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For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

By: Jonathan Levitt
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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.© 2026 Jonathan Levitt Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Mark Dowdle on Backyard Ultras, Keeping Promises to Yourself, and What Hour 60 Reveals

    Mark Dowdle on Backyard Ultras, Keeping Promises to Yourself, and What Hour 60 Reveals
    Jun 5 2026
    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...
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    50 mins
  • Maria Chevalier on 48 Marathon States, Running Double Boston, and Doing Hard Things Anyway

    Maria Chevalier on 48 Marathon States, Running Double Boston, and Doing Hard Things Anyway
    May 29 2026
    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 ...
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Dan Green Has Run 250 Miles. He Still Just Calls Himself a Guy Who Loves Running.

    Dan Green Has Run 250 Miles. He Still Just Calls Himself a Guy Who Loves Running.
    May 22 2026
    Dan Green is a trail athlete for Salomon who grew up running in West Virginia, spent years working at a running shop, and recently finished Cocodona 250 — a race he'd wanted to do for years before finally deciding to stop waiting. In this conversation,...
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    44 mins
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