We sit down with ultra runner Dave Proctor to unpack how he ran across Canada, what attention and meditation did for his performance, and why the finish line mattered less than the steps that got him there. The talk moves from ego and validation to stillness, doubt, and the craft of stacking habits. • Canadian pride and sport as pure attention • Doing vs being and running across Canada • Outrunning ego and the Second Mountain idea • Meditation as training for focus and composure • Pain vs di...
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We sit down with ultra runner Dave Proctor to unpack how he ran across Canada, what attention and meditation did for his performance, and why the finish line mattered less than the steps that got him there. The talk moves from ego and validation to stillness, doubt, and the craft of stacking habits. • Canadian pride and sport as pure attention • Doing vs being and running across Canada • Outrunning ego and the Second Mountain idea • Meditation as training for focus and composure • Pain vs di...
Cooling Your Palms Could Be the Edge You're Missing in Training
The Athletes Podcast
12 minutes
2 months ago
Cooling Your Palms Could Be the Edge You're Missing in Training
Evy Lyons from Apex Cool Labs explains how palm cooling technology is revolutionizing athletic performance by cooling blood and muscles during intense activity. • Palm cooling accelerates recovery in competition and training by utilizing hands as the body's natural radiators • Our palms get 10 times more blood flow than other skin areas when we're hot • Cooling your palms helps lower core temperature, accelerate heart rate recovery, and extend muscle stamina • Heat inhibits performance, but ...
The Athletes Podcast
We sit down with ultra runner Dave Proctor to unpack how he ran across Canada, what attention and meditation did for his performance, and why the finish line mattered less than the steps that got him there. The talk moves from ego and validation to stillness, doubt, and the craft of stacking habits. • Canadian pride and sport as pure attention • Doing vs being and running across Canada • Outrunning ego and the Second Mountain idea • Meditation as training for focus and composure • Pain vs di...
