Latest Magness Podcast Episodes
On Coaching #74: Alex Hutchinson-“The goal isn’t to go faster…the goal is to feel better doing it.”
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - April 27, 2018 03:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsSpecial Guest Alex Hutchinson has written the defining book on endurance and fatigue. His latest book Endure is a must read that blends storytelling and science to explain the intricacies of fatigue. In this weeks episode, Alex takes us through not only the surprising insight of his book but to h...
On Coaching #73: “Keep Showing Up”- Lessons from the Boston Marathon
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - April 17, 2018 17:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this special episode of the On Coaching Podcast, we dive into the lessons learned from the recent Boston Marathon. First, we take you through the race from a coaches point of view. What does preparation look like, how do you train for Boston versus other marathons. Then, we dive into the lesso...
On Coaching #72: The Intangibles: Can You Develop the “It” Factor
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - April 11, 2018 20:32 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhen someone has “it” you know it when you see it. It’s hard to explain, and even more difficult to wrap your head around, but “it” often refers to the intangibles. The unmeasurable quality that we often use to describe individuals who are able to make the difficult seem plausible. In this episod...
On Coaching #71: Does Science Constrain Coaching?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - April 04, 2018 21:21 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this weeks episode, Jon and Steve go on a rant. How do we utilize science in coaching? Inspired by a twitter rant, we start off taking on the bioenergetic or metabolic view of coaching. As endurance coaches, we almost always start with “How aerobic or anaerobic is your event?” Go to any confer...
Episode 70: The Anatomy of a Medal- An Interview with Danny Mackey
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - March 29, 2018 00:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsA silver medal at the world championships and a 30-year old athlete who makes theirfirst world team and then places in the top 8. In this episode of On Coaching we bring in friend and coach Danny Mackey. Danny is the coach for the Brooks Beasts and guided Drew Windle to a medal and Katie Mackey…
Episode 69- The Long Run: How far, how fast, and do you need it?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - March 15, 2018 14:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThis weeks episode is all about the long run! How far should it be for each event? Should it be slow or fast? Should you include pickups, surges, intervals, or other ‘stuff’ in it or not? We break down the details of what is often called “the church of the Sunday long run.” In the…
Episode 68- Threshold Training: Good or Bad? And what in the world is it?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 28, 2018 01:26 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsLactate, Anaerobic, Aerobic Threshold? What do any of them mean and are they useful training zones? In this episode Jon and Steve break down what in the world threshold actually means for coaches. In addition, we debate whether or not we should sped much time training at marathon pace or if it is...
Episode 67- Winning: The Art and Science of Competing
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 14, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThis week, we are all about winning! When it comes to racing, there are two kinds of racers: The active participants and the passive ones. 75% of the people in any track meet are simply role players. Even if they are fit enough to compete, they defer control of the race to the active…
Episode 66-Interview with Alan Webb: How he trained to run a 3:46 mile
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 05, 2018 23:24 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThis week, we welcome a very special guest and good friend, Alan Webb. As many of you know, Alan is the fastest American miler to ever walk the planet. He’s run the fastest mile in the 21st century. To reach that level, he and his coach at the time, Scott Razcko, had to break new…
Episode #65-Interview with Lauren Fleshman On Coaching
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 30, 2018 17:38 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThis week, we have a special guest, Lauren Fleshman. Lauren is a modern day polymath, excelling as a runner, activists, entrepreneurs, business owner, and of course, a coach. In this episode, we dive into Lauren’s coaching. We can’t thank Lauren enough for bringing a fresh perspective and valuabl...
Episode 64: Recovery During Workouts
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 19, 2018 13:27 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThis weeks episode is all about recovery! No, not ice baths, protein, compression boots, and all of that nonsense, but on how much recovery time should you take during workouts? Should I take three minutes between my mile repeats or four? Jogging or standing? How about some exercises in between? ...
Episode 63: Everything You Need to Know About the 5k
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 07, 2018 18:28 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIt’s time to talk the 5k. We cover everything, from how to approach the training of it (Is it a speed or endurance event? What’s the best type of intervals to improve your 5k?) to what the best race tactics are. In this sprawling conversation, we delve deep…
Episode 62: Our Worst Coaching Blunders in Coaching Middle Distance
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - December 21, 2017 10:41 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode, Jon and I delve into our coaching blunders with middle distance athletes. What mistakes did we make early on and what have we learned from them? Topics covered in this episode include We dive into the misconceptions on speed and power development. How we both messed up plyos when...
Episode 61: “If you can’t be great, be good” Coach Mike Smith after winning a National Championship
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 27, 2017 18:40 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsAs promised, we’ve brought back NAU coach Mike Smith to give us insight on how his team won the NCAA Cross-Country Championships. As he did in our previous episode, Mike delivers numerous pearls of wisdom and shows how he has grown and evolved as a coach. He walks us through the week leading up to…
Episode 60: “Don’t Jog!?” Myths on Conditioning for Team Sports
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - November 03, 2017 18:58 ★★★★★ - 343 ratings“Don’t jog! Only High intensity interval training!” Outside of the distance running world, these phrases are often thrown around when it comes to development of endurance in team sports or non-running individual sports. Whether it’s the fear of creating slow athletes, or the myth that you can get...
Episode 59: Culture and Belonging: Interview with NAU coach Mike Smith
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - October 19, 2017 21:02 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsThis is a MUST listen episode. In this weeks On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we bring in NAU coach Mike Smith to talk about team culture and training. In this wide ranging and deep episode, we dive into a number of topics. Starting with how Mike took over a team that was the defending…
Episode 58: What Coaching Methods Have You Outgrown?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - October 06, 2017 12:32 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWelcome Back! In this episode of On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, it’s time to take on one of the important concepts in coaching: Change! How have we as coaches evolved in our thinking? Jon and I take you through the methods of coaching that we used to hold true to our heart but have…
Episode 57: The Discernment Spectrum: Smart, Intelligent, or Sophisticated
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - September 12, 2017 15:00 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode of On Coaching with Magness & Marcus, we delve into a concept Jon calls “The Discernment Spectrum,” which is: Smart—Intelligent—Sophisticated As we learn a subject or skill, we exist somewhere on this spectrum. Smart only exists in duality– right or wrong–so it represents a basic ...
Episode 56- How To Become A Champion
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - August 21, 2017 20:28 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode of On Coaching, we discuss the amazing book Athletics: How to Become a Champion by Percy Cerutty. Cerutty was the coach of Herb Elliott who was the 1960 Olympic 1,500m Champion and held the world record in the mile at 3:54. In How to Become a Champion, Cerutty wrote a classic text…
Episode 55- The Two Way Street of Coaching: Why learning from our athletes is a must.
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - July 21, 2017 22:33 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIn this episode of On Coaching, Jon and I discuss the often skewed coach-athlete dynamic. Traditionally, coaches have been the information purveyors, the power holders, distribtuing knowledg in a one way direction; Coach to athlete. When this dynamic remains, we lose an opportunity to learn. We g...
Episode 54- A Real Coaching Conversation
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - July 06, 2017 23:20 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsOn this weeks On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus, we have a special treat for you. We’re bringing you a real conversation. When we were at the US championships, Jon and I sat down at a local coffee shop in Sacramento and pushed record. We recorded a real conversation, nothing manufactured ...
Episode 53- The Experience vs. the PowerPoint Coaching Style
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - May 27, 2017 21:44 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsAre you a collector of knowledge or a master of application? Take a look at your favorite coach. Chances are if you follow their twitter stream, you think “Man, they have it figured out,” as the coach drops profound insight after insight. Or perhaps, you sat in on their hour long power point pres...
Episode 52- Specialization, Generalization, and Individualization
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - April 24, 2017 23:43 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsShould we be a generalist or a specialist? Do we coach to the individual or the average? Do we want to be a one-trick pony or a master of none? In this episode of On Coaching, we take on these buzz words and the models they rely upon. We start with the basics, answering the…
Episode 51-On Coaching- Marginal Gains, the One Percent Rule and big concepts
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - April 05, 2017 17:16 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsBig concepts get thrown around a lot these days; Marginal Gains, 10,000 hours, the 80/20 rule, the 1% rule. Everyone has their own phrase or concept for helping take performance to the next level. In this episode of On Coaching, Jon and I take a look at two similar, but slightly different concept...
Episode 50- Coaching the person and NOT the work
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - March 20, 2017 19:10 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsAre you coaching the person or are you coaching the work? In this episode of the On Coaching Podcast with Magness & Marcus, we delve into the difference between coaching people and the system of running. One is about seeing each athlete as a living, breathing, emotional mess of a person, and the ...
Episode 49- Mastering the Marathon
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 27, 2017 15:10 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsIt’s time to talk about the marathon! The mysterious race that causes more problems than all other races combined. In this episode, we discuss the intricacies of the marathon. How does training change from the track to the marathon? Do all we need to do is extend our long runs and tempos? NO! Wha...
Episode 48- Mastering The Art of Racing
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - February 13, 2017 18:51 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsRacing is a skill. It’s not something you get thrown into and hope to figure out, it’s a skill that needs evaluated, dissected, and improved upon. In this episode of the Magness & Marcus Podcast On Coaching, we discuss just how to develop the fine art of racing. Starting with a discussion on why we…
Episode 47: Understanding Interval Training
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - January 26, 2017 16:33 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWe’re back with the first Magness & Marcus Podcast on Coaching of 2017. In this episode, we have a long and frank discussion on interval workouts. What are they, what do they do, are there magical interval workouts, and should everyone should get over Tabata sprints? When it comes to interval wor...
Episode 46: The State of the Sport
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - December 20, 2016 20:28 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsFor the end of 2016, Jon and I take a look forward. What is the state of track and field in the world and where do we go from here. We get things started by asking what each of our utopian track and field worlds would look like, before delving into the problems with our…
Episode 45: What is high performance coaching?
Magness & Marcus on Coaching - December 12, 2016 21:02 ★★★★★ - 343 ratingsWhat in the world does the term “High-Performance Coaching” mean? It’s a phrase that is thrown about in the sports world, so we brought on coach Vern Gambetta to discuss his views. As always when we bring Vern on, we cover a wide range of topics. We start by discussing the role of performance data…