The Strength Running Podcast #206: Coach Scott Johnston on the tripod of endurance

Scott Johnston was featured on The Strength Running podcast, hosted by Jason Fitzgerald. A recommended podcast from Runner’s World, PodiumRunner, and many others, the Strength Running Podcast is often the #1 running podcast in the United States. The show will bring you conversations about running with leading experts about how to prevent injuries, improve your performance, get stronger, and develop mental toughness.

Episode notes:

Our guest today is Scott Johnston, an expert in endurance sports including everything from alpine skiing to mountain running. He has worked with Killian Jornet, arguably one of the best ultra endurance athletes on the planet, and numerous top cross country skiers in the US.

He’s the author of Training for the Uphill Athlete and Training for the New Alpinism. Both books are manuals for athletes and coaches, filled with resources and tools to elevate endurance training.

Scott Johnston is himself a lifelong endurance athlete, having performed at high levels in swimming, skiing, and climbing. As a coach, he has practiced and refined an approach to training athletes that emphasizes the skills that can be practiced and acknowledges the genetic determinants of certain abilities.

In this episode, Scott explains the tripod of endurance, which are the foundational principles for going long in any sport.

Listen to the entire episode to better understand these three principles and what you can do to improve your own training, including:

• Running with perfect form, as David Rudisha does
• Collecting feedback by video, mirror, or other method to assess your running
• Including strides in workouts
• Strength training for endurance