Off The Couch

Jason Koop is a passionate runner, the author of Training Essentials for Ultrarunning, the head coach of CTS Ultrarunning, and someone who is not afraid to speak his mind. So Maddie Hart & Jonathan Ellsworth talk to Jason about his endurance coaching; “nonsensical” training aids & techniques; his recent running of the 330 km Tor de Geants; the current state of the minimalist / maximalist shoe debate; what he thinks the running scene will look like 10 years from now; and a *whole* lot more.TOPICS & TIMES:How Jason got into running & coaching (1:40)The early days of remote coaching (4:01)Jason’s book Training Essentials for Ultrarunning (9:11)What’s the current state of endurance science? (12:31)Coaching “physiological anomalies" (15:20)“Nonsensical” training aids & techniques (22:44)Minimalist vs maximalist running shoes? (30:42)Running the 330 km Tor des Geants (38:14)Sharing your pain on social media (44:45)What will the racing scene look like in 10 years? (47:39)Jason’s coaching work tod