For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

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Molly Seidel on Her Western States Debut & the Ego Death of Being a Rookie
2026/07/31 | 1h 9 mins.
Molly Seidel is an Olympic bronze medalist, a professional marathon runner, and as of this year, a for-real trail runner. She made her Western States debut in 2026, led the field for the first 50-plus miles, unraveled at Michigan Bluff, and spent the n...
Hildee Weiss on Becoming a Runner at 46 and Embracing the Inner Athlete
2026/07/24 | 46 mins.
Hildee Weiss is a wife, mother of five, grandmother, freelance writer, and runner. She started running at age 46 with a hand injury, a trainer named Jeff who believed in her before she believed in herself, and a head full of reasons why she couldn't do...
Shad Mika on What Two Decades of Ultras Actually Teaches You
2026/07/17 | 51 mins.
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...
What Elite Athletes Actually Eat — A Live Panel with Charlie Sweeney, Dr. Marc Bubbs, and Jason Fitzgerald
2026/07/10 | 48 mins.
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...
Andy Blow on Fueling Smarter, Building a Brand Athletes Trust, and High Carb Fueling
2026/07/03 | 58 mins.
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...

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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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