{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Run Long Run Healthy","title":"We’ve Got Marginal Gains All Wrong","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9cb1142a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1444,"description":"Could the best runners of the 1960s have beaten the sub 2-hr marathon if they had 2026 level sports science, gear, and training protocols?  That’s what Thomas is looking to answer today - and why our understanding of Marginal Gains is, at times, flawed.\nChapters:\n00:00 Could old-school runners have broken 2 hours?\n01:31 Derek Clayton's old-school gear, diet & training\n02:32 Stacking modern marginal gains onto Derek\n05:42 Were old-school runners just tougher?\n06:36 Origin of \"marginal gains\": Team Sky\n07:30 The Team Sky doping controversy\n08:29 Debunking the marginal gains myth\n11:20 Ceiling effects and the Atomic Habits graph\n13:04 Marginal gains = avoiding bad outcomes too\n14:00 Back to Derek: what the real data says\n18:05 Why Derek would still trail today's best\n19:45 Verdict, and a message to Derek Clayton\n22:03 Two real takeaways for your own training\nJoin Marathon Handbook’s RunClub for access to our members-only podcast, training plans, community rooms, merch and more: https://marathonhandbook.com/runclub\nShop Marathon Handbook merch: https://store.marathonhandbook.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8fUU_VfFm1rVMYCleQIEFpNA8wk9y9iZfkijmQZBTqU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hOGJi/NWMxMTMzOGEzZGZh/YzQyODQ5MDQ5NWY4/NGQ1OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}