Ketogeek's Podcast

In this fascinating show, we talk about how the mind can sometimes play tricks on us and unlock the elasticity of human performance, especially when it comes to elite athletes and endurance runners. BIO Alex Hutchinson (@sweatscience) is a runner and author who covers the science of endurance for Outside magazine’s Sweat Science column. His latest book is the New York Times bestseller Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. Before becoming a journalist, worked as a postdoctoral physicist with the U.S. National Security Agency, and competed for the Canadian national team in track, cross-country, and mountain running. He lives in Toronto. TIME STAMPS 0:15 Ketogeek Membeship information  6:43 – How did you get into running and your career? 9:19 – What’s new in the world of endurance running? 13:16 – Experience with Runner’s World and Outside Magazine 15:00 – How is your perspective different between a journalist vs. as an athlete? 18:54 – Experience vs. science when it comes to