The Seconds Flat Running Podcast
Podcast by Seconds Flat
Episodes
August 9, 2025 • 56 mins
Chris Glover loves running. And he loves connecting people through running. If you've been to a group run in Central Ohio you know Chris. If you've seen a man dressed like a superhero at a local race you know Chris. Earlier this week Chris and I sat down for a conversation about his running journey and current projects. Along the way we discuss ways to add joy to your running experience while also getting faster. His aim is s...
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July 31, 2025 • 13 mins
With the U.S. Championships beginning this week in Eugene, and the World Championships in Tokyo quickly approaching, we're veering from our usual format for a look inside Japanese running culture, particularly the nation's unparalleled love for the marathon. The following is an updated and adapted version of an article I wrote leading up to the pandemic-delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympic Marathon. As you grind through long runs and worko...
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July 22, 2025 • 4 mins
Run with Rush, celebrating the life of our dear friend Josh Rush, 6am Saturday @ Unity Park in Greenville, SC. We hope to share miles and friendship with you this weekend.
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July 22, 2025 • 45 mins
We're back from summer break and considering a listener question about long run frequency within a marathon training block. Plus, there's big doping news, a new mile AR, and the hottest trending social media movement of the summer and autumn: #beatphil
Special edition Mile 210 will follow tomorrow.
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June 19, 2025 • 54 mins
Phil is headed to Grandma's Marathon and we're offering some last minute course strategy tips for everyone competing in Duluth this weekend. Then we discuss more on low risk, high reward training. In particular, we dive into the longstanding Phil v. Travis debate on continuous v. broken threshold runs. Thanks for all the great follow-up emails and questions!
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The Columbus Marathon identifies itself as, "America's Most Meaningful Race." After spending the next hour with Darris Blackford and Alli Hile, we think you'll understand why that title fits the event. Darris serves as Race Director, drawing on a wealth of experience as he helps organize one of the Midwest's finest marathons. Alli was the original Marathon Mile Patient Champion representing Nationwide Children's Hospital -- the ...
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June 2, 2025 • 53 mins
Building off our listener questions from last episode, we're helping create a portfolio of workouts that will help you improve with low risk of over training, burnout, or injury!
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May 20, 2025 • 61 mins
We're back from Spring Break with a conversation about your questions: What are the best applicable lessons from the elite races at Boston and London for amateur runners? How can we adapt my training for summer heat? How can we use heat & humidity to enhance my training? Are my training sessions turning into races? What are indicators I can use to control effort levels in workouts? How much time should I spend training at 5K p...
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April 22, 2025 • 53 mins
After a recap of the 129th Boston Marathon, we unpack Conner Mantz's training block, analyzing the past 10 weeks of mileage, long runs, workouts, paces, racing, cross training, taper, and more! We're diving deep into all the details that helped build the second fastest American marathoner ever. Finally, we close by previewing the London Marathon. It features one of the most accomplished fields in marathon history.
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April 4, 2025 • 64 mins
Earlier this week I shared a conversation with New Balance Boston Coach Mark Coogan. He is truly one of distance running's great sages. His team includes current lions of our sport like Elle St. Pierre, Heather MacLean, and recent addition Parker Valby. Mark shares tales from New England's rich running tradition and his own elite career on the track, grass, and roads. We also unpack specific workouts that have yielded his athle...
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March 28, 2025 • 56 mins
Who is the greatest American female distance runner ever? We're back with Part 2 of our bracket. Last week we crowned Frank Shorter as King, who will be his Queen?
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March 17, 2025 • 54 mins
Who is the greatest American male distance runner ever? It's time to decide in our March Madness style Sweet 16 bracket. We're comparing 16 of the best ever from mile up to marathon, crossing eras, offering a lesson in our sport's history, and picking the GOAT. Next time, we'll turn our attention to the women's bracket.
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February 26, 2025 • 54 mins
How are shoe brands testing their professional athletes and their shoes? How will the super shoes of the future look and feel? What is the life span of your racing shoe? How often should you wear super shoes as part of your training? What are the best practices for attacking the uphills and downhills at the Boston Marathon? Jinger Gottschall of New Balance joins us this week answering all these questions and more!
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February 18, 2025 • 52 mins
In February 2021 Hobbs Kessler recorded the fastest indoor mile ever by a U.S. high school runner. Last week he moved to number two on the all-time world rankings with his 3:46 mile at the Millrose Games. In between, Hobbs inked a pro contract with adidas, won the mile at the World Road Running Championships, and made the Paris Olympics in both the 800m and 1500m, finishing fifth in the 1500.
Recently, Phil and I had the joy of ...
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February 5, 2025 • 37 mins
Karaoke. Seafood. How do we grade Parker Valby's pro debut? Cam Myers v. Hobbs Kessler, who has the brighter future? Is Ethan Strand the next great American miler? Millrose Games or Super Bowl, what are you watching? & More!
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January 17, 2025 • 55 mins
Thank you for all the emails! This week we're tackling the hot topics of best practices for restructuring a training week when life happens, recovery tools, frozen food indulgences, where to go if you are targeting a PR marathon or half marathon, activation, and dynamic warmups. Enjoy!
Our warm-up drill sequence mentioned in this episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_la6oN1hUx8
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January 6, 2025 • 56 mins
The late North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano said, "Every single day, in every walk of life, ordinary people do extraordinary things." Our friend Blake Pratt epitomizes Jimmy V's words as a champion of the running community and top notch masters athlete. Blake has poured his energy into uplifting fellow runners. His string of recent personal bests prove we are all better together. We're excited to share Blake's st...
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December 29, 2024 • 65 mins
Happy new year! We're wrapping 2024 with a conversation about what we learned this year and our favorite things in running & culture.
Thanks for listening in 2024! Send us your questions, comments, & episode ideas for 2025: secondsflatpodcast@gmail.com
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December 17, 2024 • 81 mins
We celebrate Max's BIG personal best and Travis shares the raw emotions of his race experience in our CIM race recap episode. Thanks for sharing the training & racing journeys with us this fall!
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December 3, 2024 • 75 mins
It's race week! We're discussing taper plans, race strategy, fueling, and more. Plus, we have a listener question on training paces, and a recap of recent action at Valencia and Fukuoka.
If you're racing CIM check out Mile 135 for more details on course strategy!
It's your last chance to email secondsflatpodcast@gmail.com with race predictions and/or questions for our panel. Email to win shoes or apparel from our partners at N...
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