Articles
Essays, field notes, and long-form writing in reverse chronological order.
- (4) Sleep Banking Before a 100-Miler — What the Evidence Actually Supports
Coaches say bank sleep like you bank glycogen. The mechanism is completely different — and so is who actually benefits.
- (3) The Ageing Ultrarunner Needs More Protein Than They Realise
The average ultrarunner is already a masters athlete. The protein guidelines most of them follow were built for someone else.
- (2) The Specificity Problem: Why Polarized Training May Not Be Built for Ultramarathons
Polarized training dominates endurance sport science, but every study was conducted on cyclists, rowers, and road runners — not ultramarathoners. Here is what the evidence actually says about training specificity for events lasting 15 to 30 hours.
- (1) Your Brain Quits Before Your Legs
You can sprint at three times your exhaustion workload the moment you stop. The evidence for why your brain quits first — and what you can train to delay it.