Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Trail Runner Nation

Ultramarathon, Fitness, Running, Community, Health & Fitness, Trail, Endurance, Trails, Sports

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2018

⏱️ 78 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The capacity to endure, from 5K to 240 miles to a relationship is an elusive skill that we search for. Runner and journalist, Alex Hutchinson, exposes us to research that has been done in recent years that will change the paradigm you may have about endurance. He explores the relationship of the mental and the physical and what we have learned from scientists on how we can maximize our potential.

Andy Jones-Wilkins and Magda Boulet join The Nation to discuss four key chapters in the book, Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Chapter 1: The Unforgiving Minute

Chapter 4: The Conscience Quitter

Chapter 8: Heat

Chapter 13: Belief

AJW's Coaching

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The alarm goes off time for me to run.
0:11.3	I'm going to pull on some path projects, Scott.
0:15.2	It is the most comfortable running where that you can possibly put against your skin.
0:22.2	And I want to talk specifically about the base layer.
0:26.6	Path projects is very unique when you buy your shorts, it does not have a liner.
0:32.1	They do that on purpose for comfort.
0:36.9	So when you buy your shorts, you need to buy a base layer.
0:40.4	And the base layer is unbelievable.
0:43.2	It uses a cool light mesh.
0:46.3	And that mesh is ultra light.
0:48.4	It's super wicking.
0:51.6	It's insanely breathable.
0:53.8	It's just good, good stuff.
0:58.3	And that makes sense, Scott.
1:00.8	What's between you and suffering is that liner that they just throw into a pair of shorts.
1:08.3	Forget about that.
1:09.5	I want the advanced technology.
1:11.9	The stuff that path is putting in their shorts.
1:14.4	Go ahead.
1:14.9	If you're an extremist, you want to use path projects gear.
1:19.2	If you can link to their website from our partners page where you can go to pathprojects.co.
1:29.0	Bottom line, if you want to be comfortable, if you want to look good,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Trail Runner Nation, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Trail Runner Nation and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.