Differences Between Elite Road and Trail Runners with Frederic Sabater Pastor, PhD (2023) #216

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website.Episode overview:Frederic Sabater Pastor is a CTS ultrarunning coach with a PH.D. in Exercise Physiology and experiences coaching athletes for a variety of challenges. He is also a Postdoctoral researcher at the Inter-university Lab of Human Movement. His areas of focus are  running, trail, performance, physiology, and fatigue.Episode highlights:(32:02) Training differences: road runners 20 hrs/week, trail runners 10 hrs/week, road runners cross train and strength train more, overall road volume is double despite race duration being up to 10x less(37:11) Why are trail runners stronger: do runners self-select, is trail running innately better strength training, strength training is a broad term(51:38) Specificity of running economy: train for specificity, changing protocols from road training, strides over technical terrain, differences in strength trainingAdditional resources:Fred’s paperTrail Runner Magazine’s coverage of this paperFred’s CTS Coach BioFred’s Researchgate profileSUBSCRIBE to Research Essentials for UltrarunningBuy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or AudibleInformation on coaching-www.trainright.comKoop’s Social MediaTwitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop