Alex Hannold's podcast on the limits of human performance is insanely awesome: they start right out of the gate with a conversation about the maturity of training regimes in different sports — some are mature, and some are way behind.
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"In marathon running (...) we're closer to the limits of human performance (but for rock climbing) I've only started training in a serious way this year — with an actual program and a coach (and) I've been a professional climber for 12 years."
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The other interesting — if obvious — thing is that the more a sport is closer to the limits of human performance, the more tech matters. Kipchoge broke the 2 hour marathon with Nike Vaporflys, and Hannold himself says the shoes he uses for free climbing are better every year.
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