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In this episode of the podcast I speak to Paul Booth, sports nutritionist.

Paul has carved out a career working with high calibre athletes such as Damian Hall and Sabrina Verjee.
Paul works with elite ultramarathon runners at his testing facility at Leeds Beckett university and specialises in high carb fuelling and performance.

In this episode we talk about the newest trend to sweep ultramarathon running, ingesting 140-150g of carbohydrates per hour, a vast increase from the previously recommended maximum of 90g per hour.
We talk about the possible pros and cons of this new approach and whether athletes like David Roche are outliers, or are in fact at the tip of the spear of this revolutionary new approach to in-race fuelling.

Paul also talks about his ongoing research and upcoming ultramarathon nutrition conference next year.
For details of how you can get involved with Pauls studies on ultramarathon runners and his upcoming ultramarathon conference, contact Paul directly at Leeds Beckett University - p.booth@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
Alternatively, see Pauls website for more details on the above and his nutrition plans for runners.
https://performancegainsnutrition.com

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In this episode I speak to returning guest Charlotte Fisher.

The last time we spoke, Charlotte had just won the @centurionrunning North Downs Way 100.
But after a disappointing year of injuries and race cancellations, she decided that she needed to turn the negatives into a positive. She did this by planning and executing a new women's FKT record on the IOW coastal path!
She did this in 11 hours and 48 minutes, knocking nearly 2 and a half hours off the previous women's record!

We also talk about her recent award from the police for helping to talk down a man who was attempting to end his life by throwing himself off the cliffs on her regular running route! This prompted a conversation about coincidence and being in the right place at the right time.
She may have been disappointed with her races in the past year, but she is deservedly proud of the kind act that her changed circumstances allowed her to do!

A great chat as always!

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Sam and Robin round up the recent events in the world of Ultra trail running from around the world!

We talk about the recent controversy surrounding UTMB Mallorca, with the last minute cancellation of the 100 mile race and subsequent fallout from not offering refunds or clear communication.
We hear from Charlotte Fisher who spent 5 months preparing for this race. She tells us how disappointed she is with the race organisers.

We also talk about Matt Choi and his lifetime ban from all road races after he was disqualified from the New York City marathon for having a film crew follow him on E-bikes!

Lastly I talk about how pleased I am with myself after Rich Roll responded to my Instagram, Jamil Courey followed me back and Bymaximise used my footage from the Jasmin Paris - Home Trails episode to make a short film about The Barclay Marathons!

More news as it happens folks......

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