Our guest this week is Doctor Kirk Parsley. He is a sleep specialist and has been treating Navy Seals, Special Ops, First Responders, and yes - endurance athletes, with sleep related ailments or performance issues. If you don't get 8 hours of sleep as a non-athlete and as much as 10 for ultra-runners, you will want to know what you could be doing to your performance and health.
Thanks to last week's guest, ultra-runner and coach Don Reichelt. Don shared his preparation and training for Badwater 135. We also talked about how he helps other athletes train for that distance. We will be watching his race closely and look forward to seeing his result. My sense is, we are going to be impressed!
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Kirk Parsley served as an Undersea Medical Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from June 2009 to January 2013. While there, he led the development and supervised the group’s first Sports Medicine Rehabilitation center. He is a former SEAL, and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) in 2004. He interned in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego in 2005 and subsequently completed a Navy residency in Hyperbarics and Diving Medicine in 2006.
Doctor Parsley has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006 and served as Naval Special Warfare’s expert on Sleep Medicine. In addition he is certified in hormonal modulation (Age-Management Medicine). After leaving the Navy he went into concierge medicine and consulting. He continues to consult for multiple corporations, and professional athletes/teams. Doctor Parsley lectures worldwide on sleep, wellness, and hormonal optimization and is currently completing a book on sleep and health optimization.
His philosophy for wellness is simple; in order to optimize our health and get the most out of our bodies and minds, we must live more closely to the way we evolved as a species. He believes that many diseases and disorders that we accept as “inevitable” in modern society are unnecessary complications of poor sleeping habits, living in a toxic environment, eating foods we were not designed to digest, and allowing stress to overwhelm us. His passion is to help his patients and clients achieve the highest quality of life possible, and realize their health, performance, and longevity goals.
Dr. Parsley spends as much of his spare time as possible with his three beautiful children (Hayden, Cole, and Harper). He has been a competitive athlete his entire life, and enjoys nearly all outdoor activities and sports.
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inadequate sleep has an adverse effect on glucose metabolism. A study at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine showed that after a single week of sleep restriction in young healthy male athletes, glucose levels were altered and led to a rapid deterioration of bodily functions. The authors compared the body’s diminished ability to handle glucose to aging effects seen in the elderly.
We also need sleep to produce HGH, or human growth hormone, the substance critical to post-exercise tissue repair that’s manufactured by the pituitary gland. In short, sleep is required to speed our recovery from training sessions and and racing. When sleep deprived, athletes commonly complain that a race or workout felt harder than expected.
Lake Havasu and Tucson Trip:
Trashcan Lid run https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2564650099
dinner with Alain Lambert and Barry Siff, and the ride with Alain on Mt. Lemmon
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2566311987
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Welcome | Our guest this week is ultra-runner and coach Don Reichelt. Don is one of the few elite runners selected for Badwater 135. We are going to talk to him about a number of topics, but the main thrust is his preparation for Badwater and his coaching advise for training for that distance. |
Last week's guest | Thanks to last week's guest, coach Will Murray of D3 Multisport for helping us manage and deal with doubt and performance. If you haven't heard that episode, go back and check out last week's episode 116. |
Discussion Teasers | Before we get into the interview, let's catch up with Bill and what we have on deck for the post interview discussion.
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Interview Setup | Don Reichelt lives Littleton Colorado and has the support of his fiancé Amy. You'll hear in the interview that Don was on the 2017 US Spartathlon team. Don also has a coaching business https://www.boundlessendurance.com/.
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Interview | Don Reichelt |
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303 Media Productions | Our show is also supported by 303 Media Productions, including 303Triathlon and 303 Cycling, which are your resources for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado. Be sure to follow 303Radio for these upcoming interviews:
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Closing | If you are enjoying the show, please let us know by going on iTunes or your podcast player and giving us a review. Be sure you are subscribed in iTunes so you get the show automatically downloaded on Saturday evening and recommend Mile High Endurance to a friend.
Thanks again for listening to MHE. Train well this week. Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey!
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Welcome | We'll be kicking off the show with an interview with coach Will Murray of D3 Multisport. Will is a mental skills coach and is an expert at helping athletes get the most out of their training and racing by getting their head right. We talk about a subject that a lot of athletes face and that is "doubt". Doubt shows up in a lot of ways in our training and racing and Will is going to help you not only manage and deal with doubt, but we'll talk about how to use it as a weapon. |
Last week's guest | Thanks to last week's guest, coach David Warden for joining us to discuss his new book with Matt Fitzgerald, 80/20 Triathlon. We talked about the concept of 80/20 training, TrainingPlans, and Smart Workouts in TrainingPeaks. If you haven't heard that episode, go back and check out last week's episode 115 (that's the 2 year anniversary show). |
Discussion Teasers | Bill do you ever have doubts about your performance? We'll talk a little more about doubt after the interview, plus some additional topics. Bill and Khem, what topics do you have for this week's discussion? Discussion topics:
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Interview Setup | Everybody has doubts, but some people don’t let them get in the way of what they strive to achieve. This past week, coach Will Murray conducted a hands-on, activity-oriented and extremely practical session for athletes who have doubts that interfere with their training, racing and daily life. They worked on fast, effective techniques to address negative self-talk and unhelpful elements of doubt. They got the live version with Will. Today you get the next best thing as Will shared these techniques in our interview. Here's Will Murray. |
Interview | Will Murray |
Host Discussion Topics | Will Murray debrief:
KHMTT
CU Sports Medicine and Performance Center
Spring Break and Lake Havasu Triathlon
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303 Media Productions | Our show is also supported by 303 Media Productions, including 303Triathlon and 303 Cycling, which are your resources for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado. Be sure to follow 303Radio for these upcoming interviews:
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Closing | If you are enjoying the show, please let us know by going on iTunes or your podcast player and giving us a review. Be sure you are subscribed in iTunes so you get the show automatically downloaded on Saturday evening and recommend Mile High Endurance to a friend. Thanks again for listening to MHE. Train well this week. Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey! |
Welcome |
Coach David Warden joins us to discuss his new book with Matt Fitzgerald, 80/20 Triathlon. We talk about the concept of 80/20 training, TrainingPlans, Smart Workouts in TrainingPeaks and much more. |
Last week's guest | Thanks to last week's guest, Barry Siff (President of the Board for USA Triathlon) for joining us to talk about the My Time To Tri joint initiative between USAT and Ironman to introduce 100,000 new athletes to the sport of triathlon. If you haven't heard that episode, go back and check out episode 114 of MHE, or go to 303Radio on the 303Triathlon website. |
Discussion Teasers | Let's catch up with the coolest triathlon podcast hosts, Bill Plock and Khem Suthiwan. Happy 2nd anniversary! How are you guys doing this week? What do you guys have for discussion topics this week?
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Interview Setup | David Warden has made numerous contributions to the sport of triathlon in his career.
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Interview | David Warden |
Host Discussion Topics | David Warden debrief:
TrainingPeaks Daily Workout and Garmin:
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Upcoming MHE Interviews | MHE upcoming interviews:
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303 Media Productions | Our show is also supported by 303 Media Productions, including 303Triathlon and 303 Cycling, which are your resources for news and events on triathlon and cycling in Colorado. |
Affiliate Programs | Please support our affiliate brands that support the show and help you get faster!
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Closing | If you are enjoying the show, please let us know by going on iTunes or your podcast player and giving us a review. Be sure you are subscribed in iTunes so you get the show automatically downloaded on Saturday evening and recommend Mile High Endurance to a friend. Thanks again for listening to MHE. Train well this week. Stay tuned, stay informed, and enjoy the endurance journey! |