{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24/69fbb48d7272023359cbd4e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Rise of Southern African Sprinting / London Marathon Pacing Blunders / Seixas to the Tour / Your Carb Questions Answered","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dac/1778102779078-bc8dbb8b-2fb7-4e0a-8e66-9ea8d0021c32.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Join <strong>Discourse</strong> - our Supporters club is awesome, and it's <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/thescienceofsport\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>yours for the price of a coffee every month. Or a gel. Become a supporte</strong></a>r and get twice the value after the show, and a chance to influence it too!</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show notes</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>In today's Spotlight, a spin around the world of sports news, and some listener questions answered:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A look back at the World Relay Championships from Botswana, featuring some of the greatest relay performances ever seen, including from some unheralded names</li><li>London Marathon statistics, courtesy a pair of analyses that shed light on how we pace marathons, and how few actually get it right</li><li>The fine line between regulating and strangling innovation in sport, after Coe speaks about super shoes in running</li><li>Speaking of innovation, do the Enhanced Games count? We look ahead to that event with some thoughts from Sean Ingle's latest article</li><li>We tell you why we think Paul Seixas going to the Tour de France is the right decision and discuss the risks people had offered against it</li><li>Listener JRB asks a question about training with carbohydrates, and whether there's any merit in a 'train low, compete high' high approach when it comes to carbs?</li><li>Still on the subject of carbs, what's the deal with fructose? Listener Phillip asks about its role in the carbohydrate model, and we explore some theory and practical advice</li><li>A smaller ball is being trialled in women's rugby - at least one player is very unhappy about it.  We discuss</li><li>In the AFL, teams will be mandated to employ psychologists full-time in response to an incident featuring a player. Is that the right call? In some ways, but Ross has some reservations</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Links</u></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://josh.elston-carr.com/london-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">London Marathon statistical analysis</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/cz72w99w93xo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastian Coe speaks on Super Shoes and innovation</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/05/enhanced-games-doping-performance-enhancing-drugs-questions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Ingle's articles on the Enhanced Games</a> - the questions he'd ask them if he could go</li><li><a href=\"https://www.tntsports.co.uk/cycling/tour-de-france/2026/paul-seixas-confirmed-ride-teenage-sensation_sto23296315/story.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Seixas to the Tour</a></li><li>\"<a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/ckgpn3pdzr7o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The worst decision someone has ever made</a>\" - Harrison is not pleased about a smaller ball in women's rugby</li><li>The <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/the-afl-is-set-to-introduce-big-changes-to-safeguard-players-mental-wellbeing-as-carlton-fined-over-elijah-hollands-saga/news-story/d867ced44e12308b0bb2db81639cd554\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AFL mandates that clubs employ full time psychologists</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch"}