Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter

Updated: 13 Nov 2025 • 473 episodes
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Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. Your host Zach Bitter, will take you through a series of interesting topics around health, fitness, endurance, running, hybrid athlete training, ultramarathon, and nutrition. Join in for interviews with folks exploring their outer limits and research in a wide variety of sports, fitness, and nutrition.

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Caitriona Jennings, an Irish long-distance and ultra-distance runner has had a distinguished career spanning marathons, ultras, and international competition. She represented Ireland at the 2012 London Olympics and has set multiple national and world records, particularly in ultra distances. She recently broke the Wome

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For this episode, I unpack my race at the Equalizer Endurance Run 12 Hour, where I split 11 hours 48 minutes 25 seconds for 100 miles. I share what went into the thought process leading in, how I navigated the day, and dive into my high carb fueling strategy. Endurance Training Simplified Series ProBio: probionutrition

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Kilian Korth recently won the Triple Crown of 200s, which is a three race series, including Tahoe 200, Big Foot 200, and Moab 240. He not only won the series, but all three of these 200+ mile races outright. We dive into many of the topics around the rise of these multi-day ultras. Kilian: IG @runtoughmindset | Substac

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Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of the Atlantic and an avid runner. He holds the American 50 KM record (age 45–49): In 2021, Thompson set an American record for his age group in the 50K (31 miles), finishing in 3:04:36. Nicholas Thompson: nicholasthompson.com | IG: @nxthompson | X: @nxthompson Endurance Training Simplifie

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In this episode of the Human Performance Outliers Podcast, Zach Bitter is joined by performance nutritionist Dr. Marc Bubbs to discuss the intricacies of optimizing energy through nutrition. Dr. Marc Bubbs is a Performance Nutritionist, author, speaker and consultant for a portfolio of professional and Olympic athletes

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This episode outlines how my high carb experiment has been going after 14-weeks, and as I transitioned into my 100 mile specific peaking phase of training. Endurance Training Simplified Series ProBio: probionutrition.com Code: Endurance (20% Off) LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG: deltagke

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