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Run Long Run Healthy
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    Why A Higher VO2 Max Won't Make You Faster

    2026/05/21 | 22 mins.
    We do blood testing with RYTH: Rythm is offering our listeners 15% off your first month and free shipping at https://RythmHealth.com/RLRHBrought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (and an additional 10% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRH00:00 Why The Biggest VO2 Max Doesn’t Win The Race03:44 The Pillars of Endurance Performance09:32 Performance VO2 vs. VO2 Max14:58 Physical Limits of VO2 Max17:24 Key Metrics for Runners' Health and Performance
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    VO2 Max for Runners: What It Is, How to Measure It, EYKTK!

    2026/05/15 | 35 mins.
    Brady and Thomas discuss VO2 Max - what it is, why it's important for runners, and why it's seen as a marker for longevity:
    Brought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (or 50% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRH00:00 Intro / Our VO2 Max readings01:20 What Is VO2 Max03:40 How Much of VO2 Max is genetic vs trained?07:30 Sub 2-hr marathon vo2 Max09:45 VO2 Max and aging16:20 Evaluating the different ways to measure VO2 Max22:54 VO2 Max as a Longevity Marker30:05 VO2 Max vs other metrics for longevity
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    What Runners Can Learn From Viktor Frankl

    2026/04/17 | 1h 12 mins.
    Thomas talks to Mark Lane-Holbert Mark  - an educational psychologist (PhD), run therapist, certified logotherapist, USATF-certified running coach, and He is a Galloway run-walk-run Training Program Director.

    The IART (International Association of Running Therapists) website: https://sites.google.com/view/iartusa/Mark's site, with a recent post about Coach Jeff's legacy and run-walk-run (Jeffing): www.runninganthropologist.com

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    00:00 Introducing Mark-Lane Holbert, Running Anthropologist
    04:00 What Runners Can Learn From Viktor Frankl
    08:20 Finding Meaning Through Running - And Setting Purpose Metrics
    13:06 ProBio Nutrition - 40% off
    14:20 What can’t be measured - running metrics, journalling
    18:18 Masloe’s Hierarchy of Needs and Running
    24:20 Joseph Campbell, Hero’s Journey, and Running
    30:00 Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation
    34:30 Advice for runners chasing a time goal
    38:15 The emptiness after achieving a running goal; “Now What” problem
    44:00 Running burnout, diagnosed and how to respond
    49:20 Running therapy explained
    53:48 Shoulder-to-shoulder therapy
    56:50 Recovery Camino
    01:02:05 Remembering Jeff Galloway
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    Norwegian Method Masterclass: Double Threshold, Golden Zone, EYNTK!

    2026/04/10 | 57 mins.
    Thomas talks to Marius Bakken, former elite runner and pioneer of the Norwegian Method, and author of the new book - The Norwegian Method Applied:

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    00:00 Introducing Marius Bakken
    03:14 Testing established approaches through curiosity.
    07:25 The question that birthed the Norwegian Method
    08:40 Kenyan runners finding the pace
    10:20 The Golden Zone for threshold
    12:30 How to find your golden zone pace for threshold
    17:40 Specificity of training
    19:50 Muscle tone - a core part of the method
    21:30 What heavy legs are telling you
    24:10 Two Horses Analogy
    26:00 Double Threshold - The Origin
    27:40 Why double threshold is so effective
    29:30 45/15 intervals
    31:00 Norwegian Singles Method
    33:55 Double Threshold for recreational runners?
    37:20 The cost of going too hard on easy days
    40:05 The (controversial) 100-day marathon training plan
    43:21 The biggest mistakes recreational runners make
    47:27 Marius on super shoes / super trainers
    51:40 Changes in the last 5-10 years
    53:45 The future of the Norweigan Method
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    Antioxidants for Runners: Helpful or Harmful?

    2026/03/20 | 47 mins.
    Brady and Thomas delve into antioxidants, reviewing the ISSN's recent position statement on antioxidants: benefits, drawbacks, and reviewing supplements by efficacy

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    00:00 Introduction
    01:30 The role of antioxidants
    05:05 Where we get antioxidants from
    06:50 Hard training and antioxidant needs
    08:55 Hormesis effect, risk of ‘blunting’ adaptation 
    12:47 AD ProBio Nutrition
    15:00 Introducing the ISSN Supplement List
    17:44 High Evidence (Creatine, Beetroot, Tart Cherry)
    23:10 Moderate Evidence (Omega-3, Astaxanthin, Blackcurrant)
    27:20 Lower Evidence (Ashwagandha, Glutathione, Green Tea, Pomegranate)
    35:00 Weak-Low Evidence (Urolithin-A, Sulforaphane, Curcumin)
    38:42 Takeaways - When Runners Should Take Antioxidant Supplements
    39:00 Post-marathon antioxidants
    40:41 Multi-day hard exercise antioxidants

    Brady’s article on the discussion:
    https://runlongrunhealthy.substack.com/p/should-runners-take-antioxidant-supplements

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About Run Long Run Healthy
Running science, explained. Each episode, hosts Brady Holmer and Thomas Watson break down one major sports science topic or study related to running, in a way that regular runners can apply it to their daily training and routines. We cover topics like nutrition, training protocols and methodologies, fuelling, supplementation, recovery, and overall well-being.
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