Welcome to episode 167 of the Final Surge podcast. Today we welcome back former professional runner turned coach Luke Humphrey. Luke joins us to talk about the last few months of life with Covid for a running coach. We also talk about his new series that will be starting this month that is a 13-week… [Read More]
The Final Surge Podcast
The Final Surge Podcast
We are excited to bring you podcast interviews from some of the brightest in the running, triathlon and endurance industry. We'll touch on a variety of topics about training, injury prevention, racing, nutrition and much more!
Final Surge Podcast 168: Roberto Mandje
Welcome to episode 168 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome former Olympian and now a coach at NYRR Roberto Mandje to the show. Roberto talks about how the pandemic is affecting the NYRR and the plan for the 2020 NYC Marathon to be a virtual race. We also talk about the NYRR Coaching… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 166: Kim Conley
Welcome to episode 166 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome back Olympian Kim Conley to the show. We catch up with Kim and talk about how she is handling this long period between race and what advice she has for staying motivated. :45 Where are you with your training? 1:09 When is the… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 164: “Nobby” Hashizume
Welcome to Episode 164 of the Final Surge Podcast where we welcome Coach Nobby of the “Lydiard Training & Academy” powered by “Five Circles”. Arthur Lydiard is a legendary coach and Nobby got to know Lydiard very well while he was still alive. We talk about the training system and he shares some personal stories… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 162: Dave Montgomery
Welcome to episode 162 of the Final Surge Podcast. Every spring the track world watches as high school boys chase the elusive sub-4 minute mile club. This year with the quarantine lockdown that chase looked more elusive than ever. In late May a group of elite runners got together for the Quarantine Clasico. In that… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 161: Summer of Uncertainty
Welcome to episode 161 of the Final Surge Podcast. This week we do something different. We talk to 5 successful high school coaches from 5 different parts of the country about this summer of uncertainty. We get their advice on how they are dealing with the current environment and not knowing what the upcoming season… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 160: Chris Twiggs
Welcome to Episode 160 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Chris Twiggs to the podcast. Chris is a long time Final Surge user and an even longer coach with Jeff Galloway. Some know Galloway for from his spot on the US Olympics Team, some know him for his writing in Sports Illustrated, but… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 159: Ben Tilus
Welcome to episode 159 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome coach and performance lab expert Benjamin Tilus to the show. Ben is the host of the XLR8 Podcast and does work with the XLR8 Performance Lab in Iowa. We talk about how you can take your threshold and VO2 Max numbers and… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 158: Tom ‘Tinman’ Schwartz
Welcome to episode 158 of the Final Surge Podcast. We welcome back the most downloaded guest of all time, Coach Tom ‘Tinman’ Schwartz. We catch up on a few things including how his team is dealing with the current lockdown situation, what teams should be doing now to get ready for the fall season and… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 157: Amanda Brooks
Welcome to episode 157 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome Amanda Brooks. Amanda is a coach, but you probably know here from her running blog Run To The Finish. Amanda is one of the most successful running bloggers of all time. We talk to her about her blog, about coaching athletes, how she… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 156: Drew Hunter
Welcome to episode 156 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome back Tinman Elite runner Drew Hunter. Drew is coming off the first real injury of his running career. We talk about the setback and what that was like for him. We then get into the current Covid-19 situation and how that has impacted… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 155: Doug Petrick
Welcome to episode 155 of the Final Surge Podcast. Today we welcome high school coach Doug Petrick to the podcast. Doug has built one of the most successful teams in western Pennsylvania. Doug does a presentation called the 5 principles that improved our distance program. We talk about those five things and how he is… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast Episode 154: Aliphine Tuliamuk
Welcome to episode 154 of the Final Surge Podcast where today we welcome Olympian Aliphine Tuliamuk. Aliphine was a surprise to some, but she ran the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta fully expecting to make the team. We talked to her about her amazing story of growing up in Kenya, moving to the United States… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 153: Jacob Riley
Welcome to episode 153 of the Final Surge Podcast. Last week we had on a couple of experts to talk about the US Olympics Marathon Trial. On the men’s side, despite a strong Chicago Marathon, Jake Riley did not get much attention. Many casual marathon observers did not even know the name. Jake had to… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 152: US Marathon Trials
Welcome to episode 152 of the Final Surge Podcast. This episode is all about the upcoming USA Men and Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials. In the first half of this episode, I have Mario Fraioli joining me to talk about the men’s race. Then in the second half, Erin Strout of Women’s Running joins me to… [Read More]
Final Surge Podcast 151: Hollie Sick FueledbyLOLZ
Welcome to episode 151 of the Final Surge Podcast. We welcome in Hollie Sick who runs the popular blog Fueled By Lolz. Hollie is a collegiate swimmer turned runner and has worked in a running store for the last six years. We talk about several topics including the new World Athletic ruling on race shoes…. [Read More]