Episode 61: Alex Hutchinson on the Limits of Human Endurance

Episode 61: Alex Hutchinson on the Limits of Human Endurance

Alex Hutchinson holds a PhD in Physics from Cambridge, a Master's in Journalism from Columbia, and is a former national-class runner in Canada. He's written for Runner's World, Outside Magazine, The Globe & Mail, Popular Mechanics, and many other major media.

I've been pestering Alex to write another book after Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? became one of my favorite exercise science myth-busters (if you haven't picked it up yet, I highly recommend it).

And he finally delivered! His new book, Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance has quickly become my favorite running book from the last few years.

Our conversation centers on the psychological limits of endurance:

  • intrinsic motivation
  • peer pressure
  • joy and running for "the right reasons"
  • how to access hidden reserves of energy
  • overriding the "central governor"

Alex's book showed me the many factors that limit endurance – and practical methods for overcoming those limitations.

Often, it's not your training that predicts your race performances, but what's between your ears.

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Episode 59: How Sam Plans to Escape His Cycle of Injuries

Episode 59: How Sam Plans to Escape His Cycle of Injuries

Sam started running in 2002 to lose the weight he put on in college. But his training really picked up years later when he started racing more in 2015. He told me: I set a goal to run another maratho...

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Episode 58: Superfoods, Veganism & Fasting: A Registered Dietitian's Perspective

Episode 58: Superfoods, Veganism & Fasting: A Registered Dietitian's Perspective

Heather Caplan is a Registered Dietitian, certified running coach, and host of the RD Real Talk Podcast. She's also the former Head of Nutrition and Coaching at tech startup Spright, Inc. She's also w...

1 Mai 201845min

Episode 57: The Complete Guide to Hill Workouts

Episode 57: The Complete Guide to Hill Workouts

Running uphill (against gravity) stresses your body in a unique way that you can't mimic on flat land. That stress results in some fantastic adaptations and benefits: There's less impact running uphi...

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Episode 56: How to Balance Running in Your Life, with Keira D'Amato

Episode 56: How to Balance Running in Your Life, with Keira D'Amato

In reality, we have to make time and shuffle our schedules to accommodate all of our responsibilities: Kids and family Work and professional obligations Social events Sleep? Maybe? It's no easy feat...

17 Apr 201847min

Episode 55: How Tyler Andrews is Chasing the 50K World Record

Episode 55: How Tyler Andrews is Chasing the 50K World Record

Tyler Andrews  was a competitive Division III runner - but certainly not a multiple All-American or other kind of standout performer. But that never stopped him from chasing big goals. After graduatin...

9 Apr 201853min

Episode 54: Listen in on a Coaching Call About Running a Sub-3 Marathon

Episode 54: Listen in on a Coaching Call About Running a Sub-3 Marathon

It's no easy feat to run a marathon under three hours. It's faster than the fastest Boston Qualifying time of 3:05 (for young men) and according to one analysis, only 4% of men and just 1% of women ac...

28 Mar 201850min

Episode 53: How to Run a Fast Mile, with NCAA Mile Champion Henry Wynne

Episode 53: How to Run a Fast Mile, with NCAA Mile Champion Henry Wynne

Henry Wynne has an unusual origin story: he's a former lacrosse player who had no interest in running but his parents encouraged him to stick with the sport in high school. Fast forward about 10 years...

5 Mar 201848min

Episode 52: Maggie Callahan on The Benefits of Strength Training

Episode 52: Maggie Callahan on The Benefits of Strength Training

I had the pleasure of getting to know Maggie last fall when she modeled the exercises for our new strength training program. We spent a few hours at a weight lifting gym called Barbell Strategy in Bou...

26 Feb 201838min

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