asso…
Hiking
Hiking! I'm joined by Ian Sharman for a deep dive into training for hiking in ultras.
How much?
How much running and how much overall exercise training should you be doing to prepare yourself for ultra-marathons or other major endurance adventures?
Show page: https://scienceofultra.com/podcasts…
This is the most useful pace
If you only have one training pace, this should be it.
https://scienceofultra.com/podcasts/139
Kelly McGonigal, PhD
Kelly McGonigal, PhD understands the power of mindset and movement better than anyone.
Show page: https://scienceofultra.com/podcasts/138
Amy Bender, PhD
A primer on the why and how of sleep for endurance athletes with Amy Bender, PhD from the Centre for Sleep.
Show page: https://scienceofultra.com/podcasts/137
Mileage Matters Most
Mileage is the most important factor in your training, after consistency, no matter your goals.
Show page: https://scienceofultra.com/podcasts/136
Shaping Hard Sessions
Two questions answered today. Should you put intervals at the beginning or at the end of the workout? Should progression runs be done by effort or pace?
Herman Pontzer, PhD
Herman Pontzer, PhD is an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University interested in how the human body evolved and how our species’ past has shaped our health and physiology today. He studies the …
Andrew Skurka & Joe McConaughy
Andrew Skurka & Joe McConaughy join me to talk about training and psychology for ultra distance events.
Show page: https://scienceofultra.com/podcasts/133
Stop Failing, Learn To Succeed
Let's talk about failure, success, and learning.