Inside Breaking 4

A big weekend in endurance sport sees us recap Western States, Ironman Frankfurt, the breaking of the backyard ultra world record and a quick discussion into East Africans in Trailrunning. We also touch on Sydney Marathon Elite fields and Challenge Roth drug testing age groupers.  Our guest is Robby Ketchell, a sports scientist and aerodynamics expert who helped engineer the Ineos 1:59 project with Eliud Kipchoge and more recently worked on the Sub 4 Project with Faith Kipyegon. He joins us to discuss the project.  (00:00) Introduction(00:30) Medical Question(03:53) David’s Update(04:56) Xylon’s Update(11:58) Community Shoutouts(13:23) Correction(15:03) Toulouse Win Top 14 (15:40) Backyard Ultra World Record Broken(19:00) Tyreek Hill Runs 10.10(20:22) IM Frankfurt (23:32) Western States (28:30) Marathon du Mont Blanc(30:10) Will East Africans Start Dominating Trailrunning? (32:20) Challenge Roth Drug Testing Age Groupers(34:55) Sydney Marathon Elite Field(37:01) Interview Starts (39:01) How Were Things on the Ground? (41:40) Did Robby Think Sub 4 was Possible? (44:03) What Tradeoffs Needed to be Made? (46:29) Where Else Could Things be Improved with Hindsight?  (49:42) Explaining the Pacing Formation(55:13) Would Faith Have Been Better off Running Further Out?(58:20) How Fast Could Faith Run in an Optimised Road Mile?(1:01:25) What’s Next for Robby?(1:03:30) Doctor’s Office - Vale Bill Dellinger (1:05:11) What We’re Watching Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast: https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcastIf you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too): https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplannerThanks also to Stryd for their sponsorship, check out Stryd:Stryd helps you optimize your training and racing by measuring your running power, providing real-time data to improve efficiency, pace, and performance on any terrain. Plus, it integrates seamlessly with your favorite running watch for real time guidance! Go to https://stryd.live/opb to export Stryd’s cutting-edge technology and how it can empower your run.Link to Aerochat:⁠https://Aero.chat⁠  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== Follow us on X:@PodOnepercent Join the Strava Group:https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/