Performance Podcasts

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Magazine:
  • Training the Lydiard Way - Olympic marathon medalist Lorraine Moller explains some of the fundamentals of Arthur Lydiard's seminal and highly influential training system. (13:20)
Elites:
  • Masters Running with Pete Magill - Pete Magill is the oldest American to have broken 15:00 for 5K, which he did at age 47 with a 14:49 road 5K. Magill holds three American age-group records on the track and coaches runners of all ages and abilities. In this podcast he describes what older runners need to change in their training to continue to run ambitiously. (19:30)
Legends:
  • Steve Spence's Common Sense: Nurturing Young Runners - World champs medalist and Olympic marathoner Steve Spence is now the highly successful coach at Shippensburg State University in Pennsylvania. Among his runners is his daughter, Neely, who won two national cross country titles in her freshman year at Shippensburg. In this podcast, Steve describes his approach to nurturing young runners so that they achieve long-term success. (13:39)
Shop Talk:
  • Video: Diagonals -- A session of diagonals is a great way to work on leg turnover and efficient running form. Senior editor Scott Douglas demonstrates this staple of most Kenyans' training. (3:41)
What to do when you need a change JanFeb 2010

Podcast: Jack Daniels Takes Readers' Questions

The coaching legend provides guidance on common training issues RT Radio

Podcast: Benefits of Downhill Training

Let gravity guide you to more speed RT Radio

Podcast: Better Base Training

It's not just easy mileage Web Only

What Do You Really Need in a Trail Shoe?

And why are so many trail shoes so stiff? Web Only

Video: Diagonals

A fun turnover workout Web Only

Masters Running with Pete Magill

Great insights from the oldest American to break 15:00 for 5K RT Radio

Podcast: Intro to Ultras

How to survive beyond the marathon Web Only

Training the Lydiard Way

A podcast with Olympic marathon medalist Lorraine Moller RT Radio

From the Archives: Ritz on Long Runs

Great training advice from the new American record holder RT Radio

Training the Mammoth Way

Olympian Kate O'Neill on maintaining motivation when training solo RT Radio

Steve Spence: Nurturing Young Runners

The former elite/now coach on how to help young runners work toward long-term success RT Radio

Podcast: Nate Jenkins Talks Training

Insight and inspiration from the World Champs marathoner RT Radio

Meet Stanford Sensation Chris Derrick

A podcast with the new American junior 5,000m record holder May 2009

Train Like a NCAA Record Holder

A podcast on how 10K ace Sam Chelanga balances hard work and recovery RT Radio

Short Intervals, Big Race Success

Why all competitive runners should train like milers RT Radio

Georgie Clarke: What Matters

A podcast with the Australian former child prodigy RT Radio

Gene Doping: The Next-Generation Way to Cheat

A podcast about when gene doping might start and whether we'll know May 2009

Returning to Racing

A podcast on shifting from base training RT Radio

Bill Rodgers on Beating Boston

The four-time champ tells how to conquer the course RT Radio

Pete Pfitzinger on Maximizing Your Recovery

The coach, author and former Olympic marathoner describes what to do when you're done running RT Radio

Coach Brad Hudson on Hill Training

Three types of hill workouts to improve your performance at any distance RT Radio

Magdalena Lewy Boulet's Treadmill Training Tips

The Olympic marathoner describes how to combine speed and grade for a great workout RT Radio

Masters Star Stephanie Herbst-Lucke Talks About Training in Her 40s

Now 43, the former NCAA champion is almost as fast more than 20 years later, but everything else has changed RT Radio

After the Last PR: Keith Dowling

The 2:13 marathoner talks about quitting running and finding new enjoyment upon returning to the fold RT Radio

Did Running Make Us Human?

An RT Radio interview with Amby Burfoot about running's role in human evoution JanFeb 2009

Lear Chronicles: FSU Head Women's XC Coach Karen Harvey

Harvey talks about her team, their season, foreign athletes, female athletes and more ... RT Radio

Ben True Describes How to Mix Running and Cross-Country Skiing

The Dartmouth senior is an All-American in cross country, cross-country skiing and outdoor track RT Radio

After the Last PR: Kristy Johnston

An RT Radio talk with one of the top American marathoners of the 1990s RT Radio

Your Last Hard Workout

An RT Radio talk with ZAP Fitness' Pete Rea about what your last hard workout should be before a major race, and when you should do it RT Radio
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