Can we stop now, Nike, and all brands, media, scientists, and hype crew? Let’s just race and let humans run, and celebrate athletes like Kipyegon for what they do, not the hypotheticals

Absolutely agree, well said.

Fat-adapted? Outdated. A new fueling paradigm is about maximizing carbs. Why? Because carbs are more efficient - more bang for buck. But in pursuit of higher CHO intake, we ask "How much is too much?". Dr Jamie Whitfield breaks it down on the latest show 🎧podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the…

Our latest The Real Science of Sport Podcast podcast: Why are elite athletes aiming for + 120g of carbs/hour? Is it necessary & why does it work? And what happened to fat adaptation? We explore the paradigm shift in the fuelling of performance with Dr Jamie Whitfield 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the…

Fact check: Trans people aren’t banned from sport—no more than adults are banned from youth leagues or heavyweights from lightweight boxing. Sports rightly regulate categories for fairness & safety, and that means excluding males from women's sport.

New Episode - We talk exercise-associated muscle cramps (EAMCs) - one of the most complex and common afflictions facing athletes. Difficult to research and predict, the causes of EAMC’s can be varied depending on the individual, as are the solutions to fix them

Latest podcast: The Science of Cramps 💥 Ever cramped mid-race? Pickle juice might help…but it’s not the sodium 🧂🥒 We unpack the real science of muscle cramps, and how a fatigue induced malfunction, not electrolytes, may be to blame 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the…

Latest Podcast: The Science of Cramps🧂vs🏋️‍♂️ Less about the salt tabs, and more about fatigue & strength! In this episode: ⚠️ Problems with the electrolyte theory 🧠 A Fatigue malfunction instead 💪 Prevention & treatment 🥒 Pickle Power: why it may work 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the…

The AIU has provisionally suspended Ruth Chepng'etich (Kenya) for the Presence and Use of a Prohibited Substance (Hydrochlorothiazide). Details here: bit.ly/PRESS-RELEASE-…

A massive sanction. It won’t hugely surprise many. AIU should be given a lot of credit, catching champions and world record holders, regularly. But clearly, unsophisticated doping methods are in use. Also, have they not heard of carbs and gym? Don’t dope, just carb up and lift🎪

A brief timeline of events since Ruth Chepngetich's marathon world record... Oct. 13, 2024 - Ruth Chepngetich takes nearly two minutes off the marathon world record in 2:09:56 – becomes the first woman to break 2:11 and 2:10. In the post-race press conference, LetsRun's Robert

In sport, when a performance makes you wonder if it's too good to be true...history says it probably is. Today, again. Imagine how much more if the doping is more sophisticated, and if the authorities weren't trying. We watched with a mixture of amazement and despair

As the Hives once sang "Hate to say I told you so" Ruth Chepngetich the women's marathon world record-holder has been provisionally suspended after a positive doping test Relisten to the analysis following last years record at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/che…

Brief thoughts on Ruth Chepng'tetich's "too good to be true" World Record: 🔮 Necessary skepticism & doubt 💰 Agents, incentives and sacrifices 🕵🏻‍♂️ Sport's appetite to catch big-name dopers 🧪 The 'luck' it might take to do so in a short 🚨 SOS podcast: 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/sos…