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Podcast: The Wrinkled Runner
Episode: Does Running in the Heat Burn More Carbs or Fat?
Description: Get in touch with Coach Sher! Hi Running Friends!In this episode, I am exploring a concept I learned about on the Weather Channel App. There is a Run Index (a number that tells you how “good” the running conditions are) and part of the science is related to whether you burn more carbs or fat depending on the outside temperature. I’ve always associated running with burning carbs, so this concept that one could burn more fat or carbs depending on the weather was a new one for me. I did some explor...