The BBC had a programme recently on BBC Radio 4 about endurance running. This got turned into a podcast and was also the basis of an article that appeared on the BBC website.
Much of the material covers the 246km road race called the Spartathlon in Greece and how grueling it is. It covers the three main parameters of performance... VO2 max, lactate threshold and running economy.
There's also a great link to a story about some Japanese Buddhist monks who run 1,000 marathons in 1,000 days on the road to enlightenment!
One of the most shocking findings was that the blood samples of those who completed the Spartahlon looked similar to those of people close to death.
It should be of interest to anyone with an interest in marathons or ultra running and is well worth a read and listen.
Podcast (26 mins)... https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswvx8
Article... http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181106-the-secrets-of-endurance-athletes
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