Not Your Everyday Run is about more than running. It's about the people who choose to keep showing up. Host Brett Hina knows that journey firsthand.
Through honest conversations about setbacks, habits, leadership, growth, and the moments that define us, Not Your Everyday Run explores the intersection of endurance and everyday life.
Because the lessons learned on the road often become the same lessons that shape successful careers, meaningful relationships, and lives of purpose.
In the end, remarkable lives aren't built through one extraordinary moment.
They're built by people who choose to show up again tomorrow.
The 44-Year Running Streak That Started With a Summer Pact
A 44-year running streak began with a simple pact and continued for more than 16,000 consecutive days. This conversation explores consistency, resilience, family, safety, and the mental discipline required to keep moving forward.
How the running streak began in 1982 after a summer pact
The lawnmower injury that nearly ended the streak—and the run that followed
Running in 38 countries, every U.S. state, and nearly every Canadian province
The impact of a daily running commitment on family life and relationships
How running supports goal-setting, time management, mental focus, and resilience
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15 Oct 2026
How One Runner Remained Consistent Despite Injuries, Illness, and Building a Business
In this episode of Not Your Everyday Run, Caleb Basile shares how he built a running streak lasting more than three years while balancing business ownership, family, and demanding work. In conversation with host Brett Hina, he explains how discipline, consistency, and purpose keep him running every day.
Learn about Caleb’s story
Discovering his love for running at age 20 and competing in college cross-country
Building and maintaining a daily running streak
Running through illness, injury, travel, and family commitments
Using running to improve energy, focus, and time management
Applying discipline and consistency to business and everyday life
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1 Oct 2026
How Paul Russo Has Gone Running Every Day for More Than Ten Years
Brett Hina talks with Paul Russo, a Brooklyn runner who has run at least three miles every day for more than 10 years. Paul Russo shares how consistency, adaptability, and fitting exercise into daily life have shaped his running and fitness journey.
In this episode, Brett and Paul discuss:
Winning the Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge
Starting and maintaining a daily running streak
Running through injuries and difficult days
Building consistency by removing choice and simplifying workouts
What the streak represents beyond running
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10 Sept 2026
How Running Even One Mile a Day Can Transform Your Mindset
Jonathan Fishbein has run every day for nearly four years, building a streak around consistency, resilience, and purpose. In this conversation, he sits down with host Brett Hina and shares how running became a lasting part of his life and how he protects the streak through injuries, travel, and busy schedules.
This episode covers:
Starting his first running streak and building toward a five-year goal
Using treadmill runs, music, and movies to stay consistent
Managing injuries, illness, travel, and other threats to the streak
How daily running supports mental well-being, discipline, and resilience
The “half-binary decision” approach to making healthy habits stick
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9 Sept 2026
The Measly Mafia & The Running Streak That Transformed a Community
The Measly Mile Mafia is a community built around running at least one mile every day. In this episode of Not Your Everyday Run, host Brett Hina talks with some of the Mafia members about how their streaks and the community has changed their health, mindset, discipline, and connection with others.
In this episode:
Trey explains how the group began and grew into a worldwide running community.
Justin discusses losing approximately 90 pounds, quitting alcohol, and building consistency.
Members share how they maintained their streaks through injuries, illness, blizzards, and technology failures.
Melissa describes how daily running supports stress relief, discipline, and personal growth.
The group discusses accountability, community, family involvement, and the “one day at a time” approach to difficult goals.
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24 Aug 2026
How 12 Years of Daily Running Changed One Writer’s Life
Renowned journalist and author Matthew Lysiak joins for episode one of Not Your Everyday Run, sharing his story of running every day for over 12 years.
Get insights on resilience, family, writing, and the surprising connection between movement and inspiration.
The meaning and motivation behind Matthew’s 4,398-day running streak
Overcoming a dire childhood cancer diagnosis to defy expectations
The relationship between running, creativity, and mental clarity
Navigating family life, raising a prodigy, and handling media attention
Matthew’s deep dive into nutrition, health myths, and his work "Fiat Food"
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