Free Course + Running and Coaching Guides with Book Purchase
$299 course value · Included free
You’ve done the training.
Now learn to race.
Your guide to performing when it matters most.
Preorder + Get the Running BundleBook publishes April 27, 2027. Book purchase required. Course and guides are digital.
PREPARE. PRACTICE. COMPETE.
We train to race, not race to train.
Close the gap between the fitness you build and what you show on race day, from how you train to how you respond when the race gets hard.
Give every workout a purpose.
Understand what each session develops, physically and mentally, so you know when to push and when more isn’t better.
Navigate the discomfort.
Work with pre-race nerves, respond to doubt, and make decisions when fatigue makes your plan harder to follow.
Get more out of the fitness you have.
Learn to adjust when the race changes, recover from a rough patch, and finish knowing you stayed engaged.
Praise for Step Into the Arena
“I want to give this book to all of my training partners. It’s both relatable and inspiring to the point where I found myself not only nodding in agreement, but deeply reflecting on my own career. This is pure gold for anyone looking to perform better.”
Gabby Thomas3x Olympic Gold Medalist“Step into the Arena reframes the psychology of competition in the most brilliant way I’ve ever seen on a page. It’s the perfect book for anyone trying to better understand the mind and take agency over their life!”
Emmanuel Acho#1 New York Times Bestselling Author · 2x Emmy WinnerLOOK INSIDE THE RUNNING GUIDES
A look at what you'll actually use.
How to respond when a race gets hard. How to give a workout a purpose. Read two samples from the running guides. No signup needed.
TRAIN TO RACE · 2-PAGE SAMPLE
Find the Next Action
How Phoebe Wright zooms out for perspective before a race and zooms in when the effort rises. Then build your own coping menu.
Read the story + coping menu (PDF) →
WORKOUTS WITH A PURPOSE · 1-PAGE SAMPLE
Alternations
Why the steadier segment is part of the work, not just recovery. See a 5K progression and learn what to change as you improve.
Illustrative example, not prescribed paces. Adapt it to your fitness and training history.
Read the workout sample (PDF) →
LEARN WITH STEVE MAGNESS
Two decades studying what helps people perform and thrive.
Steve is a bestselling author and performance coach whose books have sold more than a million copies. His work spans professional athletes, executives, artists, and the U.S. military.
The Complete Competitor Course + Guide brings the science and tools from Step Into the Arena into lessons, plans, and practices you can use in your own work and life.
“One of the giants of modern thinking about high performance.”Alex Hutchinson, New York Times bestselling author of Endure
Praise for Steve Magness's work
FREE WITH PREORDER · $299 COURSE VALUE
Get the book. Get the running bundle.
The Complete Competitor Course + Guide
12 modules, 60+ short video lessons, and a 111-page guide to putting the performance skills into practice.
Train to Race
Prepare for your event, practice race decisions, and learn from the result with 12 chapters and reusable planning sheets.
Workouts with a Purpose
Understand what 20 workouts develop and how to adapt and progress them for your training.
The Complete Coach’s Playbook
A 49-page guide to better practices, feedback, relationships, and team culture.
Also included: How to Create Space to Respond to Adversity, The Coaches Mental Performance Handbook, and Mastering the Arena Toolkit.
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Step Into the Arena
By Steve Magness · Coming April 27, 2027
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A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Your questions, answered.
Is the Course + Guide really free?
Yes, with a preorder of Step Into the Arena. You pay your bookseller for the book, then submit your order number here to claim the course, Complete Guide, Train to Race, Workouts with a Purpose, The Complete Coach’s Playbook, How to Create Space to Respond to Adversity, coaching handbook, and Arena Toolkit. There is no separate course payment.
Is this a training plan?
No. The running guides help you understand workout design, prepare for your event, and practice racing decisions. They include examples and progressions, not a fixed schedule or individualized coaching. Adapt them to your experience, current training, and event.
How do the book, course, and guide work together?
The book explains the ideas through science and stories. The course teaches the skills through short video lessons and your Arena Plan. The guide turns them into field sheets and weekly practices. How to Create Space to Respond to Adversity helps you make room to choose your next response. The coaching handbook helps you apply the tools with someone you support. Start with one challenge, one tool, and one backup.
How is the Playbook different from the coaching handbook?
The Complete Coach’s Playbook is a 49-page coach-development manual covering relationships, teaching, training design, feedback, team culture, and supporting people through setbacks. The shorter mental performance handbook is a quick companion for applying the performance tools with someone you support. Both are included.
How much time do I need?
The full course includes 15 hours of video. You do not need to watch it all to get started. Use your Arena Plan to choose a lesson, try one tool, and build from there. Return to the rest when it helps with the problem in front of you.
Are the guides digital or printed?
Train to Race, Workouts with a Purpose, The Complete Coach’s Playbook, the Complete Guide, How to Create Space to Respond to Adversity, and coaching handbook are digital PDFs, not additional printed books. You can read them on your device or print the field sheets and cards you want to use. Your bookseller fulfills your order of Step Into the Arena.
I already preordered. Do I need another copy?
No. Submit the order number from your existing preorder using the form above.
What happens after I submit my order number?
Check the email address you entered for bonus-access instructions. If you need help with your claim, contact Steve's team.
THE COMPLETE COMPETITOR COURSE + GUIDE