Science of Running

Steve Magness

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Training the Brain and Body: A discussion on the dynamics of physiology and neurolog…

2/17/2026 • 51 min

The Illusion of Optimization: Balancing Physiology and Neurology in Coaching In this episode of the Coaching Coaching Podcast, hosts Steve Magness and John Marcus dive into a deep discussion about the complexities of coaching that lie beyond the modern obsession with optimization. They argue that true coaching success comes from a balance between understanding p… Play episode

Fit and Fast: Achieving Robustness in Training
Mindset Matters: Training the Mind for Peak Race Day Performance
Recovery Demystified: Focus on What Really Works
Coaching the New Runner. Part 2: Individuals
Coaching the New Runner. Part 1: In a team setting.
Footwear Insights: From Training Flats to Super Cushions
Exploring the New Era of Training: Embracing Experimentation
Keeping Training Fresh: Science, Methods, and Strategies
NCAA Track Champs: Key Takeaways for Racing and Training
Consistency Creates Capacity: The Power of Simple Wins in Training
Double Threshold Training: Applying to Track, Cross-Country, and Marathon
Putting it All Together: Speed, strength, endurance, recovery for runners …
The Psychology of the Modern Athlete: The Impact of Social Media and Perce…
Mastering Your Mind: 5 Keys to Stop Self-Sabotaging
The Truth about Lactate Threshold | Your Comprehensive Guide
So You Want to Be a Champion: Part 3: How to Recover. How to Connect
So You Want to Be a Champion: Part 2: How to prepare. How to Train
So You Want to Be A Champion? Part 1: How to think How to Act.
Bonus Episode: The Biology of Winning and Losing…with a crazy twist!
266: Overcoming Choking and Underperformance: The Science and Psychology …
265: Consistency wins: How to be consistent in the face of volatility and …
264: The Science of Surging: How to Pull Away from the Pack Mid-Race
263: The Workouts Come Second: Teaching Comes First
262: Do drills work? The case for and against
261: How to Write Training Part 2: Nuance, making adjustments and tweaks
260: How to Write Training Part 1 Getting Started
259: Race Day Meltdown: Strategies and Solutions for Bouncing Back When Ev…
258: Longer Long Run or Faster Long Run!
257: Workouts are only 40% of the equation. A podcast about the other 60%
256: The science of going out hard and hanging on to win
255: The importance of being good coach, not just a nice coach.
254: Hard workouts: When, Where, How and Why?
253: Race Day Anxiety: How to Confront it, Run with it, and Potentially Ov…
252: The secret to winning cross country teams. The power of the 5th man.
251: Doing Things When We Don’t Want To: The Science of Motivation
250: Winning Big When It Counts: The Psychology and The Science of Champio…
249: Fatigue: A deep dive into understanding it and revising workouts arou…
248: Community and Connection: The Core of High Performance Cultures
247: Specific Strength Training for Runners. And how it differs from gener…
246: Base Training: Progression Over Career
245: Developing Aerobic Power: A scientific approach to improving specific…
244: The Post Peak Peak: What is it and how to set it up.
243: The science of the struggle bus: How people get on and how to get off.
242: Two Feet in Reality: Tips on How to Support High Performance
241: Most common mistakes when coaching distance runners and how to avoid.
240: The Science of Zone 2: Why it’s misunderstood and how to apply it suc…
239: The Science of Overuse injuries and rehabilitation for distance runne…
238: When workouts don’t work: The art of the audible
237: Medium Dig Cycle: When and why to purposefully dig a hole in training.

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