Listen "Physiological Resilience: How To Train Your Endurance Running Muscle"
Episode Synopsis
The traditional model of running physiology had 3 elements: VO2 max, lactate threshold, and running economy. But in recent years, a 4th element has been brought to the table, 'physiological resilience', or durability. Brady Holmer walks us through what it is, why it matters, how we can improve it, and why Kipchoge is the king of physiological resilience.Run Long Run Healthy is brought to you by Marathon Handbook.➡ https://marathonhandbook.comSubscribe to the Run Long Run Healthy podcast:➡ Spotify: https://bit.ly/RLRH-spotify➡ Apple podcasts: apple.co/43iqUKxGet the RLRH weekly newsletter (choose free or paid):➡ https://marathonhandbook.com/run-long-run-healthy/➡ https://runlongrunhealthy.substack.com/Follow us online:BRADY ON X ➡ https://x.com/B_Holmer/PHYSIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING (Brady's Newsletter) ➡ https://www.physiologicallyspeaking.com/MARATHON HANDBOOK IG ➡ https://instagram.com/marathon.handbook00:00 - defining physiological resilience02:56 - examples of excellent physiological resilience (Kipchoge)04:40 - the 3-factor model for endurance07:33 - how to measure physiological resilience09:48 - can we train our durability?14:14 - who might want to focus on durability training?17:30 - super shoes and durability18:51 - race day techniques to improve durability20:00 - how you should think about physiological resilience
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