The Strength Running Podcast
The Strength Running Podcast treats you like a pro runner: we surround your with coaches, physical therapists, strength experts, elite runners, sports psychologists, and other thought leaders. We only have one goal: to help you run faster.
Guests include world-class academics, clinicians, runners, coaches, and subject matter experts like David Roche, Victoria Sekely, Sally McRae, Zach Bitter, and hundreds more! We also publish coaching calls with Jason working directly with a runner chasing a big goal and course previews for major races like the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the Philadelphia Marathon, and the Marine Corps Marathon.
You'll learn how to prevent injuries and become resilient to niggles and common overuse injuries, the best ways to structure marathon training and how to fuel for endurance races, how to improve your speed and ability to kick at the end of races, run more consistently, and make running a more sustainable part of your life.
The Strength Running Podcast is hosted by Jason Fitzgerald, a 2:39 marathoner and USATF-certified running coach. He's a monthly columnist for Trail Runner Magazine and was previously Men's Running Magazine's Influencer of the Year. His coaching advice and running guidance has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Runner's World, Health Magazine, and most other major media.
If you want to become a better runner, you've found the right running podcast!
Connect with Jason and Strength Running:
- Instagram: http://bit.ly/2FARFP2
- Strength course: http://bit.ly/2Pjvlge
- Training: http://bit.ly/2YgBLAv
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 422
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 42: Easy vs. Marathon Pace, Goal Setting, and More Q&A with Coach Mario Fraioli
The best runners know when to get help and work together.
If you're a Lone Wolf, some things are inevitable:
- Have a question? Prepare to spend hours going down the Google rabbit hole...
- Feeling unmo…
Episode 41: Jonathan Beverly on How to Run for Decades (with no burnout)
For a lot of runners, what started as a way to get in shape or lose a few pounds turns into a lifelong passion.
Soon, you're going on running retreats and flying across the country to run a marathon.…
Episode 40: Courtney Frerichs on Long-Term Success: Gymnastics, Strength Training, and Teammates
Last August, we witnessed the most electrifying track race in history at the World Championships: the women's 3,000m Steeplechase.
Before this race, no American woman had ever won a medal in the stee…
Elite Runners on Failure: How 6 Pro Runners Deal with Disappointment
But we almost never discuss the failures of the world's best runners.
What does it feel like to never achieve your biggest goal throughout your entire career?
How does an elite keep perspective? Do t…
Episode 38: Devon Yanko - Leadville Trail 100 Champ - on Recovery and Prevention
Meet Devon Yanko. On August 19, 2017 she won the Leadville Trail 100 - a race where 9,200 feet altitude is the lowest you'll experience on the course.
She finished in 20:46:29, averaging 12:28 per mi…
Episode 37: Olympian Alexi Pappas on How Not to be Boring
Alexi's talents extend far beyond the track and screen. She's been a...
- columnist for Women's Running Magazine
- improvisational comedy performer in Los Angeles
- author of a one-act play
As you can se…
Orthopedic Surgeon David Geier on Injury Prevention for Kids
You might know David from drdavidgeier.com where he simplifies the complex area of sports medicine.
David's most notably an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in Charleston, South Caro…
Episode 35: Joel Runyon on Overcoming Insane Challenges
In Episode 33, I introduced you to Joel Runyon who recently ran an ultramarathon on every continent - and raised a staggering $190,000 in the process.
Today, we're diving deeper into the obstacles he…
Episode 34: Madga Boulet on How to Overcome the Daunting 100-Mile Ultramarathon
To help you shatter your perception of what's possible, discover the training necessary to run 100 miles, and inspire you to chase your next stretch goal, I've invited Magdalena Boulet onto the podca…
Episode 33 - Joel Runyon on What It Take to Run 7 Ultramarathons on 7 Continents
Joel smashes through goals normally considered impossible.
Recently, he completed an ambitious project to run 7 ultramarathons on 7 continents for charity to build 7 schools in developing countries.
…
Episode 32: Find Your Best Stride with Jonathan Beverly
Jonathan Beverly was the editor-in-chief of Running Times for 15 years. He’s run nearly 30 marathons and hundreds of road and trail races around the world.
He’s also coached with the New York Road Ru…
Episode 31: When it's OK to Quit: An Honest Conversation with Tina Muir
Tina is a professional distance runner, Great Britain Olympic hopeful, and 11-time All-America Track and Field/Cross Country athlete for Ferris State University.
She's run in two British Olympic Tria…
How to Build Mental Toughness (according to a PhD and World Champion)
I invited Simon Marshall, PhD and his wife Lesley Patterson to talk about practical strategies for building confidence, reducing pre-race anxiety, and managing fears.
Their new book The Brave Athlete…
Episode 29: Ask the Registered Dietitian: Booze, Healthy Snacks, and Low Iron
What we put into our bodies has a profound impact on our ability to train effectively.
In short, if you care about you running, you have to care about your eating habits.
And I've brought a Registere…
Episode 27: Ian Sharman on Racing Massive Downhills (and in costumes)
I met Ian in August, 2016 one day before the Leadville Trail 100. We got coffee with a friend of ours and then watched a Beer Mile (it took place on the road behind us in the above picture).
Ian offi…
Episode 26: CNN's Tom Foreman on Running for a Lifetime
I invited Tom Foreman on the podcast to philosophize about running, goals, and racing throughout life.
You might recognize Tom as an emmy-award winning journalist at CNN. He's reported on wars, natur…
Episode 25: Tony Gentilcore on Why Runners Need to Lift
Is it surprising that I don’t think strength workouts are cross-training? Rather, strength work is just part of your training as a runner.
Cross-training is supplemental exercise that can be helpful …
Episode 24: How to Review An Entire Season (and plan for the next one)
You might recall George from episode 6 of the Strength Running podcast.
We talked about a lot:
- What’s the ideal length long run during marathon training? And half marathon training?
- Should you keep…
Episode 23 - Dr. Simon Donato on Ultra-Endurance, Grit, and the Doors that Running Opens
It's not every day that you meet somebody with so many varied interests.
And when you do, pay attention. Their insights and mental models are light years ahead of the average person.
Simon Donato is …