Read the full post on The Science of Running. What do you do when you take over a program that’s in need of help? In this weeks episode, Jon and Steve go…
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Episode 195: The Art and Science of Speed Endurance Workouts
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What is speed endurance? In this weeks episode, Jon and Steve go over this vital but often misunderstood ingredient to your training. Steve…
Episode 194: Champions in The Making- Winners are everywhere. They just need coaching.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Arthur Lydiard once said, ‘There are champions everywhere.’ And for good reason, his most famous pupils were local athletes. In this episode, we…
Episode 193: General Vs. Specific Training?
Read the full post on The Science of Running. This week we break down a classification for training, from general to specific. What is general training? How does it set the foundation…
Episode 192: You Don’t Need As Much Vo2Max Work as You Think!
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Vo2max work! 800s at 3k pace, 1ks at 5k down to 2-mile pace. We all know the workouts. We include them all of…
Episode 191: Strengthening Your Coaching Weakness
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What do you suck at as a coach? In this episode, we go over identifying your weaknesses and shoring them up to allow…
Episode 190: See God Workouts: Reckless or Indispensable
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Have you ever done a workout where you went to the absolute well? That’s a ‘see God’ workout. Going until there is nothing…
Episode 189: The Norwegian Model of Lactate Threshold Training
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Norway has had a lot of endurance success lately. From the Ingebrigtsen’s to triathletes winning major events, the small country of Norway has…
Episode 188: Updating Outdated Coaching Ideas
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Jon and Steve take on popular ideas that have stuck around but need some updating. From energy system domination to various forms of…
Episode 187: The Power of the Barbell Strategy: Why protecting against the downside will protect the upside
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In Nassim Taleb’s book Antifragile, he introduces the concept of the barbell strategy. At one end of the barbell, you’ve got low-risk low-reward,…
Episode 186: The New Laws of Lactate Dynamics and Its Implications for Training
Read the full post on The Science of Running. “Lactic Acid” is horribly misunderstood. It’s been cast as a demon for far too long. It’s time to set the record straight. In…
Episode 185: Marathon Training: Surveying the Little Things That Can Add Up to Big Results
Read the full post on The Science of Running. We all know about the big things you have to worry about for marathon training: the long run, the mileage, the longer tempo…
Bonus Episode: The Mike Smith Tapes- Part 1
Read the full post on The Science of Running. An exclusive interview with NAU coach Mike Smith! This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Part 2 and 3 are exclusive…
Episode 184: Fitness Measurement Fallacy
Read the full post on The Science of Running. Does your belief in your fitness feel like a ping pong ball, bouncing back and forth wildly, dependent on whether your latest workout…
Episode 183: The Secrets to Becoming a Great Coach
Read the full post on The Science of Running. What’s it take to become a great coach? In this episode, we breakdown three essential skills for great coaching:1. Thinking and Observing 2….
Episode 182: What We Learned.
Read the full post on The Science of Running. In this episode, we reflect on what we’ve learned over nearly two decades of coaching. What did we think was important but quickly…