Run Faster Podcast

By Jay Johnson

What's Run Faster Podcast about?

The Run Faster Podcast has a simple goal: to help runners run faster. Each week we give you simple information to run faster.

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Run Faster Podcast episodes:

01.19.2018
Marathon: Phil Wharton
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 event will be streamed live on January 26th and 27th. All attendees, both...
12.10.2017
High School: John O'Malley of Sandburg HS (IL)
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. In...
12.08.2017
Q&A: Four Great Questions From Jim
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 follows. 1. Do you always prescribe minutes to even advanced runners? If so, why?...
12.06.2017
High School: Jonathan Dalby - Mountain Vista
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 his girls team finished 6th. Only...
12.05.2017
High School: Dan Iverson - Girls Coach at Naperville North
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 culture and the structure of the team....
11.30.2017
Greg Weich
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 athletes, training athletes on minimal mileage, what he learned from Joe...
11.21.2017
First 50 Episodes Recap
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 the podcast...
11.19.2017
Josh Rowe
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 people I look...
08.06.2017
Zeke Tiernan
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 running, including his suggestions for how to run...
08.01.2017
Manish Dhruv
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 when...
07.27.2017
Jeff Boele
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 running group in Boulder, CO. Prior to...
07.14.2017
Patrick McHugh
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 deal of knowledge about strength and conditioning, as well...
07.02.2017
Training Tips: Planning a Training Week
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 strength work? In...
06.26.2017
Brad Stulberg - Peak Performance
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 is a must read for athletes and coaches. It's...
06.20.2017
Training Tips: Training Insights from HighSchoolRunningCoach.com
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 and he share some of...
06.07.2017
Jeff Messer, PhD
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 discuss the fact that as runner's we're in "the business of building...
05.17.2017
Strength Training - Part 1
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 nine key points regarding strength...
04.13.2017
Training Tips: Marathon Taper
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 importance of decreasing volume during a taper, yet keeping the intensity relatively...
03.21.2017
Dimity McDowell - Another Mother Runner
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 mother and a runner. AMR has three books for sale,...
03.01.2017
Training Tips: Half Marathon
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 webinar, many of the...
02.25.2017
Drew Ryun
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 through running camps...
02.07.2017
Training Tips: 5k and 10k
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 to all distances....
02.03.2017
Noah Droddy
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 - than his PRs, Noah is quickly becoming one...
12.01.2016
Zach Hancock
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 Simple Marathon Training book. We...
11.28.2016
Carwyn Sharp, PhD
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 contributed significantly to my Simple Marathon Training book and in this...
11.17.2016
Mark Hansen - Part 2
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 weeks of training leading up to...
10.08.2016
Marathon Recovery
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.
09.20.2016
Scott Bliss
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 HighSchoolRunningCoach.com, he talks about the importance of consistency, how he uses...
08.22.2016
Mark Hansen
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 some no so good. In this...
06.28.2016
Dr. Richard Hansen - Part 2
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 of elite post collegiate runners based out...
04.03.2016
John O'Malley
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 has he had success in...
03.07.2016
Alia Gray
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 temperature at the finish was 82º....
02.21.2016
Q&A with Jay - February 2016
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 training, and much more....
02.14.2016
Cindy Kuzma
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. Cindy and I discuss not only that article, but an article she...
02.07.2016
Amy Feit - Part 2
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 and some of the answers...
01.31.2016
Mike Callor - Excerpts from High School Running Coach
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. High School Running Coach is lucky to have...
01.26.2016
Jonathan Dalby - Excerpts from High School Running Coach
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 running in the high school setting. He also addresses how a...
01.17.2016
Charlie Kern - Excerpts from High School Running Coach
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 High School Running Coach. He talks about the face that caring for athletes is more important than workouts....
01.14.2016
Q&A with Jay
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 Training. Join Jay's...
01.12.2016
Amy Feit
Amy Feit is a former 3:34 marathoner who is now a 3:03 marathoner (with Jay as her online coach). Amy trains in harsh conditions in Minnesota, which she talks about on the podcast. Amy has bought into the idea of doing a lot...
01.04.2016
Dan Iverson - Excerpts from High School Running Coach
Dan Iverson is the girls coach at Naperville North HS in Naperville, Illinois. This is a collection of excerpts from Dan's full interview from High School Running Coach. In this interview Dan talks about goals vs. targets, yoga, the importance of...
12.05.2015
Dr. Jeff Messer - Part 2
This second interview with Dr. Messer is a rebroadcast of his interview with Jay Johnson for High School Running Coach. Dr. Messer is widely considered one of the best high school distance coaches in the country and in this interview he...
12.05.2015
Dr. Jeff Messer - Part 1
Dr. Jeff Messer is both a high school coach and an exercise physiologist. He is widely recognized as one of the best high school coaches in the country. This interview is a rebroadcast of an interview between Jay Johnson and Dr....
11.10.2015
Just Athletics Podcast Simulcast
This was a lot of fun - a simulcast with the Just Athletics podcast, hosted by Josh Rowe and Chris Johnson. Josh has worked with world class athletes in sports marketing at both Nike and New Balance. Chris is a hard...
11.09.2015
Q and A with Jay
Coach Jay Johnson answers questions in this Q and A. If you like the Q and A let Jay know via twitter, facebook or email.
11.06.2015
Doug Petrick
Doug Petrick is a serious runner, a high school coach, a high school educator and a father with young children. He's extremely busy, as are many of the listeners of this podast. I coached Doug online for a season and he did...
10.18.2015
Dr. Richard Hansen - Part 1
Dr. Richard Hansen is a chiropractor and coach in Boulder, Colorado. This interview covers his views on a variety of topics, including the modalities that may or may not be helpful for runners and thing to look for when considering...
10.18.2015
Travis Macey
Travis Macey is the author of the book, The Ultra Mindset. He's is a competitive adventure racer and ultra marathon runner. This a great interview that covers a variety of topics.
05.12.2015
Steve Magness
Steve Magness is not only a guest on the Run Faster Podcast, but he’s one of the speakers at the Boulder Running Clinic’s July 2015 High School Coaches clinic. Steve is many things: A coach, scientist, author, blogger and now a...
05.04.2015
Vern Gambetta
Vern Gambetta is one of the premier strength and conditioning coaches in the world. But, unlike many of his peers, his roots are in track and field. He considers himself a coach, first and foremost. Many of you are familiar with...

What's Run Faster Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Run Faster Podcast episodes:

Marathon: Phil Wharton

High School: John O'Malley of Sandburg HS (IL)

Q&A: Four Great Questions From Jim

High School: Jonathan Dalby - Mountain Vista

High School: Dan Iverson - Girls Coach at Naperville North

Greg Weich

First 50 Episodes Recap

Josh Rowe

Zeke Tiernan

Manish Dhruv

Jeff Boele

Patrick McHugh

Training Tips: Planning a Training Week

Brad Stulberg - Peak Performance

Training Tips: Training Insights from HighSchoolRunningCoach.com

Jeff Messer, PhD

Strength Training - Part 1

Training Tips: Marathon Taper

Dimity McDowell - Another Mother Runner

Training Tips: Half Marathon

Drew Ryun

Training Tips: 5k and 10k

Noah Droddy

Zach Hancock

Carwyn Sharp, PhD

Mark Hansen - Part 2

Marathon Recovery

Scott Bliss

Mark Hansen

Dr. Richard Hansen - Part 2

John O'Malley

Alia Gray

Q&A with Jay - February 2016

Cindy Kuzma

Amy Feit - Part 2

Mike Callor - Excerpts from High School Running Coach

Jonathan Dalby - Excerpts from High School Running Coach

Charlie Kern - Excerpts from High School Running Coach

Q&A with Jay

Amy Feit

Dan Iverson - Excerpts from High School Running Coach

Dr. Jeff Messer - Part 2

Dr. Jeff Messer - Part 1

Just Athletics Podcast Simulcast

Q and A with Jay

Doug Petrick

Dr. Richard Hansen - Part 1

Travis Macey

Steve Magness

Vern Gambetta