Steve Magness

Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, author of Do Hard Things and The Science of Running, and coauthor of Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox . He is the co-host of the podcast Farewell, and co-founder of The Growth Equation , an online platform dedicated to the understanding and practice of performance and well-being. He has written for The Atlantic, Runner's World and Sports Illustrated , and he has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, the New York...See more

Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, author of Do Hard Things and The Science of Running, and coauthor of Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox . He is the co-host of the podcast Farewell, and co-founder of The Growth Equation , an online platform dedicated to the understanding and practice of performance and well-being. He has written for The Atlantic, Runner's World and Sports Illustrated , and he has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, on NPR , and others. Magness has served as a performance coach and speaker for teams and individuals in the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, the US military, and numerous companies and organizations. Magness's latest book, Win the Inside Game , will be published by HarperCollins in February 2025. He lives in Houston, Texas. See less