In this episode, we mix things up and bring on world class sprinter and 400m hurdler Johnny Dutch with filmmaker Evan Kidd. Evan produced and directed a new documentary on Johnny's Olympic journey called Run of the Picture. 

The film follows the parallel paths of Johnny's journey to the Olympics and his own personal path in narrative film making. Johnny is the only world class sprinter on the planet who has also made a Zombie movie, and his journey to both hallmarks is fascinating. Plus, we dig more into the track itself and talk about prepping for and racing the 400m hurdles, including all of its technical details. 

You will be inspired by Johnny's story and have a new runner to cheer on in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 games. 

To watch the movie for free on Amazon Prime, click here:

https://www.amazon.com/Run-Picture-Johnny-Dutch/dp/B07R59WV8B/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Looking for the Rogue Expeditions trip giveaway? Click here:

https://www.roguexpeditions.com/giveaway

In this episode, fellow Rogue coach and prior podcast guest James Dodds is back on the podcast to discuss what characteristics you might look for in a running coach. It will be impossible to find a coach with all of these characteristics, but this should give you an exhaustive list from which to choose your own criteria.

Next week, I will be back from vacation and will give a full update on my experience attending the Monaco Diamond League meet in person where I got to see Mondo Duplantis in action and Sifan Hassan break the Women's Mile World Record.

With this episode, I welcome Ryan Posonby to the show. Ryan Ponsonby coached Leo Manzano to an Olympic Silver Medal in 2012 in London after working with John Cook and his group including Shalane Flanagan and Shannon Rowbury. 

Ryan is now the head XC and track coach for St. Edwards University in Austin. He also coaches the Rogue Team Rogue Dawn Patrol that meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 

With Ryan, I talk about his coaching philosophy which has evolved from his time as an assistant coach at the University of Texas as well as what it's like to coach an Olympian and how that compares to the everyday runner. Ryan also gives us a behind-the-scenes look at Leo's silver medal run in London in 2012.

In this episode, we go behind-the-scenes with Rogue coach and curriculum writer Jen Harney to talking about how to build a training plan. Many times on this show, we have touched on the high-level elements of a program and on how to structure macrocycles over time, but we haven't been specific on the nuts and bolts of building a training plan.

In this discussion, we do that and specifically discuss creating a marathon plan including the phases of a cycle, how to build your long run schedule, how to structure each week, and how to safely build mileage within a plan. Plus, we cover sample workouts by phase and when/how to build-in long run workouts to prep for the big day.

In follow-up to episode #132, James Dodds is back on the show to talk about 6 more reasons why runners miss their goals. This one gets a little bit more existential than the first, so be prepared to have your mind bended just a little bit!

Plus, we start with some listener email, including responses from James and I.

Cross-posting from my new Clean Sport Collective Podcast with Kara Goucher and Shanna Burnette:

In this 4th episode of the Clean Sport Collective podcast, we interview Jenny Simpson (@trackjenny) to get her perspective on anti-doping efforts in sport. Jenny is one of the greatest US 1-mile and 1500m runners of all time. She owns 3 World Championship medals (1 gold and 2 silvers) and an Olympic medal (bronze in 2016). She's also a 3-time NCAA champion, 11-time US champion, and 3-time Olympian.

In this interview, we learn more about Jenny's background in sport and how she became one of the best in the world in her event. We get insight on what it's like to line up against suspicious athletes as well as what it's like to be randomly drug tested, including how things went in a surprise test on the morning of our interview. 

Jenny is an athlete that we can all believe in, and we think you will enjoy this discussion with her.

This will be the last time I cross post episodes. If you want to check it out or subscribe, you can find the podcast here:

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clean-sport-collective/id1466187704

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zvgSSQU03qE5sebKRJMdS?si=8xpF6gRmScOCME2yadjSTg

In this episode, we jump right into a discussion with 2 athletes that I coach in Austin - Jessie Barnes (@thejessiest) and Peter Hogan. Jessie was also a guest on episode #103. With Jessie and Peter, we talk about body image and body positivity including the insecurities that each of us carry with regard to body image and how we have tried to overcome them. This is not an easy topic to discussion, and we don't have perfect solutions for you. But, I do believe that starting the conversation is important, even if we have imperfect conclusions.

For reference, here is the event page for the Sports Bra Squad event on June 23rd in Austin:

https://www.facebook.com/events/417978548791868/

The future Sports Bra Squad runs will be on July 21, August 18, and September 15. You can join the FB group to stay updated:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1564820120494277/

Johanna Gretschel (@jojo_shea) joins me for this full distance recap of the NCAA Championships this past weekend in Austin, TX. We talk about our top takeaways from the meet and give you the top collegiate athletes to watch as some move onto the next level.

Sadly though, we must start on a somber note as Gabe Grunewald passed away on Tuesday. Gabe faced her cancer journey with courage and grace and inspired so many along the way. From Gabe, I think we can all learn something about how to deal with our own struggles, how ever large or small. RIP Gabe. 

Here are the article and video that we mentioned in our opening discussion:

SI article: https://www.si.com/olympics/2019/06/11/gabe-grunewald-runner-cancer-battle-inspiration

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEcKYPMaPus

In this episode, I start with an intro that includes:

- A quick recap of NCAA Champs in Austin, TX.

- A recap of the 10K Road Champs for US women... shout-out to Sara Hall for the win!

- Some final respects to Gabe Grunewald whose husband Justin recently announced she was in her final days after a long journey with cancer.

Then, I turn to an interview with Jason Fitzgerald from the Strength Running podcast to talk about strength training for runners. Our discussion includes answers to these questions (and more):

- What are the different types of strength training for runners?

- How runners should start and then build within their strength work, including periodization for races?

- Why power-related lifting is so critical for runners to build speed and late-race staying power?

- How often and when to lift?

- What moves are most important?

- How to incorporate a dynamic warm-up into your training?

Here are links to Jason's work and sample routines as well as the podcast of me on his show:

https://strengthrunning.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-98-chris-mcclung-rogue-running-on-training/id1170932252?i=1000440765750

In this episode, we start with a intro reaction to a listener email about the cost of recovery. Thanks Paul!

Then, James and I turn to a discussion on the top reasons why runners miss their goals. If you are struggling with a big goal, then this episode might resonate with you.

Please give us feedback or input on this episode for our Part 2 discussion. You can email [email protected].

Also, if you are interested in our podcast training program, then you have until June 21st to sign up and can find more info here: www.roguerunning.com/podcasttraining.