A listener of the show asks about burn out and taking recovery days and weeks. Dave and Matt discuss the question and answers in detail.

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Show Notes:

Articles on HRV Guided Training - 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5991670_Endurance_training_guided_individually_by_daily_heart_rate_variability_measurements

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29809080/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421003413

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8507742/

There's been some recent discussions around the USA Olympic Marathon Trials start time changing with a majority of athletes proposing to USATF to change the start time from mid day to earlier in the day. Dave and Matt discuss the USA Olympic Marathon trials in details.

A listener of the show asks about balancing weight loss with training and the possible effects of RED-S and how to avoid it. Dave and Matt discuss.

Show Notes - 

Article on LEA and use of Continuous Glucose Monitors - 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01910-4 

Article on Prevalence of LEA - 

https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#!/10799/presentation/3704 

RED-S BMJ Article - 

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/17/1073 

Article on Body Composition Changes Across a Season in Elite Athlete Case Study - 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29140157/ 

Article on Evolutionary Aspects of Physical Performance in Energy Deficit - 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109564332300106X 

Article on Injury Free Time and Performance - 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26839047/ 

Project RED-S IG - 

https://instagram.com/project_reds_?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== 

Dave and Matt discuss the 2023 New York Marathon in detail - reflecting on both the women's and men's elite fields, results, commentary, DNF's and more.

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Show Notes:

NY Marathon Results:

https://results.nyrr.org/event/M2023/finishers 

Article on Solange Jesus’ Pacing:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pacing-strategy-nyc-marathon-analysis-joseph-mestrallet-ycrgf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via 

Anne Haug - 2nd place finisher at the World Ironman Championships last month shared that she uses Protein in the form of Amino Acids to fuel during races rather than Carbohydrates which is what this episode is all about - Dave and Matt discuss.

Show Notes:

Article on Anne Haug’s Kona Fueling - 

https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/anne-haug-ironman-world-championship-kona-2023-reaction-analysis-nutrition

Link to Dan Plews’ Post About his Marathon Nutrition - 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy2UyTeuwbb/ 

Article on Amino Acid Metabolism - 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8015690/ 

Articles on Amino Acids Metabolism During Exercise - 

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abstract/1987/10001/amino_acid_and_protein_metabolism_during_exercise.9.aspx 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10940342/#:~:text=Sustained%20dynamic%20exercise%20stimulates%20amino,or%20both)%3B%20some%20of 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00007256-199009010-00003 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-020-0251-4 

Wikipedia Page on Gluconeogenesis - 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluconeogenesis#/media/File:Amino_acid_catabolism_revised.png 

Article on the Role of Fat Oxidation - 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5117036/ 

Article on Metabolic Changes with a Low Carb Diet - 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1150265/full 

Rothschild Article on Pre-exercise Intake -

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33198277/ 

Dave and Matt discuss Kenyan 2:02 Marathoner Titus Ekiru being banned for 10 years as well as a disturbing study about doping in recreational sports.

[Apologies about the poor audio on Matt's side on this episode]

Show Notes

Marathoner Banned for Doping - 

https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/kenyan-marathon-runner-ekiru-receives-10-year-doping-ban-2023-10-16/

Article on Doping Prevalence -

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-017-0765-4 

Article on Triathlon doping Prevalence - 

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078702&type=printable 

WADA Survey - 

https://www.wada-ama.org/sites/default/files/2022-03/Descriptive%20Report%20-%20Athlete%20Vulnerabilties%20-%2023-03-2022.pdf

Article on Attitudes Towards Doping in Elite Adolescents - 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1440244021001456 

Dave and Matt discuss the Half Marathon, the relatively new series "SuperHalf's" that has recently had the Berlin Half Marathon join and the reasons why many elite Marathoner's do not race the Half Marathon.

Show Notes:

Super halves Website-

https://www.superhalfs.com/en/ 

The 2023 Chicago Marathon featured a men's marathon world record, the 2nd fastest female marathon of all time and plenty of surprises. Dave and Matt break down the historic event that was the 2023 Chicago Marathon.

Show Notes:

Mens Results - 

https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2023/?pid=list&search%5Bsex%5D=M&search%5Bage_class%5D=%25&event=MAR&favorite_remove=9TGG963828AFFB 

Women’s Results - 

https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2023/?pid=list&pidp=start 

Article on Kiptum’s Training- 

https://www.barrons.com/news/kiptum-s-coach-fears-intense-training-will-shorten-record-career-a94d00b1 

An expert panel of 25 acknowledged sport scientists asked the following 2 questions: Q1 - What are the most important trends related directly or indirectly to the training and improved performance of the world’s best endurance athletes during the past 10–15 years? and Q2 - Which advances will contribute to further improving endurance performance during the next 10–15 years?

Dave and Matt discuss the questions and answers provided by the panel in this episode of Pro Running News.

Show Notes:

Article - Sandbakk, Ø., Pyne, D. B., McGawley, K., Foster, C., Talsnes, R. K., Solli, G. S., Millet, G. P., Seiler, S., Laursen, P. B., Haugen, T., Tønnessen, E., Wilber, R., van Erp, T., Stellingwerff, T., Holmberg, H., & Bucher Sandbakk, S. (2023). The Evolution of World-Class Endurance Training: The Scientist’s View on Current and Future Trends. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18(8), 885-889. Retrieved Sep 6, 2023, from https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0131

The 2023 Berlin Marathon bought world records, national records and some surprising results from the elites. In this episode Dave and Matt discuss the mens race, the womens race (featuring the World Record), the new supershoes on the market and more.

Show Notes:

Article on Running Economy changes with Weight of Shoe - 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27327023/ 

Article Linking Running Economy changes to Performance Changes-

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00079/full

Articles Showing Inter-Subject Variability to the Same Shoes-

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19424280.2022.2038691

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-018-1012-3 

Article Suggesting Potential Differences between Biological Sexes in Response to Super Shoes- 

https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00002.2021 

Article Mentioned Regarding Running Economy Changes in Elites and Treadmill Impacting this-

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01816-1

Japan Running News Tweet Mentioned Showing Pacing of 2 Fastest Wormen’s Marathons-

https://twitter.com/jrnheadlines/status/1707195568722964699?s=46&t=rG4B7Qh26_UR3jOG6o_6-w