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Magness & Marcus on Coaching

Coaches Steve Magness and Jon Marcus team up to bring you an insider"s view on coaching. Taking you inside the thoughts and conversations that usually occur behind the scenes. They bring a diverse background having both worked with athletes at the collegiate and professional level. They hope to bring a mixture of science, old-fashioned wisdom, and a touch of philosophy to help understand the process of coaching and maximizing endurance performance. For more information visit

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Episode 188: Updating Outdated Coaching Ideas

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/11/14

Jon and Steve take on popular ideas that have stuck around but need some updating. From energy system domination to various forms of training, we take you down a rabbit hole of what needs to be updated in the running coaching world. Steve & Jon Visit our Sponsor The Scholar Program is our one-stop-shop for…

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Episode 187: The Power of the Barbell Strategy: Why...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/10/24

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, don’t he other end high risk, high reward. Taleb believes that you stack a bunch on the low risk/reward side and take strategic shots on the outliers, while staying away from the…

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Episode 186: The New Laws of Lactate Dynamics and Its...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/10/17

“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 this episode, Steve and Jon break down new research that shows lactate’s true rule in the body. Hint: It’s not harmful, but helpful! Study: Tracing the Lactate Shuttle Steve & Jon Visit…

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Episode 185: Marathon Training: Surveying the Little...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/10/10

We all know about the big things you have to worry about for marathon training: the long run, the mileage, the longer tempo runs, but what are the small things that make a difference? In this episode we go over fueling, strength training, sprinting, pacing, and recovery; The ‘small’ things that can make a difference…

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Bonus Episode: The Mike Smith Tapes- Part 1

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/09/28

An exclusive interview with NAU coach Mike Smith! This is part 1 of a 3 part series. Part 2 and 3 are exclusive to our running scholar program. If you’d like to listen to them (and get access to courses, discussion groups, and more!) join today and receive $10 off your first month! Use the…

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Episode 184: Fitness Measurement Fallacy

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/09/19

Does your belief in your fitness feel like a ping pong ball, bouncing back and forth wildly, dependent on whether your latest workout went well or not? In this episode we cover the fallacy of equating a single workout or measure as the be all end all marker of whether we are ready to go…

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Episode 183: The Secrets to Becoming a Great Coach

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/09/12

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. Problem Solving 3. Collaboration If you haven’t yet, check out Steve’s new book: Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and The Surprising Science of Real Toughness. Steve & Jon Visit…

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Episode 182: What We Learned.

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/09/05

In this episode, we reflect on what we’ve learned over nearly two decades of coaching. What did we think was important but quickly realized wasn’t? What actually matters in preparing athletes to perform? We cover all of this and more in today’s episode. Topics covered include: Building Buy-In Stabilizing Lifestyles Getting Comfortable with asymmetrical progress…

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Episode 181: Flux Training: The Magic Bullet Workout?

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/08/22

What’s new in training? Not much! But, alternations, flux training, lactate dynamics, natural fartleks…or whatever you call it is underutilized in modern training. In this episode, we break down the physiology, psychology, and history of emphasizing and manipulating the recovery portion of the workout to great effect. If you haven’t yet, check out Steve’s new…

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Episode 180: Avoiding Training Dead Ends: Methods to...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/08/15

Training is about balancing opposing demands: speed and endurance. What happens when you mess up the balance? It’s often a disaster. In this episode, Jon and Steve go through how to find the balance point, and what to do to correct it. If you haven’t yet, check out Steve’s new book: Do Hard Things: Why…

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Episode 179: The 10 Timeless Guiding Principles of...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/08/08

We often get lost in the details. Arguing over the final 1%, whether we should run at lactate threshold or critical velocity? Whether 200s or 300s are best for milers? In this episode we outline 10 timeless principles that stand the test of time. If you follow these, you’ll succeed! Nail the basics! If you…

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Episode 178: Running Half Truths: Advice to Be Ignored

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/08/01

Every sport has the items that many of us seem to believe, that are ingrained in the history of the sport, that have no foundation or backing. In this episode, we explore those half-truths. We’re aided by a pamphlet written fifty years ago, with insight that we’ve forgotten. If you haven’t yet, check out Steve’s…

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Episode 177: Sympathetic Overdrive- How to Get Out of...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/07/18

Athletes stress out…a lot! And once you are in stressed mode, it’s hard to get out of it. You can’t sleep hours after competing because your mind is still racing and your body is still buzzing. You can’t let go of the tough loss. It lingers. In this episode, we talk about how to move…

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BONUS: Sink or Swim, Survive or Thrive

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/07/14

Welcome to this special bonus issue. Steve does his best revisionist history impression, telling you the story of Paul Bear Bryant’s famous Junction Boys football camp, while discussing the origins of ‘old school toughness.’ This is adapted from his new book Do Hard Things, which you can check out wherever books are sold. It’s currently…

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Episode 176: Individualizing Training in Larger Settings

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/07/11

Individualizing training is easy at the professional level. You’ve got a handful of athletes, all very good, and can adjust as needed. In larger settings, it’s much more difficult. The athlete’s abilities are spread out, there’s only one of you, and practice can be more akin to herding cats. In this episode, we explore how…

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Episode 175: Fast Losers-Racing vs. Time Trialing

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/07/04

Racing is a skill. How do we get comfortable in a pack? Running from the front, or perhaps stuck in the back? How do you deal with the rising tension of a tactical race? Steve and Jon discuss all of this in more in helping your athletes develop the skills of racing! If you haven’t…

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Episode 174: How to Do Hard Things: The Art of Suffering

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/06/20

How do you handle pain, fatigue, and discomfort? Do you look for a hole to step into or do you work your way through? In this episode, we discuss Steve’s new book Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and The Surprising Science of Real Toughness. The book is out and available now! If…

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Episode 173: The Difference Between Extraordinary and...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/06/13

What game are you playing? We all may think we are all running the same race. A 1,500m race in high school is the same as in college, and the same as in the pro’s. That’s incorrect. In this week’s episode, we use an obscure book on tennis, written by the developer of Intercontinental Ballistic…

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Episode 172: The Importance of Leaving Room to Grow

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/06/06

One piece of advice I always give coaches is: Always have somewhere to go. The younger your athletes, the more important this is. We should leave room to develop and grow. In this episode, we take on the debate on whether we should maximize everything, or if we should leave something in the tank for…

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Episode 171: The Headcase phenomenon: Stop Blaming...

Magness & Marcus on Coaching ·

2022/05/31

“He’s a headcase!” We’ve all heard it as coaches. Maybe we’ve even said it. In this episode, Jon and Steve discuss why this is the wrong approach to take. It’s a self-limiting mindset, that allows the coach to blame the athlete, shirk responsibility, and in doing so defer their responsibility to help figure out what’s…

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