Dr. Nicolas Berger is a Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise at Teeside University’s Centre for Rehabilitation. In this episode, we discuss the emerging topic of durability in endurance sports and how it applies to ultrarunning. Topics discussed- 1- Why examining physiological variables matter and why determining what variables matter more is important for training design2- How physiological testing is limiting3- The concept of durability4- What affects durability and how to improve it5- How progression runs useful in some contexts and not in othersNic’s profiles-TU Research ProfileGoogle Scholar ProfileResearchGateTwitterEarlier podcast on Durability with Ed MaunderSUBSCRIBE to Research Essentials for UltrarunningBuy Training Essentials for Ultrarunning on Amazon or AudibleInformation on coaching-www.trainright.comKoop’s Social MediaTwitter/Instagram- @jasonkoop