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308. Sub-2 Hour Marathon Fueling, The High Carb Plus Bicarb Era, Strides v. Plyometrics Study, Supershoe Evolution, and Iron Theories!

4/28/20261 hr 39 min

We made an unfortunate impulse purchase (you'll see) before this great episode! The main topic revolved around the world records at the London Marathon, including Sebastian Sawe’s 1:59:30 winning time. We discuss his mid-race fueling, bicarb use, shoes, and so much more. 

Plus, there was an important study measuring the differences in mechanical output between sprints, strides, and plyometrics. This study could be the missing link that identifies why strides are such a ubiquitous part of elite training approaches.

And there were tons of fun topics! Other topics: the purchase David is not proud of, a game theory hypothetical, a high-carb case study, the amazing Women’s Gear Index, luxury gear, an existential question on life and training, a potential treadmill study, barefoot shoes, iron dosing theories, and lots more. 

Come for the carb talk, stay for the knowledge that David will occasionally have the worst takes you have ever heard. We take back every thought we head about pressing the red button.

We love you all! HUZZAH!

-David and Megan

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Clips

Fueling A Sub-2 Marathon
Addressing The Doping Elephant
Bicarb Beyond The Lab
Shoes Getting ‘Off The Charts’
Red Or Blue Button Dilemma
Strides Can Replace Plyos
We Won’t Regret More Love
One-Race Shoes, One Mindset
Please Don’t Jump Off Boxes
Excellence Without Losing Yourself

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Megan Roche· Host0:00

    Whoo.

  2. David Roche· Host0:01

    Welcome to the Some Work All Play podcast. We are so happy with you today.

  3. Megan Roche· Host0:04

    Happy Tuesday.

  4. David Roche· Host0:05

    It's Tuesday.

  5. Megan Roche· Host0:06

    And we're bringing out the magic wand on this Tuesday.

  6. David Roche· Host0:08

    The magic wand.

  7. Megan Roche· Host0:09

    [laughs] [laughs] It's quite a way to start a podcast.

  8. David Roche· Host0:11

    Whoa, Megan.

  9. Megan Roche· Host0:12

    [laughs] Yeah. [laughs] In many ways.

  10. David Roche· Host0:15

    [laughs] Okay.

  11. Megan Roche· Host0:17

    Do you know what I'm talking about?

  12. David Roche· Host0:18

    I think I do, which is the home shockwave machine that I bought.

  13. Megan Roche· Host0:22

    Yeah. So about a week ago- Yeah ... I came downstairs, and this was early morning, like- It was 5:00 AM probably ... 5:00 AM.

  14. David Roche· Host0:27

    Yeah.

  15. Megan Roche· Host0:27

    And you're like, "Megan, I have something to tell you." [laughs] And I'm just like, "Oh, no." [laughs] You're like, "I bought a home shockwave machine on Amazon."

  16. David Roche· Host0:35

    Yeah, I did.

  17. Megan Roche· Host0:35

    And I was like, "Bro"- Yeah ... [laughs] "what are you doing?"

  18. David Roche· Host0:37

    [laughs] Oh. That's kinda how you know you hit a low point. So they aren't that expensive on Amazon. Uh, the question is, do they work? Because at this price, it would be like be- buying a car for 50 bucks.

  19. Megan Roche· Host0:48

    I mean, legitimately, it's like 80 times cheaper than what they use in physical [laughs] offices.

  20. David Roche· Host0:51

    [laughs] I know, I know, I know, I know. This is because I can't make the time to get these appointments. So I just haven't been doing shockwave, and I need to do it for my heel, which regressed a couple weeks ago just randomly when I thought it was 100%. So Megan, I got desperate- [laughs] Yeah ... at 4:45 AM. And I was like, "Okay, I'm gonna wait till Megan comes down. This is a big purchase. We always talk about big purchases, so I need your advice on this." And then it just sat there in one of my tabs haunting me. [laughs] Just like Edgar, Edgar Allan Poe, like a heartbeat. [laughs] And I'm like, "I gotta go for it before she wakes up because she's gonna talk me out of this, isn't she?"

  21. Megan Roche· Host1:23

    I gotta click that button. I would've talked you out of it.

  22. David Roche· Host1:25

    Yeah, you would've.

  23. Megan Roche· Host1:26

    And we wouldn't have had this story on the podcast.

  24. David Roche· Host1:27

    It's true. It's true. I'm just paying $1,200

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