Ep 57- An insight into elite marathon performance with Nike Breaking 2 Physiologist Andy Jones, PhD

Today on the Run Culture podcast I was extremely fortunate to chat to Andy Jones. As a sport scientist he has worked with many elite athletes over the years. Including, the former womans Marathon World Record Holder; Paula Radcliffe, along with also being employed by Nike to help Eluid Kipchoge in the Breaking 2 Marathon Project. I thoroughly enjoyed this chat, Andy is a fountain of knowledge, he has devoted his whole professional life to attempting to improve our understanding of the physiology of endurance performance. We start the podcast, going over his own running career and what he learnt from his own childhood hero; Steve Jones. We then define and discuss the ins/outs of 'Running Economy' and 'Physiological Resiliency' at length, using Andy's experiences with Paula and the Nike Breaking 2 Project. Links to two of Andy's articles I refer to in this chat are below: -The 15 yr long longitudinal study on Paula Radcliff, 'The Physiology of the World Record Holder for the Woman's Marathon (2006).' Link: ⁠⁠SS 1-2-01-Jones⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠The fourth dimension: physiological resilience as an independent determinant of endurance exercise performance - Jones - 2024 - The Journal of Physiology - Wiley Online Library⁠