The Runner’s Paradox Podcast
This podcast series brings the book “The Runner’s Paradox” to LIFE! Literally. This series dives deep into the book, in an expansive manner - talking about the research covered by the book, and beyond - to the latest evidence, real stories, rehab practical knowledge and more. You just gotta tune in. Listen and run or - listen while you run.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2025
Mile 9: The Need to Run
Mile 9: The Need to Run
What if your most disciplined habit was also your quietest dependency?
In this episode, we unpack Chapter 9 of The Runner’s Paradox: an exploration of addiction not as drama, …
Mile 8: Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Chapter 8: Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
Part 3 of The Runner’s Paradox quietly dims the spotlight: this time we’re not chasing paces, we’re chasing presence.
In a conversation that’s equal…
Mile 7: Racing
What if the race wasn’t about proving something—but about remembering who you are?
In this episode, we unpack the paradoxes of performance: where full…
Mile 6: Environment
Uneve…
Mile 5: Phenomenology of Training
Mile 5 – Phenomenology of Training
What if training wasn’t just about building a faster, stronger body—but about sculpting a deeper, more attuned self?
In this episode, we step into the lived world …
Mile 4: The Act of Running
Mile 4: The Act of Running
What happens when running stops being about performance and becomes a way of being?
What if running was not simply an act of moving forward but a laboratory for conscious…
Mile 3: The Greatest Sucky Thing
Mile 3: The Greatest Sucky Thing
What if pain isn’t the enemy but the teacher? What if “sucky things” aren’t obstacles but doorways?
In this episode, we dive deep into the strange logic of running:…
Mile 2: Primary Motivators
Not Just Born to Run: Why We Keep Going
What if running isn’t just motion, but meaning in motion?
Episode 2 explores the hidden currents—autonomy, competence, relatedness—and the brain’s Default Mod…
Mile 1: Humans And Long Distance Running
We were born to run — Or were we?
In this episode, The Runner’s Paradox Podcast uncovers the science, psychology, and philosophy behind our evolutionary design for endurance. From our ancestors’ pe…
Into The Paradox
An overview of The Runner’s Paradox book and what to expect from future episodes!