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The Rise of Southern African Sprinting / London Marathon Pacing Blunders / Seixas to the Tour / Your Carb Questions Answered

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Show notes

In today's Spotlight, a spin around the world of sports news, and some listener questions answered:

A look back at the World Relay Championships from Botswana, featuring some of the greatest relay performances ever seen, including from some unheralded names
London Marathon statistics, courtesy a pair of analyses that shed light on how we pace marathons, and how few actually get it right
The fine line between regulating and strangling innovation in sport, after Coe speaks about super shoes in running
Speaking of innovation, do the Enhanced Games count? We look ahead to that event with some thoughts from Sean Ingle's latest article
We tell you why we think Paul Seixas going to the Tour de France is the right decision and discuss the risks people had offered against it
Listener JRB asks a question about training with carbohydrates, and whether there's any merit in a 'train low, compete high' high approach when it comes to carbs?
Still on the subject of carbs, what's the deal with fructose? Listener Phillip asks about its role in the carbohydrate model, and we explore some theory and practical advice
A smaller ball is being trialled in women's rugby - at least one player is very unhappy about it. We discuss
In the AFL, teams will be mandated to employ psychologists full-time in response to an incident featuring a player. Is that the right call? In some ways, but Ross has some reservations

Links

London Marathon statistical analysis
Sebastian Coe speaks on Super Shoes and innovation
Sean Ingle's articles on the Enhanced Games - the questions he'd ask them if he could go
Seixas to the Tour
"The worst decision someone has ever made" - Harrison is not pleased about a smaller ball in women's rugby
The AFL mandates that clubs employ full time psychologists

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