Sweat Elite Podcast

[Preview] Brian Livingstone – a seasoned Marathon runner and elite coach joins the Sweat Elite podcast this week to discuss Marathon specific training, old school training methods focused on “running with spirit” and working at Nike for 13 years. Brian has personal best times of 29:31 for the 10km, 1:06:26 for the Half Marathon and 2:21 for the Marathon. He is an elite/sub-elite coach for Berlin Track Club (and freelance), is full of running wisdom and shares plenty of it on this podcast episode.

Brian can be found on Instagram (@blivin).

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In this episode we interview a data scientist who has developed an application that easily and affordably measures an individuals stress levels and indicates when the best time to do harder, quality training sessions is and when the best time to focus on recovery is.

Marco Altini of HRV4Training is a scientist working at the intersection between technology, health and human performance. Almost a decade ago Marco learnt, through studies, the effects of stress on human performance and had the idea to create an application that could easily measure physiological stress using the phone camera. The app combines heart rate variability (HRV) measurements with subjective annotations of sleep quality, motivation, perceived performance during the last trainings and muscle soreness to provide you with guidance on a day to day basis.

In this podcast episode, we discuss the studies about the effects of stress on human performance, as well as the HRV4Training Application.

You can learn more about HRV4Training at their website (www.hrv4training.com) or Instagram page (@hrv4training) or by downloading the application in the app store.

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[Preview] In this episode, we interview a data scientist who has developed an application (we came across ourselves) that easily and cheaply measures an individuals stress levels and indicates when the best time to do harder, quality training sessions is and when the best time to focus on recovery is.

Marco Altini of HRV4Training is a scientist working at the intersection between technology, health and human performance. Almost a decade ago Marco learnt, through studies, the effects of stress on human performance and had the idea to create an application that could easily measure physiological stress using the phone camera. The app combines heart rate variability (HRV) measurements with subjective annotations of sleep quality, motivation, perceived performance during the last trainings and muscle soreness to provide you with guidance on a day to day basis.

In this podcast episode, we discuss the studies about the effects of stress on human performance, as well as the HRV4Training Application.

You can learn more about HRV4Training at their website (www.hrv4training.com) or Instagram page (@hrv4training) or by downloading the application in the app store.

A huge thanks to our subscribers who opt to access the full versions of these podcasts. You help keep Sweat Elite going!

[This is a preview. You can find the full episode at our website under the “Podcast” tab.]

[Preview] Nikki Johnstone has raced over 16 Marathons this year and has averaged a time of well under 2:30. In addition, he has also raced numerous Half Marathons (average under 1:10), 10k’s and even a couple of Ultra Marathons.. Nikki Johnstone is a racing machine! 

Born in Scotland and now living in Germany, Nikki began running at the ripe old age of 28, completing his first couple of Marathons “as challenges” in 3:21 and 3:19. 

Little did he know at the time that he was lighting a flame that would ignite progressively over the coming years to see him run over 50 Marathons, over 100 Half Marathons, 10k’s and 5k’s and the occasional Ultra Marathon. As of September 2018, he also holds the World Record for the fastest Marathon dressed as Elvis Presley.

Nikki is a full time teacher, trains every day and races “most weekends.” He is the European Yuki Kawauchi (of course, before Yuki went pro).

You can find Nikki on Strava (Nikki Johnstone aka Elvis) and Instagram (_nikkijohnstone_)

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Nikki Johnstone has raced over 16 Marathons in 2019 and has averaged a time of well under 2:30. In addition, he has also raced numerous Half Marathons (average under 1:10), 10k's and even a couple of Ultra Marathons.. Nikki Johnstone is a racing machine! 

Born in Scotland and now living in Germany, Nikki began running at the ripe old age of 28, completing his first couple of Marathons “as challenges” in 3:21 and 3:19. 

Little did he know at the time that he was lighting a flame that would ignite progressively over the coming years to see him run over 50 Marathons, over 100 Half Marathons, 10k’s and 5k’s and the occasional Ultra Marathon. As of September 2018, he also holds the World Record for the fastest Marathon dressed as Elvis Presley.

Nikki is a full time teacher, trains every day and races “most weekends.” He is the European Yuki Kawauchi (of course, before Yuki went pro).

In this episode, Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox chats with Nikki about how he manages his racing load, what he does for training (which is quite unusual), his time spent teaching in Ethiopia, where he gets his motivation from… and much more.

You can find Nikki on Strava: Nikki Johnstone aka Elvis and Instagram: _nikkijohnstone_

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If you’ve ever been interested in training in Kenya or Ethiopia (especially Ethiopia) then this episode is for you. “Where is best place to train in Ethiopia? How much does it all cost? Which has better facilities – Kenya or Ethiopia?” All of these questions plus much more is answered in this episode. We also discuss what the experience was like training alongside Kenenisa Bekele’s training group and answer some questions from subscribers including “At what intensity does Bekele do his easy days? What are some of his key workouts?”

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[Preview] If you’ve ever been interested in training in Kenya or Ethiopia (especially Ethiopia) then this episode is for you. “Where is best place to train in Ethiopia? How much does it all cost? What’s better – Kenya or Ethiopia?” All of these questions plus much more is answered in this episode by Tait Hearps (writer at Sweat Elite) and Matt Fox (Founder of Sweat Elite). We also discuss what the experience was like training along side Kenenisa Bekele’s training group and answer some questions from subscribers including “At what intensity does Bekele do his easy days? What are some of his key workouts?”

In the intro/outro of this episode, we mention the Sweat Elite Kenya Running Experience taking place this January. Find out more about this by clicking here or visiting our website under the “experiences” tab.

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This episode is all about the INEOS1:59 Challenge. We were lucky enough to attend this historic event which saw the first man run under 2 hours for a Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge did something that many scientists deemed impossible just a decade or two ago – he ran 1:59:40 for a Marathon.

We arrived 2 days before the event and stayed 2 days after. In this episode, Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox speaks with Aki Nummela from Runners High Finland all about the event.

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[Full Episode] This episode is all about the INEOS1:59 Challange. We were lucky enough to be a part of this historic event which saw the first man to run under 2 hours for a Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge did something that many scientists deemed impossible just a decade or two ago – he ran 1:59:40 for a Marathon.

We arrived 2 days before the event and stayed 2 days after. In this episode, Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox speaks with Aki Nummela from Runners High Finland all about the event.

In the intro/outro of this episode, we mention the Sweat Elite Kenya Running Experience taking place this January. Find out more about this by clicking here or visiting our website under the “experiences” tab.

A huge thanks to our subscribers who opt to access the full versions of these podcasts. You help keep Sweat Elite going!

[Preview] This episode is all about the INEOS1:59 Challange. We were lucky enough to be a part of this historic event which saw the first man to run under 2 hours for a Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge did something that many scientists deemed impossible just a decade or two ago – he ran 1:59:40 for a Marathon.

We arrived 2 days before the event and stayed 2 days after. In this episode, Sweat Elite Founder Matt Fox speaks with Aki Nummela from Runners High Finland all about the event.

In the intro/outro of this episode, we mention the Sweat Elite Kenya Running Experience taking place this January. Find out more about this by clicking here or visiting our website under the “experiences” tab.

A huge thanks to our subscribers who opt to access the full versions of these podcasts. You help keep Sweat Elite going!

[This is a preview. You can find the full episode at our website under the “Podcast” tab.]