ATC: New Study on Ultra Runners' Health, Pros and Cons to Pose Running, Periodizing with MAF, Boulder 100, and More

Want to run Ragnar SoCal with the Endurance Planet team that will include Lucho, Brock, Tawnee and other loyal podcast fans? Email [email protected] to claim your spot by Sunday, Jan. 25. It's going to be epic, with special surprises in store. We're accepting ANY level of runner from beginner to elite -- it's just about a fun time together.On this episode of Ask the Coaches:- New study on ultra runners looks at their health, injury rate and more. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/what-ultra-marathons-do-to-our-bodies/?smid=fb-share&_r=2- How to know how long the long run should be for your running race (5k, 10k, half marathon, marathon); for shorter race = shorter long run? Or no? And how does this apply to a master's athlete who's looking to be extra nice on the body and not pound junk miles- Can no longer hold MAF, and HR is way too high even when trying to run aerobically. What's going on, and why we recommended getting a stress test, etc, to make sure health and wellness is prioritized.- MAF and weekly volume. Address the conflict between what Dr. Phil says in his Big Book of Endurance Training about athletes often not needing more than 12 hours a week of endurance training — presumably at MAF — and the general agreement in the endurance community that if you don’t train intensely (above MAF), then you need to train long.- Should you add bouts of intensity even if MAF focus is the goal, and when to start adding more intesnity in your training and moving away from just MAF.- The Boulder 100, and Lucho on drinking beer (or lack thereof).- Our "pros and cons" to the Pose Running method- Ragnar news from Lucho- and more!