Why We Marathon
Why We Marathon tells the stories behind why runners endure marathon races. From everyday runners to elite athletes, we dive deep into the motivating factors of why people run marathons.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 28
- Years Active
- 2021
Episode 8: Matthew Growney
Matthew Growney details how running has helped him handle the grief of losing his mother and why he now runs for the Dana Farber Institute. Matthew provides excellent background on how he fundraises …
Episode 7: Janet Slosberg
Janet speaks about how she's been able to run for decades including the original marathon in Athens, Greece along with her memories from the Disney Marathon. Janet details how her running journey all…
Episode 6: Gabriel Romero
Gabriel talks about growing up poor, his father walking out on Gabriel's family at age 12, and how marathon running helped Gabriel redeem his self worth. Gabriel also digs into how marathon running i…
Episode 5: Corrine Fitzgerald aka Coach Fitz
Corrine Fitzgerald shares her story of going from a high school steeplechase superstar to marathon runner. Corrine explains how she transitioned to become a marathon runner and why she loves coaching…
Episode 1: Host Alex Elman
I'm your host Alex Elman and I’m proud to announce my new podcast Why We Marathon where I’ll dive into the deep personal reasons people run marathons. Episode 1 is a bit emotional and my own story ab…
Episode 4: Phil Irvine
Phil Irvine dives deep into his family history and how many of his family members lived into their 90s and even early hundreds but how is dad actually passed away in his early 60s due to health and f…
Episode 3: Liz Corkum aka Coach Corky
Liz Corkum also known as Coach Corky dives deep into her 20 plus marathons including running Boston during the bombing and how she persevered to make it back to Boston two years later.
Episode 2: Kristen Dunleavy
Kristen Dunleavy has run three marathons with her PR coming from the Philadelphia 2019 race. Kristen is passionate about running for causes such as Running to Protest and is a member of the Goldfinge…