Spartathlons, Marathon training, Cold Water & Plant-based diets with Vassos Alexander

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Spartathlons, Marathon training, Cold Water & Plant-based diets with Vassos Alexander

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Veteran of more than 100 marathon and ultra running events, Vassos Alexander is perhaps best known for his role as side-kick to Chris Evans on Virgin Radio but his experience, insight, anecdotes and guidance come from a place of many thousands of miles covered, not to mention completing the remarkable “Spartathlon”

01:55 Introduction to Vassos
07:45 The Spartathlon
12:02 Talking us through Vassos’ First Marathon
16:00 Is Vassos a competitive person?
18:45 How Vassos trained for his first marathon
25:00 Training block for a sub 3 hour marathon
30:40 What’s the hardest race distance?
37:40 Endurance training and interleukin response
40:10 Testosterone levels
41:55 Benefits of cold water
47:35 Using heat for training effectivity
50:20 Supplementation and magnesium
52:00 Changing to a plant-based diet

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