44: Dr Philo Saunders

Brad jogs through the week and catches a head cold, while the baby is nested for

Julian catches up with Bri, watches half the college football showdown and tries to establish pace with the locals

Brady also catches a head cold, gets elevation, gets freezing. Starts discussing race strategy ahead of Berlin.

In the final Diamond League in Brussels, Ethiopian Selemon Barega shocks and awes in the 5000m while Stewy McSweyn ends on a high (and dislocated shoulder), running the 2nd fastest 5000m behind Craig Mottram.

https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/full-results-for-2018-memorial-van-damme-2018-brussels-diamond-league-results/

Nick Earl takes out the Victorian Half Marathon Championship in a deep local field, while Jayne Grebinski from South Melbourne Athletic Club also takes out her maiden title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFAP2L9l_N0

Inside Running with Tim Crosbie present the exclusive announcement of the Melbourne Marathon Elite Fields:

Men’s Marathon

Dominic Ondoro - 2:08 PB 2013 & 2014 Melbourne Marathon Winner & Course Record Holder

Isaac Barir - 2:14 PB 2017 Melbourne Marathon Winner

Collis Birmingham (debut)

Liam Adams - 2:12 PB, Olympian/Comm Games representative

Nick Earl (debut)

Willy Chebor (on invitation)

Matthew Cox - 2:18 PB

Dylan Evans (debut)

Brad Kahlefeldt (debut)

Women’s Marathon

Sinead Diver - 2:31 PB

Lindsey Scherf - 2:32 PB

Rochelle Rodgers - 2:43 PB

Men’s Half Marathon

Brad Croker

Jack Colreavy

Brad Milosevic

Brett Robinson

Riley Cocks (debut)

Louis McAfee

Joe Burgess

Tim Vincent

Women’s Half Marathon

Andrea Seccafien

Jayne Grebinski

Casey Woods (on invitation)

10K

Jordy Williams

Melissa Duncan

Izzi Batt-Doyle

Sarah Klein

Sarah Waters

Radka Kahlefeldt

Tim Logan

Listener Question asks about coping with fatigue while training with high volumes before Moose lets Loose on slaves to the Garmin.

High performance coach and head physiologist Philo Saunders at the Australian Institute of Sport chats with Brad about his achievements in middle Distance career and growing up in Stawell. Philo explains how he balances coaching as a competing athlete, his philosophy on why strength training is so important to longevity in the sport before giving detailed insights on how altitude training and heat training affect the body, the periodisation required and intended benefits.