Using Supersapiens to develop your next race fueling strategy, Kona and Berlin wrap up with a special guest

The Supersapiens Podcast

Bobby Julich joins David and Xylon to hear about their respective experiences at the Berlin Marathon and IRONMAN World Championships in Kona.

02:11 – David’s post marathon training protocol
03:43 – How bad is post marathon soreness and what impacts it?
06:00 – Bobby’s efforts at the Hincapie Gran Fondo
13:20 – Xylon’s training since Kona
14:20 – User question regarding the glucose score and drops in long endurance activities at variable pace? What drives glucose up?
21:54 – Intensity vs other causes of drops and relative changes in glucose vs low glucose and feeling poorly
23:18 – Berlin marathon
23:42 – Goals pre-race
24:14 – Days leading into the race and what they entailed
25:38 – Race Day pre-race
26:28 – What warm up do marathoners get to do pre-race
28:45 – What allowed David to pace so well and consistently? What did he focus on?
34:35 – The last few kilometers of a marathon and pacing
36:22 – How do you run a constant pace?
37:33 – What do you use on your watch to pace better?
39:14 – Post race or workout rushes and what drives them?
42:02 – Xylon’s marathon of travel to Kona
43:37 – Xylon’s training camp at Rocacorba cycling
44:24 – How Xylon approached the daunting task of a non-wetsuit swim
48:24 – When did things get crazy on the island?
49:50 – Bobby arriving on the island
53:26 – Bobby in person rather than on audio
54:01- Bobby’s impression of Xylon and his dress sense upon meeting him
57:45 – Bobby’s impression of triathlon bikes
60:40 – Bobby’s impressions of Ironman athletes, the magic of Mike Reilly’s “you are an ironman” and the seed is planted
62:00 – Bobby considering an Ironman
63:12 – Bobby’s impression of supershoes and what makes a supershoe?
67:15 – Race morning for Xylon and what it entailed
69:40 – The swim and swim start
71:30 – Xylon admits to never having finished a full ironman before
73:30 – T1 and Bike
75:04 – Xylon has to dismount due to back pain
77:08 – Process focused goals to perform
78:20 – Leaving T1 and Bobby’s thoughts on the stress of the mount line
82:30 – T2 and the carnage
83:30 – Planning and taking your time through aid stations and transitions to perform better
85:32 – The run leg
89:25 – Pacing properly at Kona
89:43 – Pro tip for nausea and gut issues
91:10 – Bobby enjoys watching the run and its emotion
92:50 – Bobby considers his Ironman debut
94:44 – Xylon finishes his run
100:30 – Supersapiens surprises Xylono by getting his wife into the finish area
101:20 – Pro tip for post-race nausea
104:00 – Bobby proposes a change to post race procedures for Ironman
104:30 – Bobby and the Supersapiens crew run into two guys from the mean streets of Bergen in a dark parking lot