Final Surge Podcast

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Final Surge Podcast. Our guest today is Steve Magness. Steve is a former high school prodigy, the author of the well respected book Science of Running and a coach at the University of Houston and to several professional runners. We talk about everything from training the extremes, race strategy, breaking through plateaus, tapering and psychology or racing. Most of our listeners probably know who you are, but let’s give any who may not know your background. Can you tell us about how you got started running? You made that huge jump your senior year can you tell us about that and what changes you made to have that breakthrough? What was your training like your first three years of high school? Your book the Science of Running is one of those books that I think every coach, no matter how experienced should have on their books shelf. But I understand you are working on a new book, what can we expect from that one. You took over coaching at your alma mater University of Houston a few ye