Jack Moody is back hosting this week and we catch up on the racing from the weekend.

We revisit our interview with Dr. Philip Hurst, former middle-distance runner and current academic from the School of Psychology and Life Sciences at Canterbury University. We discuss the intriguing world of the 'placebo effect', its negative counterpart - the 'nocebo effect' and their impact on sports performance. Drawing from his research and experience, Dr. Hurst shares the significance of these effects in the medical world and how they have the potential to shape athlete performance.

(0:00:00) – Calling in from Prague

(0:04:20) – Prague – a wetsuit race

(0:06:41) – Charlotte McLauchlan study 

(0:09:08) – IM703 Melbourne competition                       

(0:11:12) – Racing from the weekend

(0:24:22) – IM703 Hradec-Kralove (Prague)

(0:43:04) – Dr Philip Hurst

LINKS:

Follow Jack Moody on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jacktmoody/

Dr Philip Hurst’s review “The Placebo and Nocebo effect on sports performance: A systematic review” at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31414966/

Follow Dr Philip Hurst on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Phil_Hurst1

IRONMAN 70.3 Hradec-Kralove (Prague) at https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-hradec-kralove

Charlotte McLauchlan can be contacted by email at [email protected]

Fitter Radio Episode 613 – Interview with Charlotte McLauchlan at https://www.fitter.co.nz/fitter-radio/2025/4/12/episode-613-confidence-nutrition-and-the-mind

Plasmaide at https://plasmaide.com/