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For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running - Podcast

For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

Exploring the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated. Running is a sport that has the power to unite us all and we are here to share conversations about how running has shaped the lives of people within our community, as well as how running has created community in itself.

From pro runners and Olympians to ultramarathoners running their first big race to business owners who use running to improve their entrepreneurial journey, we believe in creating community and expanding the running world for all.

Hosted by running enthusiast, Jonathan Levitt.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
52 minutes
Episodes
394
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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This Athlete’s on a Mission to Simplify Endurance Nutrition: Laura Jorgensen of Fuel Goods

This Athlete’s on a Mission to Simplify Endurance Nutrition: Laura Jorgensen of Fuel Goods

Laura Jorgensen took a "short" break from her finance job that turned into a seven-year pro cycling career, earning over 50 podiums and a spot on the U.S. National Team.


Along the way, she and her t…

00:54:04  |   Fri 20 Dec 2024
How to Run For Joy and Not Ego with Writer Raz Rauf of Running Sucks

How to Run For Joy and Not Ego with Writer Raz Rauf of Running Sucks

Raz says that running sucks, but we should do it anyway.


Raziq Rauf is an NCTJ-trained journalist (writer) and USATF-certified running coach (runner). 


Raz interviews interesting people from the ru…

00:48:17  |   Fri 13 Dec 2024
Failure Is Not Forever: Marion Jones' Pivot from Scandal to Finding Purpose

Failure Is Not Forever: Marion Jones' Pivot from Scandal to Finding Purpose

The media often only shows one side of a story where the “fastest woman on the planet” has to return her Olympic medals.


Marion Jones competed in track and field and became a household name in the e…

01:01:56  |   Fri 06 Dec 2024
How to Improve Your Running Economy and Set Effective Goals with Applied Sport Scientist Jonah Rosner

How to Improve Your Running Economy and Set Effective Goals with Applied Sport Scientist Jonah Rosner

You could get an edge on your next running goals by learning a bit about running physiology.


Jonah Rosner is an applied sport scientist and strength and running coach living in Brooklyn, NY. 


Jonah…

00:52:23  |   Fri 29 Nov 2024
Eric Hinman on How to Design Perfect Days and Why Consistency Over Time Can Change Your Life

Eric Hinman on How to Design Perfect Days and Why Consistency Over Time Can Change Your Life

Feeling stuck and hoping to have more perfect days in 2025? This one’s for you.


Eric Hinman is a hybrid athlete, 5x Ironman, serial entrepreneur, and brand builder based in Denver.


Eric believes in…

00:59:36  |   Fri 22 Nov 2024
Running Food That’s MadeGood: How People and Passion Blend to Create On-the-Go Fuel with Salma Fotovat

Running Food That’s MadeGood: How People and Passion Blend to Create On-the-Go Fuel with Salma Fotovat

What if your favorite running snack could also positively change the world?


Salma Fotovat is a co-founder of Riverside Natural Foods, home to one of our favorite snack brands, MadeGood.


Salma is pa…

00:49:43  |   Fri 15 Nov 2024
How to Set Your Next Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal with Team RWB’s Mike “Sully” Sullivan

How to Set Your Next Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal with Team RWB’s Mike “Sully” Sullivan

What’s the big, scary goal that you’re going to choose for 2025?


Mike "Sully" Sullivan is a retired Special Forces Colonel with 30 years of service in the U.S. Army, including six combat tours in Af…

00:53:08  |   Fri 08 Nov 2024
Dakotah Lindwurm on her Olympic Race, Training for the NYC Marathon, and Injury Prevention

Dakotah Lindwurm on her Olympic Race, Training for the NYC Marathon, and Injury Prevention

Dakotah Lindwurm is an Olympic Marathoner from Minnesota who runs for PUMA and Minnesota Distance Elite.


She made the podium at the Olympic Trials, came in 12th in Paris 2024, and has a 2:24 maratho…

00:50:26  |   Fri 01 Nov 2024
Boulderthon Expo Panel: How Pro Runners Face the Challenges and Welcome the Joys of Running

Boulderthon Expo Panel: How Pro Runners Face the Challenges and Welcome the Joys of Running

Hear straight from pro runners on their biggest challenges and joys of the sport.


Jon moderated this panel discussion at Boulderthon on September 28, 2024 with athletes Scott Jurek, Molly Seidel, Ro…

00:47:06  |   Fri 25 Oct 2024
The Limiting Factor is Your Own Mind: Jeremy Miller’s Journey in Running, Content Creation, and Entrepreneurship

The Limiting Factor is Your Own Mind: Jeremy Miller’s Journey in Running, Content Creation, and Entrepreneurship

Are you one of those runners who started off absolutely hating the sport?


Jeremy Miller is an athlete and content creator based in Austin, TX. He has completed several marathons and ultras with a 2:…

00:51:01  |   Fri 18 Oct 2024
How Olympic Medalist Molly Seidel Navigates Injury and Mental Health Struggles

How Olympic Medalist Molly Seidel Navigates Injury and Mental Health Struggles

Olympic Marathoner Molly Seidel calls herself a “running nerd to the core,” but that doesn’t mean it’s all fun and games.


Molly is an Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon who lives in Flagstaff, …

01:03:01  |   Fri 11 Oct 2024
How Jason Bahamundi Overcame Burnout and Disordered Eating to Build a Media Platform for Everyday Athletes

How Jason Bahamundi Overcame Burnout and Disordered Eating to Build a Media Platform for Everyday Athletes

Is building a media company a bigger test of endurance than a 250 mile race?


Jason Bahamundi is an 8x Ironman and 8x 100 Mile finisher, plus a finisher of the inaugural Cocodona 250.


But he thinks …

00:53:05  |   Fri 04 Oct 2024
Why Teen Ultrarunner Sebastian Salsbury Wants to Break Records and Inspire Youth to Run

Why Teen Ultrarunner Sebastian Salsbury Wants to Break Records and Inspire Youth to Run

At just 9 years old, Sebastian Salsbury ran his first ultramarathon race.


He knew even then that he had to become one of the best in the sport someday.


Now, Sebastian is an 18-year-old professional…

00:46:28  |   Fri 27 Sep 2024
Why Athletes Should Get Vulnerable, Seek Discomfort, and Find Boredom with Dr. Lara Pence

Why Athletes Should Get Vulnerable, Seek Discomfort, and Find Boredom with Dr. Lara Pence

What sounds more challenging: Running a hard 10k, or sitting still for three days without exercise?


Dr. Lara Pence is a licensed clinical psychologist working with elite and professional athletes.


01:08:56  |   Fri 20 Sep 2024
Leadville 100: How Zoë Rom's Self-Compassion and Identity Shifts Led to a Running Breakthrough

Leadville 100: How Zoë Rom's Self-Compassion and Identity Shifts Led to a Running Breakthrough

How does a runner go from self-described bench warmer to podium finisher at one of the most renowned 100 milers in the world?


Zoë Rom is a writer and journalist based in Carbondale, CO.


She’s the h…

01:03:22  |   Fri 13 Sep 2024
Leadville 100: How Mary Denholm Trained, Fueled, and Lived to Win the 2024 Race

Leadville 100: How Mary Denholm Trained, Fueled, and Lived to Win the 2024 Race

What does it take to win the Leadville Trail 100 Run during your first-ever year of competing on trail?


Mary Denholm cracked the code after racing almost exclusively on roads from 2015-2024.


During…

01:08:51  |   Fri 06 Sep 2024
Running for Change and Representation with Carolina Rubio-MacWright

Running for Change and Representation with Carolina Rubio-MacWright

This episode is with Carolina Rubio-MacWright: mom and ultrarunner who recently completed the 2024 Western States 100 miler. She describes herself as a dreamer who is happier in the woods and passion…
01:01:38  |   Fri 30 Aug 2024
How Molly Hurford Balances Ultrarunning with a Busy Life

How Molly Hurford Balances Ultrarunning with a Busy Life

This episode is with Molly Hurford, an extremely multifaceted human. Molly is a long-time sports journalist, author, the co-founder of the Consummate Athlete podcast with her husband, and most recent…

00:47:58  |   Fri 23 Aug 2024
Running Across America + Building A Wellness Brand with Albie Masland

Running Across America + Building A Wellness Brand with Albie Masland

This episode is with runner and entrepreneur Albie Masland. Albie is a husband, father and friend, a builder, dreamer, doer, entrepreneur and endurance athlete. A former college lacrosse player, Albi…

00:47:07  |   Fri 16 Aug 2024
Solving Common Runners’ Problems: Altitude, Anti-Inflammatories, Blisters and More! With Dr. Grant Lipman

Solving Common Runners’ Problems: Altitude, Anti-Inflammatories, Blisters and More! With Dr. Grant Lipman

This episode is with Dr. Grant Lipman, founder of GOES Health, a wilderness medicine resource designed to democratize outdoor health through an app. Dr. Lipman is fascinated by how humans adapt and p…

01:00:04  |   Fri 09 Aug 2024
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