Episode 31: Is ultra running bad for you? Interview with leading exercise scientist Nick Tiller
Author Adharanand Finn speaks to Nick Tiller, exercise scientist at Harbor-UCLA and author of The Skeptics Guide to Sports Science. They examine the value of scientific consensus, the power of the placebo, and take a deep dive into running trends such as nasal breathing, barefoot running, paleo diets and ice baths. Nick also answers the question: is ultra running bad for you? Music by Starfrosch
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Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner
The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Veloforte, who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com
This episode is also sponsored by London-based Soar Running, who make ethical, innovative running apparel designed and tested by runners. Visit soarrunning.com
The podcast is also supported by Adharanand’s Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn