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Vo2 Max Run Workouts: These Will Make You Stronger or Kill You Trying
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - May 16, 2023 05:10 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis was a wild one I almost didn’t put out. But after editing it and realising there was a lot of great information in here I let it slide. The reason why I wasn’t feeling it is that I wanted to talk about Vo2max workouts in this. But then I realised halfway through that we should have clearly...
The link between carbs, cavemen and your inner GPS for run gains
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - May 02, 2023 07:24 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsImagine this, you're a pilot in the cockpit of a plane. You have a destination, but the journey is full of unexpected turbulence and challenges. The key to success is staying on course and making small adjustments as needed. And just like flying a plane, navigating life requires a steady hand a...
Running Gels: Love Them or Hate Them? Here's What You Need to Know
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - March 07, 2023 02:12 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRunning gels are like stocks in the stock market. Some people swear by them and couldn't imagine training for a marathon without them, while others avoid them at all costs. Like with stocks, it's essential to research and determines what works best for you personally. We discuss using running g...
The Truth About Running Injuries and How to Make A Safe Comeback (Injury Part 2)
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 21, 2023 02:26 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsA few episodes back, we talked about four tips when coming back from injury. Now let’s talk about the long and bumpy road to connecting the dots and running your best times once you’ve gotten through that initial injury recovery period. There are four essential tips that we will walk through; ...
Revealing the special sauce between 5k and 10k race training
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 07, 2023 02:46 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDiscover the subtle training differences between the 5k and 10k races. Learn how to improve your 10k time, how training changes for each race, and how to run a fast ultra 50k race. Listen on to find out more. What You’ll Learn Psychologically what is happening to your body in the 5k vs the 10k...
Breaking the run a lot and eat everything in sight mentality
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 24, 2023 02:35 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAfter a long run, it's hard to resist the urge to eat everything in sight, much like how it's hard to resist the pull of a toxic romantic relationship. Just like a long run can leave you feeling exhausted and drained, a toxic relationship can also drain you of your energy and sense of self. And ...
Use This Easy Run Drill Trick To Get Unreal Results
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 12, 2023 00:24 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhen you see a runner with perfect running form, what do you think? Damn, they look fast, how can I look like that? How efficient are they at injury prevention?? Is that running form by winning the genetic lottery or did they work at it? Do they do drills to look that good? Well, you might ...
Seven proven supplements to help after hard runs
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - November 17, 2022 04:17 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWork + Rest + Recovery = Training, not work + work + work. This means that when you go hard or long on a run, you need to properly recover. Supplements! They polarise and divide the endurance sports and running community. Some people love em, so people don’t - I personally like them for many re...
Seven proven supplements to help you crush your run recovery
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - November 17, 2022 04:17 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWork + Rest + Recovery = Training, not work + work + work. This means that when you go hard or long on a run, you need to properly recover. Supplements! They polarise and divide the endurance sports and running community. Some people love em, so people don’t - I personally like them for many re...
What's better: Racing with music or silence? With Remy B Reel (This or That)
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - November 01, 2022 02:07 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWatch the video and read it all here Picture this it’s race morningof the race you’ve been training for all year. you’ve got your race shoes, your race clothes and your race tunes… or do you? Are you the type that races with music or without it? Well find out why you maybe should and shouldn...
The eight best science-backed whole foods for run recovery
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - October 19, 2022 03:56 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow much thought do you put into what you eat after a run and how well it will help you recover? If you are like the 3 years ago, it wasn’t much more than “Was it easy to get and am I full - okay I'm good”. Learn about the 8 real foods that you can get anywhere for running recovery. This is a...
What's better: Running by time or by distance? With Remy B Reel (This or That)
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - September 29, 2022 03:23 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is now on YOUTUBE! Watch and read it all here (if you like to consume your content that way) Some people run by distance, while others care about how long they’ve been out. Who’s wrong? Who’s right? What do you do? Does it even matter? We find the answer to all those questions and more i...
Is your run smartwatch data lying to you?
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - September 07, 2022 07:51 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAI aka Artificial intelligence is here to help us and not hurt us… for the most part 🙂. One place it wants to help us is with that thing on your wrist that you wear to track your running data. Find out if your run smartwatch insights and data are lying to you and more on this episode. [2:48] W...
What's better: 3-Zone or 5-zone heart rate training?
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - August 24, 2022 03:34 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPurgatory in catholic/Christian religious circles is the in-between place right after you die. You’re not alive but you’re also not in the afterlife. You’re mildly suffering in a hybrid limbo state of purgatory. If you’re training for a run or endurance event this place is also called the GREY ...
Why you should (and should NOT) run in the grey zone
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - July 26, 2022 23:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPurgatory in catholic/Christian religious circles is the in-between place right after you die. You’re not alive, but you’re also not in the afterlife. You’re mildly suffering in a hybrid limbo state of purgatory. If you’re training for a run or endurance event, this place is called the GREY ZON...
The Dangers Of Running In The Grey Zone For Beginners
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - July 26, 2022 23:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPurgatory in catholic/Christian religious circles is the in-between place right after you die. You’re not alive, but you’re also not in the afterlife. You’re mildly suffering in a hybrid limbo state of purgatory. If you’re training for a run or endurance event, this place is called the GREY ZON...
Study an ex-pro runner’s history to race and train smarter
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - July 14, 2022 04:03 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThere’s a saying - If you don’t know your history, then you are bound to repeat it. While it’s a stretch, knowing and understanding successful endurance athletes history might just prove to help you perform better in your life. In this episode we go into the archives and get to hear how Mike T...
Mike Trees' History will make you a better runner - Guaranteed
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - July 14, 2022 04:03 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThere’s a saying - If you don’t know your history, then you are bound to repeat it. While it’s a stretch, knowing and understanding successful endurance athletes history might just prove to help you perform better in your life. In this episode we go into the archives and get to hear how Mike T...
How to fall in love with base training and run faster
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - June 22, 2022 11:46 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsImagine you want to bake the worlds best cake. Base training is like making the best sponge cake possible, speedwork is the icing on the cake, too much icing will spoil it, not enough and it’s not so tasty, but in the right balance you have a perfect and delicious cake..... In this article/podc...
How to Keep Running Even When You're Broken (Injury Part 1)
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - June 08, 2022 07:37 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMost people don’t agree on a lot of things in this world. But if you’re a runner or endurance athlete we can all agree that Injuries suck. Whether it’s chronic (aka the pain has slowly been around and you’ve been ignoring it and keep training) Or... acute (aka you twisting your ankle or fallin...
The best 4 tips when coming back to running from injury
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - June 08, 2022 07:37 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMost people don’t agree on a lot of things in this world. But if you’re a runner or endurance athlete we can all agree that Injuries suck. Whether it’s chronic (aka the pain has slowly been around and you’ve been ignoring it and keep training) Or... acute (aka you twisting your ankle or fallin...
Everything you need to know about run energy systems
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - May 17, 2022 21:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAerobic, Anerobic... adenosine diphosphate phosphocreatin or ATP-PC. These are greek and latin words. They are also all different energy systems that we use in endurance sports (and life). I’ve been in the endurance sport game for 25 years now and it wasn’t until the last few years that I star...
These pro running secrets made me a faster 5k runner
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - April 19, 2022 06:45 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMentors, advisors, teachers... COACHES. Whatever you call them, they are necessary and critical to our success in relationships, business, and endurance sport training! In this episode I have the honor of being coached directly by Mike Trees as he helped me figure out the best training for me ...
How an ex-pro runner coached me to my fastest 5k
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - April 19, 2022 06:45 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMentors, advisors, teachers... COACHES. Whatever you call them, they are necessary and critical to our success in relationships, business, and endurance sport training! In this episode I have the honor of being coached directly by Mike Trees as he helped me figure out the best training for me ...
The Top 7 Tips For Good Running Form
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - March 29, 2022 05:29 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBack when I ran track in college, I had a decent amount of raw genetic talent to run faster. But as I graduated to endurance running, my inefficient overstriding led to some serious knee injuries. Imagine how fast I could have been if I actually focused on my form. In the 80s it was mostly tho...
10 things Beginner Runners Need to Stop Doing Now
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 20, 2022 00:03 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs runners and endurance athletes (Hey triathletes and cyclists!), we all love knowing what you should do! But sometimes it’s nice to look at the inverse. Inverse just means the opposite. In the context of running and training, knowing what IS NOT good for you is just as effective as knowing wh...
10 things Runners Should Never Do
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - February 20, 2022 00:03 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAs runners and endurance athletes (Hey triathletes and cyclists!), we all love knowing what you should do! But sometimes it’s nice to look at the inverse. Inverse just means the opposite. In the context of running and training, knowing what IS NOT good for you is just as effective as knowing wh...
Why Run Power is Your New Best Friend for Running Success
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 17, 2022 14:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor decades now running’s cousin sport, cycling has understood the power of... power is the ultimate objective metric in a lot of areas of our lives including - endurance sports training and racing. How does power in running work? I mean we have heart rate, pace and the very accurate Rate of pe...
8 Reasons why you should use a run power meter with Mike Trees
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 17, 2022 14:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor decades now running’s cousin sport, cycling has understood the power of... power is the ultimate objective metric in a lot of areas of our lives including - endurance sports training and racing. How does power in running work? I mean we have heart rate, pace and the very accurate Rate of pe...
8 Reasons why you should run with power with Mike Trees
The One Percent Better Runner | DLake, Mike Trees & Friends - January 17, 2022 14:04 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFor decades now running’s cousin sport, cycling has understood the power of... power is the ultimate objective metric in a lot of areas of our lives including - endurance sports training and racing. How does power in running work? I mean we have heart rate, pace and the very accurate Rate of pe...
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