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PODCAST

The Physiology of Endurance Running Podcast

Dan Nash and Owain Zerilli

This podcast is all about getting sport science research out into the public domain. We cover what we do and don"t know regarding all topics related to endurance running performance and, more importantly, how can we use this information to make ourselves healthier and faster runners! Your hosts are Dr Dan Osborn-Nash, 2:12 marathon runner and sport physiologist for Welsh Athletics and Welsh Triathlon, and Owain Zerilli, MSc student exploring the effects of heat on EPO release and 2:38 marathon

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01:41:24

Road to Valencia 2025 - 6 weeks to go

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2025/10/29

3 different training weeks this week; Owain raced a half, Dan fought through illness and focussed on good decision making, Jen went deep in the oven!If you're in New York for the marathon, check out the Soar pop-up event!⁠Soar Giveaway⁠⁠⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here

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01:40:44

Road to Valencia 2025 - 7 weeks to go

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2025/10/22

The whole gang is back! Dan catches us up on an up-and-down 2 weeks, whilst Jen and Owain had a big session with a celebrity pacer!If you're in New York for the marathon, check out the Soar pop-up event!Soar Giveaway⁠⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/

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01:11:27

Road to Valencia 2025 - 8 weeks to go

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2025/10/15

Jen returns to the podcast post-wedding - and lets us know how to handle training for a marathon around one of the most important days in a lifetime! Unfortunately Dan wasn't able to join us this week, as he's enjoying the sun in Spain. He'll be back next week to catch up.Owain hangs on for dear life in a hard long run! Soar Giveaway⁠⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners

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01:38:07

Road to Valencia 2025 - 9 weeks to go

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2025/10/08

9 weeks to go before the Valencia Marathon! Jen is away this week after getting married - congrats Jen & Dave! We're joined by one of the biggest names in the UK running scene, on the podcast to defend his training loop, Jake Smith!Jake talks us through Cardiff Half, which Dan also ran in finishing as first Welshman. Owain just logged some k's!Soar Giveaway⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs

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01:32:10

Road to Valencia 2025 - 10 weeks to go

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2025/10/01

10 weeks until Valencia, and the gang all put in big weeks! Dan headed to West Wales, whilst Jen & Owain did too many laps of Bute Park for a sane person!Soar GiveawayThe Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for

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01:24:20

Road to Valencia 2025 - 11 weeks to go

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2025/09/24

11 weeks to go, Dan & Jen have logged another big training week, whilst Owain has battled an illness!Check out Soar's PB Reward here!⁠The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.soarrunning.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can submit questions for this series or our Q and A

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01:35:34

Road to Valencia 2025 - 12 weeks to go

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2025/09/17

12 weeks until the fastest marathon of the year! Dan, Owain, and special guest Jenny Nesbitt are all hoping to line up on the start line in Valencia this December, and will be talking through the next 12 weeks of their training.Jen, Owain & Dan talk through their past few months, goals for the race, and their week of training.Check out Soar's PB Reward here!The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit

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01:23:43

Summer Q&A

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2025/09/10

Dan & Owain round off the summer with a Q&A episode answering some of your questions.Starting the episode off with a running, life & podcast update, and reflect on the last few months of episodes. They then dive into your questions - thanks for all your responses and sorry if your question wasn't asked this time!Road To Valencia starts soon!The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs

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01:12:14

The Science of Sports Bras - with Dr Nichola Renwick

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2025/09/03

Dan & Owain are joined by Dr Nichola Renwick. Nichola is a senior researcher in breast and bra biomechanics at the University of Portsmouth. Nichola talk's through the anatomy of breasts, and the purpose of sports bras, before explaining how biomechanical studies are undertaken. Nichola has also worked with Team GB and the England Women's football team, and she talks about working with elite athletes and the impact of a well-fitting sports bra. The Research Group in Breast Health

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01:14:59

The Athlete Series: Tom Evans

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2025/08/27

Ahead of UTMB, Dan & Owain are joined by Tom Evans. Tom has wins at Western States, UTS & Arc of Attrition, and a 3rd place at UTMB. Tom's also represented GB at the World Half marathon championships (PB - 63:14), World Cross and Euro Cross.Tom talks through his training, how he applies physiology to mountain trail races, super shoe development, and his approach to races like UTMB. The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running

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01:26:16

A deep dive on carbohydrate research, with TdF...

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2025/08/20

Dan & Owain are joined by one of the leading carbohydrate researchers, Dr Tim Podlogar. As well as undertaking some of the cutting edge research answering timely carbohydrate questions, Tim has worked in professional cycling with Redbull BORA hansgrohe and Tudor Pro Cycling, applying some of his work to win stages in the Tour de France!Tim talks through some of the research he's undertaken, as well as answering some applied questions around carbohydrate intake.The Physiology of Endurance Running

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01:16:14

The Athlete Series - Jake Barraclough (Ran To Japan)

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2025/08/13

Dan & Owain are joined for another installment of The Athlete Series by Jake Barraclough, also known on YouTube as Ran To Japan.Jake is famous for his "train harder, not smarter" approach, logging 250km+ a week of running in Japan. Jake has documented his journey in Japan, from training alone to joining in with some of the legendary corporate teams, in a completely unique running culture. Jake talks about the culture, his training approach and how training in Japan compares to the UK

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01:16:23

Female physiology, with Dr Emma Ross

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2025/08/06

Dan & Owain are really excited to be joined by Dr Emma Ross. Emma has worked in academia, as Head of Physiology for the EIS across 2 Olympic cycles, and now at The Well-HQ, a consultancy dedicated to changing the system around women and girls in sport, fitness and wellness. We follow Emma's career, from pure research to the applied field, and her transition into being a champion of female physiology. The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high

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01:19:52

The Athlete Series: Kris Jones

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2025/07/30

Dan & Owain are joined for another episode of The Athlete Series by Kris Jones.Kris is an elite trail runner, sponsored by Hoka and supported by the Elite Trail Team. He's had GB vests in Cross Country, Track, Trail, and Orienteering! The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here

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01:00:47

The physiology of training load

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2025/07/23

Dan & Owain are back to talk about training load.We're all familiar with training load metrics on our training platforms of choice, but the science behind training load metrics can help and hinder training and performance planning.The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here

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01:03:38

The Athlete Series: Alistair Brownlee

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2025/07/16

Dan & Owain are back with another installment of The Athlete Series, with an athlete that dominated the triathlon world for many years, 2-time Olympic gold medalist Alistair Brownlee.Alistair tells us about his training, how he was able to consistently train for over 30-hours a week throughout his career, technology changes, triathlon tactics, and fueling. Check out Alistair's new range of gels from truefuels here!The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR

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01:16:30

Super shoes - with Dr Dustin Joubert

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2025/07/09

Dan & Owain are joined on today's episode by Dr Dustin Joubert. Dustin is an associate professor at the University of Louisiana, researching super shoes and their impact on running performance. Dustin also runs the popular labratrundown account on instagram - where he shares testing data on super shoes. Dustin talks about how super shoes work, some of the research he's conducted including the impact of super shoes across a range of paces (not just 2 hour marathon pace), and how to

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00:45:25

The physiology of skeletal muscle

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2025/07/02

Dan & Owain are back to talk skeletal muscle. A first deep dive into the topic, they talk through skeletal muscle, clear up some myths and misundertandings about muscle fiber types, and tie-in some of the recent guest's talking points about training.The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce high quality running clothing, designed to fit the needs of runners that put in time & effort to the sport. Check them out here

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01:13:50

Strength & Conditioning - with Dr Rich Blagrove

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2025/06/25

Dan & Owain return to the topic of S&C, this time bringing in the leading authority on the topic, Dr Rich Blagrove. Rich is a lecturer at Loughborough University, and has a deep history as both an applied S&C coach and a researcher. Rich talks about the impact S&C can have on running economy, durability, and injury prevention, as well as the ways to go about adding S&C to your own training. The Physiology of Endurance Running podcast is proudly sponsored by SOAR. SOAR produce

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01:16:35

Applied sport science, Breaking-2, and Breaking-4 -...

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2025/06/18

Dan & Owain are joined by sport science royalty on today's episode.Professor Andy Jones joins the boys to talk about his wealth of applied sport science work; having worked closely with Paula Radcliffe, Eluid Kipchoge, and recently Faith Kipyegon, to name a few. Andy also has a breadth of research, on topics that have featured in previous episodes of the podcast!A fantastic chat, covering lots of topics!If you're interested in being coached by Dan, Jen or Owain, check out ⁠The Endurance

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