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Science of Running

by Steve Magness

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  • Rethinking Recovery: The Essentials of Rest and Resilience

    August 24, 2026 · 56 min

    Steve Magness and John Marcus rant about the “recovery industrial complex,” arguing that while recovery knowledge has improved, monetized gadgets can waste money, create psychological fragility, and give a false sense of control—especially…

  • Beyond Mileage: The New Rules of Summer Base Training

    August 17, 2026 · 51 min

    Steve Magness and Jonathan Marcus discuss an updated approach to summer base building that keeps aerobic mileage as the foundation but adds “spices” year-round to prepare athletes for race demands. Instead of a reductionist focus on…

  • Patience in Performance: Delayed Gratification in Training

    August 11, 2026 · 59 min

    Steve Magness and Jonathan Marcus discuss the art and science of delayed training effects, arguing that training adaptations are non-linear, hard to quantify, and often misunderstood as quick “return on investment.” They contrast…

  • Navigating the Unpredictable: Managing Athlete Injuries

    August 4, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    In this week’s episode Steve and Jon discuss injuries as an unavoidable, unpredictable part of running due to impact and eccentric loads, arguing coaching has shifted from “rest and hope” to creative training that maintains fitness without…

  • Unlocking Potential: The Power of Constraints in Coaching and Training

    June 2, 2026 · 45 min

    The episode focuses on constraints in coaching: manipulating training and environment to drive physical and psychological adaptation by identifying and widening an athlete’s primary bottleneck. David Epstein recounts Sheila Taormina…

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  • Marius Bakken on the Norwegian Method: Double Threshold, Lactate Control, and Muscle Tone

    May 26, 2026

    We host Olympian and Norwegian-method innovator Marius Bakken and talk bout the history and principles behind double-threshold training, lactate testing, and “muscle tone” as a key limiter of recovery and performance. Bakken contrasts…

  • Part 3: The Art and Science of Peaking

    May 19, 2026 · 52 min

    Steve Magness and John Marcus continue their peaking series by reframing peaking as maintaining fitness while eradicating fatigue so athletes can express existing fitness on race day, rather than expecting a magical performance boost. They…

  • Coaching Successfully Series Part 2: Defining Your Training Approach

    May 12, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Steve Magness and Jonathan Marcus discuss how coaches should define a training approach without falling into two traps: having no coherent philosophy by mixing everything, or rigidly copying one system with no flexibility. They argue…

  • Defining Coaching Success: Philosophy, Boundaries, and Authenticity”

    May 5, 2026 · 56 min

    Coaching Successful, Part 1: Defining Your Philosophy and Boundaries Steve Magness and Jon Marcus begin a “coaching successful” series by arguing that sustainable high-level coaching depends less on perfect training plans and more on…

  • Training the Brain and Body: A discussion on the dynamics of physiology and neurology.

    February 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…

  • Fit and Fast: Achieving Robustness in Training

    February 10, 2026 · 59 min

    Balancing Fitness and Robustness: The Importance of Neuromuscular Coordination in Training In this episode of the On Coaching Podcast, Steve Magness and Jon Marcus discuss the concept of ‘fit but flat,’ exploring the phenomenon where…

  • Mindset Matters: Training the Mind for Peak Race Day Performance

    January 21, 2026 · 57 min

    Mastering Race Day Mindset: Proven Strategies and Quirks In this episode of the On Coaching Podcast, hosts Steve Magness and Jon Marcus delve into the psychology of training the mind for race day. They explore the importance of adopting a…

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About the show

An in depth look at training, coaching, Sport Science, and anything else that relates to enhancing endurance performance.