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The Running Shorts Podcast

Jonathan Mederos

Running news, commentary, and training talk.

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23:19

Ethiopian training

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/11/03

In addition to their genetics, geographical location, lifestyle, and other cultural factors, the thing that makes Ethiopians run so fast might very well be their training. Or at the very least, it doesn’t seem to hurt them very much. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

19:14

Moroccan training, the Kada way, and the world record...

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/10/11

Yes, talent factors into it but you don’t run 3:26.00 following a poor training plan. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

16:13

Brad Hudson’s specific endurance training model

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/09/19

Brad is a Renato Canova disciple and one of Dathan Ritzenhein’s former coaches. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

16:42

The Australian “complex” system of training

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Simple….formulaic…year-round…progressive…all systems go…training. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

23:57

John “HADD”, Lydiard, and the long, continuous,...

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/08/21

Following in Lydiard’s footsteps. John Walsh (aka HADD), heart rate training, and building the base of the pyramid. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

20:55

Strength Training for Distance Runners

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/08/05

Leaving no stone (or dumbbell) unturned in your training. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

22:12

The path to excellence: Coach Joe Vigil’s philosophy...

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/07/21

The pack is only as strong as the wolf and the wolf is only as strong as the pack. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

25:11

The Oregon System

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/07/12

Bowerman, Dellinger, and the competitive runner’s guide to training. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

19:35

The Stotan training methods of Percy Cerutty

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/06/25

Chop wood, read poetry, and run like an animal. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

26:57

Pereira, Cabral, and the Portuguese training method

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/06/11

How Carlos Lopes won Portugal’s first gold medal at the Olympics (1984) and ran a WR 2:07:12 marathon a year later at age 38. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

15:43

Summer of Malmo

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/05/28

Doubling, running within yourself, running by feel, and maintaining your leg turnover. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

29:53

The Norwegian method for amateur runners (part 3, the...

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/05/13

The sirpoc special block. How to adapt the original method to fit the marathon. Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... Part 2:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

16:02

The ‘hour of power’ training method

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/05/09

Norm Green, Michael Musyoki, and the threshold model of training intensity distribution.

22:56

Train hard and kick ass (like 2-time Olympian Todd...

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/04/25

Todd’s Gate River Run 15K course record lasted 30 years.

20:58

Thoughts on Grand Slam Track

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/04/11

My fun solution to “the problem of track and field” if there is one. Post-recording thoughts: Points should also be awarded to a runner for leading (per lap). Alternatively, we eliminate points altogether, and do something like tennis does, best of 5 sets (races). Might not be spectator friendly, but watching the same field go at it (and using different tactics) 5 days in a row on TV would be interesting. Kinda what happens at the Olympics where drama unfolds over an entire week. To submit your

26:52

The Japanese way of training

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/04/04

The Japanese are not afraid of mileage and they’re not afraid of going too slow. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

54:31

The Norwegian method for amateur runners (part 2)

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/03/21

Add me to the growing number of amateur runners who have thrived under this method. After just 9 months of this training, I’ve gone from 19:30 to 17:03, and that 17:03 was my first race as a 40 year old. Part 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

20:47

Paula Radcliffe’s training

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/03/07

How Paula maximized her potential in the marathon. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

21:08

The training that led to the current WR in the men’s...

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/02/22

Honoring Kelvin Kiptum’s memory one year after the crash. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

31:05

Igloi Training

The Running Shorts Podcast ·

2025/02/07

High volume, multi-pace, interval based training. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

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