What is an injury risk factor? ⚠️ We’re back with another Trail Science episode ft. @dewaal.simon from @rootedindirt this week we’re unpacking what are potential injury risk factors for trail runners?

This episode is based on a living systematic review. We get into what that is, why this type of research is important and how to critically evaluate the information in front of you when reading research like this & looking into a topic like injuries 👣

Trail Science Episode 3 - enjoy! 🤙🏼

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What brings the running community together? 🤘🏻This week we caught up with Erin Groll, co-founder of the @communitytrackclub ⚡️We chat about how CTC came to be, what goes down every month & the importance of epic groups just like this, that add so much to the running community.

Erin Groll Website

What does it take to run a sub 5:30 Comrades?

Four wins, 12 gold medals for a top 10 finish and the first person to break the sub 5:30 barrier, this week we chat to Comrades legend Alan Robb.

Alan has completed 42 back to back Comrades. He took his first win wearing Tiger Bostons & fuelled by just coke and water. This legend has some incredible insight to share & we talk about the training principles that still apply from his era of racing.

How to plan my race season well?

This week we’ve got Coach Cobus from @ststri joining us. With 25+ years of coaching and racing experience across multiple disciplines, he shares his wisdom & insights on how to plan your year for training and racing. We cover everything from strategic planning, common mistakes athletes make, how to view your training overall & more.

Is Ultra Marathon running bad for you? We’re back at it with the second Trail Science episode. This great sport is growing & the athletes taking on the Ultra distances seem to be getting younger. In this episode we dive into research on the acute physiological effects on the body during an ultra marathon. Things to note, how to manage adverse effects & what is good practice when prepping and building up to your Ultra?

Rooted In Dirt

Is a double DGT possible? The Drakensberg is a mysterious place that challenges even the most daring of Adventurer. Caro Jordaan takes us through her double DGT attempt, 450km with +19 000m of vert. She was the first woman to complete a double traverse & was part of the first team to do a double, back to back.

We dive into everything from packing, preparation and route tips all the way to her highlights and low points. This will leave you inspired to take on adventure.

Caro Jordaan Instagram

An injury is so much more than just losing physical fitness. Today Biokineticist, Francois Janse van Rensburg join us to talk about injuries. We look at how to treat them, prevent them and the role your Bio plays in that journey. We also touch on strategies for the modern day athlete to combat their desk job & to line up on race day in the best shape they can even when life happens to them.

Damien Schumann joins us to talk about his journey with trail running, adventure and his involvement with Run West. A project in collaboration with Protect the West Coast that uses trail running for environmental activism against the mining projects along that coastline.

Protect the West Coast

Run West Instagram

Run West Article

Damien Schumann Instagram

Wild Air Podcast with Damien

Salomon athlete, Daniël Classeen joins us after his victory at Cape Town Trail Marathon as well as his decision to not race UTCT.

We get into how deep does the pain cave go. What does it look like to train with a process focus & what some of the highlights and lowlights of the last two seasons have been for him.

Instagram: @daniel_claassen_

Welcome to our Trail Science episodes! A collaboration with Simon de Waal and Rooted in Dirt. We're introducing a separate category of episodes where we take a deep dive into relevant trail topics and to explore the research related to these trends.

First up is pacing for ultra marathons, What is pacing? How does it differ from road to trail running? How do I pace my ultra marathon at UTCT? We chat through all of this and more.

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@rootedindirt

@dewaal.simon

@trailcultureza