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Nutrition Reality Check: Pseudoscience & Myths with Kylee Van Horn & Zoë Rom

Posted December 19, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

There’s a lot of nutrition misinformation out there for runners, and many of us would be better off being less strict about our fuel.

Kylee Van Horn and Zoë Rom are co-hosts of the podcast Your Diet Sucks.…

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The New Rules of Protein for Endurance Runners: Q&A with Claire Shorenstein, RD

Posted December 12, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

How much protein do you actually need, and how should you get it?

Claire Shorenstein (MS, RD, CSSD) is a board-certified sports dietitian with over a decade of experience working with teenage and adult athletes from the recreational to …

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Q&A with Jason: Supercompensation, Scheduling Strength, Time vs. Miles, and more

Posted December 5, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Wish you could ask a coach about running injury risk, building back fitness after illness, strength routines, common training errors, and more?

I collected popular running questions from our YouTube community and am sharing my answers in a Q+A …

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The Meaning of Endurance: Anthropologist Michael Crawley on Why We Run

Posted November 27, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

What drives us as humans to push our physical and mental limits in endurance events?

Michael Crawley is a 2:20 marathoner, professor of anthropology at Durham University, and author of the new book To the Limit: The Meaning of …

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Double Threshold, High Volume, & Lactate: Exploring the Norwegian Method with Brad Culp

Posted November 21, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

It’s a common misconception that the Norwegian Method is just running double threshold workouts.

So let’s hear from an expert on why you might consider the Norwegian Method to help you reach your endurance goals.

Brad Culp is a…

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Becs Gentry: How this Peloton Instructor and 2:32 Marathoner is Running the Great World Race

Posted November 14, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

If you had the chance, would you sign up to run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 different continents?

This is a feat through the Great World Race, and Becs Gentry is getting ready to start.

Becs Gentry …

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Phil Batterson, PhD on Tissue Tolerance: The Key to Preventing Injuries?

Posted November 7, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

“Tissue tolerance” might be a hard term for the average runner to define. But it could also be how you prevent your next big running injury.

Phil Batterson, PhD, is a former competitive runner and current exercise enthusiast with …

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Running and Recovery: Lessons Learned from 25+ Years of Running

Posted November 6, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Since 1998, I’ve estimated that I’ve gone on nearly 10,000 runs. That’s a lot of running!

And since hindsight is 20/20, I want to share the lessons I’ve learned about running and recovery over the years.

As runners, we …

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Zone 2 Running Masterclass: When & When NOT to Run in Zone 2

Posted November 1, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Zone 2 running is having a moment. Every running influencer and longevity expert loves running in Zone 2. But why is it so valuable? And when is it NOT a good idea?

You can see the threshold for Zone …

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The New Rules of Carb Loading with Sport Scientist Jonah Rosner

Posted October 31, 2024
BY Jason Fitzgerald

You might give carb loading a quick thought in your race taper, but are you actually looking at the current science to make it effective?

Jonah Rosner is an applied sport scientist based in Brooklyn. He spent the past …

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