Meet Paul Laursen
Endurance coach, scientist, and technologist helping athletes train smarter through data, innovation, and experience.
About
My journey as a sports scientist began not in a lab, but on a triathlon course. I was just 19 when I completed my first Ironman, and that passion for endurance sports has been with me ever since.
Through my years of competing, and later through my work as both a coach and professor in exercise physiology, I saw a real disconnect between the cutting-edge research and the training athletes were actually doing. It became my mission to bridge that gap.
As a professor and the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, cited over 25,700 times, my work is all about making complex science easy to understand and apply.
My recent work on AI in sport science includes Sports Science 3.0 (SPSR 231, with Martin Buchheit), AI-assisted HRV monitoring (SPSR 241) and The Computational Paths of Knowledge in AI Coaching (SPSR 256, with Andrea Zignoli). I presented Athletica's AI-based endurance coaching system at the SFU Sports Analytics Seminar.
Athlete
I made my debut in endurance sports by completing my first Ironman triathlon at the age of 19.
Since then, my passion for the sport has only grown. I've now competed in a total of 17 Ironman events, and I have no plans to stop.
Scientist
World-renowned specialist in:
● Endurance training.
● High-intensity interval training.
● Nutrition.
● Heart rate variability.
● Thermal physiology.
● Health
● Artificial intelligence.
Speaker
Featured on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcast for educational content:
● The Training Science Podcast.
