RTTT 2019-07-24 Shoba Murali, Wendy Feldman, and Meb Keflezighi - The UCAN Story
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
t's not often in sport that there is something that can fundamentally, and legally, improve training and performance. It's even rarer that a product that was born out of a unique solution to a serious health issue can have wide-reaching applications, too.
Today we speak with Shoba Murali, one of the developers of Generation UCAN (also known as Super Starch) Wendy Feldman, the mother of a child born with Glycogen Storage Disease, and (THE) Meb Keflezighi about how Generation UCAN came about, the impact it is having on athletes and non-athletes, and how Meb enjoyed tremendous success while using UCAN.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's Run to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Each one's body is so different. |
| 0:08.0 | It depends on what level of intensity you plan to run that day but overall it's insurance for you. |
| 0:15.3 | If you know that if you haven't had anything else prior to your run have a shake of |
| 0:20.6 | you can about 30 to 45 minutes before you're pretty good to go. |
| 0:25.6 | Welcome to the Run to the Top podcast from Runners Connect where it's all about learning from the best and most inspiring minds in the sport. |
| 0:35.0 | Together, we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
| 0:41.0 | Now here's your host, Stephanie K Atwood. |
| 0:45.0 | Welcome, this is Stephanie K. Atwood, Boston Marathon |
| 0:49.2 | Qualifier Coach and Host for the Run to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:53.6 | From Jonah to Meb to Dathan and Sarah, |
| 0:57.0 | the next two interviews feature the story of Super Start |
| 1:00.2 | You Can, it's amazing results for runners and the people who make up the story. |
| 1:04.7 | A recent article in Seasons magazine featured the incredible story of you can, a |
| 1:10.0 | superstarch for athletes that developed from a life-threatening illness and the essential solution |
| 1:15.3 | that assured a baby's survival. From its inception as a life-saving nutrient to its evolution |
| 1:21.0 | as a powerful performance strength at Meb Kefleski, |
| 1:24.3 | Dathan Ritzenheim, and many top athletes rely on, |
| 1:27.6 | we'll hear the story from the people who have helped make its history, |
| 1:31.6 | including Meb. |
| 1:33.1 | We'll be back to discuss the inspiration history |
| 1:35.6 | and science of superstarts in just a moment. |
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