The Hidden Performance Killer Nobody Trains For EP 793

Trail Runner Nation by Trail Runner Nation

Aug 7, 202601:01:39Sports & Recreation

Heat is one of the biggest performance limiters in trail running, yet most runners don’t understand how to train for it. Aline Barre from CORE explains the science of thermoregulation, practical heat adaptation strategie...

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