In this episode of the KoopCast Coach Jason Koop speaks with new ITRA president Bob Crowley. They discuss ITRA's role in trail running, the fact that ITRA is not well known in North American and what they are going to do to fix it. Also, some forecasting on what the future of trail running is with Spartan and Ironman coming into the sport.

ITRAs website- https://itra.run/

Spartan Trail Running- https://www.spartan.com/en/trail

Ironman's acquisition of Ultra Trail

Australia- https://endurancebusiness.com/2018/industry-news/ultra-trail-australia-acquired-by-ironman/

In this episode of the KoopCast Coach Jason Koop speaks with Dr. Glen Davison on all things relating to exercise immunology. We discuss how nutrition exercise and working out hard impact immune function.

Dr. Glen Davison is Reader and Director of Research in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Kent, where he also co-ordinates the Endurance Research Group. He attained his first degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences (Sheffield Hallam) in 2001, MSc in Exercise Physiology (Sheffield Hallam) in 2002, and PhD in Nutrition and Exercise Immunology (Loughborough University) in 2006. He spent five years at Aberystwyth University in Wales before joining the University of Kent in 2011. Glen is a BASESAccredited sport and exercise scientist (Physiology) and a Chartered Scientist (CSci). He has worked with amateur and professional athletes from a range of sports, including football (soccer), rugby, hockey, athletics, triathlon and cycling. Glen’s research interests include: Nutrition and exercise immunology; interval training; and strategies to maintain optimal health and performance in athletes. He is currently conducting a studies on variability in responses to caffeine (and the role of genetic variations).

Glen at the University of Kent

https://www.kent.ac.uk/sport-sciences/people/331/www.kent.ac.uk/sport-sciences/people/331/davison-glen

Papers referenced- 

https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/h11-033#.XqdFkpNKiXE

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734536/

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00622.2016

Coach Jason Koop speaks with Salomon runner Jackson Brill on when runners should hike or run based on some recent findings in the University of Colorado Locomotion Laboratory.

Find Jackson here-

https://www.instagram.com/jackson.brill/

https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/parent/hq37vp540/file_sets/0k225b90r

Coach Jason Koop answers audience questions on how much to climb, how to find the right coach, how to market coaching during the pandemic and trail advocacy.

Links referenced-

Personal Peak coaching- https://personalpeak.ca/quarantinebackyard/

OFM blog- https://ofm.io/covid-19-what-you-should-know/

FTC- https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/03/ftc-fda-send-warning-letters-seven-companies-about-unsupported

If you want to ask a question, you can call 719-357-6394

Coach Jason Koop discusses about how to create resilient athletes with CTS Coach Adam Pulford. They also discuss edge finding and when to incorporate time trial types of workouts. 

You can find Adam on Instagram as @adam.pulford

Coach Jason Koop brings Dylan Bowman, Courtney Dauwalter and Kaci Lickteig on the podcast to discuss how their training and racing plans have changed with the COVID-19 pandemic. He also plugs the crap out of some small businesses. Go buy their stuff!


Harmony's CBD company
https://www.thisisbluewillow.com/pages/about-blue-willow

Colorado Springs candy shop
https://patsyscandies.com/

Dr. Hal Rosenberg
https://www.mttamsportspine.com/

Coach Jason Koop takes some of the most asked questions from listeners as well as unabashedly and shamelessly promotes some small businesses. Go support these small businesses!

MH Bread and Butter
https://www.mhbreadandbutter.com/

Colorado Running Company
http://corunco.com/

Austin Trail Running Company
https://austintrailrunning.com/

Mad Moose Events
https://www.madmooseevents.com/

King Chef Diner
http://www.cosdiner.com/

Races are getting cancelled left and right and the summer calendar is extremely uncertain. This episode is a dive into this wild world from a race director's point of view. Before you get pissed about your non-refundable race fee, give this a listen.

Jamil Coury is the CEO of Aravaipa Running. They manage 40 events servicing 13,000 athletes annually. Jamil discusses in depth what his company has had to go through over the last several days and what to expect for the future.

https://www.aravaiparunning.com/

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone. Races are begin cancelled, people are told to 'shelter in place' and others are self quarantining. This podcast outlines how you should approach your training during this time.

If you want more information on COIVD-19, please see Coach Corrine Malcom's article here- https://www.irunfar.com/2020/03/covid-19-a-trail-running-and-ultrarunning-community-guide.html

More links

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 

Patrick Wilson is an assistant professor of exercise science and directs the Human Performance Laboratory at Old Dominion University. He earned a PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Minnesota and completed post-doctoral training in sports nutrition at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Wilson has authored over 45 scientific articles that span the disciplines of exercise science, sports nutrition, and health. He has spent hundreds of hours studying how dietary and psychological factors impact gut function and symptomology in exercisers and athletes, and his work has been featured in numerous national media outlets. Wilson is also a credentialed registered dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

The Athletes Gut can be purchased from VeloPress- https://www.velopress.com/books/the-athletes-gut/