Beyond Running

About Beyond Running

A series of deep, intimate conversations with some of the most creative and forward thinking minds in sports, wellness, spirituality, human rights, nutrition, science and technology, where we explore the power of running and mindfulness as catalysts for positive action, self-knowledge, exploration, and health.

Publisher

Aire Libre Running

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2019

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

17 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From the Bronx to Oaxaca:It Was Always About Community with Lenin "Lenny" Grullon

   Host Mau Diaz interviews Lenin Grullon, co-founder of Boogie Down Bronx Runners, about building a community-first running crew and connecting global running families.

2. 

   14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Youth, Culture, and the Miles In Between, with Dustin Martin

   Mau Díaz interviews Dustin Martin, Chief Visionary Officer of Wings of America, exploring how running connects Indigenous youth to health, identity, and leadership.

3. 

   9 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Running Sucks. We Can't Stop, with Raziq Rauf

   What does it really mean to run, not just as exercise, but as a culture, a community, a way of being in the world? Raziq Rauf has spent years thinking about that question, and now he's turning those thoughts into a book. This is Running is his debut, and it arrives backed by the loyal readership of his newsletter, Running Sucks, a name that captures exactly the kind of honest, irreverent love for the sport that defines his voice. In this conversation with Mau Díaz, Raziq talks about what drew him to write seriously about running, the people and stories that shaped the book, and why he believes the sport deserves the same depth of cultural attention we give to music, food, or film. It's a conversation about obsession, craft, and the strange beauty of a thing millions of people do every day without ever quite being able to explain why. Raziq brings to the conversation something rare in running media: a literary sensibility that doesn't take itself too seriously. He's not here to optimize your training or sell you a shoe. He's here to ask why any of us lace up in the first place, and what we find, or lose, or become along the way.

Inside a recent episode

From the Bronx to Oaxaca:It Was Always About Community with Lenin "Lenny" Grullon

Published 3 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Um, from those from running around the block for five, 10 minutes that turned into, oh, I don't have to walk anymore. I can, I can run around the whole block and I feel great to running a mile, you know? And then I think every runner can, can, can, um, attest to this story where, you know, once you've ran that mile, then it starts getting easier. And all of a sudden you're running three miles. Right. And it's really just about consistency. And I think that's what was the key for me was being consistent and and realizing I it was funny, though, because it wasn't like I needed to really believe in myself too much. […]

Who has been a guest on Beyond Running

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Lenin Grullon
• Dustin Martin
• Leslie Vallecillo
• Josh Holland
• Philip Mangan

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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