<p>We imagined doing PG-13 things to a very tasty gel before this great episode! The main training topic was a discussion of steady running. Lots of theory talks about “hard days hard and easy days easy.” But we think there’s a place for an addition: “medium days medium.” We discuss the rationale and timing of how to work steady running into a typical week.</p><p>We also had a big discussion of pregnancy and sponsorships, after Emma Bates announced that she was no longer running for UCAN. We had a few days to calm down, so the angry rants are strong but less intense than they would have been last week. </p><p>And this one was full of fun topics! Other topics: ankle yeeting, colon health in runners (and David’s screening experience), our favorite gels, a data snack connecting sauna use to lower resting heart rate, a study on sodium bicarbonate’s effect on 5k performance, a big study on post-exercise ketones improving adaptation, a shocking TUE dashboard, hard candy to simulate the mouth rinse studies, depletion runs, hemoglobin levels, and lots more.</p><p>Come for the science. Stay for David realizing that his takes are aggressively wrong. We love you all! HUZZAH!</p><p>-David and Megan</p><p>Click &quot;Get 40% Off&quot; button for 40% off at The Feed here: <a href="http://thefeed.com/swap" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u>thefeed.com/swap</u></a><u></u></p><p>Buy Janji&#39;s amazing gear: <a href="https://janji.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u>https://janji.com</u></a> (code &quot;SWAP&quot;)</p><p>The Wahoo KICKR Run is the best treadmill on the market: <a href="https://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/running/treadmills/kickr-run-buy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u>https://www.wahoofitness.com/devices/running/treadmills/kickr-run-buy</u></a> (code “SWAP”)</p><p>For training plans, weekly bonus podcasts, heart rate zones, articles, and videos: <a href="http://patreon.com/swap" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u>patreon.com/swap</u></a></p>