Born to Run 3 | The Physiology of Long Distance Running

This is the third lecture in the module ‘Born to Run-The Science of Human Endurance’. It discusses the physiology of human endurance, with a focus on the three main (peripheral) physiological determinants of marathon performance: aerobic capacity, lactate threshold and running economy.

Aerobic and anaerobic energy metabolism are briefly discussed, as are the different types of muscle fibre. The 10 features of more economical running are also mentioned.

0:00 Intro: 'Man as Machine'
0:30 The Determinants of Marathon Performance
1:55 ATP, your body's batteries
2:05 Basic Energy Metabolism
3:24 The Energy Systems of Human Performance
4:40 Glycolysis
5:50 Aerobic vs Anaerobic Metabolism
7:14 Aerobic Capacity (VO2max)
8:23 Lactate Threshold
8:55 VO2max and Performance
10:44 Lactate Threshold and Performance
11:11 Running Economy
12:12 Running Economy and Performance
13:35 The Features of Better Running Economy

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Reference list:
https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-2007...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone....
https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.000000000...
https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1991.70...
PMID: 16446673 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16446...)