Dan & Owain talk about the science of trail and ultra running with Dr Simon de Waal.

Simon has recently published a number of papers around the reliability and validity of using lab testing with trail and ultra runners - and talks through why there's a need to devise different testing protocols for these athletes.

Simon is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire, and undertook his PhD at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Simon chatted about his PhD journey; from discovering running to the genesis of the PhD idea, and the studies that he undertook.

We really enjoyed this interview, hopefully you do too!

Simon's research:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33508776/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39526871/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41697200/

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The Science of Trail & Ultra Running - with Dr Simon de Waal

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