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That Triathlon Show

Running form and training talk with Bobby McGee (USA Triathlon) | EP#225

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Bobby McGee is a running coach with more than three decades experience of coaching elite and recreational runners and triathletes. He is renowned for his ability to help athletes find their optimal running form. In addition to running, Bobby is also a wealth of knowledge in sports psychology.    IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The most important aspects of running form -The ins and outs of changing or improving your running form -How to incorporate skill and technique work in your run training -Programming aspects of running for triathletes (volume, intensity, workout types and more...) -The most important aspects of sports psychology and how to get on top of your mental game   SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts225/   THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com   SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free.   ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order.   LINKS AND RESOURCES: Bobby McGee Running - Bobby’s website All previous running episodes on That Triathlon Show The New Science of Running Form | EP#136 Running form and the search for common ground among top coaches, researchers, physicians, and physical therapists with Jonathan Beverly | EP#116 Running form, biomechanics, shoes, and myths part 1 with Dr. Thomas Hughes | EP#110 Running form, biomechanics, shoes, and myths part 2 with Dr. Thomas Hughes | EP#111 Jono Hall - Head Coach of Triathlon Canada | EP#224 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/   CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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I often use these first two rules of mechanics and the first rule of mechanics is never trust what you feel,

0:07.0

especially in something as organic as running.

0:09.9

You think you run a certain way and then you look at the video and you have some distinctions

0:14.6

and you're either appalled or quite pleased with what you see.

0:18.8

And then the second rule of mechanics is,

0:21.4

if you want to create change,

0:25.2

you need to exaggerate the movement.

0:29.2

That trap on suit,

0:30.7

225.

0:31.7

Yeah. Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of That Traathlon show,

0:50.3

the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.

0:54.0

I'm our host Michael Michael and on today's episode

0:56.2

I interview coach Bobby McGee. Bobby is a world-renowned running coach and a triathlon

1:02.8

running coach who has more than three decades of experience in coaching elite and recreational

1:08.4

runners and triathletes. Bobby is particularly knowledgeable in running

1:13.3

form and what it takes to improve your running form and how to improve your running form

1:18.4

based on the individual athlete in front of him. So we'll get into that a lot in this interview

1:23.9

as you can tell from the title. But in addition to running, Bowie is actually

1:29.0

also a wealth of knowledge in sports psychology. So that's an aspect that I find very

1:34.8

fascinating and I was really happy to have a bit of a discussion towards the end on that topic

1:40.2

as well. So just as last week's episode, this is another live recorded episode. So you

1:47.5

might hear some of that in the recording, but it should be a decent quality. We had a nice,

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