The Strength Running Podcast

By Jason Fitzgerald

What's The Strength Running Podcast about?

The Strength Running Podcast is where Coach Jason Fitzgerald shares running advice for new and veteran runners who are passionate about getting stronger, preventing running injuries, and racing faster. Featuring guests like Olympian Nick Symmonds and New York Times best-selling author Shalane Flanagan, you’ll learn what it takes to run fast, stay healthy, and become a better runner.

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Shawn Bearden is a professor of exercise physiology at Idaho State University where he focuses on ultra endurance performance. He has published research in the American Journal of Physiology and the Journal of Applied Physiology, and he’s previously studied at ...

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09.17.2020 157. Professor Shawn Bearden on the Science of Ultramarathons Shawn Bearden is a professor of exercise physiology at Idaho State University where he focuses on ultra endurance performance. He has published research in the American Journal of Physiology and the Journal of Applied Physiology, and he’s previously studied at ...
09.10.2020 156. Registered Dietitian Anne Mauney on Fueling, Weight Loss, and More Anne Mauney is a certified Registered Dietitian, has a master’s in public health, she has taught at George Washington University in Washington, DC, and has run dozens of half marathons and marathons. Her work has been featured in Glamour, The ...
09.03.2020 155. The Definitive Long Run Episode: David Roche Explains Everything About Running Long David Roche is a two-time USATF trail national champion, the 2014 U.S. Sub-Ultra Trail Runner of the Year, and a member of Nike Trail Elite and Team Clif Bar. You might have read his work that he publishes regularly on ...
08.27.2020 154. Are You a Real Runner? Goal-Setting, Family, and Scheduling for Adult Runners Today's guest is Anya Mullen - she's not a pro runner, she’s not a PT or a coach, but she is a regular runner just like you and me. She also has been working for Strength Running for the better ...
08.20.2020 153. Movement Expert Todd Hargrove on Pain, Mobility, and Play Todd is a former attorney turned manual therapist who scratched his own itch. After years of experiencing pain, he set out to understand what causes it, how to move better, and effective strategies for reducing pain and improving your athletic ...
08.13.2020 152. Olympian Carrie Tollefson on Why Runners Are So Awesome Our guest is none other than 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson. You might recognize her as a 3-time national champion, or the 1998 NCAA Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, or maybe you’ve just seen her on TV a lot. She’s ...
08.06.2020 151. David Monti on the Past, Present, and Future of Running David Monti is the founder, editor, and publisher of Race Results Weekly, which is a weekly subscription service for the world’s running results. David also used to recruit elite athletes to race at New York Road Runners events and worked ...
07.30.2020 150. Madeline Strandemo on Mental Fitness, Training through COVID, and the Steeplechase Madeline Strandemo is a 2018 graduate of the University of Minnesota where she was on three Big Ten Championship teams, an All-American, and two-time Big Ten individual champion in the indoor mile and the 3000m steeplechase. She graduated with a ...
07.23.2020 149. The 3 Most Important Words in Running How do you know if you'll be successful as a runner? It mostly comes down to luck (genetics) and work (training). We can't affect the former, so let's focus on the biggest variable that impacts our success: the training that ...
07.17.2020 148. How Ultra Runner Lisa Tamati Goes All-in, Stays Mentally Tough, and Confronts Pre-Race Anxiety Lisa Tamati has overcome many challenges in her life. From body image issues and tough races to a childhood sense of insecurity and nearly losing her mom. Through all of this, she has developed many coping strategies that she shares ...
07.09.2020 147. The Big Hydration Episode, with Sports Scientist Andy Blow Today's conversation is a long overdue episode on hydration. I'm thrilled to have Andy Blow on to share his expertise. Andy is a Sports Scientist with a degree from the University of Bath, focusing his expertise on sweat, dehydration and ...
07.02.2020 146. Amelia Boone on Battling Your Inner Critic, the Nuances of Confidence, and Improving Self-Talk Amelia Boone is a giant in the obstacle course racing world and she's started competing in ultramarathons over the last few years as well. Many of her fans know she has struggled with an eating disorder and spent time in ...
06.25.2020 145. How to Build Mindset Mastery and the Mental Skills to Thrive At Strength Running, we're focusing on mastering our mindset in 2020. How do we build the mental fitness to have unstoppable confidence, the mental toughness to persevere, and the fortitude to stay consistent with your training month after month? In ...
06.18.2020 144. Dr. Cindra Kamphoff on Managing Fear and Reframing Adversity In today’s episode, we’re discussing how to reframe adversity and manage fear. Cindra has numerous tools that she talks about for reframing adversity. One that I liked, in particular, is asking yourself "why is this happening for me?", instead of ...
06.11.2020 143. Confronting Inequality, with Black Girls RUN! CEO Jay Ell Alexander Our guest today is Jay Ell Alexander. She’s the owner of The Vaughn Strategy, a public relations strategy consulting firm. And in 2018, she become the owner and CEO of the Black Girls RUN! Organization. Black Girls RUN! wants to ...
06.04.2020 142. Master Your Mental Game with Pro Sports Psychologist Justin Su’a Justin is currently the Mental Performance and Leadership Coach with the Tampa Bay Rays, a major league baseball team. Prior to that, he worked for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Browns. He works with both coaches and players to ...
05.28.2020 141. How to Build Strong & Happy Hamstrings, with Duane Scotti, DPT, PhD Duane is the owner of Spark Physical Therapy in New Haven, CT and host of the Healthy Runner Podcast. Duane initially started running as an adult, wanting to add some cardio to his gym sessions. After having a hip surgery, ...
05.21.2020 140. Stay Healthier Longer & Recover Faster: A Performance Framework for Injuries with Coach David Joyce David Joyce is a titan in the world of elite sport. He has worked at the highest levels of world athletics and with multiple national, world, and Olympic Champions. He’s worked at two Olympic Games, with elite rugby and soccer ...
05.14.2020 139. Strength & Conditioning Director Scott Caulfield on Lifting at Home, Strength Scheduling, and Stocking a Home Gym Scott Caulfield is the director of strength and conditioning at Colorado College and previously the coaching education manager and head strength and conditioning coach for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He holds a bachelor's degree in physical education, ...
05.07.2020 138. You Have a Decision to Make. What Are You Going to Do? Runners, friends, I recorded this episode to give you a small jolt of encouragement when I think we all need it. I sincerely hope you are well, safe, healthy, and able to see those who you most care about. I’m ...
04.30.2020 137. Running 50 Marathons in 50 States with Marathon Training Academy’s Angie Spencer Angie Spencer is the cohost of the Marathon Training Academy Podcast and someone who just finished the 50 state challenge. But she added two important twists: first, not every race was a marathon. Some of them were ultramarathons! And she ...
04.23.2020 136. Escape Injuries and Run a New PR: A Behind the Scenes Coaching Call One of my goals with Strength Running is to prevent you from making the same mistakes that I've made in my own running career. Because I've made almost all of them! Some of my "favorite" mistakes have been: Running my ...
04.16.2020 135. Dr. Victoria Sekely on How to Fix Your Weak Areas, Run More, & Stay Healthy Victoria Sekely was a varsity tennis player at Georgetown where she got her undergraduate degree in human sciences. She then went to New York University and earned her doctorate in physical therapy. She's a USATF-certified running coach, certified Kinesio Taping ...
04.09.2020 134. From Pro Soccer to Ultra Endurance: How Luke Tyburski Reinvented Himself Luke Tyburski has overcome more in his relatively short life than most of us. His dream as a child was to play professional soccer on the world stage. And he accomplished exactly that as an adult, playing in lower-level professional ...
04.02.2020 133. Olympian Emma Coburn on Momentum, Training Staples, and Extending Her Season Today on the podcast, we're talking with Emma Coburn on the incredible success she's had over the last few years. For nearly a decade, Emma Coburn has been a force to be reckoned with in the 3,000m steeplechase - a ...
03.26.2020 132. Coach Abby Stanley on Athletic Development and Making the Most of Your Training Abby Stanley is the assistant cross country and track coach for Cal Baptist and the cohost of the Up and Running Podcast. She's also my teammate for Rambling Runner's Virtual Race Series Podcaster Challenge. And I'm happy she's on my ...
03.19.2020 131. My Spring Race is Canceled... Now What? This episode answers the #1 question runners have asked over the last week: 'now that my spring race is canceled, what do I do now?' You'll hear from Jen Miller, author of Running: A Love Story and the person behind ...
03.16.2020 130. Coronavirus and Running, with Beth Skwarecki of Lifehacker This is an extra episode this week about the coronavirus. All of our lives have been disrupted over the last few weeks and things seem to be getting worse, so I wanted to give some advice to runners out there ...
03.12.2020 129. How to Run a Faster Marathon: A Case Study Justin ran his first marathon last year in 3:53 after a few years of consistent running. But he's recently taken the last 6 months off from running for a move and a new PhD program. His goal is to run ...
03.05.2020 128. Dr. Jordan Metzl on Having a Strong Butt and Staying Healthy A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Metzl is one of the most highly regarded doctors for runners. He delivers lectures around the world and has published numerous peer-reviewed papers. In addition to his medical practices in New York and ...
03.02.2020 127. The Olympic Marathon Trials Post-Race Recap, with Matt Chittim On Saturday, February 29, 2020 history was made in Atlanta Georgia as hundreds of athletes vied for the top 3 spots in the men's and women's Olympic Trials Marathon. This episode was originally recorded for the Road to the Olympic ...
02.27.2020 126. How Physical Therapist Chris Johnson Prevents Running Injuries Chris Johnson is a physical therapist, Ironman triathlete, coach, and a three-time All-American triathlete. He started studying physical therapy as an undergraduate while he was captain of the tennis team at the University of Delaware. Chris then earned his PT ...
02.20.2020 125. The Ingredients of Improvement: How Doug Hay Progressed Over 10 Years I first met Doug in 2012 for a trail run in Rock Creek Park. At the time, he had only been running for a few years but was quickly smitten by the peaceful grandiosity of trail running and exploring the ...
02.13.2020 124. NYT Journalist Lindsay Crouse on Investing in Women, Power, and Running Journalism A Senior Staff Editor and OpDocs producer at The New York Times, Lindsay Crouse's most-read and watched work includes: How the 'Shalane Flanagan' Effect Works I Am 35 and Running Faster Than I Ever Thought Possible Nike Told Me to ...
01.30.2020 123. How to Build Mental Toughness & Mindset Mastery In high school, my indoor track coach always told our team to “get out of your comfort zones!” This valuable mental toughness training always reminded us that racing is certainly not comfortable… And over the years, my ability to hone ...
01.15.2020 122. Performance Psychology & Mental Skills with Dr. Justin Ross Dr. Justin Ross' areas of expertise include: Mitigating anxiety, depression, and stress Managing the psychological impact of injury Developing high performing athletes Mindfulness and pain management He uses cognitive behavioral therapy, performance psychology, and mindfulness training to help athletes improve ...
12.30.2019 121. Top 5 Things I Learned From the Strength Running Podcast in 2019 This was an incredible year for the Strength Running Podcast and I have you and our guests to thank! If you have shared the pod with your running group, left a rating or review in Apple Music, or supported our ...
12.09.2019 120. Mountain Runner Peter Maksimow on Public Lands, Urban Trails, Plogging, & IPA's I first met Peter at the US Trail Running Conference in Estes Park, CO. We sat together at lunch, had a great conversation, and I'm excited to bring his perspectives to the Strength Running Podcast. Peter is on the podcast ...
12.02.2019 119. Jason Coaches a Master's Runner on Goal Setting & Training Upgrades This coaching call is with a runner named Dena about training and goal setting as a Master’s Athlete. She’s about to turn 41, she’s running well, but she wants to make sure that she continues to do so as a ...
11.25.2019 118. How to Become a Competitive Trail Runner, with Abby Levene Abby Levene is relatively new to the ultramarathon distance but has been racing for most of her life. She competed for the University of Colorado at Boulder as a grad student and has a background in the 5k and 10k. ...
11.18.2019 117. The Pro Athlete Experience with Olympian Kate Grace & Endeavorun "Fast Kate" Grace is one of the United States' most decorated and accomplished middle-distance runners. She's an Olympian, Olympic Trials champion, and a runner-up at outdoor nationals in the 1500m. She was also our guest on Episode 97 of the ...
11.11.2019 116. Trail Ultramarathoner Abby Hall on When to DNF, Failure, and Going All In Pro ultramarathoner and trail runner Abby Hall joins us to discuss transitioning to longer distances after being a middle-distance athlete, when she thinks it’s a good idea to drop out of a race, what surprised her most when she started ...
11.04.2019 Episode 115: Max King on How to Thrive in Any Race (Athleticism, Mobility, Strength) I first became aware of Max King in 2014 when he won the World Warrior Dash Championship. I realized - after winning my own Warrior Dash in 2012 - that runners are often the best OCR competitors. Before I first ...
10.30.2019 Episode 114: How Anna Mae Flynn Trains for Trail Ultramarathons Anna Mae is actually a recent entry into the world of ultramarathons. She debuted at the 2015 Way Too Cool 50k - only to have her finish time qualify as a top-10 all-time performance. Today, her sponsors include: HOKA ONE ...
10.23.2019 Episode 113: 3 Elite Runners on Fueling for Workouts, Long Runs, and Races Today you’re going to hear from three Ultramarathoners on how they fuel for races, what their post long run fueling looks like, and how things might be different if they were training for shorter races. It’s helpful to study ultramarathoners ...
10.10.2019 Episode 112: Train Your Mind: How to Get Mentally Fit with Dr. Marc Bubbs Dr. Marc Bubbs, ND, CISSN, CSCS is a former strength coach and the current Performance Nutrition Lead for Canada Basketball. He's written the new book Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing Sports that discusses: The microbiome ...
09.30.2019 Episode 111: Base Training, the Maffetone Method, and Why You're Not 'Lungs with Legs' Base training gives runners a foundation of fitness in three major areas: aerobic capacity, strength, and neuromuscular coordination (or leg speed). Aerobic capacity is built through easy mileage, long runs, and workouts like tempos, progressions, and fartleks. Strength is also ...
09.23.2019 Episode 110: Jason Coaches a Runner on Race Strategy, Pacing, and Tune-up Race Strategy Jason is back with another coaching call episode, this time featuring a runner named JT who is committing to train more diligently for his upcoming 5mi race on Thanksgiving. He's currently training through the Texas summer heat and curious about ...
09.11.2019 Episode 109: Filmmaker and Endurance Cyclist Jeremy Green Discusses Running Smarter Our conversation today features the creative lead and owner of XPollination Productions, Mr. Jeremy Green. Jeremy is a road cyclist and was damn close to being a pro during his younger years. He’s taken that same drive and intensity to ...
09.02.2019 Episode 108: Build Confidence, Intrinsic Motivation, and Drive with Matt Pendola To help us think more clearly about our mental skillset, I'd like to introduce you to Matt Pendola. Matt Pendola is a polymath and exactly the type of person I love bringing on the podcast. His diverse background includes success ...

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