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Run Long Run Healthy

Run Long Run Healthy

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Running science, explained. Each episode, hosts Brady Holmer and Thomas Watson break down one major sports science topic or study related to running, in a way that regular runners can apply it to their daily training and routines. We cover topics like nutrition, training protocols and methodologies, fuelling, supplementation, recovery, and overall well-being.Run Long Run Healthy Running & Jogging
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  • Does Running Too Much Wreck Your Heart?
    Feb 20 2026

    Thomas and Brady discuss the potential negative effects of long-term running on your heart, and the potential increase in mortality risk. How worried should regular runners be?


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    00:00 What does decades of running do to your heart?

    03:53 The physical changes in your heart

    06:10 Calcium

    07:50 How much running causes these changes?
    09:11 Stress and the heart

    11:11 “Show me the bodies” - mortality risk?

    15:28 “wear and tear” - valid?

    18:18 - signs and symptoms of heart issues

    23:20 Men and women, the differences

    24:50 Study - masters athletes training vs heart episodes

    32:45 Has Brady changed his training based on potential future heart issues?


    The study referenced:
    The timing and relationship of ventricular arrhythmia with exercise patterns in veteran male endurance athletes

    https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwag021/8417747



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    42 mins
  • The power - and limits - of HRV data (Heart Rate Variability), with Marco Altini
    Dec 19 2025

    Thomas sits down with Marco Altini, prominent researcher in HRV, advisor to Aura, and dedicated ultrarunner, to discuss one of the most talked-about metrics in the running world today: Heart Rate Variability.


    Marco's Substack:

    https://marcoaltini.substack.com/

    Marco's series of guides to HRV for runners on Marathon Handbook:

    https://marathonhandbook.com/heart-rate-variability-guide/


    00:00 3 things I learned

    01:54 What does HRV measure

    05:50 RHR vs HRV

    07:50 Why everyone's HRV is different

    09:45 What runners can use HRV for

    11:10 Other ways to increase HRV

    12:50 How to reliably measure HRV

    15:18 Sleeping vs awake HRV

    18:25 Best devices for measuring HRV

    20:00 limits of HRV reporting

    23:38 Future / tech limits of HRV interpretation

    25:12 Winter lowers HRV

    29:12 how Marco uses HRV in his run training

    32:36 Marathon / ultramarathon recovery using HRV

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    35 mins
  • The Future of Endurance and AI's role in coaching with Dirk Friel
    Dec 11 2025

    Brady sits down with TrainingPeaks founder Dirk Friel discuss the future of endurance science, how coaching is evolving with technology, why AI can assist coaches but not replace them, and what is coming in the next 12 months.00:00 Dirk's background05:50 the birth of TrainingPeaks10:34 evolving use of data in endurance sports20:39 the durability metric28:00 shoe tracking30:00 human vs AI coaching42:00 Coaches using AI48:00 Emerging trends in endurance57:20 TP integrating sleep and nutrition 1:03:25 TP upcoming community and virtual featuresRun 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...➡ 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 ➡ / marathon.handbook

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    1 hr and 8 mins
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