Should you run naked? Here's what Ultra Runner Patrick Sweeney Says / ENDURANCE

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

“If you want to identify your running inefficiencies, run naked” says ultra-marathon runner Patrick Sweeney, who talks with SpartanUp Podcast Endurance Series host Johnny Waite about how to become a minimalist runner. In this episode you’ll learn:

-How Patrick developed a love for running in the sandals

-Why minimalist running improves your running form

-How running with sandals heightens your sense of awareness

-Why running naked will identify your running inefficiencies

-That running in sandals and running barefoot are tools to improve your running form

-The importance of listening to your body to prevent injuries

-The genesis story for Pat’s run from Huntington Beach to Boston - a 3,355 mile trek that took 114 days.

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Producer: Ryan Warner

Hosts: Johnny Waite

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Transcript

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0:00.0	My favorite place to run is the beach. I love soft sand beach. I like running for hours and
0:04.7	and super slow. Like I run at like a 12-13 minute mile and I'll do it for a few hours and it gives me
0:11.0	a good workout and allows me to be fast without training fast.
0:14.3	Welcome to the Spartan endurance series on Spartan Up podcast with host Johnny Waite.
0:19.4	Hey Spartans, I'm Johnny Waite, one of the hosts the Spartan Up Podcasts, and we are bringing you special
0:24.3	endurance episodes, incredible people from all around the world teaching how to go
0:27.7	faster, stronger, better, longer.
0:29.4	Today we've got Patrick Sweeney.
0:31.0	Patrick's very well known as a barefoot runner, a minimalist runner.
0:34.0	He's actually going to talk to us today about how to find out where you aren't being efficient,
0:39.6	and one of the ways he suggested is actually do some running naked.
0:42.4	Video yourself. Find out why.
0:45.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Headspace. You deserve to feel happier
0:50.0	and Headspace is meditation made simple.
0:53.0	Go to Headspace.com slash Spartan
0:56.0	for a free one month trial
0:58.0	with access to Headspace's full library of meditations
1:01.0	for every situation.
1:03.0	Hey Spartans, welcome back.
1:06.0	We've got Pat Sweeney back again.
1:08.0	Patrick was on recently talking to us about
1:10.0	make sure you have fun, bringing joy to these events. And and one of things you become really well known for Patrick is you are a guy who runs
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