Trail Culture Emily Robertson

Matt Bouch has always wanted to run 100 miles. In this episode we chat about:
• His inspiration
• What keeps him coming back
• His recent performance at UTD
• How he’s developed his nutrition strategy
& more!
Laid back but intentional, Matt’s approach to the sport pulls through in this chat. We’ll be following him as he takes on his next few goals this year.

Are thresholds important or is it just training hype?
This week Colin Fleming, coach, triathlete & physiologist, joins us to talk about metabolic testing. Why is it important, how results should be applied, the difference between our thresholds & more.
We chat through a case study and use test results from a real athlete to show how to practically apply results you get from this sort of testing, to your training.

The North Face athlete, Kyle Herring joins us from the Netherlands to share some epic stories. From some history facts about the Hoefyster to a dive into his different European race experiences. This guy has run every piece of trail in Stellenbosch & has made an appearance on the road scene in the Netherlands, running some blitz times.

We cover:
His history with the sport The coaching journey Mixing up trails & road when he plans his season Some stories from the Hoefyster route in Jonkershoek

An advocate for women in sport. Meg Mackenzie shares an athlete & coaches perspective on women in trail running, the challenges, the obstacles & the change she’d like to see.
In this episode we cover:
• Her history with the sport
• Some recent career highlights
• Navigating the sponsorship space & contract negotiations as a female athlete
• Meg’s journey with RED-S & her advice for those working through it

What are the psychological benefits to trail running?
In this episode we focus on:
Exercising in a natural vs urban environmentEffects of trail running on mental well beingThe psycho - evolutionary theory & attention restoration theoryWe get stuck into the research after an anecdotal introduction round what trail running does for our mental well being personally.

This week we’ve got Dr Janesh Ganda joining us on the podcast. Janesh is currently the team doctor for the Springbok sevens, he’s a sports physician with years of experience in a range of different roles & an avid trail runner too
This week we dive into:
• The injury process
• When to push through
• Return to play after an injury
• Drug free sport & trail running
We look to the future of trail running & the anti-doping movement that’s quickly making its way into our sport. What does the drug free sport process look like & what can we expect from future testing?