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Masters Running: How to Train Hard & Still Love Running

Posted July 24, 2026
BY Jason Fitzgerald

I want to run fast. I also want to feel good in my 40’s as a master’s runner. Can you do both?!

For most of my running career, I treated those as two separate goals. But in my coaching …

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Runner Development: How Good Runners Become Great

Posted July 13, 2026
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Runner development is one of my favorite topics in running — because it answers the question every runner eventually asks: how do I get faster?

This is the most interesting question in running. Not “how do I survive …

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How to Build Physiological Resilience in the Marathon with Coach John Davis, PhD

Posted March 24, 2026
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Marathon training has a new trendy topic: physiological resilience (and it’s not hype!).

As race day approaches, runners obsess over split times, taper protocols, and carbohydrate loading strategies. But there’s a concept gaining serious traction in elite coaching circles …

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Super Shoes & Running Form: What the Science Actually Says

Posted March 13, 2026
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Carbon-plated super shoes have rewritten the record books. But how do these innovative shoes change your running form?

Since Nike released the Vaporfly in 2016, marathon world records have tumbled, and the average finishing time for recreational runners has …

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Cross Training and Running: How to Add Other Sports to Your Training

Posted March 2, 2026
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Most runners treat cross-training like a consolation prize — something you reluctantly do when you’re injured and can’t run. But that’s backwards!

Cross training and running go together like peanut butter and jelly. If you build it into your …

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Fatigue Resistance Workouts & Philosophy with Coach Scott Johnston

Posted October 23, 2025
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Fatigue resistance is now one of the hottest topics in the running world. But what exactly is it?

Scott Johnston, coach and author

You’ve probably experienced the sensations of a lack of fatigue resistance: the localized muscle pain in …

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Run a Fast Marathon: New Coaching Call On Massive Marathon Improvement

Posted August 21, 2025
BY Jason Fitzgerald

If you want to run a fast marathon, you need to build endurance, strength, injury resilience, speed, and mental toughness. Here’s how to do it.

Jason competing in his first marathon, the 2008 New York City Marathon

Marathons …

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Coaching Call: How Brandon Resolved ITBS, Ran 4 PR’s, and Set New Mileage Records

Posted May 23, 2025
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Today on the Strength Running Podcast, a new behind-the-scenes coaching call with my client Brandon!

Brandon has experienced tremendous progress in the last four years. A former high school cross country and track athlete, he took most of …

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CrossFit vs. Pilates, Best Calf Exercises, and How to Lift More Weight with Victoria Sekely DPT

Posted May 22, 2025
BY Jason Fitzgerald

How do you combine run training with CrossFit? Can Pilates replace strength training? How can runners add more weight to the bar?

These strength training questions were submitted by listeners of the Strength Running Podcast and answered on today’s …

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New Training Theory, High Mileage, Heat Training, and the Effort Paradox

Posted May 9, 2025
BY Jason Fitzgerald

Training theory is rapidly evolving. What we know today dwarves what we knew 20 years ago!

Understanding the history of training is an undeniable advantage.

In the 1950’s, Roger Bannister ran incredibly little while doing a massive amount of …

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