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

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

Dec 10th, 2017 23m 48s

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 cross country he has coached two Footlocker Na

Q&A: Four Great Questions From Jim

Dec 8th, 2017 26m 23s

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? 2. Can you run

High School: Jonathan Dalby - Mountain Vista

Dec 6th, 2017 21m 50s

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 Fayetteville-Manli

High School: Dan Iverson - Girls Coach at Naperville North

Dec 5th, 2017 23m 47s

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. He talks about the u

Greg Weich

Nov 30th, 2017 41m 49s

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

First 50 Episodes Recap

Nov 21st, 2017 26m 23s

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 - it's been a pleasure and an honor to

Josh Rowe

Nov 19th, 2017 59m 44s

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 up as he's always trying to make the sport be

Zeke Tiernan

Aug 6th, 2017 1h 20m

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 the

Manish Dhruv

Aug 1st, 2017 37m 35s

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 we started working together he was on a run/wa

Jeff Boele

Jul 27th, 2017 57m 20s

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 his coaching

Patrick McHugh

Jul 14th, 2017 1h 9m

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

Training Tips: Planning a Training Week

Jul 2nd, 2017 44m 34s

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 this episode Jay lays out the trainin

Brad Stulberg - Peak Performance

Jun 26th, 2017 52m 49s

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 a combinat

Training Tips: Training Insights from HighSchoolRunningCoach.com

Jun 20th, 2017 37m 39s

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 the most important things he

Jeff Messer, PhD

Jun 7th, 2017 1h 22m

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 bus

Strength Training - Part 1

May 17th, 2017 1h 28m

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 training for runn

Training Tips: Marathon Taper

Apr 13th, 2017 47m 16s

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 high. He

Dimity McDowell - Another Mother Runner

Mar 21st, 2017 1h 13m

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, a very pop

Training Tips: Half Marathon

Mar 1st, 2017 38m 31s

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 questions apply to all distances.

Drew Ryun

Feb 25th, 2017 1h 6m

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 as he asked me to speak at the Jim Ryun

Training Tips: 5k and 10k

Feb 7th, 2017 57m 5s

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. Many of the questions focused on

Noah Droddy

Feb 3rd, 2017 55m 19s

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 of the top

Zach Hancock

Dec 1st, 2016 1h 29m

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 walk through the various p

Carwyn Sharp, PhD

Nov 28th, 2016 1h 24m

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