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That Triathlon Show

Training characteristics of world class distance runners with Øyvind Sandbakk, PhD | EP#363

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

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

4.9596 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Øyvind Sandbakk, PhD, is a professor at the Norwegian University for Science and Technology and director for its Centre for Elite Sports Research. He is also the editor-in-chief for the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. In this interview we discuss a few general science and coaching topics, but mostly we dive deep into a recent review paper on the training characteristics of world class distance runners.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Going beyond just the published literature when gathering data on results-proven practice of world class distance runners for this review -Training periodisation and racing schedules -Training volume, intensity, and types of workouts  -Altitude training and tapering strategies  -The importance of the "art of coaching"  SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts363/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: Precision Fuel & Hydration - Optimise and individualise your fueling and hydration strategy using their FREE Fuel & Hydration planner. Book a FREE one-on-one consultation to chat with the team and refine your fueling and hydration even further. Listeners of That Triathlon Show get 15% off their first order of fueling and hydration products. If you didn't catch the discount code in the episode, email Andy and the team at hello@pfandh.com and they will be happy to help.  ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. Get the special Zen8 x TTS bundle including the Swim Trainer and a number of ZEN8 training plans and on-demand workouts on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Øyvind's Twitter and Research Gate profiles The Training Characteristics of World-Class Distance Runners: An Integration of Scientific Literature and Results-Proven Practice - Haugen et al. 2022 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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0:00.0

That Triathlon Show, 363.

0:05.1

Hey, what's up, everybody?

0:19.5

Welcome back to another episode of That Triathlon Show, the podcast presented by

0:23.9

Scientific Triathlon.com.

0:26.3

I'm Rasmuchel, and on today's episode, I interview Professor Avon Sundberg.

0:30.1

Ovin works at the Center for Elite Sports Research at the Norwegian University for Science

0:34.5

and Technology, and the research he has conducted over the years covers vast areas and sports.

0:41.6

But what we'll discuss mostly today is going a bit deeper into a recent review paper

0:46.7

that Avin and his team conducted on the training characteristics of world-class distance runners.

0:52.3

So that will be our main topic for today.

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