195. Double Workouts, Running as a Power Sport, Megan's Overall Win, Big Alta Races, and New Mental Health Study!

Some Work, All Play

We put on some see-through pants for this great episode! The main training topic was on double workouts, involving two moderate sessions in a single day. Norwegian athletes are notorious for their double threshold days, and over the last few years, we have been using an adapted approach with the treadmill or cross-training that can be implemented for trail runners, non-pros, and aging athletes. There's no "secret"... but this might be the closest thing to a training secret that we have. Don't tell anyone we told you.

We also talked about an incredible new study on the effect of exercise for depression. This area of science is full of confounding variables, but there are some important lessons for understanding population mental health. Now, there's a science-backed reason to dance like no one is watching. The work is the twerk?

And we had a smorgasbord of awesome topics! Other topics: unique approaches to injury healing, Megan's overall win at her backyard half marathon, comparing to ghost versions of yourself, thoughts from the Big Alta finish line, running as a power sport, a new policy on eating disorders from the world of climbing, a follow-up on iron levels and mental health, MLB's pants problem, a shoe durability study, advice for starting a podcast, S2 testing in the NFL, and hot takes.

Stay tuned until the end for a listener corner message that will have you so excited about the aging process. The official SWAP policy is that we will all age like some delicious blue cheese!

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