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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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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.© 2026 Jonathan Levitt Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • What Newer Runners Get Right That Veterans Forget with Daniel Berk

    What Newer Runners Get Right That Veterans Forget with Daniel Berk
    Aug 21 2026
    Daniel Berk was 32 years old, about 50 pounds overweight, and hadn't sprinted since college when he posted a tweet saying he was going to become a runner. He didn't know what he was doing. His first 5K took 50 minutes. He described himself as a blubber...
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    1 hr
  • Des Linden on Building a Media Business After Boston

    Des Linden on Building a Media Business After Boston
    Aug 14 2026
    Quick note before you press play. This conversation with Des Linden first aired on Long Run Labs, my podcast about the business of endurance and the outdoor industry. Des is one of the most thoughtful people in running when it comes to how athletes can...
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • The Mental Shift That Took Her From Hating Running to Racing Triathlons

    The Mental Shift That Took Her From Hating Running to Racing Triathlons
    Aug 7 2026
    Kelsey Walla is a CPA by day and a triathlete, runner, and community builder by everything else. She grew up hating running, never touched a weight until college, and didn't get on a bike until she found one at a garage sale for twenty bucks. Then she ...
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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