Western States, Blood Flow Restriction and Formula 1 Aid Stations - Pro Trailrunner Dan Jones

In a huge episode, we discuss Courtney Dauwalter’s marathon efforts as well as Valencia marathon. Additionally we discuss rule changes and proposed rule changes in long jump and from FIFA. We also talk about a new sponsor for Hyrox and the implications of it as well as the IM 70.2 women’s WR being broken and why triathletes taking ‘gap years’ is helpful. We then get to our interview with Dan Jones. Dan Jones is a professional ultra trail runner who has 3 wins at Tarawera 100k, a top 5 at CCC race at UTMB and 3 top 5s at Western states, amongst a host of other impressive performances in trailrunning. (00:00) Introduction(00:19) Medical Question(03:38) David & Xylon Updates(09:10) Community Shoutouts (12:41) Courtney Dauwalter’s CIM Marathon(13:52) Hyrox Partners with Lucid (14:51) IM 70.3 Women’s WR(17:01) World Athletics Drops the Takeoff Zone Concept from Long Jump (19:32) FIFA New Rule Trial (25:18) Valencia Marathon (33:46) Interview Starts (36:30) Dan’s ‘Multisport’ Background(39:00) Does Dan Have Any Thoughts of Returning to ‘Multisport’ Racing? (40:00) Cross Training (42:22) What Does a Training Week for Dan Look Like? (44:45) How Does Training Change Across a Year? (48:07) Who’s in Dan’s Support Team(50:05) Why Western States?(51:55) What Are Areas for Improvement for Dan at Western States? (53:46) Improvement in Heat Training(55:14) How is Dan Thinking About Racing in the Second Half of the Year? (57:58) How Does Dan Monitor Training Adaptation and Recovery? (1:01:27) Training in Kenya  (1:04:14) Does Dan Have Any Road Marathon Desires? (1:05:04) Is Dan Interested in Road Ultramarathons? (1:06:30) Do PTL or Tor des Geants Interest Dan? (1:07:27) Aid Stations at Western States and Gut Training  (1:11:08) Intensity of Running at Western States  (1:12:50) Pack Dynamics and Pacing (1:16:08) Balancing Family on Race Day (1:17:43) Review(1:18:36) Doctor’s Office - Pickel ball (1:21:16) What We’re WatchingThanks 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.Stryd Blog on Workouts of the year:https://blog.stryd.com/2025/12/03/top-stryd-training-sessions-of-2025/ Thank you to Core for the sponsorship. Core is a Core body temperature sensor that helps and guides you along your heat training path. Check out their new Core 2 Sensor here: https://corebodytemp.com/collections/products/products/core2?utm_source=onepercentbetter&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Q4Links to DanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniel.c.jones/ Substack: https://danielcjones.substack.com/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/6265193 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/