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Steve Magness's Blog, page 17

August 8, 2021

A case for Eliud Kipchoge as the GOAT… in any sport.

Following Kipchoge’s Olympic marathon win I tweeted that I thought Kipchoge could now stake a claim to the best in any sport. Am I delusional? Right, wrong. biased by my love of running? Likely all...



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Published on August 08, 2021 13:15

July 21, 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...



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Published on July 21, 2021 02:49

July 5, 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...



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Published on July 05, 2021 11:13

June 29, 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...



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Published on June 29, 2021 15:40

June 21, 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...



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Published on June 21, 2021 03:03

June 14, 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...



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Published on June 14, 2021 03:27

May 31, 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...



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Published on May 31, 2021 06:45

May 5, 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,...



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Published on May 05, 2021 09:55

April 19, 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...



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Published on April 19, 2021 08:33

April 6, 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...



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Published on April 06, 2021 04:21