In this episode of the KoopCast we put the spotlight on CTS Athlete Kevin Mays. Like many athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin had to pivot his goals and new ways to stay motivated and improve. Kevin worked with his coach, CTS coach AJW to capture a personal goal of setting a 'new to him' FKT on the Mammoth Cave trail.

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Coach Stephanie Howe and Jason Koop review the latest research on Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic diets for endurance athletes

Referenced papers:

Crisis of confidence averted: Impairment of exercise economy and performance in elite race walkers by ketogenic low carbohydrate, high fat (LCHF) diet is reproducible

Re-Examining High-Fat Diets for Sports Performance: Did We Call the 'Nail in the Coffin' Too Soon?

Ketogenic low‐CHO, high‐fat diet: the future of elite endurance sport?

"Fat adaptation" for athletic performance: the nail in the coffin?

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Amy Clark is the Editor of Ultrarunning Magazine. We discuss the state of ultrarunning as well as what the future might hold. 

Ultrarunning Magzine

Adharanand Finn is the author of three critically acclaimed books, Running with the Kenyans, The Way of the Runner, and The Rise of the Ultra Runners.

Adharanand’s first title was named Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year, he won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book awards and he has twice been shortlisted for the biggest prize in sports writing: the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. He writes regular feature articles for the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Telegraph, Runner’s World magazine and many other publications. He has run 10 ultra marathons, and has a best marathon time of 2 hours 50 mins. He lives in south-west England with his wife and three children.

• Rise of the Ultarunners
• Way of the Runner
• Running with the Kenyans
• Adharand’s Podcast

In this episode Coach Corrine Malcolm and Coach Jason Koop break down two scientific papers and discuss how to get your interval training right. 


Referenced papers

The Influence of Interval training Frequency on Time Trial Performance in Elite Athletes

Block periodization of high-intensity aerobic intervals provides superior training effects in trained cyclists

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Dave Beeche is a Senior Vice President & Managing Director for Oceania for the Ironman Group. Dave and the host discuss Ironman’s entry into the trail and ultra space, what it means for trail runners, and Ironman’s future plans. 

Abby Langer is a Registered Dietician and founder of Abby Langer Nutrition in Toronto, Canada. Abby’s nutritional philosophy is both about the food and our why surrounding what we eat. Her first book ‘Good Food, Bad Diet’ is scheduled for release in January 2021.

Abby Langer’s Website

Good Food, Bad Diet

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Rebecca Rusch, otherwise known as the Queen of Pain, is an illustrious endurance athlete. Among her many accomplishments is begin a 7-time world champion on the mountain bike, cross country skis and gravel bike, 4 X Leadville Trail 100 MTB champion, 2019 mountain bike hall of fame inductee, and has won the Dirty Kanza 6 times, including the 305-mile DKXL. Rebecca is known as the ‘Queen of Pain’ and in this podcast, we discuss how she lives up to that moniker.

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Jay T. Kearney PhD is a performance physiologist and leadership consultant. He was an olympian in canoe and kayak in the ill fated 1980 Olympics. He was a personal mentor to many coaches, including the host. This episode covers leadership, mentorship and why coaches and athletes need these people in their lives. 

In this episode of the KoopCast, Coach Jason Koop speaks with Coree Woltering.

Coree Woltering is an athlete for the North Face. he is the current record holder for the Ice Age Trail FKT and was a member of Team Onyx, the first all black team to compete in the notorious EcoChallenge. 

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