This week has a heavy focus on the Olympics and running. The guys touch a bit on Jonas Abrahamsen’s story of weight gain for performance gain before transitioning to discuss Olympic selection, Sifan Hassan’s crazy schedule and then some crazy running at Paris Diamond League and at Challenge Roth. It’s July so they also have a new 1% Better Challenge for you.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:28) Xylon’s Travel Woes

(05:22) David’s Recovery and Running

(08:10) Community Shoutouts

(08:50) Sprint Netflix Series

(11:02) Weight Gain for Performance Improvement

(19:00) Olympic Selection Discussion

(32:06) Sifan Hassan’s Olympic Schedule

(42:25) Paris Diamond League

(45:28) Challenge Roth and Crazy Run Times

(48:16) The Doctor’s Office

(50:11) The July 1% Better Challenge

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Sifan Hassan’s Olympic Schedule https://athleticsillustrated.com/sifan-hassan-to-run-the-1500m-5000m-10000m-and-marathon-at-the-2024-paris-olympic-games/

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David briefly reviews Lavaredo and shares some strange things he saw and Xylon’s not running as much as he thought. They then discuss race medals, and some community shoutouts. They cover some happenings at the Tour de France, the crazy fast day at Western States 100 and then return to the second half of the interview with Eloise du Luart covering her Myocarditis and how things progressed through the process.

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Race shirts and Medals

(03:17) David’s Lavaredo Recap and Observations

(11:00) Xylon’s Running

(12:58) Community Shoutouts

(16:00) Quickfire Happenings in Sport

(18:49) Jan Hirt’s Broken Teeth

(21:15) Batman Sunglasses and the UCI Banning them

(23:00) The UCI and Concussion

(28:11) Biniam Girmay Making History

(33:24) Western States 100 Results & Strength of Field

(39:31) The Doctor’s Office

(41:18) Eloise’s Big Setback

(49:13) Eloise’s Time in CCU

(53:53) How Long Was Eloise is Hospital and What Was Eloise’s Diagnosis

(57:42) Eloise’s Coronary Angiogram Experience

(60:33) A Second Incident and Second Angiogram

(63:50) Being Discharged to Return for an MRI

(65:45) Confirmation of a Diagnosis and Treatment Plan

(60:50) Return to Training

(73:38) How is Eloise’s Headspace During Training Now

(78:20) Post Injury Return to Sport

(82:31) Low Heart Rates in Athletes in Hospital

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Race week for David looms as Xylon gets back into training. The guys discuss Christiano Ronaldo’s longevity and what the world was like when he debuted, alongside some interesting ethical considerations in the world of doping in track and field. The finish off with part one of an interview with professional triathlete Eloise du Luart about her use of technology in helping her solve some performance problems.

(00:00) Introduction

(01:00) David’s Lavaredo Preparations

(03:39) David’s Lavaredo Nutrition Plan

(07:08) David’s Taper for Lavaredo

(10:00) Navigating Problems on Race Day

(14:13) How Much Time Should you have off Post Race

(20:00) What Events does Xylon have Coming up?

(24:53) Community Shoutouts

(26:21) Christiano Ronaldo’s Longevity and Factors Contributing to it

(30:33) Hard work vs Talent

(31:52) Dennis Mitchell as a Coach Previously Serving a Doping Ban

(37:28) Justin Gatlin Competing Post Doping Ban

(38:28) Physiology vs Morals & Ethics in Doping

(41:18) The Banned Substance List

(44:18) Interview Starts

(46:54) Eloise’s Background

(47:40) The Training vs Racing Disconnect

(50:46) The Challenge of Racing not Reflecting Training

(54:20) Using Technology to Solve Performance Problems

(61:42) Time Trial Bike Position Issues

(73:32) Bonus Episodes

(74:49) Xylon and Dave’s TdF Picks

(75:47) June’s 1% Better Challenge

(76:33) What we Will be Watching

(77:25) David’s Thoughts on Western States 100mi Favourites

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What was the world like when Ronaldo made his debutMore on Tribuna.com:https://tribuna.com/en/news/realmadrid-2024-06-18-what-the-world-was-like-when-cristiano-ronaldo-made-his-euro-debut/?utm_source=copy

Papers on Sustained Performance Enhancement of Anabolic Steroids https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1113/jphysiol.2013.264457

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