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309. The Marathon that Changed Running, Ultra GOAT to Western States, Misconceptions about Training Volume, A Supershoe Lawsuit, and A Hydration Study!

5/5/20261 hr 21 min

We violated the warranty on ankle tape before this great episode! A main topic involved taking a step back to understand the historic context of Vinny Mauri’s 2:05 debut marathon. We think it’s a performance that signals a fundamental shift in the future of the sport for everyone, and we discuss why.

We also talked about the exciting news that Jim Walmsley is heading to Western States with a sponsor slot. The GOAT is back! David had some terrible hot takes, and he’s now panicking that he didn’t give enough disclaimers that he doesn’t actually believe any of them.

And this one had lots of fun topics! Other topics: unique uses of athletic tape, Abby Steiner sues Puma over their shoes, misconceptions about training volume, physiological testing of private parts, uninformed thoughts on the Kentucky Derby, a hydration review arguing that many athletes underhydrate outside of training, a study on ketones during hard efforts, using caffeine to increase heart rate, combining Nomio and bicarb, the wild world of zone compression, AI thoughts, and lots more.

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-David and Megan

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Clips

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Hot take on Walmsley entry
Most shocking marathon ever
Risk, readiness, and respect
Sprinter sues over super spikes
Top 1% vagina goes viral
Grinding vs. GOAT mystique
Invite past champs back
Fueling unlocking hidden talent
Do super shoes hurt some athletes?
45-hour week reality check

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Megan Roche· Host0:00

    Woo!

  2. David Roche· Host0:01

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

  3. Megan Roche· Host0:04

    Happy Tuesday.

  4. David Roche· Host0:05

    It's Tuesday.

  5. Megan Roche· Host0:05

    And we're firing up our best athletic tape on this Tuesday.

  6. David Roche· Host0:08

    Our best athletic tape. Hmm. I don't know what you're talking about. Tell me.

  7. Megan Roche· Host0:11

    Uh, it talks about the fact that yesterday I walked into the kitchen and you were just pants down- Uh-huh.

  8. David Roche· Host0:16

    Oh, yeah ...

  9. Megan Roche· Host0:16

    in the kitchen- Yeah, yeah, yeah ... applying some athletic tape to the nether regions. [laughs] [laughs] And I was like, "What is happening right now?"

  10. David Roche· Host0:22

    The correct term was all around those nether regions.

  11. Megan Roche· Host0:26

    [laughs] You really were. I mean, do you have, like, some kind of ankle tape strategy that you use for down there?

  12. David Roche· Host0:30

    Yeah. Well, it was our ankle tape, the Hampton Adams tape that we use for our ankles, and what I did- Did you do a stirrup strip? [laughs] Basically, yeah. So I got a piece of toilet paper, uh, and put it over the saddle sore that I've gotten from biking too much. [laughs] And then wrapped it all around my leg, um, and it worked shockingly well. My saddle sore is healed, Megan, and it's all because I'm a doctor.

  13. Megan Roche· Host0:50

    Did you give yourself a Brazilian wax in the process?

  14. David Roche· Host0:53

    [laughs] [laughs] Honestly, probably need it.

  15. Megan Roche· Host0:55

    Yeah.

  16. David Roche· Host0:56

    [laughs] Yeah, I, I don't really, like, I don't know, look down there very often, and every so often I'm like, "Damn, I'm glad I don't."

  17. Megan Roche· Host1:01

    [laughs] Well, you wouldn't let me look down there.

  18. David Roche· Host1:03

    No, no.

  19. Megan Roche· Host1:03

    I was like, "I wanna check it out and just make sure you're not at, like, a serious infection risk," and you're like, "Absolutely not."

  20. David Roche· Host1:09

    [laughs] There are some things that are between me and God.

  21. Megan Roche· Host1:11

    [laughs] Yeah.

  22. David Roche· Host1:12

    And that is, that is down there. [laughs] So yeah, I mean, it actually worked shockingly well. I... If anything, I think that I should be celebrated as a pathfinder.

  23. Megan Roche· Host1:19

    [laughs] Yeah.

  24. David Roche· Host1:20

    Like, an... There should be a Disney movie made about me. They made one about Moana. [laughs] That's fucked up if you're not making one about me and my taint strap.

  25. Megan Roche· Host1:26

    Okay, Lin-Manuel Miranda and taint straps.

  26. David Roche· Host1:29

    Oh, could you imagine

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