S1-E14 || Kyle Bennett & Luke Gunn || Making and Sustaining Successful Athletes

Todays episode brings you not one but two of the biggest names from UK distance running : The respective endurance and performance leads at Loughborough and Birmingham University - Kyle Bennett and Luke Gunn.
In this episode we talk all things nurturing, shaping, and maintaining runners, especially female runners, so they can reach their full potential in a sustainable way. We talk through a range of topics including current barriers and issues in the sport, the specific differences around coaching females verse males including the effect of the menstrual cycle; how to best facilitate the athlete coach relationship and the various forms and ways training set ups and approaches can look; the importance of working closely with a coach and adapting training to suit every individual; the current role and effectiveness of the talent pathways, ; the type of actions and methods of working with challenges such as RED-S; training method; university athletics and more....
Two very experienced, knowledgeable and skilled coaches and athletes here and this episode provides useful information for not only athletes themselves but coaches, and parents alike.
If you are keen to get in touch with either Kyle or Luke their details are below:
Contact
Kyle Bennett : k.k.bennett@lboro.ac.uk || Meet The Team | Sport | Loughborough University (lboro.ac.uk)
Luke Gunn : @gunnyluke (instagram) || COACHES | University of Birmingham Athletics Club (ubsportathletic.co.uk)

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