# Science of Running

Science of Running is a running training and science podcast hosted by Steve Magness and Jon Marcus. Two-coach conversation show (published as On Coaching with Magness and Marcus) with rare guests; episodes usually run 45 to 60 minutes, released weekly in runs with gaps of several weeks to months between them.

## What it is
Two distance-running coaches talk through how training works and how to coach it. Episodes stay on one idea, such as double threshold, peaking, recovery or coaching new runners, and focus on principles over set workouts. Several multi-part series are aimed at coaches as much as at runners.

## Why listen
- Coach-level discussion of current training trends, including the Norwegian double-threshold method and how much of it to adopt.
- Multi-part series on peaking, defining a training approach and coaching new runners.
- Material on the mental side of racing, including race-day mindset and performing under pressure.

## Start here
- [The Good-Enough Approach to Double Threshold](https://www.scienceofrunning.com/2026/11/the-good-enough-approach-to-double-threshold.html) (2026-11-03): Looks at the principle behind the Norwegian method rather than copying its sessions or chasing exact lactate numbers.
- [The Time-Starved Athlete: How to Train When You Can’t Do Everything](https://www.scienceofrunning.com/2026/10/the-time-starved-athlete-how-to-train-when-you-cant-do-everything.html) (2026-10-28): How runners with limited time can decide what matters most in their training.

## Hosts
- Steve Magness: Performance writer and running coach, co-author of Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox per his site; also co-hosts The Growth Equation podcast.
- Jon Marcus: Co-host with Steve Magness of the On Coaching with Magness and Marcus conversations that now fill this feed.

## Recent guests
- Marius Bakken, "Marius Bakken on the Norwegian Method: Double Threshold, Lactate Control, and Muscle Tone" (2026-05-26)

## Facts
- Episodes: 300
- Latest episode: 2026-11-10
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-of-running/id961516002?uo=4
- RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/stevemagness

Checked 2026-11-12. Source: https://runningpodcasts.com/shows/science-of-running/