Podcasts by Run Faster Podcast

Marathon: Phil Wharton from 2018-01-19T14:16:51

Phil is speaking at the 2018 Boulder Running Clinics Marathon Clinic. His presentations titles are "Essential Elements of Marathon Success" and "Key Principles of Marathon Training."

The ...

High School: John O'Malley of Sandburg HS (IL) from 2017-12-10T15:15:48

John O'Malley is unquestionably one of the best high school coaches in the country. As the boys coach at Sandburg HS (IL) he has had teams run 7:46 or faster in the 4 x 800m the last four years....

Q&A: Four Great Questions From Jim from 2017-12-08T22:06:27

In this Q&A I answer questions from Jim. He has read Simple Marathon Training and his questions are well informed. Thanks Jim!

His questions are as fo...

High School: Jonathan Dalby - Mountain Vista from 2017-12-06T12:35:02

Jonathan Dalby is one of the most successful coaching in the country. He had two teams qualify for the Nike Cross Nationals this past week. His boys earned a podium spot, finishing 3rd, while hi...

High School: Dan Iverson - Girls Coach at Naperville North from 2017-12-05T00:34:49

Dan Iverson is the girls coach at Naperville North HS in Naperville, IL. His girls finished 2nd this past weekend at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN). 

In this podcast he talks about the cu...

Greg Weich from 2017-11-30T17:35:39

Greg Weich has coached five Footlocker Finalists and this weekend his girls team will compete at the Nike Cross Nationals. 

In this interview Greg talks about individualizing training for...

First 50 Episodes Recap from 2017-11-21T22:44:11

Wow! 50 episodes! If you're new to the Run Faster Podcast and want to know where to start, this episode will point you in the right direction. Thank you to all the guests who have joined me on t...

Josh Rowe from 2017-11-19T19:56:35

Josh Rowe is a well known figure in the running world, having worked at Nike, New Balance and now at Tracksmith.

Josh and I have been friends for well over 15 years and he's one of the pe...

Zeke Tiernan from 2017-08-06T19:06:17

Zeke Tiernan is a dear friend, in addition to being a very good ultra runner. He has great stories about his high school and college running days, in addition to sharing insights about ultra run...

Manish Dhruv from 2017-08-01T14:35:50

Manish is a client who lives in India and who has bought into my system of training, embracing all of the elements and doing them to the best of his ability. He came to running as an adult and w...

Jeff Boele from 2017-07-27T14:47:10

Jeff Boele discusses how he has grown as a coach by attending the Altis high performance center in Arizona. Jeff is the new developmental coach of the Roots Running Project, a post collegiate ru...

Patrick McHugh from 2017-07-14T13:23:27

Coach Patrick McHugh discusses Vern Gambetta's GAIN conference/clinic and the impact it has had on his coaching. Coach Gambetta, who has been on the RFP, is a fantastic coach who has a great dea...

Training Tips: Planning a Training Week from 2017-07-02T19:04:58

How should you plan your training week? When should you do a long run? Should you do one workout or two workouts in addition to the long run? When should you do strides? When should you do stren...

Brad Stulberg - Peak Performance from 2017-06-26T01:20:04

Brad Stulberg is the co-author, along with Steve Magness, of the new book "Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout and Thrive with the New Science of Success."

Simply put, this...

Training Tips: Training Insights from HighSchoolRunningCoach.com from 2017-06-20T15:37:42

In this episode we explore some of the highlights of High School Running Coach by interviewing Doug Petrick, a member of the site. Doug is always working to improve his craft as a distance coach...

Jeff Messer, PhD from 2017-06-07T13:39:42

In this conversation we discuss key findings in exercise science that directly impact running performance. For example, we discus the importance of macronutrient intake after exercise. We also d...

Strength Training - Part 1 from 2017-05-17T16:43:39

This episode focuses entirely on strength training and is taken from a webinar I recently conducted. If you can only listen to part of the episode, listen to the first 30 minutes as I address ni...

Training Tips: Marathon Taper from 2017-04-13T23:36:17

Tapering for the marathon is one of the most misunderstood aspects of racing a great race when the gun goes off. 

In this episode Jay talks about the importanc...

Dimity McDowell - Another Mother Runner from 2017-03-21T16:32:56

Dimity McDowell, along with her business parter, Sarah Bowen Shea, are the two mothers behind Another Mother Runner.

AMR started as a blog, chronicling the challenges of being both a moth...

Training Tips: Half Marathon from 2017-03-01T14:25:52

This episode is a recording of a webinar I recently had the pleasure of doing for readers of my newsletter. The focus of the webinar is half marathon training, but just like the 5k and 10k webin...

Drew Ryun from 2017-02-25T19:22:31

This is easily one of my favorite episodes of the Run Faster podcast.

Drew Ryun, son of Jim Ryun, is a student of the sport and someone who I love talking track with. Drew and I meet thro...

Training Tips: 5k and 10k from 2017-02-07T17:02:21

This episode is a recording of a webinar I recently had the pleasure of doing for readers of my newsletter. While the focus of the webinar is on 5k and 10k training, many of the questions apply ...

Noah Droddy from 2017-02-03T20:07:48

Noah Droddy is a thoughtful, serious and colorful character in US distance running. While most people know more about his race day looks - long hair, sunglasses, backwards hat and mustache - tha...

Zach Hancock from 2016-12-01T17:12:13

My favorite podcast thus far - which saying something as I love them all - due to the content and banter with one of my dear friends, Zach Hancock. 

Zach was the primary editor for my Listen

Carwyn Sharp, PhD from 2016-11-28T01:32:13

Dr. Carwyn Sharp is, in my opinion, one of the brightest minds in endurance sports. He is the Chief Science Officer at the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Carwyn contribut...

Mark Hansen - Part 2 from 2016-11-17T17:47:22

A 7-minute PR in the half marathon since the last podcast! "You couldn't punch the smile off my face" is how Mark describes his post race excitement. In this podcast we talk about the eight week...

Marathon Recovery from 2016-10-08T21:44:43

In this episode Jay explains his 4-week marathon recovery cycle and why it is essential to recover fully from a marathon to ensure that the next training cycle goes well.

Scott Bliss from 2016-09-20T02:36:28

Scott Bliss is a fantastic coach who has a great deal of success at Champlain Valley Union High School, in Vermont.

In this excerpt from his full-length interview from HighSchoolRunningCo...

Mark Hansen from 2016-08-22T00:50:05

Mark Hansen is one of Jay's online clients, and like all of Jay's online clients, he's a busy adult who leads a hectic life. Mark ran competitively in high school, learning some good habits and ...

Dr. Richard Hansen - Part 2 from 2016-06-28T19:21:03

Dr. Richard Hansen (@DrRichardHansen) joins us again and speaks on a variety of topics. Not only is he a world class chiropractor, but he's also the coach of the Roots Running Project, a group o...

John O'Malley from 2016-04-03T13:30:35

Coach John O'Malley is one of the best high school running coaches is in the country. He's had tremendous success as the boys cross country and track coach at Sandburg HS in Illinois. Not only h...

Alia Gray from 2016-03-07T18:53:05

Alia Gray recently finished 10th in the women's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.  She was one of only three competitors to run a PR at the event, as the starting temperature was 73º and the tempera...

Q&A with Jay - February 2016 from 2016-02-21T23:31:25

In this Q&A I discuss when to ease back on general strength work leading up to a race, heart rate monitors and their role in training, when to do race pace specific work in half marathon trainin...

Cindy Kuzma from 2016-02-14T21:31:38

Cindy Kuzma is a runner and a writer.  In the March 2016 edition of Runner's World she has two articles, including the "Injury-Prediction Calculator" article.  It's an interesting article.  Cind...

Amy Feit - Part 2 from 2016-02-07T17:38:04

In this episode Jay and Amy discuss what she should do in her training now that she has identified that she can spend more time training.  Simple question. Some of the answers will be obvious an...

Mike Callor - Excerpts from High School Running Coach from 2016-01-31T18:58:41

Coach Callor has had success with both boys and girls teams, both in cross country and track.  He has coached footlocker finalists and teams that have both made NXN and run well there.

Hi...

Jonathan Dalby - Excerpts from High School Running Coach from 2016-01-26T19:49:44

This episode of the podcast features excerpts from Jonathan Dalby's interview on High School Running Coach.

Coach Dalby talks about the social side of running and building a culture of ru...

Charlie Kern - Excerpts from High School Running Coach from 2016-01-17T18:19:47

Charlie Kern is the boys track coach at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.

This podcast is a collection of excerpts from his full interview on Listen

Q&A with Jay from 2016-01-14T18:53:45

In this Q&A Jay talks discusses how fast you should run your long run, what to focus on when you improve your form and what are some of the key concepts in his upcoming book Simple Marathon ...