{"id":187459,"date":"2025-01-09T13:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/?p=187459"},"modified":"2025-01-09T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:25:42","slug":"michael-crawley-endurance-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/news\/michael-crawley-endurance-podcast","title":{"rendered":"Cyclist Magazine Podcast: Why we do it? with Dr Michael Crawley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/cyclist-magazine-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cyclist Magazine Podcast<\/a>, James is joined by Michael Crawley, doctor of anthropology, sub-2h 20min marathon runner and award-winning author. In this episode, we discuss Michael\u2019s latest book,\u00a0<em>To the Limit<\/em>, which explores the meaning of endurance \u2013 why we do it and what it means to us culturally \u2013 through the eyes of Mexican running tribes, fell runners and professional athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We talk about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/in-depth\/enhanced-games-cycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enhanced Games<\/a> \u2013 one man\u2019s bid to an all-drugs-allowed \u2018Olympic Games\u2019; the pros and lamentable cons of sleep tracking and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/buying-guides\/best-cycling-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smartwatches<\/a>; the culture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/in-depth\/doping-cycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doping<\/a> \u2013 or not \u2013 across the globe; the pitfalls of the biological passport anti-doping system; how community and spirit is just as important as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclist.co.uk\/in-depth\/altitude-training-cycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">altitude<\/a> in creating great endurance athletes in places like Ethiopia; and voluptuous panic \u2013 you\u2019ll have to listen to find out about that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To the Limit: The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas&nbsp;<\/em>by Michael Crawley is published by Bloomsbury and available&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/uk\/to-the-limit-9781399403429\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;as well as all good bookshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interview begins at 8:14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/$\/618e52740da782001471efbe\/why-do-we-do-it-with-dr-michael-crawley?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/cyclist-magazine-podcast\/episodes\/why-do-we-do-it-with-dr-michael-crawley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cyclist Magazine Podcast episode 122 now on Acast<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/618e52740da782001471efbe\/episodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">all episodes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Also available wherever you get your podcasts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Did you know&nbsp;Cyclist&nbsp;is also stunning monthly print magazine? 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