FITTER RADIO COFFEE CLUB RACE ENTRY WINNER: CRAIG NIEPER (00:21:38) Craig won the free race entry to the Motatapu Xterra Triathlon.  We find out a bit more about him.

ONE STEP AHEAD: (00:32:04) Glutamine. FITTER RADIO COFFEE CLUB RACE ENTRY WINNER: SHAUN BEUTH (00:37:45) Shaun won the free race entry to IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo and raced last weekend. We find out how it all went!

FITTER RADIO COFFEE CLUB RACE ENTRY WINNER: KIRSTEN GILLESPIE (00:52:59) Kirsten won the free race entry to IRONMAN Western Australia and raced a couple of weekends ago. We find out how her race unfolded.

WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: (01:04:38) We talk to Kelly Sheerin of the Running Mechanics Clinic at Auckland University of Technology about the latest research around running shoes.

LINKS:

• More about the Coast to Coast at http://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/
• More about the Motatapu Xterra Triathlon at https://motatapu.com/event-summary/xterra-triathlon
• Glutamine Study at https://nutrirejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41110-018-0087-9
• IRONMAN 70.3 Taupo at http://ap.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/ironman-70.3/taupo.aspx#axzz5ZcpLXXyq  
• More about Kelly Sheerin at https://www.aut.ac.nz/profiles/kelly-sheerin
• Links to running shoes studies here:
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35980-6
• https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/is-more-cushioning-better-for-long-distance-running-shoes/?utm_campaign=Is_More_Cushioning_Better_For_Long_Distance_Running_Shoes%3F&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=SocialToaster
• https://www.outsideonline.com/2367961/how-do-nikes-vaporfly-4-shoes-actually-work?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=onsiteshare
• IRONMAN Western Australia at http://ap.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/ironman/western-australia.aspx

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