For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

Hosted by Jon · Jonathan Levitt

4.7from 668 ratings

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94Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
456
Episodes
141
Transcribed
668
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2019
First episode
332K
YouTube views

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.

Publisher
Jonathan Levitt
Category
health & fitness · leisure · sports
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
16 Feb 2019
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

141 of 456 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Hunter Leininger: Running 188 Miles at Moab Just Months After Breaking His Ankle

  2. 30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Tara Dower on the Cost of Pushing Your Limits

  3. 23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Amanda Vestri Is Going All In on the NYC Marathon

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Hunter Leininger: Running 188 Miles at Moab Just Months After Breaking His Ankle

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Spoiler alert. Nobody did. How did you handle that? Yeah, you had to go through the race a little bit. Again, my mind, my crew, my family, everyone was worried about my ankle going to the race. During the race, my friends and family and followers on social media were all worried about the ankle, even me. […]

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Who has been a guest on For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

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  • Hunter Leininger
  • Tara Dower
  • Amanda Vestri
  • Vikash Sharma
  • Alison Lynch

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YouTube views
332,126
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
437 ratings
Spotify
4.6 / 5
231 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100

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Quality
96
Social presence
94
YouTube
86
Engagement
96

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