Training science & durability

Published work

• Article(9) The Greek Yoghurt Recovery Bowl Needs Carbohydrate

  A 200 g serving can provide about 21 g protein and just 6 g carbohydrate. When another demanding run is close, the additions do much of the refuelling.

• Article(8) Outdoor Mileage Does Not Guarantee Enough Vitamin D

  A long winter run provides daylight, but it may provide almost no vitamin D. Mileage is a poor proxy for usable UVB exposure.

• Article(7) Mouthwash Can Disrupt Beetroot Juice Without Proving a Performance Cost

  Antibacterial mouthwash can interrupt the chemistry behind beetroot juice. Whether that interruption makes a runner slower remains unproven.

• Article(5) HRV Is a Readiness Signal Before It Is a Fitness Score

  HRV contains information about training adaptation, but a single number cannot separate fitness from sleep, illness, altitude or life stress.

• Article(3) The Ageing Ultrarunner Needs More Protein Than They Realise

  Ultrarunning has an older participation profile, yet direct protein-requirement evidence in masters ultra athletes is still missing.

• Article(2) Polarised Training Is Useful but Incomplete for Mountain Ultras

  Polarised training can raise the aerobic ceiling. Mountain ultras also demand durability, downhill tolerance and enough specific work to use it late in the race.

• Article(1) Your Brain Can Quit Before Your Legs

  Cyclists produced three times their exhaustion workload in an immediate sprint. The result changes how runners should interpret task failure.