The Shoe That Broke Running II: The End of Integrity
Nike's newly-released Alphafly Next% - released just four days after new regulations on shoe design were announced by World Athletics - will do little to restore the integrity of distance running time...
8 Helmi 20201h 30min
2019 Wrap: The Awards / Our Favourite Interview / The Stories That Changed The World / 2020 Predictions
From the shoe that broke running, to drug cheats, Caster Semenya, Alberto Salazar, the best way to make a champion and Red-S, our first season of the Science of Sport Podcast was never short on contro...
31 Joulu 20191h 20min
The Amelia Boone Interview: How the "Queen of Pain" Faces Down Her Demons
As one of the world's top obstacle racers and ultra runners, Amelia Boone is regarded as one of the toughest female athletes on the planet. But a lifetime battling eating disorders and Obsessive-Compu...
3 Joulu 201957min
Mary Cain & RED-S: When Weight Loss Affects Performance
Join Prof. Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch - with guests exercise physiologist and scientist Dr Trent Stellingwerff and former elite runner Hilary Stellingwerff - as we look into the causes, culture a...
25 Marras 20191h 18min
The TECH EPISODE / When Tech Affects Performance Integrity / Tech Overuse and Reliance / What The Future Holds
Professor Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch looked at the effect that modern day tech has on sport, its role in performance and what the future looks like. We discuss everything from the effect of cellp...
20 Marras 20191h 21min
What Rugby is Teaching Other Sports About Player Safety
From law changes to concussion research, World Rugby has taken a proactive approach to make the game safer at all levels. Professor Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch discuss the research and findings in...
30 Loka 20191h 9min
The Shoe That Broke Running
Mechanical Doping or Tech Breakthrough? Nike's controversial carbon-plated Vaporfly running shoe has forced us to recalibrate what performances mean. Host Mike Finch joins sports scientist Ross Tucker...
23 Loka 20191h 22min
A Critical Analysis of the Ineos 1:59: Breaking The Sub-2 Hour Marathon
Is Eliud Kipchoge's second attempt at breaking the two-hour marathon mark a human advance or just a technological sidestep? In October the world's best marathoner will attempt to run inside 120 minute...
8 Loka 20191h 6min
