Jonathan Mederos

The Running Shorts Podcast

Sports EN ↓ 70 episodes

Running news, commentary, and training talk.

Author

Jonathan Mederos

Category

Sports

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www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Mar 20, 2026

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Episodes

Where does my passion for training come from? 20.12.2024

I have a feeling this episode won’t age very well but I wanted to be as open and as vulnerable as possible with where I’m at in life right now and with this thing that has all but dominated my life outside of fear (fear of abandonment, fear of being alone, fear of pain, and fear of living in a meaningless or sinister universe). In short, I continue to run because I’m still competing against my you...

The training methods of Ed Eyestone, the CEO of USA distance running 06.12.2024

Eyestone’s own training in the 80s/90s, BYU XC training, and the post-collegiate marathon training of Connor Mantz and Clayton Young. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

Tinman and Critical Velocity Training 22.11.2024

Keep the ball rolling. Tom Schwartz trains the ATP system year-round and emphasizes muscle fiber recruitment. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

How to determine your easy pace 08.11.2024

Perceived effort may not be the best way to determine your easy pace. The tendency for most people is to go too fast on easy runs. But in my case, I was going too slow. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

The Hansons Method 24.10.2024

To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

Linking speed and endurance (How Dave Moorcroft set a 5000m world record in 1982) 18.10.2024

Moorcroft is the last non-African to set a WR in the 5000m. His coach, John Anderson, passed away earlier this year. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

The Galloway training method you’ve never heard of and which may surprise you 04.10.2024

The original Galloway method of training was very different from its modern day run-walk variant. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

Run eat sleep (Frank Shorter’s path to greatness) 27.09.2024

You don’t run 26 miles at 5 minute pace on good looks and a secret recipe. Or a thick mustache. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

Altitude Training 101 20.09.2024

A general overview of the science and practical tips. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

Pete Pfitzinger’s Advanced Marathoning 13.09.2024

A 2-time Olympian turned coach, to the masses. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

John Cook and Scott Razco training (How Alan Webb ran a 3:46 mile before super shoes) 06.09.2024

Monster workouts, strength exercises, and lots and lots of drills To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com or find me on Strava.

Daily Progression Runs and Ron Clarke 30.08.2024

Before he set 17 world records, Ron Clarke quit running competitively because he didn’t enjoy interval training. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com

Strength is speed (Meb’s training under coach Bob Larsen) 23.08.2024

Another way to apply threshold training To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com

Time trialing versus championship racing, Hassan versus Viren, well done Ed Eyestone, & more analysis out of Paris 16.08.2024

To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com

How runners trained 100 years ago, including the great Paavo Nurmi 09.08.2024

The Flying Finn won 5 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics and it would have been 6 golds if the Finnish selectors had not blocked him from entering the 10,000m (his favorite distance). To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com

The Women's 10000m final in Paris is a must watch but will we ever see a performance like the one Almaz Ayana put together in Rio? 02.08.2024

Previewing the Olympic Women’s 10,000m Final in Paris. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

The TB Bucs with their 9 wins and 8 losses last season (tied for the 13th best W/L record in the NFL) would be the defending Olympic champs 26.07.2024

Running will never be a mainstream sport as long as it views the Olympics as its pinnacle and as long as we don’t make changes to how the sport is managed in non-Olympic years. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

Speed-oriented training (Justin Rinaldi and the Fast8 Track Club) 19.07.2024

World class 800m/1500m training. Even for non-elite runners or non-middle distance runners, this system improves speed reserve. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

I’ve learned a few things over the last 6 weeks (heart rate training, road vs treadmill, and rate of improvement ) 12.07.2024

Heart rate training has been a game changer so far. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

Come back after you’ve run 80mpw and then we’ll talk (Mark Wetmore’s training) 05.07.2024

The University of Colorado is saying goodbye to a legend this year. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

Olympic Trials talk and the future of running 28.06.2024

How I would restructure things at the elite level from a fan’s perspective. To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

The Low Mileage Approach 21.06.2024

The low mileage, high quality approach has its own sphere of influence, from elite middle distance runners to 3-day a week training plans developed by The Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training (FIRST). To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

The Easy Interval Method (EIM) 14.06.2024

Also known as the Verhuel method, this type of training comes from the Netherlands. How to run fast every day and still recover. Read Klaas Lok’s book to get an even deeper understanding: https://www.easyintervalmethod... To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

The Norwegian Method for Amateur Runners 07.06.2024

All the benefits of sub-threshold without the doubles and the X-factor sessions. LetsRun thread: https://www.letsrun.com/forum/... Strava group: https://strava.app.link/OioUsZ... To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

Dealing with physical decline, an unfulfilled dream, and increasing levels of doubt 31.05.2024

Recap of my 2 mile race over Memorial Day weekend. Am I washed up or is there still hope? To submit your thoughts, questions, or overall feedback , email run12795@gmail.com Twitter (X): @coachmruns

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