Steve Magness's Blog, page 21
June 8, 2020
Episode 110: Endurance Speed or Speed Endurance? Which approach should we take?
Should we start with speed first or endurance? Do you start with a large base of easy running before layering on the speed work, or do we start with running fast before extending it? Those are the...
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June 5, 2020
How difficult should your hard workouts be?
When I was competing in high school, my teammates knew the drill; always have a trash can nearby. It didn’t matter whether it was a small race or a hard workout; chances were I was going to throw up...
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June 1, 2020
Episode 109: The Fine Line Between Serious and Obsessive
Are you serious, committed, willing to put in all the work? If so, you’re a coaches dream. But your commitment can hold you back if it comes from the wrong place. In episode 109, we discuss the...
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May 30, 2020
The Sport of Track Gives me Hope for Society
We’re at a very difficult point in our country. Where division is at it’s highest, where people of different political parties instantly judge and don’t interact. Where individuals...
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May 25, 2020
Being Clutch Isn’t Magic, It’s A Trainable Skill
We all know the clutch athlete when we see them. The Michael Jordan’s of the world who seemingly will their team to victory. The quarterback who comes through time and time again, engineering winning...
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May 24, 2020
Episode 108: Secrets Revealed- Developing Championship Runners
In episode 108, we dive into what it takes to become a championship level athlete, whether that championship is at the high school state meet, the NCAA championships, or a national or international...
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May 2, 2020
The 5 Rules of Training
Rule #1: The boring stuff is your foundation We have a temptation to want to skip to the ‘cool, sexy’ stuff. It’s boring to do endless easy runs or to spend hours working on the starting position in...
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April 20, 2020
Episode 107: A Track and Field New World Order: Make Track Great Again
In episode 107, we dive into what the sport will look like when we emerge from our current pandemic, and how it will have to change. We dive into a slew of topics, aimed at re-imagining our sport....
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April 5, 2020
Episode 106: The Hot Hand and The Science of Streaks: A Discussion with Ben Cohen
In episode 106, we bring on author Ben Cohen to have a discussion on streaks, the role of science and expertise in decision making, and our propensity to see patterns where they may not exist. His...
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March 26, 2020
Episode 105: Clarity is Power: Coaching, Training, and Achieving During Difficult Times
Normally running is an achievement-focused sport. We’re trying to win races and run PR’s. We’re not going to have any achievement opportunities for the foreseeable future. How do we...
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