Final Surge Podcast

Welcome to Episode 33 of the Final Surge podcast where we talk to Scott Simmons who is the coach of the American Distance Project in Colorado Springs. Scott has been coaching for 27-years and recently had his men go 1-2-3-4 at the US XC Championships. We talk about his program’s success, training for a marathon and why he thinks the US is not where it should be yet in the marathon. We have been making some changes to the final surge software recently. If you have any ideas or have any questions please follow us at Facebook.com/FinalSurge or on Twitter @FinalSurge.  How did you get started in running? How did you make the transition to coaching? You have been coaching for 27-years, who have been your biggest coaching influences? The American Distance Project has been making a lot of noise recently. When did you start the group? How are you growing the team, what types of athletes are a good fit and how do you identify them? I have read you are not as much of a believer in traditional periodization as many coac