Heat, Hydration and 'Bum Clinics': The Science of Event Medicine
Join the team as they dive into the complex world of event sports medicine with guest Dr Darren Green. The team talk about the complexity of setting up a medical facility for major sporting events whi...
8 Apr 20251h 39min
Spotlight: Matters of the Heart / Heart Health in Marathon Runners / Max HR / Concussion and Coaches
It's a heart-to-heart on Spotlight today, as Gareth and Ross kick off by discussing a Discourse question about whether running marathons is bad for your heart? Ross describes five cardiac "risks" that...
3 Apr 202559min
Spotlight: A New IOC President / A New Tool To Protect Women's Sport / A New Power Metric
It's a bumper Spotlight in a bumper week of big sports news. To cover it comprehensively, Ross & Gareth are joined by Sean Ingle of The Guardian to discuss the election of Kirsty Coventry to lead the...
27 Mar 20251h 54min
Spotlight: Teen Sprint Phenoms Accelerate / Talent Difference Makers / Community Rugby Concussion Insights
In this Spotlight, Gareth and Ross kick off by looking back at teen sprint phenom Gout Gout's latest performances, which continue to project a spectacular yet unknowable future. Across the Ocean, a yo...
20 Mar 20251h 7min
Spotlight: Physiological "Frugality", Power and Speed / Discourse Fuelling Success / Trans Sport Update
In this week's Spotlight, we swing the light from cycling to doping, via trans news updates and some success stories from our Discourse members. We kick off with a chat about whether we've been too ob...
12 Mar 20251h 21min
Spotlight: The Science of Improving Human Performances / Technological Advances in Sport / Talent Scouting Through Zwift
On today's Spotlight, we ask why runners are racing faster than ever? The same could also be said of cyclists, and we use an intriguing article by Amby Burfoot to explore and discuss the possible cont...
5 Mar 20251h 12min
Spotlight: A Women's Sub 4-minute Mile? / A Tale of Textbook Heat Adaptation
In this Spotlight, Ross and Gareth become "bros" to discuss and critique a recent paper that forecasts a sub-4 min mile in women (specifically, Faith Kipyegon) if drafting strategies were improved. Ro...
28 Feb 20251h 5min
Rethinking Polarised Training with Dr Stephen Seiler
Dr. Stephen Seiler is arguably the world authority on endurance training, and popularized the concept of polarized training. But a new paper has revealed some fresh insights into training polarization...
27 Feb 20251h 52min
