What's up, folks? Welcome back to the Whoop podcast, where we're on a mission to unlock human performance.

I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Whoop.

On this week's episode, Woop VP of Performance Science, our fearless principal scientist, Kristen Holmes, is joined by one of the world's top master's runners.

Ken Rideout.

He's one of the world's top master athletes and has been crowned the world's best marathoner over 50 by the New York Times.

Previously, he worked on Wall Street and has since become a successful entrepreneur

and co-host of The Fight podcast with Teddy Atlas. In addition to his running accolades,

Ken is known for sharing his story about overcoming opioid addiction. Kristen and Ken discuss

Ken's background growing up in Boston. He actually worked in a prison that his stepfather

and brother were incarcerated, and that's an amazing story, how he was working in finance and

ultimately dealt with addiction. What led Ken to endurance sports, he needed a new avenue to channel

this energy and purpose.

How technology has helped him become the top marathon runner over 50.

His Woop data from the Gobi March.

We talked about his poor sleep and high strain for grueling conditions and passions outside of the running community.

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Without further ado, here are Kristen Holmes and Ken Rideout.

Ken Rideout is one of the world's top master athletes and has been crowned the world's best marathoner over 50 by the New York Times.

Previously, Ken worked on Wall Street and has since become a successful entrepreneur and co-host of The Fight podcast with legendary Teddy Atlas.

In addition to his running accolades, Ken is known for sharing his story and overcoming

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