Coach Jason Koop covers training, nutrition and recent happenings in the ultramarathon world.
Host Dirk Friel, Co-founder of TrainingPeaks, talks with expert guests about endurance training and racing topics. We’ll explore coaching methodologies, compelling research and leading tools that can benefit sport performance for coaches and athletes. To learn more about how TrainingPeaks can help your training goals, visit us at trainingpeaks.com.
Join podcaster & filmmaker Billy Yang as he sits down for one-on-one conversations with some of the most prolific and rising athletes, creatives, entrepreneurs and many others on what drives and inspires them.
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Differences Between Elite Road and Trail Runners with Frederic Sabater Pastor PhD | KoopCast Episode 164
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Frederick’s paper Trail Runner Magazine’s coverage of this paper Fred’s CTS Coach Bio Fred’s Researchgate profile Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible. Information on coaching- https://trainright.com/ Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoopBy Jason Koop/Frederic Sabater Pastor
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Season 5 Ep 1 — How Zone 2 Biochemistry Powers Athletes' Biomechanical Energy with Iñigo San Millán
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Dr. Iñigo San Millán is a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, performing clinical and research work in cellular metabolism, especially in diabetes, cardiometabolic disease and cancer. He has been testing and coaching world-class endurance athletes for over 25 years. He is also the Head of Performance for the professional cyc…
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Physiological Testing with Renee Eastman | KoopCast Episode 163
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Renee Eastman is a Premiere coach at CTS as well as the head of CTS’s physiology lab. She has been coaching since 1996. Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible. Information on coaching- https://trainright.com/ Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoopBy Jason Koop/Renee Eastman
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How to Establish Intensity Ranges with Adam Pulford, CTS Pro Coach | KoopCast Episode 162
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Adam Pulford is a Pro Level Coach at CTS and is one of the most sought-after mountain bike coaches in the world. He also has served as the team director for TeamShoAir UCI Professional Factory MTB Team, the Twenty16/Twenty20 UCI Professional Women’s Race Team, and the Orange Seal Off-Road Team. Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or …
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What’s Next For The KoopCast? | KoopCast Episode 161
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Coach Jason Koop monologues on what 2023 will bring for the podcast. Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible. Information on coaching- www.trainright.com Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoopBy Jason Koop
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Durability in Ultrarunning with Ed Maunder PhD | Koopcast Episode 160
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Ed Maunder PhD is an exercise physiologist with expertise in metabolic responses to endurance exercise and metabolic adaptations to endurance training. Ed is a Lecturer in the School of Sport and Recreation and part of the Sport Physiology and Nutrition Research Group at SPRINZ. His research is focused on understanding the physiological drivers of …
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Sodium Supplementation for Ultrarunning with Alan McCubbin PhD | Koopcast Episode 159
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Dr. Alan McCubbin lectures and conducts research in sports nutrition at Monash University, consults with Triathlon Australia's High-Performance Program, and writes for Cycling Tips. He has worked as the dietitian for the Attaque-Gusto cycling team, adventure runner Richard Bowles, several triathlon squads, the Coburg Tigers VFL football club, and t…
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Preventing Perfectionism, Training Camps & Subjective Monitoring-A Coach Roundtable | Koopcast Episode 158
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Coaches Darcie Murphy and AJW sit down with Jason Koop to discuss what they are doing differently with their athletes next year. The CTS blog Previous podcast on training camps Buy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or Audible. Information on coaching-https://trainright.com/ Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop…
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Season 4 Ep 12 — Training for World-Class Skimo and a Leadville MTB 100 Podium with John Gaston
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Though coming to the sport later than most, John Gaston is the current U.S. National Ski Mountaineering champion and has won multiple prestigious U.S. events, including the Audi Power of Four 10 times. He is arguably the country's best ski mountaineering, or skimo racer, and competes on the world stage in the winter. During the summer, Gaston mount…
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The Limits of Human Energy Expenditure with Herman Pontzer PhD and Drew Best PhD | Koopcast Episode 157
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Herman is a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, where he focuses on the evolution of human energy expenditure and metabolism. He is also the co-founder of the Human Evolutionary Ecology Lab, where he and his team study the effects of diet, physical activity, and modern environments on human health and disease. Herman’s latest…
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Using Elite Athlete Training to Inform Practice with Øyvind Sandbakk | Koopcast Episode 156
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Øyvind is the director of the Centre for Elite Sports Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His research aims to improve the understanding of sports performance by investigating integrative physiology and biomechanics, the effects of strength and endurance training, as well as the utilization of new technology to gain furt…
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Using Subjective Feedback to Drive Performance with Natàlia Balagué and Lluc Montull | Koopcast Episode 155
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Coach Koop discusses how athletes are Complex Adaptive Systems and how subjective feedback can be integrated into training. Paper discussed Buy Koop’s new book on Amazon or Audible. Information on coaching- www.trainright.com Koop’s Social Media Twitter/Instagram- @jasonkoopBy Jason Koop/Natàlia Balagué/Lluc Montull
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Polarized vs Pyramidal Training with Luca Filipas PhD (Jan 2022) ⎮ Koopcast Episode 154
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Luca Filipas a PhD researcher and coach out of Milan, Italy. Re-Release episode from January 2022. You can find Luca’s work here- https://www.lucafilipas.com/ Luca on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lucafilipas Luca on Twitter- https://twitter.com/LucaFilipas Paper discussed- Effects of 16 weeks of pyramidal and polarized training intensity di…
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Season 4 Ep 11 — The Essentials of Training Plans with David Warden and Matt Fitzgerald of 80/20 Endurance
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David Warden and Matt Fitzgerald are the founders of 80/20 Endurance, one of the pioneers of endurance training plans. 80/20 sold its first plan within the TrainingPeaks Marketplace in 2005. Their plans have helped hundreds of thousands of athletes of all experience and ability levels achieve their goals. David Warden is an internationally recogniz…
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Ultrarunning's Council of Elders with John Medinger, David Horton, and Scott Mills | Koopcast Episode 153
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In this episode, AJW speaks with three legends of ultrarunning, John Medinger, David Horton, and Scott Mills, to discuss the current state of the sport and their thoughts about what the future holds for the next generation of Ultrarunners. John: Facebook @johnmedinger David Facebook @davidhorton Scott Facebook @scottmills Information on coaching- h…
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Stephanie Case-Human Rights Activist, Advocate for Women in Ultrarunning, and Badass Trail Runner | Koopcast Episode 152
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Stephanie Case is a well-known figure in trail/ultra running, not just for her success in crazy, tough races (Tor de Glaciers, Hardrock, The Barkley Marathons), but for her outspokenness about women’s rights. Stephanie spearheads tough conversations concerning inclusivity for women in our sport- pregnancy deferrals, quotas for women in races/lotter…
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The Future of Ultrarunning with Candice Burt and Jason Green | Koopcast Episode 151
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In this episode, AJW speaks with two of America's most popular Race Directors, Candice Burt and Jason Green, to discuss the current state of the sport and their thoughts about what they hope ultrarunning will look like in the next decade. Jason: https://yetitrailrunners.com/ Twitter @yeti_runners IG @yetitrailrunners Candice: https://www.destinatio…
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What It's Like To Be Coached by Koop with AJW and DBo | Koopcast Episode 150
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Still in his 30s, Dylan Bowman has enjoyed a remarkable ultra-running career. During the past 10 years, Dylan has had ample experience being coached by Koop. In this episode, he shares some of the ups and downs of the past decade and looks ahead to a promising future in the sport. Instagram: @dylanbo Twitter: @dylanbo Website: https://freetrail.com…
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Season 4 Ep 10 — The Moxie & Grit of Pro Mother, MTB Racer and Coach Sonya Looney
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Sonya Looney is pushing the traditional notions of training for professional mountain bike racing during and after pregnancy while reinforcing patience and resilience in her clients as a health coach. Despite her results as a pro, she describes herself as a normal person who has accomplished extraordinary things through hard work, self-belief, dete…
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Joe McConaughy | Appalachian/Pacific Crest Trail FKTs, Winning Cocodona 250, AZT FKT
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My guest on this episode is talented runner and thru hiker Joe McConaughy: a multi-FKT (Fastest Known Time) holder of many prominent routes such as the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, John Muir Trail and most recently a film has been produced about his 2021 800-mile Arizona Trail produced by Pilot Field called "Racing Arizona" : https://you…