Final Surge Podcast

How do you start or grow a coaching business? It is now January 2019 and one of your goals for 2019 may be to start or grow a coaching business. We are joined by Coach Kyle Kranz who has grown his business significantly over the last few years. We had him on in episode 17 and now he is back to talk specifically about how to grow a business. We talk about specific strategies you can implement today.    Topics covered: 2:35 I want to be a coach where do I start 6:00 At what point do you say I have enough knowledge to take on clients 7:45 What are some of the free resources a running coach can tap into including marketing 12:02 Giving to receive - Jab Jab Jab Right Hook 13:10 Other resources for those who may not have social media background - Personal Trainer Development Center 13:38 Challenges you face as the business grows 16:44 Tools started using once you had a budget 17:46 How do you deal with the challenges of those remote clients - Final Surge 19:30 Channels used in communicating with athletes 21:24 What

Our two most downloaded podcast of all time are Joe Vigil and Tinman. Tinman was in the Phoenix area for a couple days, my home area, so I arranged to get together with him. We agreed to sit down to record a podcast. As I was setting up we were talking about my high school team's season and he went to tell me a story about how to quickly heal sprained ankles, 40 minutes later we were still going but had not officially started the podcast yet. I wish we had, one thing you get from talking to Tom is a mixture of absolute passion for running and incredible knowledge of the science and why. So 40 minutes in I hit the record button and we picked up where we were in the discussion. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. 1:30 We need to work on our skills as endurance athletes, how? Learn from sprint coaches Learn from youtube Take sprint mechanic classes and education 2:52 How much time do you work with your athletes on skills? Talk about knee drive and arm position often Assign training like hill repeats S

The Hopi Indians have a long history and relationship with running. We talk to Professor Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert the Director of American Indian Studies and Professor of History at the University of Illinois. Matthew was involved in the making of the movie Beyond the Mesas and has a book called Hopi Runners: Crossing the terrain between the Indians and the Americans. Background Grew up in Flagstaff Arizona Part of the Hopi Indian tribe Did Phd research on Hopi tribe Professor of Indian Studies and History Hopi high school boys had won 27-state titles in a row and first or second the last 29 years in a row. Success is telling of their long history of Hopi running Hopi History How long do we run, to the fence and back Distance runners in western perspective is distance/time Hopi running was going out and coming back Running is the Hopi trustworthy mode of transportation Family members pass down the tradition of running and spiritual aspect Hopi Runners Book  Beyond The Mesas Blog Beyond The Mesas Twitter

When people were projecting the winners of the Californian International Marathon, which served this year as the USATF Marathon Championship Race, Brogan Austin was not the most mentioned name. Not even close. After his win the message boards lit up, who is this guy, he must be a doper. Turns out he is not a doper but another Tom 'Tinman' Schwartz trained athlete who has been working hard for his moment. And we caught up with him to talk about his win. Background Dad ran to lose weight and would run with him as young as 5 years old 1-mile route would run and kept running Tried football in 7-8th grade and was too small Made varsity as Freshman in high school and progressed from there Senior year took on another coach and went from 30 to 70 miles a week Ran at Drake but overtrained by working more on side After college ran but cut way back Tinman connection Saw success the Tinmen Elite crew were having and wanted to start working with Tom Started working with Tom in July 2018 Tom proved you don't need to out

Jordan Gusman is the latest member of the Tinman Elite training group and on Episode 104 we catch up with him in Colorado before he heads home to Austrillia to race in their 10k National Champs. We get to know about youth running down under and how his training has changes since joining the team. Background Kind growing up had bad asthma Moved to countryside for health Played variety of sports Liked soccer running was better option 14-15 got serious about running After high school junior's  Was breaking 4-minute mile as big of a thing in Australia? Great story about how he broke 4-minutes for the first time What about a time you underperformed? Tend to get sick a lot Overthink it before major meets Relationship with Tinman Elite Last month been here in Colorado training with them Heading home to Austrillia for a few races and Christmas and will decide if train here or home We run together twice a day almost every day makes it fun Good mix of guys keep it fun What have you learned from Tom since joined

Today we welcome Chris Chavez the founder of Citius Mag and the Citius Mag Podcast where we find out how he developed his passion for track and field which lead to the Citius Mag website.  Background Grew up Yankess fan dreamed of being a baseball player Didn't play sports as a kid until 7th grade Tried out for high school baseball team, cut early Focussed on sports writing instead One friend convinced him to join the track team as a sprinter Wasn't great started out with breaking 30 seconds in 200 as a goal In college decided to stay in shape by starting to run some 5ks 2013 was the first marathon Where did the passion for Citius come from 2012 I became interested when stumbled upon Flotrack live stream Started reading about athletes and watching old races on Youtube Volunteered in 2012 for Flotrack Started writing at track meets on weekends and traveling Was helping with ESPN on running When graduated got an offer from ESPN an Sports Illustrated Took the SI opportunity to Where is Citius going from here

Last week we had our first husband-wife coaching team on the podcast and this week we follow it up with professional triathletes and owners of GK Endurance Guy Crawford and his wife Kate Bevilaqua.  Guy and Kate share their journey to a professional athlete and talk about their coaching program.    Background Kate grew up playing netball Phys Ed Teacher and cousin talked her into doing a triathlon Guy is from New Zeland and was outdoor a lot playing rugby and other sports like BMX Late teens picked up triathlons, was swimming a lot Guy was working for BlueSeventy and continued training and started getting results so went professional Kate was enjoying short courses and coach convinced her to do a longer one and had great results First Coach Guy - When started working for BlueSeventy Kate - First few years was with a local club, but when started thinking about longer distances got a coach Who should get a coach or when? When you have a goal you want to reach Helps prevent overtraining and undertraining At

This podcast we had on Steve Palladino who is an expert in training runners with power meters. Resources: Pallidino Power Project Facebook Group Steve’s Coaching Page Stryd Power Meter Links to external sites may contain affiliate links. Thanks for using them and supporting our podcast.  

Today we have our first husband and wife team on the podcast together. In Episode 101 we talk to Caitlin and Drew Sapp who own a company called Crew Racing. Drew is a full-time triathlon coach and Caitlin a physical therapist and they have found a niche working with athletes coming back from injuries. They have also recently launched a new Crew Racing Podcast which we discuss.  How did you get involved in athletics and meet? Met at a triathlon  Caitlin needed a swim coach and Drew won that that Drew was a triathlete in college after being a swimmer Caitlin grew up playing basketball and in college started running 2009 did first triathlon, first Ironman in 2011 Background on Crew Racing 2014 a lot of people were asking both for help Drew full-time coach, Caitlin full-time physical therapist, and works in business Niche in people with injuries Drew had ACL reconstruction that failed  Several people started coming to them with injuries Trying to give back to athletes  Something missing in endurance rehab be

He was one of the top-ranked triathletes in the world and holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest hole of golf ever played over 500 years. So what drives Brad Kearns to always push himself to be better? In episode 100 of the Final Surge Podcast, we talk to author, podcaster, coach and world record holder Brad Kearns about everything from his early Ironman days competing against Mark Allen and Dave Scott as well as why we may not be improving as much as we should be since then.  He spends a lot of time talking about stress and recovery. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast at FinalSurge.com/podcast and follow us on our new Instagram account at final.surge.    Early Days: Ran in high school and college Injured so much in college got discouraged Awakening to a better way Turned to triathlon  Was a new sport without coaches Figured it out by feel End of the first season was able to compete with world best Started winning and getting sponsors and forced him to change training  Struggled, overtrained and

Endurance Nation coaches over 600 athletes. Today we talk to founder Patrick McCrann about his online community which has helped 16 people qualify for Kona World Championships this year. We talk about the community, his use of Stryd Power Meters and more.  How did you get started?   Rower at BU in early to mid 90's Left school to join Peace Corps and took up running while in Asia Brother did Ironman and lead me to try it and first Ironman in 2001 What type of early success did you have when you started Ironmans 10:43 in first Ironman Florida Became harder after the first one because started overthinking Did you qualify early for Kona? 5 years and 8 Ironman races before qualified Took a while to figure out the execution  Doing Kona again this year 9th Kona What did you do with your training that made the difference to qualify? Building a schedule where could be consistent with training Learning from the training log How do you balance the time between training time and family? Wife supportive and also

In 2012 ESPN called today’s guest the greatest endurance athlete of all time. Today we welcome Mark Allen to the Final Surge Podcast. Mark has been coaching online since 2001 and recently moved his training platform over to Final Surge. We talk about how he got into triathlons and what it was like in 1989 to break through and finally win his first Kona race.   How did you get started with endurance athletics 1968 Watching Olympics Fascinated with distance swim Joined the local swim team After college thought would be done with athletics then saw Ironman When was your first Ironman? October 1982 Dave Scott was in the race Came out of the water right behind Scott Halfway through bike was still with him Derailer broke and was forced out of the race What was your relationship with Dave Scott like? Intense rivalry Healthy rivalry where we respected each other as people and athletes 1989 things really started clicking for you, what changed in 1989 that made you so dominant? Was 0-6 in Ironman but knew had no

Parker Stinson is one of the top young American distance runners around and is known for his aggressiveness. In episode 97 we talk to Parker about his first marathon and how he went for it and hear about how that plan blew up on him. Parker shares with us what the game plan is for the Chicago Marathon. We have some amazing world class athletes and coaches scheduled over the next few weeks, so make sure you hit subscribe on your favorite podcasting app so you don't miss any of the action.    How did you get started running when you were young? 11-12 years old father and sister were training AAU Nationals vs Club Soccer and Hockey Went to Oregon Why did you choose Oregon? I just wanted a scholarship to any school Went to 2008 Trials at Oregon and never saw anyone care about track like that Junior year won State and made US Juniors team and Oregon became a possibility Oregon is a tough environment. You are expected to win Pac-12 and compete at nationals. Did that help you get ready for a professional career?

What happens when an endurance junkie sees a problem? A new company is formed, at least that is how Orange Mud came about. Today on episode 96 of the Final Surge podcast we talk to Josh Sprague about his endurance career and how that lead him to redesign water packs with his company Orange Mud.   We want to spend some time talking about your company Orange Mud, but before we get into that can you tell us how you first got your start in endurance athletics? Adventure racing Noticed ways to make hydration easier Adventure racing, you don't hear about that as much any more, do you think it is because of the rise in obstacle races? Cost, organization The barrier to entry was higher with adventure Ultra racing is easier to organize Was expensive What's the most interesting adventure race you ever did? Calico Yosemite Race  What endurance athletics are you focusing on these days? Ultra-running Endurance mountain bike races Gravel biking Leadville  You have done a lot of different endurance events, where did

How do you improve on a top 3 American place at the Chicago Marathon? We talk to NAZ Elite runner Aaron Braun about exactly that. Aaron was the leader of the 2017 Chicago Marathon at about 25k, we talk to him about what was going through his mind then. Aaron will be blogging about his 2018 training on Final Surge. Make sure you check the show notes to view the blog. How did you get your start in running? Active kid played soccer and football Elementary School got 2nd place in a citywide mile race Once I got into high school loved the team aspect of cross country Recruited by a few D1 schools Ended up at Adams State - D2 school When did it change and you became a fan of running? Mostly in college When did you decide it possible to run as a professional? My third year, but the sophomore year of running I was second at Nationals Coaches planted a seed it is possible How did you get connected with NAZ Elite and Coach Ben Rosario When I was training in Flagstaff earlier we became friends As he started his t

Matt Fitzgerald has had some challenging goals, but this may be the most challenging yet. Today we talk to Matt Fitzgerald about his quest to qualify for Kona after not having done an Ironman in over a decade and also about his new book which is the 80/20 Triathlon. Last time we talked to you, you had just finished your Running Bum challenge and you were working on a book, when is that coming out? 2020 Your latest challenge is called Kona or Bust, can you tell is about that? Unfinished business Marathon was about breaking 2:40 I was 23 seconds short of qualifying for Kona in my one Ironman  23 seconds were there, I could have got them You never did another Ironman? I have registered for some, but never made it to the start line Injuries always come up Starting to have some now I have 9 more months to get ready so not rushing it Your goal is to qualify for Kona, where are you going to need to be? Doing Ironman Santa Rosa Mens 45-49 age group Last year was under 9:30 for the win of my age group Depends o

This week we look at what may be the hottest thing in professional team endurance racing, the Major League Triathlon series. Welcome to episode 93 of the Final Surge Podcast. This week Daniel Cassidy the founder of the Major League Triathlon series joins us to talk about how he got the idea for creating a professional triathlon series and where he sees the growth in the future. If you enjoy this episode please head over to iTunes and rate and review the podcast and please don't forget to subscribe to the show.   How did you get your start in endurance athletics? Started racing triathlons as a senior in high school Played hockey and baseball until an injury Swam/biked to rehab knee and became good Tell us what the Major League Triathlon is? As competing girlfriend was frustrated with how long it took as a spectator  Saw need to take friends and family members into consideration  Wanted to make it more exciting to people and grow the sport of triathlon How does it work? Mixed team relay 2 men and 2 women p

Why would a professional triathlete decide to take on a Fastest Known Time 5-day challenge of the Long Trail in Vermont? We had Alyssa Godesky on to talk about why she did it and to talk about the challenges she faced. As a professional triathlete and an ultra-marathon runner, Alyssa was no stranger to pain, but the pain of covering 273 miles and over 63,000 feet of elevation is something different.  How did you get your start in athletics? Did not do a college sport, played soccer competitively through high school At Naval Academy joined Navy Marathon Team - Ran JFK 50-mile to qualify for the team Transferred schools and started trail running Moved to Baltimore after school and joined Baltimore Running Crew group Tried triathlons and stayed with them You race many triathlons and ultra races. How do you train for both of these at the same time and remain competitive? Had years of base miles with ultra racing that can build on Ironman training is harder effort training and running more endurance easy miles

Are you struggling to get the most out of your racing? In episode 91 of the Final Surge Podcast we talk with Shannon Thompson a sports psychology and mental performance expert at Hypo2Sport in Flagstaff where she works with professional runners and the 2x defending national cross country championship team from NAU. Shannon is going to tell you how to break down your race and get the most out of it mentally.   How did you get involved in the psychology field? 3-day eventing athlete and coach Rode professionally for 12 years and coached for 10 Could see the role the mind played in performance and training Your running career? Parents were road races and marathoners Ran some as a rider Got a boyfriend who was an ultrarunner At the 2-hour marathon attempt, they asked Kipchoge how his training was going to be different. He replied it wasn’t going to be, his mind was going to be. We also know from Dovid Goggins and Navy Seal Training that when your body is done and you do a test of our muscles it shows there is

Today we welcome professional runner Garrett Heath of the Brooks Beast Team. Garrett was a 9-time All-American at Standford before turning professional. Garrett won the 2014 and 2015 Edinburgh Cross Country short course races before beating Mo Farah in the world championships in 2016. We catch up with Garrett about what his plans are for the future and talk to him about a time he almost took out a rabbit in a race.  How did you get your start in running? Running across the gym in kindergarten and lead to stitches in forehead Was always outdoor and active growing up Middle school my father pushed me away from football so tried cross country running You ran for a great program in high school did that help keep you interested? Was exposed to high school team while in middle school There are many successful runners who came out of Minnesota and many of them seemed to spend a lot of time cross country skiing in the winter, did you do much skiing? Did almost all skiing in winter Does keep up fitness, but grow