SO3EO4 Alex Hutchinson - Human Performance: The Role of Mind and Body
Just before Christmas last year, a friend of mine recommended a book called Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, written by today's guest, Alex Hutchinson.
The book is about the limits of human performance, and it begins by focusing on the record attempt by Eliud Kipchoge, supported by Nike, to beat the two-hour barrier for the marathon.
Now, for me, it was appropriately timed, nine months into a global pandemic, which has felt like an endurance race in itself.
Alex has a unique take on endurance - he is a trained physicist and was an elite runner. He is now a journalist, an author and, like me, has young children, so he has been battling managing work with homeschooling over the past few months.
We had a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion, covering his book and the themes of endurance and mental and physical limits. We also discussed the importance of recovery and dipped into the value and potential risk of wearable devices.
LINKS: