Final Surge Podcast
192 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe final surge podcast is a weekly podcast that interviews the best and the brightest coaches and athletes to help you train with a purpose.
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Sean Bronson
December 03, 2021 13:35 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MBWelcome to the Final Surge Podcast. We recorded this episode with Newbury Park Coach Sean Bronsan back in the early summer. But with technical difficulties with Zoom the episode was lost. After working to figure out what happened the recording was found. Newbury Park is concluding on what may very well be the best high school cross country season of all time. This recording happened before the season started so we do not discuss the season, but we do talk about his philosophies that lead to ...
Final Surge Episode 184: Running Lane
October 16, 2021 03:12 - 27 minutes - 38.6 MBWelcome to episode 184 of the final surge podcast where we talk to Will and Sean of Running Lane. Running Lane is putting on a national championship race for high school cross country runners this year. With the cancelation of Nike Nationals, there was an opening, and Running Lane is filling that void. They already have a very impressive list of teams and individuals who have committed to attend. We talk to them about the event and the course. Final Surge is thrilled to be a sponsor of the e...
Brodie Sharpe
April 14, 2021 12:23 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBWelcome to episode 183 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome Brodie Sharpe from down under to the program. Brodie runs the Run Smarter Podcast. Brodie has a Physiotherapy Practice and helps runners overcome and prevent injuries. We get into some common myths, talk about strength training and other things you can do to stay healthy. 1:30 How did you get started in running? 3:05 How does that play into what you are doing in the running community? 4:15 In the podcast you take subjec...
Lee Troop
March 16, 2021 12:50 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBWelcome to episode 182 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Olympian runner turned Olympic Coach Lee Troop to the show. Lee represented Australia in the Olympics as a runner and last year coached his second athlete to an Olympics qualification when Jake Riley qualified for Team USA in the marathon. We talk about his running career, what Jake has been up to, and also discuss Lee's Team Boulder club. 1:10 How did you get started in the running community? 2:12 How big wa...
Keira D'Amato
February 23, 2021 13:18 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBWelcome to episode 181 of the Final Surge Podcast. This week we welcome professional runner Keira D'Amato to the show. Keira has an amazing story that ended with her just recently getting a professional contract from Nike. This was the first professional contract she was offered, and she was in her mid 30's. She took the time to share her story with us which we think you are going to find fascinating. 1:00 How she got started in running? 2:42 Were you a soccer player? 3:37 Did you cons...
Tyler Day
February 09, 2021 04:49 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBWelcome to episode 180 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome NAU national champion Tyler Day, who recently turned pro and announced he was joining former collegiate teammate Matt Baxter and Coach Ben Rosario with Northern Arizona Elite. We talked a little bit about his rise from a good Arizona high school runner to one of the best in the country in high school. We then talk about what the process was like when he announced he was turning professional. Tyler is always a fun l...
Racemob
January 28, 2021 22:37 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBWelcome to episode 179 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Bertrand Newsom and Kevin Chang. They both came to running later in life and have teamed up to form Racemob. Racemob is a community of runners that share tips, stories, trumps, and laughter. They are also a podcast and coaching platform using Final Surge. :52 What is your background, how did you get involved in running? 4:27 How did you guys end up meeting? 7:10 was your plan to build something bigger like Rac...
Martin Hehir
January 13, 2021 14:13 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBWelcome to episode 178 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome back Martin Hehir. We had Martin on the podcast almost 4 years ago when he was a year out of college and running with the NAZ Elite team in Flagstaff. Today he is in Philadelphia, going to medical school, getting ready for his residency and has two kids. Yes he is still running though and recently won The Marathon Project race with a sub 2:09. We talk to him about his training and how he pulled that off with everything goin...
Noah Droddy
January 05, 2021 12:54 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBWelcome to episode 177 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome professional distance runner Noah Droddy to the show. Droddy has a great story of a slightly better than average runner in high school who became an Olympics Trial qualifier. Droddy burst onto the scene in 2016 at the Trials and recently finished second in The Marathon Project. We catch up with Droddy about his preparation for his latest race and what is next for him in 2021. 1:15 How did you get started in running? 2:30 W...
Joe Berriatua
December 15, 2020 12:38 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome to episode 176 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome back Tinman Elite athlete Joey Berriatua to the podcast. Joey was first with us a year and a half ago on episode 123. Joey joined us to talk about where is running is now, recent PR's he has had and we talk about his new passion which is coaching with the Hammer and Axe Training team. Joey has big plans for 2021 including making it to the US Olympics Trial, possibly in more than one event. 1:10 What is new since last sp...
Tom Schwartz
November 25, 2020 14:02 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBWelcome to episode 175 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome back Tinman Elite coach Tom Schwartz to the podcast. Tom is working on his doctoral dissertation for exercise science and we talk about that and how you can get involved too. We also catch up with how some of the Tinman team are doing. You can check out Tom's coaching which he uses Final Surge for at Run Fast Coach. :45 How is everyone holding up? 1:52 You had some guys in Phoenix racing this past weekend, how is the...
Christine Thorn
November 17, 2020 03:26 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBWelcome to episode 174 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome professional runner Christine Thorn to the program. Four years ago Christine was playing basketball on a scholarship in college. Last year she ran 11th in the Steeplechase at the US National Championships. We talk to Christine about the path she took to get here, the coaching she is involved with, and what she hopes for next year on the track. 1:09 How did you get into running? 4:15 You ran with your high school...
Drew Hunter
November 02, 2020 22:19 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBWelcome to episode 173 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome back Tinman Elite athlete Drew Hunter to the program. Drew has been busy this year helping to launch the Hammer and Axe Training site and is currently working on a virtual turkey-trot that has some amazing prizes. :50 How are you and the team doing? 1:24 What is coming up for races? 2:08 Everyone on the team staying healthy? 2:44 You have had a busy year, want to talk about the new coaching program? 4:25 What ...
Mike Hickey
October 28, 2020 04:33 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBWelcome to episode 172 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome coach Mike Hickey. Mike has coached everything from high school runners to professionals like Alexa Efraimson. We talk to Mike about his journey in coaching, his philosophy of the Oregon System and how he trains youth runners. 1:15 How did you get started in running? 6:45 What about those relationships lead you into getting into coaching? 8:34 What was your first coaching job? 10:35 How did your career dev...
Ben Rosario
October 16, 2020 13:46 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBWelcome to episode 171 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome back NAZ Elite coach Ben Rosario. A lot has happened with Ben and his team since we last caught up including a new deal between Hoka and NAZ, a couple of new signings of athletes and he has announced the Marathon Project. The Marathon Project is an elite marathon that will be run in December in Chandler Arizona. We get some information on how that came together. 1:15 How is the team dealing with the pandemic? 4:38 W...
Dora Kemecsei
October 06, 2020 01:00 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBWelcome to episode 170 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome triathlete and Ironman Triathlon coach Dora Kemecsei to the podcast. The Corona pandemic has taken a toll on the triathlon scene this year, but things are starting to show a sign of opening back up with the first Ironman race going off this past month. We look at what the future holds for the sport and where we go from here. 1:00 How did you get started in triathlons? 4:00 Did you have any biking background before yo...
Scott Dickens
September 23, 2020 03:51 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome to episode 169 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Olympic swimmer Scott Dickens to the podcast. Scott joins us to talk about FORM, a revolutionary swimming goggle that gives you real-time metrics. Last week Final Surge announced we are now syncing with FORM so we invited Scott on to discuss what FORM is and how it can help you. Through the end of the month, FORM is giving Final Surge listeners a $30 off coupon. Head over to FormSwim.com and enter FINALSURGE30 at checko...
Roberto Mandje
September 01, 2020 04:46 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBWelcome to episode 168 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome former Olympian and now the coach at NYRR Roberto Mandje to the show. Roberto talks about how the pandemic is affecting the NYRR and the plan for the 2020 NYC Marathon to be a virtual race. We also talk about the NYRR Coaching Lab where you can get training from their coaches to help you have a successful marathon. Roberto shares a lot of valuable information in this episode. :54 How you got started in running? 2:22 You r...
Luke Humphrey
August 25, 2020 04:07 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBWelcome to episode 167 of the Final Surge podcast. Today we welcome back former professional runner turned coach Luke Humphrey. Luke joins us to talk about the last few months of life with Covid for a running coach. We also talk about his new series that will be starting this month that is a 13-week program with training programs, structured workouts, and group meetings for two virtual 5k's. You can head on over to FinalSurgeRacing.com to sign up. 1:15 What have you been doing since everyt...
Kim Conley
August 18, 2020 02:57 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome to episode 166 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome back Olympian Kim Conley to the show. We catch up with Kim and talk about how she is handling this long period between race and what advice she has for staying motivated. :45 Where are you with your training? 1:09 When is the last time you raced? 1:29 When is the last time you went this long without a race? 2:30 Do you have anything on the books as a potential? 3:36 Have you decided between the 5k and 10k? 4:20 Back i...
Jay Johnson
August 03, 2020 15:05 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBWelcome to episode 165 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome back to the show Coach Jay Johnson. Jay has a new book coming out called Consistency is Key. In the book, Jay gives 15 key points on becoming a better runner. The book is easy to get through yet has a wealth of good take-a-ways. 1:02 Great job with the new book Consistency is Key 3:17 The book is great for coaches but very beneficial to the athlete too to reinforce what we say 5:23 I love how you have laid out chapter on...
"Nobby" Hashizume
July 24, 2020 13:20 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBWelcome to Episode 164 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome Coach Nobby of the "Lydiard Training & Academy" powered by "Five Circles". Arthur Lydiard is a legendary coach and Nobby got to know Lydiard very well while he was still alive. We talk about the training system and he shares some personal stories about him. :44 How did you get your start in running and meet Arthur Lydiard 5:52 What is it about Arthur Lydiard that makes him such a legend? 7:06 You spent a year living w...
Marc Waxman on Chi Running for Student-Athletes
July 07, 2020 14:18 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBWelcome to episode 163 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Marc Waxman of 113 Enterprises to talk about Chi Running and specifically Chi for high school kids. Chi has an upcoming virtual clinic designed for high school athletes to get the most out of their program. :58 When did you get involved in running? 3:22 What was the most you had run before you decided to train for that marathon? 5:05 How did the transition to Chi happen? 7:32 How did that lead you to become a coach? 9:...
Dave Montgomery
June 12, 2020 12:47 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBWelcome to episode 162 of the Final Surge Podcast. Every spring the track world watches as high school boys chase the elusive sub-4 minute mile club. This year with the quarantine lockdown that chase looked more elusive than ever. In late May a group of elite runners got together for the Quarantine Clasico. In that race Leo Daschbach unleashed a 56 second last 400 to become the 11th American high school boy to break 4. We talk to Leo's coach Dave Montgomery about his career and that race. ...
Summer of Uncertainty
May 30, 2020 16:19 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBWelcome to episode 161 of the Final Surge Podcast. This week we do something different. We talk to 5 successful high school coaches from 5 different parts of the country about this summer of uncertainty. We get their advice on how they are dealing with the current environment and not knowing what the upcoming season will be like. First I talked to Joan and Marc Hunter of Loudon Valley in Virginia. Next I had on Jonathan Dalby of Mountain Vista in Colorado. Following Dalby I talked to Doug ...
Chris Twiggs
May 22, 2020 12:58 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBWelcome to Episode 160 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Chris Twiggs to the podcast. Chris is a long time Final Surge user and an even longer coach with Jeff Galloway. Some know Galloway for from his spot on the US Olympics Team, some know him for his writing in Sports Illustrated, but most know him as the Run-Walk-Run Coach. We talk to Christ about the program, how it can help keep you healthy and running and how fast did Galloway actually do a marathon using this method. Also ...
Dathan Ritzenhein Best of Replay
May 07, 2020 13:06 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBIn honor of Ameican superstar distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein retiring today, we are releasing the last podcast we did with him as our best of show. This interview with him was from the fall of 2019 when we talked about American marathon racing, his running career, and his coaching.
Ben Tilus
April 24, 2020 13:09 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBWelcome to episode 159 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome coach and performance lab expert Benjamin Tilus to the show. Ben is the host of the XLR8 Podcast and does work with the XLR8 Performance Lab in Iowa. We talk about how you can take your threshold and VO2 Max numbers and make them work for you. :55 How did you get started in running? 4:10 Where did you run in college? 5:30 How did you get into coaching? 11:11 You are still coaching high school? 12:20 What is XLR8 Pe...
Tom 'Tinman' Schwartz
April 17, 2020 06:31 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBWelcome to episode 158 of the Final Surge Podcast. We welcome back the most downloaded guest of all time, Coach Tom 'Tinman' Schwartz. We catch up on a few things including how his team is dealing with the current lockdown situation, what teams should be doing now to get ready for the fall season and we discuss the new training plans he has released which you can find on Final Surge. 1:00 How are you holding up with the Covid-19 epidemic? 2:35 You used to coach from a distance for years s...
Amanda Brooks
April 10, 2020 05:14 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBWelcome to episode 157 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Amanda Brooks. Amanda is a coach, but you probably know here from her running blog Run To The Finish. Amanda is one of the most successful running bloggers of all time. We talk to her about her blog, about coaching athletes, how she is coping with the stay at home orders and we discuss her new book. :59 How are you holding up during these stay at home orders? 1:28 How did you get started in running? 2:40 Did that conversa...
Final Surge 155: Doug Petrick
March 20, 2020 13:48 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBWelcome to episode 155 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome high school coach Doug Petrick to the podcast. Doug has built one of the most successful teams in western Pennsylvania. Doug does a presentation called the 5 principles that improved our distance program. We talk about those five things and how he is dealing with current Corona Virus disruption. 5 Principles That Improved Our Distance Program Minutes over miles Speed year around (define speed work) Running by fee...
Aliphine Tuliamuk
March 12, 2020 23:09 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBWelcome to episode 154 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk. Aliphine was a surprise to some, but she ran the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta fully expecting to make the team. We talked to her about her amazing story of growing up in Kenya, moving to the United States and the stress fracture that set her back last summer. Also make sure you check out the story of her and her NAZ Elite teammates from her coaches perspective at Blog.FinalSurge.com ...
Jake Riley
March 06, 2020 13:04 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBWelcome to episode 153 of the Final Surge Podcast. Last week we had on a couple of experts to talk about the US Olympics Marathon Trial. On the men's side, despite a strong Chicago Marathon, Jake Riley did not get much attention. Many casual marathon observers did not even know the name. Jake had to take three years off racing after the 2016 trials because of injury. This unsponsored athlete made a comeback that had the running world talking and took home a second-place and a place on the Ol...
Mario Fraioli and Erin Strout
February 27, 2020 04:55 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBWelcome to episode 152 of the Final Surge Podcast. This episode is all about the upcoming USA Men and Women's Olympic Marathon Trials. In the first half of this episode, I have Mario Fraioli joining me to talk about the men's race. Then in the second half, Erin Strout of Women's Running joins me to talk about the women's race. We talk about some of the favorites, what race strategies to expect and more. Mario Fraioli Joins us to talk about the men's race, the course and what to expect M...
Hollie Sick
February 14, 2020 14:15 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBWelcome to episode 151 of the Final Surge Podcast. We welcome in Hollie Sick who runs the popular blog Fueled By Lolz. Hollie is a collegiate swimmer turned runner and has worked in a running store for the last six years. We talk about several topics including the new World Athletic ruling on race shoes. Don't forget Final Surge is a great coaching platform and always free for athletes. 1:27 How you got involved in athletics and how that lead to running? 5:14 What was running at a D3 col...
Jonathan Marcus
January 30, 2020 13:35 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBEpisode 150: Welcome to episode 150 of the Final Surge Podcast where coach and podcast host Jonathan Marcus joins us to talk about speed. In episode 145 we had Tony Holler on to talk about Feed The Cats and developing speed. Today Jonathan Marcus joins us to discuss how exactly to implement that for endurance athletes. :57 What is new with Jonathan Marcus in the last two years? 3:58 Did you just take on too much? 7:00 You put out a tweet last August that caused a lot of uproar.. ...
Marc Bloom
January 17, 2020 02:21 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBWelcome to episode 149 of the Final Surge Podcast. In this episode, we welcome Marc Bloom to the show to talk about his new book Amazing Racers. Anyone who follows high school running knows that Fayetville Manlius is an amazing story. Their girl's team won the Nike National XC Championship 11 of the first 12 years they were there, coming in second the one year they didn't win. And the boys team, while only winning one national championship, has been one of the 22 team to qualify for the nati...
Steve Palladino
January 10, 2020 06:09 - 51 minutes - 71 MBEpisode 148: We welcome back 2:16 marathoner turned coach Steve Palladino. Steve coaches using the Stryd Power Meter. We talk to Steve about what power is when it comes to running, how it differs from other training guides and what has changed in the power world in the last two years. 1:37 What is running with power? 2:44 There have been some critics of power, what is it in power we measure that makes it so effective? 7:04 Is power related to perceived effort? 9:08 There are a lot o...
Morgan Pearson
December 19, 2019 14:29 - 35 minutes - 49 MBEpisode 146: Professional triathlete Morgan Pearson was one of the founding members of the Tinman Elite club and joins us to talk about the founding of the group. We also discuss his transition to becoming a professional triathlete and his win at this past week's Club Cross Championship. 1:02 Morgan's background and how it lead to a later change to triathlon 2:50 What were your times before you made the jump? 3:49 When you made the big jump is that when you realized you may want to run...
Tony Holler
December 12, 2019 12:58 - 37 minutes - 51 MBWelcome to episode 145 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome hall of fame sprint coach Tony Holler. Tony is an extremely popular coach known for his program Feed The Cats. He has been coaching for close to 40 years and we talk to Tony about how what he does with sprinters can translate to the endurance world. 1:00 How did Tony get started in track 4:08 What was your background in track before you became the head coach in 1990? 5:28 Where did that drive to change the program and ...
Dathan Ritzenhein
November 14, 2019 13:32 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBEpisode 143: Dathan Ritzenhein joins us to talk about the recent Chicago and NYC Marathons. Along with his own running, he is also coaching and his athletes include Olympic hopeful Parker Stinson. We talk Olympic marathon trials and shoe tech. 1:00 What happened so you needed to pull out of the Chicago Marathon? 4:28 We have 11 men under the A Standard now so it is harder than ever to make the team 5:01 Will the trials be your next race? 6:23 You are now coaching Parker Stinson who ...
Mario Fraioli
November 07, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBEpisode 142: This week we welcome Mario Fraioli to the podcast we talk about the recent Chicago and NYC marathons, the sub 1:59 marathon and what this all tells us about the upcoming Olympic Trials. We also discuss the shoes. How much do they help and what should be the limits. Please share the podcast with your friends. 1:08 Were there any big surprises or take-a-ways you had from the NYC marathon results? 2:59 Desi went out early, did that surprise you? 5:50 How did your NYC Marathon...
Brad Lindeberg
October 31, 2019 13:42 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBWelcome to episode 141 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome marathon and ultra runner Brad Lindeberg. We talk to Brad about his quest for 50 marathon or longer races in 50 states and how having a personal coach has helped him achieve new goals. 1:17 How you got started in running? 3:01 How was your high school cross country career? 5:08 Did you keep running after high school? 6:30 Did that 2010 marathon go much better than 2001? 7:20 At what point did you decide ...
Corcoran High Isaias Rameriz
October 17, 2019 14:11 - 36 minutes - 49.8 MBWelcome to episode 140 of the Final Surge Podcast. Corcoran High in California has a very successful running program. Coach Isaias Ramirez is the unlikely leader of the program. With no running background, Coach Ramirez leaned on other coaches to help develop his winning philosophy. In the last year, he has implemented something he learned at a clinic called RPR, Reflexive Performance Reset. He credits RPR for taking a successful program and making it even better and reducing injuries to alm...
Best of: Tinman Tom Schwartz
October 10, 2019 14:55 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBThis is a best of episode. Tom Schwartz joined us to talk about skills, hills and keeping the ball rolling.
Mark Sortino
October 04, 2019 12:45 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBEpisode 139: Today we welcome back triathlon coach Mark Sortino to the podcast. Mark joined us on Episode 39 and now he joins us again 100 episodes later. Mark runs Team MPI and we talk to him about his coaching organization, some coaching continuing education sessions that he has coming up and what to expect at Kona 2019. 1:10 Tell is who you are and what you do in 2 minutes. For a more full bio listen to episode 39. 3:07 How many coaches are Team MPI up to? 3:40 With your 15 coaches ...
Brad Curtis
September 12, 2019 23:30 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBEpisode 137: Brad Curtis is the cross country coach of a small school in Arizona. Their boy's team this year is a top ten school in the state, not bad for a school of only 200 kids with only 12 boys on the team. We talk to Brad about the struggles of being a coach from such a small school and how he has built a strong culture. 1:10 When did you start in running? 2:08 His background in boxing and how far the boxing career went 4:02 How did that lead to being a cross country and trac...
Reed Fischer
September 06, 2019 05:27 - 42 minutes - 58 MBEpisode 136: Reed Fischer of the Tinman Elite Group has had quite a year. He has set a PR in everything from the 5k to the half marathon and just came in 5th in the 20k National Championship. This is quite an accomplishment for someone who didn't break 23 minutes in a 5k his freshman season or 5 minutes in a mile until he was a sophomore in high school. We talk to Reed about his growth and about the success of his team. 1:15 How did you get started in running? 4:20 When you were...
Dr. Jason Karp
August 29, 2019 16:41 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBEpisode 135: We welcome Dr Jason Karp who has been a competitive runner since sixth grade. Dr. Karp is also a coach and the bestselling author of 8 books and over 400 articles. We talk about several issues including cardio, mental health benefits fo running and the importance of coaches and athletes knowing about the Female Athlete Triad. 1:10 Background on how he got started getting interested in running 2:29 Did you become interested because you had success? 3:40 In high school did y...
Matt Baxter
August 15, 2019 11:46 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBEpisode 134: Matt Baxter grew up running in New Zeland. He comes over to the states to run for Coach Smith and the NAU Lumberjacks and helped lead the team to 3 straight Cross Country titles. We talked about the mental game of not always having your best race and his transition to running as a professional for NAZ Elite. 1:15 How did you get started running in New Zeland? 1:51 what is high school running like in New Zeland high schools? 3:02 When did you make the transition to coming t...