The Endurance Performance Nerd Alert
Where running meets science.
Bite-sized monthly research reviews of cutting-edge, hot-off-the-press scientific findings in exercise science and sports nutrition.
For marathon runners, trail runners, ultra runners, obstacle course racers, and endurance athletes.
Researched and written by Thomas Solomon: a PhD scientist, an ACSM-certified Exercise Physiologist, and a UKVRN-registered nutritionist.
Welcome to the Endurance Performance Nerd Alert — your monthly dose of the latest exercise science and sports nutrition research to improve your running performance or coaching practice.
Each month, I read a whole bunch of journal articles across a range of topics, including training methods, sports nutrition, supplements, recovery, athlete health, female physiology, sex differences, and more. I select some of the papers and break them down into bite-sized summaries that are readable and practical. My goal is to filter the signal from the noise, and highlight what truly matters.
Because science goes down smoother with a good brew, you can wash down each issue with my beer of the month. This comes complete with a totally unscientific and non-validated Rating of Perceived beer Enjoyment score: the RP(be)E(r).
So, come get nerdy... Your training brain (and taste buds) will thank you!
March 2026
Craft beer of the month: 
February 2026
December 2025
November 2025
Does durability predict marathon speed?
Do compression socks help runners?
Do teen athletes know sports nutrition?
Does post-exercise stretching aid recovery?
October 2025
Do regular long runs boost durability?
Do fewer run days boost marathon performance?
Can caffeine offset the training impairments caused by a keto diet?
Does CGM-guided fuelling cause steadier blood glucose during endurance exercise?
September 2025
Nutritional strategies for minimizing gastrointestinal symptoms during endurance exercise: systematic review of the literature.
July 2025
The sports nutrition knowledge of large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots
Physiological Resilience: What Is It and How Might It Be Trained?
Ketone ester ingestion impairs exercise performance without impacting cognitive function or circulating EPO during acute hypoxic exposure
June 2025
Fluctuating Running Speed During 10-km Running Elevates Physiological Strain
Threshold estimation in running using dynamical correlations of RR intervals
The Effect of 90 and 120 Min of Running on the Determinants of Endurance Performance in Well-Trained Male Marathon Runners
May 2025
Effects of nitrate supplements on cardiopulmonary fitness at high altitude: A meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials
Effect of different types of exercise on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Running Economy After a Low- and High-Intensity Training Session in Naturally Menstruating Endurance-Trained Female Athletes
April 2025
Isoenergetic Pre-Exercise Meals Varying in Carbohydrate Similarly Affect Resistance Training Volume Performance Compared to Placebo
Exploring the impact of high altitude on physiological parameters and training characteristics of endurance runners
Durability in recreational runners: effects of 90-min low-intensity exercise on the running speed at the lactate threshold
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