On Coaching with Magness & Marcus
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 www.ScienceOfRunning.com
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 282
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Episode 141: The Science of Warm-Ups and Cool Downs
Warming up should be simple. Go jog around for a bit, do some drills and strides and you’re ready to go. In this episode we break down the science of two staples of running that are often afterthough…
01:07:41 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Episode 140: The Power of Reflection- Looking back at dumb stuff we used to do.
We are taking a trip back into the time machine. It’s time to look back at training and coaching that we used to do, that we now look back upon and ask “what in the world were we thinking?” This week…
01:08:21 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
Episode 139: Why a perfectionist mindset is holding you and your athletes back.
In this week’s episode we dive into how our striving to get better, to perfect every single thing may actually be holding us back. We dive into the disease of overplanning, what occurs when we chase …
00:50:39 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Episode 138: Big Meet Readiness- Preparing to Perform
How do you get prepared for the big meet? It’s not only about physical preparedness, but also your mental and decision making framework. In this episode, we cover everything from understanding and se…
01:08:01 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
Episode 137: Fatigue and the Bear Jumping On Your Back
We’ve all been there before. The bear jumps on our back in the final 200 meters. Our legs turn to lead and cease to function. What’s going on when the bear jumps on our back? In this episode we explo…
01:06:09 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Episode 136: Hitting the Wall- Navigating Fatigue in Longer Races
Hitting the wall is a dreaded experience in the marathon. Your body runs out of energy and you feel like you are fighting your muscles every step. But what’s really going on? We don’t actually run ou…
01:02:57 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Episode 135: Performance Turnaround- How to Get Your Racing Back on Track
What do we do when it’s all going wrong? When an athlete seems to be headed in the wrong direction? In this weeks podcast we dive into how to get performance back on track. Do we take a week off, run…
00:59:02 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Episode 134: Improving is Really Hard!
In our early days or running, improvement comes easy! A little bit of training and our performance improves. We get fooled into thinking work and improvement are directly correlated. This is great fo…
00:51:38 |
Mon 31 May 2021
Episode 133: Track and Field: A Multibillion Dollar Sleeping Giant
It’s time for a state of the sport check-in. In this episode, Jon and Steve take on the sleeping giant that is the sport of track and field. We discuss how to improve it, what we are missing, and how…
01:09:15 |
Wed 05 May 2021
Episode 132: The Coaches Guide to Sports Psychology
As coaches, we obsess over the X’s and O’s. Did we get the training just right? But often it’s the mental side of the sport that makes much of the difference. In this episode we dive into what coache…
01:02:10 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Episode 131: Workouts, Workouts, Workouts! What, How, and Why.
In this episode we dive into the bread and butter of coaching runners, designing and implementing workouts. Jon and Steve discuss their favourite marathon, middle-distance, and 5k-10k workouts. What …
01:03:18 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
Episode 130: When Is it Time to Pull the Plug?
Coaching is easy when everything is going smoothly. But how do we know when to pull the plug on an athletes workout or season? What do we do when an athlete is struggling in a workout? Do we give the…
01:05:01 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Episode 129: Getting Race Ready- Preparing to Perform After A Layoff
How do you get ready to race after a long layoff? This might be something that you may be facing do to COVID or coming back from injury. In this episode we dive into how to get back into the groove o…
01:04:25 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
Episode 128: Key Markers of Highly Effective Training:
What’s effective training? What workouts are the best for improving endurance, speed, fatigued resistance? In this episode, we dive into how to determined what effective training is, and how we defin…
01:15:59 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Episode 127: Training Stimulus Threshold and Recoverability: The reason why you aren’t running as fast as you can.
Everyone is different. We all recover at different rates for different workouts. In this episode, we explore why some athletes need work work, why others need more recovery, and how to identify and m…
01:04:53 |
Sun 31 Jan 2021
Episode 126: Strength Training Outside of the Weigh Room
Strength training can occur anywhere. It’s not dependent on the weight room. In this episode we explore ways to develop strength and power outside of the weight room. From utilizing sprints and hills…
01:05:51 |
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Episode 125: Making Adjustments to Training
You’re at the track, watching a workout, when all of the sudden it starts to go south. Athletes are missing their splits, first by a few seconds, then by more and more. Do you pull the plug? Increase…
01:05:13 |
Mon 28 Dec 2020
Episode 124: Increasing Mileage: When, Why, and How.
Should you follow the 10% rule for increasing mileage? Are you destined to be injured if you increase mileage too quickly? In this podcast we tackle all of the questions around mileage. How much, wha…
01:04:29 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Episode 123: Why Coaches Matter Now More Than Ever
The title says it all: we need coaches! Why? Coaches are there to not only motivate but to provide perspective. Whether you coach at the high school, college, or professional level, coaches spend mor…
01:18:13 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
Episode 122: Periodization in the Good Times and Bad.
Periodization sounds complex, but it’s really just how we plan and organize our training. Do you build a big base and then go short and fast with speedwork? Or employ a blended or mixed system? In th…
01:10:28 |
Sun 08 Nov 2020
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