Jamen and Mike discuss “Off & Running,” the second episode of “The Run4Ben Documentary Series.”

In this episode, Jamen and Mike discuss the making of "Off & Running" and revisit Jamen’s early marathon training runs, including his first 14- and 20-mile efforts. As Jamen reflects on turning his dad’s Parkinson’s into a public commitment to complete a virtual marathon, he also talks about raising funds for the Kirk Gibson Foundation and finding purpose, connection, and momentum through COVID, job upheaval, and the making of the documentary.

Jamen and Mike unpack Episode 1 of the documentary series, "Beginning," and how their journey making "Run4Ben" started.

In this intro episode of The Run4Ben Podcast, Jamen Spitzer and director/filmmaker Mike Piccirillo pull back the curtain on the marathon-turned-documentary inspired by Jamen’s dad, Ben, and their work with the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s. They share how a simple idea to film one Detroit Free Press marathon became a six-year “interactive documentary” about family, Parkinson’s, running, indie filmmaking, and what you can expect from the YouTube series, companion podcast, and community around it.