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

  • Mar 8 2022
  • Length: 59 mins
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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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