For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

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Four Days, 200 Miles, and a Very Long Way Around Tahoe
2026/09/11 | 47 mins.
What happens when 100 miles is no longer far enough? Ekta Basu joins Jon after finishing the Tahoe 200, a journey that took her more than four days and pushed her further than she had ever gone before. She shares how she went from a self-described “mil...
Caroline Gleich on Moral Courage and Using Your Voice
2026/09/04 | 1h 4 mins.
Professional skier, mountaineer, endurance athlete, activist, and former U.S. Senate candidate Caroline Gleich joins Jon for a wide-ranging conversation about sport, advocacy, and having the courage to stand for something. Caroline shares how running b...
UTMB Champion Ben Dhiman on Winning the Biggest Race in Trail Running
2026/08/31 | 8 mins.
Ben Dhiman won UTMB. One of the most competitive ultra trail races in the world, and he won it. This conversation was recorded not long after, when the dust had barely settled and he was still figuring out what it all meant. Ben talks about the race it...
Why Loving the Process Matters More Than Winning the Race
2026/08/28 | 1h 5 mins.
Joe Corcione returns to talk through his Western States race, why he considers it his best race ever despite missing his time goal, and how he defines success through process and effort rather than placement or pace. He also breaks down the mindset too...
What Newer Runners Get Right That Veterans Forget with Daniel Berk
2026/08/21 | 59 mins.
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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About For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

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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