Trail Science: Physiological durability in trail runners | Simon de Waal

The topic of this weeks trail science episode 💭 Simon de Waal & I sat down to discuss durability in our sport. Should trail runners focus on developing resilience & how does that happen? 📈 Think UTMB, two victors, one coach & a whole lot of weighted vest sessions 🏆 this is what got us thinking about the concept durability within our sport & do we test under conditions of real fatigue?

Chapter Markers:

0:00 - Welcome & catch up - the arc of attrition

09:25 - Scientists who run - what we learn from doing the thing

13:18 - Research - what is Dr de Waal immersed in currently?

16:04 - The 4th dimension - physiological resilience and endurance sport

25:04 - Fatigue narratives - physiological fatigue resilience vs mechanical fatigue resilience

32:38 - General to specific - Where to start with building your base/making these gains

47:19 - Current research - gaps in study design and what can we hope to see in the future

51:45 - Uphill running capacity - the metabolic cost of uphill running

55:04 - Further exploration - better research design

01:01:40 - Closing remarks