{"podcast":{"title":"excellence, actually","slug":"excellence-actually-1225754","podcast_index_feed_id":1225754,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/excellence--actually","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/excellence--actually","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/77/ba/39/bf/77ba39bf-1593-49dd-adc0-27864830085e/dec4218289381e676d633c0359603433de542ccc1597a270e8103847f2a85d4e22ee5eea9053597c6d0edcc3bfc61f8c6367074593459d98be6665d7df58404f.jpeg","author":"Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, & Clay Skipper","episode_count":353,"summary":"\"excellence, actually\" is a podcast from The Growth Equation, hosted by Steve Magness, Brad Stulberg, and Clay Skipper. Drawing on their years of working and corresponding with Olympians, coaches, executives, world-class physicians, and other elite-level achievers in their coaching practice and professional careers, they give you the mental and physical tools, practices, habits, and frameworks used by the best in the world in the pursuit of excellence. Each episode will give you concrete ideas and tips to use in your life immediately to help you become more meaningfully engaged in the pursuits that support your goals and your values. This is not the performative nonsense that is peddled online by grifters and influencers, but the evidence-based systems that work for the best in the world. This is excellence, actually. (This podcast used to appear under the name FAREWELL .) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754"},"episode":{"title":"What Every Athlete Can Learn from Elite Distance Runners","slug":"what-every-athlete-can-learn-from-elite-distance-runners","published_at":"2026-04-16T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754/what-every-athlete-can-learn-from-elite-distance-runners","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/46219768-c64a-40c3-a94f-482f3cf2e3a7.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/441/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/46219768-c64a-40c3-a94f-482f3cf2e3a7.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Today, Clay taps into Steve's wisdom as a long-time running coach—which doesn't mean you have to be a runner to get something out of it. The episode covers the most efficient type of aerobic training for any athlete (hint: it's not Zone 2 or HIIT), the mindset and mentality that sets elite runners apart, what makes for a great coach-athlete relationship, how much mileage you need to maximize your performance, super shoes, and, yes, even running influencers. Plus: Steve talks about his truly unhinged high school treadmill workouts. Get a free LMNT drink mix pack with any purchase:  drinkLMNT.com/Clay Click here for an AI-generated transcript (please excuse errors in grammar or spelling) - Subscribe to  The Growth Equation newsletter -  Join The Growth Equation Academy - If you are enjoying \"excellence, actually,\" do us a huge favor: text your favorite episode to three people so they can enjoy it, too. Thanks! iTunes and Apple Podcasts Spotify Android PocketCasts YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Today, Clay taps into Steve's wisdom as a long-time running coach—which doesn't mean you have to be a runner to get something out of it. The episode cover…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/excellence-actually-1225754/episodes/what-every-athlete-can-learn-from-elite-distance-runners/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/excellence-actually-1225754/what-every-athlete-can-learn-from-elite-distance-runners.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}