For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

Jonathan Levitt
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For The Long Run explores the why behind running. Since 2019, host Jon Levitt has recorded 500+ conversations with the people who shape endurance sport: Olympians and champions, ultrarunners, coaches, and the founders building the brands runners actually use. Recent guests include Rachel Entrekin, Jenn Lichter, and Zach Miller. Jon also hosts Long Run Labs, a show about the business of endurance. New episodes every Friday.

  1. 1d ago

    Shad Mika on What Two Decades of Ultras Actually Teaches You

    Shad Mika has been running ultras for over twenty years. He went from two hundred and forty pounds and a divorce to a duathlon, to Leadville, to Hardrock — and he's still going. He DNF'd his first two hundred mile attempts before he finally figured out...

    Shad Mika on What Two Decades of Ultras Actually Teaches You

  2. Jul 10

    What Elite Athletes Actually Eat — A Live Panel with Charlie Sweeney, Dr. Marc Bubbs, and Jason Fitzgerald

    This one is a little different. Jon hosted a live panel in Boulder with three people who between them have worked with Olympic athletes, NBA teams, professional runners, and tens of thousands of recreational athletes. The topic was fueling, strength tr...

    What Elite Athletes Actually Eat — A Live Panel with Charlie Sweeney, Dr. Marc Bubbs, and Jason Fitzgerald

  3. Jul 3

    Andy Blow on Fueling Smarter, Building a Brand Athletes Trust, and High Carb Fueling

    Quick note before you press play. This conversation with Andy Blow first aired on Long Run Labs, Jon's podcast about the business of endurance and the outdoor industry. Andy is the co-founder of Precision Fuel and Hydration and one of the most thoughtf...

    Andy Blow on Fueling Smarter, Building a Brand Athletes Trust, and High Carb Fueling

  4. Jun 26

    Lindsey Dwyer: The Runner Who Always Chose Longer (And Never Checks Her Watch)

    Lindsey Dwyer started running before she could remember choosing it. Her mom ran while pregnant with her, and Lindsey was in a stroller on the course not long after. By seventh grade she'd quietly trained for and finished a half marathon without tellin...

    Lindsey Dwyer: The Runner Who Always Chose Longer (And Never Checks Her Watch)

  5. Jun 19

    Zach Miller on Punching His Golden Ticket, Training Curiosity, and Racing Western States

    Zach Miller is one of the most recognizable names in trail and ultra running — a nine-year North Face athlete, self-coached competitor, and someone who has lived everywhere from a cruise ship to an off-grid cabin to a bus. He's been competing at the hi...

    Zach Miller on Punching His Golden Ticket, Training Curiosity, and Racing Western States

  6. Jun 12

    Tommie Runz on Western States, Running as a Black Man on Trail, and Trusting the Long Game

    Tommie Runz is a runner, a dad, and someone who spent years building one of the most authentic presences in running before he ever needed it to pay the bills. He qualified for Boston, ran the six majors, and has now set his sights on Western States — o...

    Tommie Runz on Western States, Running as a Black Man on Trail, and Trusting the Long Game

  7. Jun 5

    Mark Dowdle on Backyard Ultras, Keeping Promises to Yourself, and What Hour 60 Reveals

    Mark Dowdle is a backyard ultra competitor who found running after college football and lacrosse, not because he loved the sport, but because he needed somewhere to put everything he was carrying. What started as 3:30 a.m. runs to eliminate excuses has...

    Mark Dowdle on Backyard Ultras, Keeping Promises to Yourself, and What Hour 60 Reveals

  8. May 29

    Maria Chevalier on 48 Marathon States, Running Double Boston, and Doing Hard Things Anyway

    Maria Chevalier has run a marathon in 48 states, finished the Boston Marathon 17 times, and a few weeks ago ran it twice in the same day, starting at 3 a.m. in reverse from Boston to Hopkinton, resting for a few hours, and then lining up with everyone ...

    Maria Chevalier on 48 Marathon States, Running Double Boston, and Doing Hard Things Anyway
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For The Long Run explores the why behind running. Since 2019, host Jon Levitt has recorded 500+ conversations with the people who shape endurance sport: Olympians and champions, ultrarunners, coaches, and the founders building the brands runners actually use. Recent guests include Rachel Entrekin, Jenn Lichter, and Zach Miller. Jon also hosts Long Run Labs, a show about the business of endurance. New episodes every Friday.

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