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The Running Channel Podcast

132: The Truth About Caffeine: Performance, Dosage & Timing

The Running Channel Podcast

The Running Channel

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.8591 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Caffeine is the most researched and widely used psychoactive substance in the world — but how much do you really know about it? This week, nutritionist Siân Seccombe joins Sarah and Rick for a deep dive into how caffeine affects your body and performance.

They explore questions like:

  • How much caffeine should you actually consume?
  • When’s the best time to take it for peak performance?
  • Is it safe to use regularly?
  • And did you know different coffee shops serve very different amounts?

Whether you're an athlete or just love your daily coffee, this episode is full of useful information and tips!

The Running Channel Podcast  tackles one big topic each episode, amongst helpful tips and light-hearted chat on the latest news in the running world. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs.

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Mizuno and their new Neo Vista 2.

0:03.7

Now me and Andy were actually at the launch of the previous version of this shoe.

0:08.0

And it is what's known as a super trainer, which I think is perfect for lots of different runners

0:12.8

who want a bit more of a high performance out of your daily runs.

0:16.5

I think getting out and going for a run is an achievement in itself.

0:19.6

So having a trainer that is going to support that and allow you to do whatever you want to do in that run is an added bonus loads of people ask us whether they should jump from a regular running shoe to a high performance super shoe and this is the perfect middle ground if you want to try that out has a nylon plate it has lots of really comfortable foam over 44 millimeters of foam them, which is actually quite a high stack, has a slightly wider midsoil

0:40.5

for extra stability. So really comfortable, you can run at any pace in it,

0:43.8

including picking the pace up to run faster. Lots of beautiful colourways too. So if you

0:48.1

want to check out the Mizuno Neo Vista 2, then head to sportshoes.com.

0:57.0

Welcome to the Running Channel podcast with me, Rick Kelsey and her, Sarah Hartley.

1:00.6

It's me. It's not Andy Badley though. Don't worry, we haven't fallen out. But instead,

1:06.0

an upgrade and improvement, we'll let you decide. Back by popular demand, we have got a nutritionist

1:11.6

and content creator, Sean Second, coming along to join us to talk about how caffeine

1:15.9

effects running. I'm very interested about this one. I am absolutely gripped to know when

1:21.5

is the best time of the day to stop drinking caffeine. Yes, because you love a tea.

1:28.6

I do.

1:29.3

A peppermint tea for me is already too much.

1:31.5

I don't have caffeine at all.

1:33.5

Hang on, there's no caffeine in peppermint.

1:35.4

No, I know.

1:36.9

And that's already too much.

1:39.1

So I'm interested to see if Sean can convince me to introduce caffeine,

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