The Endurance Experience Podcast

A conversation with coach Kerry McGawley, PhD. She is a Professor at Mid Sweden University with a broad research agenda in the female athlete, and menstruation effects on training, and racing performance. She is a coach and 2x age group world champion in triathlon. Professor McGawley engages in a science centered conversation around the protected women’s category in sport and explanation and implications of athletes with DSD.  

We talk about the paper she co-authored with other scientists and unpacks the evidence and critique of the IOC’s 2021 framework aimed at providing governing bodies with guidelines for fairness and inclusion.  

Professor McGawley gives her dissemination of a common rebuttal regarding performance advantage (i.e., Phelps advantages).  

Finally, Professor McGawley provides listeners with the key considerations that athletes/coaches should be aware of regarding the menstrual cycle, and the impact on female athlete training, racing and performance. She also comments on contraception influences. 

About Kerry McGawley, PhD
https://www.miun.se/en/personnel/m/kerrymcgawley/  

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Kerry McGawley, PhD  Co-Authored Paper:

The International Olympic Committee framework on fairness, inclusion and nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations does not protect fairness for female athletes https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/sms.14581  

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A conversation with coach Chris Morgan, a former varsity swim coach with Harvard and Stanford and Olympic swim coach. 

We talk about the big stories from the Paris Olympic games and some of the memorable swimming performance. Notable topics included:

• Caleb Dressel's Paris performance vs. Tokyo.
• Katie Ladecky's performance overall and rivalry/friendship with Ariarne Titmus.
• Bobby Finke's breaking of Sun Yang's 1,500-meter world record for the U.S. only individual medal.
• Michael Phelps critique of American swimming performance and could he return?
• Léon Marchand's performance, support and future.
• China's Pan Zhanle's 46.4 100-meter world record, and is it beatable.

We also revisit KAATSU, an exercise method based on blood flow and involving compression of the vasculature proximal to the exercising muscles and its benefits to swimmers. 

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A conversation with Dirk Friel. He is a co-founder and Chief Evangelist of TrainingPeaks, a web-based training and coaching software company. He holds a bachelor’s from Colorado State University and a former professional cyclist. Dirk hosts the TrainingPeaks CoachCast, an endurance sports podcast highlighting the value of excellent coaching and effective training. He and the guests explore topics ranging from advancements in the science of endurance training to inspirational racing moments and successful coach-athlete relationships.  

We talk about Dirk’s origin story in cycling and the also with the launch of TrainingPeaks as well as the vision behind it.  

We talk about artificial intelligence and how it may impact the training and coaching business. Dirk gives his perspective on how TrainingPeaks will keep up with AI and competitor use of AI.  

We discuss optimal training and recovery principles given the increase competitive landscape in triathlon, cycling and marathon training.  

Finally, we discuss the wearable technology evolution and who might emerge victorious from the wearable technology war and why.  

Dirk Friel Instagram https://instagram.com/dirkfriel  

Dirk Friel Bio https://www.trainingpeaks.com/partners/dirk-friel/  

CoachCast https://www.trainingpeaks.com/podcasts/  

TrainingPeaks https://www.trainingpeaks.com/    

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Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on appetite and food-intake regulation in response to lifestyle interventions such as dietary restriction and exercise. Currently, she is investigating how type of exercise (e.g., aerobic vs resistance) influences hormonal and behavior indices of appetite regulation, and mechanisms underlying response variation in body mass regulation with exercise. Another current area of research focus is on development of effective weight loss maintenance strategies. Dr. Halliday is also examining how sex as a biological variable, may influence the appetitive responses to energy deficits elicited through both increased exercise energy expenditure and caloric restriction.  

She received her PhD in Clinical Physiology and Metabolism from Virginia Tech in 2016, where her research focused on exercise and dietary interventions for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related cardiometabolic conditions. She is also a Registered Dietitian, having completed her BS in Dietetics in 2010 at the University of Wyoming, and her Dietetic Internship through the University of Houston in 2011.  

We have a conversation about the change in obesity rates over the last 50-60 years and what the current epidemiology states regarding the impact on populations and general health.  

We discuss traditional energy balance teachings and whether a “calorie is a calorie” as it relates to weight loss.  

Professor Halliday discusses GLP-1 medications, what problems they meant to solve and for which candidates and explains the side effects.  

We talk about the efficacy of exercise for improved health and weight loss and whether wearable technology can assist health outcomes.  

Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD
Full Biogrophy and Research Agenda    

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Sarah Thomas an American ultra-marathon swimmer. Amidst a cancer diagnosis she is the first person to complete four consecutive crossings of the English Channel and the first person to swim a current-neutral swim over 100 miles. She holds the world record for longest, second-, and third-longest current-neutral swims, and various other records in both fresh and saltwater categories.

• We have a conversation about Sarah’s origin story and how she got into open water swimming.
• We talk about her cancer diagnosis and the impact it had on her mindset, training and preparation.
• We talk about Sarah’s notable marathon swimming accomplishments including the Lake Champlain Swim and the 4x consecutive channel crossing.
• We discuss her thoughts on her legacy and were she sees herself in the history of marathon swimming.

About Sarah Thomas
https://sarahthomasswims.com/

The Other Side: Documentary
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Elizabeth Clor is an endurance athlete, McMillan certified coach and contributor to the popular running blog Racing Stripes. She runs competitively at all distances from the 5K to the marathon. She made the transition from recreational runner to high performance runner and documents her experiences in her book Boston Bound, a 7-Year Journey to Overcome Mental Barriers and Qualify for the Boston Marathon. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in English Language and Literature and is a full-time marketing professional.

About Elizabeth Clor
https://linkin.bio/elizabethclor

Racing Stripes
https://www.elizabethclor.com/

Elizabeth on Instagram
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Elizabeth Clor on YouTube
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Boston Bound Book

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Andrew M Jones PhD DSc is Professor of Applied Physiology in the Department of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter. He’s internationally recognized for his research in the control of, and limitations to, skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism; causes of exercise intolerance in health and disease; respiratory physiology, particularly the kinetics of pulmonary gas exchange and ventilation during and following exercise; and sports performance physiology and nutrition, particularly in relation to endurance athletics.

Prof Jones has authored more than 350 original research and review articles (>38K citations) and is co-Editor of three books. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the European College of Sport Science, and the Physiological Society. Jones is Editor-in-Chief of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and serves on the Editorial Board of six other international journals in sports medicine and exercise science. Prof Jones has acted as a consultant to a number of governing bodies of sport or commercial companies including UK Athletics, the English Institute of Sport, Gatorade Sports Science Institute and Nike Inc.

He's been an advisor and consultant to the Breaking 2 and INEOS projects with Eluid Kipchoge and professional endurance athletes including Paula Radcliff.

Professor Jones gives his understanding of the evidence of the performance effect of the so called “super shoes” and whether they explain the recent pro marathon runner excess performance and if so, by how much.

Amateur marathon runners may find interesting our exchange about the Boston Marathon and how it is getting harder to get into, and what amateur marathoners must do to enhance performance in order to qualify and get into the Boston Marathon today. Professor Jones gives his perspective on the popularized notion that when it comes to marathon training “volume is king” and if not, what would be the alternative.

We talk about distance runners that are getting older, and how Professor Jones recommends changing training, if at all, for those looking to remain competitive. Finally, we talk about science and evidence-based nutrition protocol throughout the training cycle and pre-race and race nutrition.
About Andrew Jones https://sshs.exeter.ac.uk/staff/profile/index.php?web_id=Andrew_Jones

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Nichole Andrews, RDN graduated from Washington State University she has a Bachelor of Science in Food Science & Human Nutrition Dietetics. She is a Registered Dietician and known as “The Oncology Dietitian.” She’s the author of the best-selling book, Sugar Does Not Feed Cancer. Nichole is considered one the most influential cancer dietitians’ specialists internationally. She’s been a practicing cancer dietitian and nutritionist for over twelve years serving adult and pediatric cancer survivors during and after cancer treatment, Nichole is passionate about empowering survivors to take back control with nutrition and lifestyle from the inside out.

She owns and operates Nutrition with Nichole, LLC, which provides nutrition coaching and counseling to cancer survivors worldwide, and is based in Tri Cities, Washington, USA. Since founding her company in 2019, she has worked with thousands of adult and pediatric cancer survivors worldwide at all different stages of treatment and beyond.

Nichole decided to take big action to stop the fearmongering and confusion and took to social media. There, she has continued to provide credible information and science-backed advice, building an active and supportive community of tens of thousands of people.

Her expertise has been featured in national publications including National Foundation for Cancer Research, Fight Colorectal Cancer, iHeartRadio, & Very Well Health.

• We talk about her background and the early catalyst in oncology that drove her to life’s pathway.
• We discuss her book, Sugar Does Not Feed Cancer, the origins of the myth and why it was important to write the book.
• We have a conversation about the myth of “starving cancer” and why it’s problematic.
• We have an exchange about the steps people should take with nutrition if they do get a cancer diagnosis.
• We talk about exercises and how and why excess adiposity can increase risk for cancer and precisely how many cancers we know of by common scientific understanding.
• Nichole gives our listeners the top science and evidence-based choices people can make that can help minimize the risk of contracting cancer.
• Finally, Nichole talks about her business and how she helps people and professionals.

About Nichole Andrews, RDN https://theoncologydietitian.com/

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The Book: Sugar Does Not Feed Cancer by Nichole Andrews, RDN https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFTWLJDQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


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Kate Allenby is a former British modern pentathlete, she won bronze for Team GB at the Sydney Olympics. She represents Pentathlon United an independent athlete representative body, representing thousands of pentathletes worldwide. Kate stands in opposition to the decision to only test OCR [obstacle course racing] and not any of the other apparent 60 options they considered in the teeth of an impending decision by the IOC to decide in regards to the future of Modern Pentathlon in future Olympic games. We have a conversation about her background and how she got into Modern Pentathlon as a youth, to her experience winning a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics.

We spend the lion share of the conversation discussing the decision by the governing body, the UIPM, to replace equestrianism with an obstacle course racing discipline. She gives her perspective on the infamous “Tokyo Incident” from the last Olympics that made news.

Kate gives her perspective on what might become of the sport and the athletes in the sport given the changes, and what athletes can do if they wish to get involved in Modern Pentathlon.

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Pentathlon United https://pentathlonunited.com/

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Mark Allen is a 6-time winner of the Ironman Hawaii (joint men's record) he had 5 consecutive victories in Hawaii (an overall record). ESPN named him the greatest endurance athlete of all time. Over the course of his racing career, which ended in 1996, he maintained a 90% average in top-three finishes. He was named Triathlete of the Year six times by Triathlete magazine, and in 1997 Outside magazine dubbed him The World's Fittest Man. He was inducted into the IRONMAN Triathlon Hall of Fame in 1997. He has also been inducted into the USAT Hall of Fame and the ITU Hall of Fame.

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