ever since 490 BC when Thea deputies ran the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to
the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to
the 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to declare victory over the Persians and
declare victory over the Persians and
declare victory over the Persians and promptly died humans have been asking
promptly died humans have been asking
promptly died humans have been asking themselves how fast can we run this
themselves how fast can we run this
themselves how fast can we run this distance
distance
distance [Music]
it’s a question that has motivated us
it’s a question that has motivated us for thousands of years and never more
for thousands of years and never more
for thousands of years and never more than in modern times no sport is growing
than in modern times no sport is growing
than in modern times no sport is growing faster than running and marathons in
faster than running and marathons in
faster than running and marathons in particular have gained 47% more
particular have gained 47% more
particular have gained 47% more participants in the last decade alone
participants in the last decade alone
participants in the last decade alone one milestone has intrigued hyper elite
one milestone has intrigued hyper elite
one milestone has intrigued hyper elite runners and trainers as we’ve come
runners and trainers as we’ve come
runners and trainers as we’ve come closer and closer to it
closer and closer to it
closer and closer to it is it possible to cover 26.2 miles in
is it possible to cover 26.2 miles in
is it possible to cover 26.2 miles in under two hours it sounds crazy but it
under two hours it sounds crazy but it
under two hours it sounds crazy but it might be possible
might be possible
might be possible scientists have identified three
scientists have identified three
scientists have identified three physiological elements that allow elite
physiological elements that allow elite
physiological elements that allow elite runners to leave others in their dust
runners to leave others in their dust
runners to leave others in their dust oxygen consumption lactate threshold and
oxygen consumption lactate threshold and
oxygen consumption lactate threshold and running efficiency the first oxygen
running efficiency the first oxygen
running efficiency the first oxygen consumption or utilization is the reason
consumption or utilization is the reason
consumption or utilization is the reason why many runners train at high altitudes
why many runners train at high altitudes
why many runners train at high altitudes or those born in the mountains seem to
or those born in the mountains seem to
or those born in the mountains seem to have an advantage when it comes to long
have an advantage when it comes to long
have an advantage when it comes to long distances by training where the air is
distances by training where the air is
distances by training where the air is thin these runners are boosting their
thin these runners are boosting their
thin these runners are boosting their red blood cell production which allows
red blood cell production which allows
red blood cell production which allows the blood to carry more oxygen so they
the blood to carry more oxygen so they
the blood to carry more oxygen so they can run farther without losing their
can run farther without losing their
can run farther without losing their breath lactate threshold is a fancy way
breath lactate threshold is a fancy way
breath lactate threshold is a fancy way of describing the point at which muscles
of describing the point at which muscles
of describing the point at which muscles begin to fatigue and fail resistance and
begin to fatigue and fail resistance and
begin to fatigue and fail resistance and interval training which build stronger
interval training which build stronger
interval training which build stronger muscles can readily improve a runner’s
muscles can readily improve a runner’s
muscles can readily improve a runner’s threshold
threshold
threshold but the third element running efficiency
but the third element running efficiency
but the third element running efficiency it’s a bit more difficult to define and
it’s a bit more difficult to define and
it’s a bit more difficult to define and harder yet to improve with training
harder yet to improve with training
harder yet to improve with training think of it like gas mileage in a car a
think of it like gas mileage in a car a
think of it like gas mileage in a car a runner’s efficiency or economy is how
runner’s efficiency or economy is how
runner’s efficiency or economy is how much energy she expands relative to how
much energy she expands relative to how
much energy she expands relative to how fast she goes improving efficiency comes
fast she goes improving efficiency comes
fast she goes improving efficiency comes with finding the right technique which
with finding the right technique which
with finding the right technique which we’ve been tweaking for over two million
we’ve been tweaking for over two million
we’ve been tweaking for over two million years her body’s evolved long legs short
years her body’s evolved long legs short
years her body’s evolved long legs short toes and muscular rear ends as an
toes and muscular rear ends as an
toes and muscular rear ends as an adaptation for running long distances
adaptation for running long distances
adaptation for running long distances mostly to wear down prey over time in
mostly to wear down prey over time in
mostly to wear down prey over time in the words of the boss you could say baby
the words of the boss you could say baby
the words of the boss you could say baby we were born to run but not all
we were born to run but not all
we were born to run but not all techniques are created equal for example
techniques are created equal for example
techniques are created equal for example researchers compared injury rates
researchers compared injury rates
researchers compared injury rates between runners who land on the ball of
between runners who land on the ball of
between runners who land on the ball of the foot versus those who hit the ground
the foot versus those who hit the ground
the foot versus those who hit the ground heel first because of the vastly
heel first because of the vastly
heel first because of the vastly different ways that these strike forces
different ways that these strike forces
different ways that these strike forces are absorbed and distributed rear foot
are absorbed and distributed rear foot
are absorbed and distributed rear foot strikers were 2.3 times more likely to
strikers were 2.3 times more likely to
strikers were 2.3 times more likely to become injured than the forefoot
become injured than the forefoot
become injured than the forefoot strikers and it’s not like we’re still
strikers and it’s not like we’re still
strikers and it’s not like we’re still chasing down antelope with Spears modern
chasing down antelope with Spears modern
chasing down antelope with Spears modern human life involves lots of sitting down
human life involves lots of sitting down
human life involves lots of sitting down as well as a sort of false sense of
as well as a sort of false sense of
as well as a sort of false sense of support when we run in big cushy shoes
support when we run in big cushy shoes
support when we run in big cushy shoes if we’re ever going to break two hours
if we’re ever going to break two hours
if we’re ever going to break two hours we need to rethink the precise skills
we need to rethink the precise skills
we need to rethink the precise skills and techniques that will allow our
and techniques that will allow our
and techniques that will allow our bodies to reach their maximum potential
bodies to reach their maximum potential
bodies to reach their maximum potential both physiologically and psychologically
both physiologically and psychologically
both physiologically and psychologically in fact it’s this piece of a puzzle a
in fact it’s this piece of a puzzle a
in fact it’s this piece of a puzzle a head game it might finally get us past
head game it might finally get us past
head game it might finally get us past this Thresh
this Thresh
this Thresh so much time and energy has been
so much time and energy has been
so much time and energy has been expended sorting out how to minimize
expended sorting out how to minimize
expended sorting out how to minimize fatigue to the body what about the
fatigue to the body what about the
fatigue to the body what about the endurance required to conquer mental
endurance required to conquer mental
endurance required to conquer mental fatigue how can we train ourselves to
fatigue how can we train ourselves to
fatigue how can we train ourselves to push further to believe you can do
push further to believe you can do
push further to believe you can do something impossible it’s a question
something impossible it’s a question
something impossible it’s a question most of us can leave to the elite
most of us can leave to the elite
most of us can leave to the elite competitors and scientists committed to
competitors and scientists committed to
competitors and scientists committed to the cause of breaking World Records in
the cause of breaking World Records in
the cause of breaking World Records in the mean time
the mean time
the mean time just get out and enjoy what your body is
just get out and enjoy what your body is
just get out and enjoy what your body is evolved so well to do going for a run
evolved so well to do going for a run
evolved so well to do going for a run [Music]
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