Jason Koop is a passionate runner, the author of Training Essentials for Ultrarunning, the head coach of CTS Ultrarunning, and someone who is not afraid to speak his mind. So Maddie Hart & Jonathan Ellsworth talk to Jason about his endurance coaching; “nonsensical” training aids & techniques; his recent running of the 330 km Tor de Geants; the current state of the minimalist / maximalist shoe debate; what he thinks the running scene will look like 10 years from now; and a *whole* lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• How Jason got into running & coaching (1:40)
• The early days of remote coaching (4:01)
• Jason’s book Training Essentials for Ultrarunning (9:11)
• What’s the current state of endurance science? (12:31)
• Coaching “physiological anomalies" (15:20)
• “Nonsensical” training aids & techniques (22:44)
• Minimalist vs maximalist running shoes? (30:42)
• Running the 330 km Tor des Geants (38:14)
• Sharing your pain on social media (44:45)
• What will the racing scene look like in 10 years? (47:39)
• Jason’s coaching work today (1:04:50)

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