For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

Gwen is mom to 4 year old Stanley and husband to Pat, new Boulder resident and professional athlete. She prefers to orient her identity around family rather than athletics. In this episode we talk about: -gratitude for what our bodies can do -growing u...

Andrea is a chiropractor, elite marathoner for Oiselle, and a dog mom. Hazel, her naughty Shiba puppy, makes her presence known with frequent interruptions, and you can follow her on Instagram @hazelraetheshiba In this episode we talk about: -Andrea’s ...

Kate Grace is a middle-distance track athlete running faster than ever later in her career. She is a new Boulder resident and member of Team Boss. In this episode we talk about: -being a part of Team Boss -not taking yourself too seriously -turning off...

Kelly is a 3-peat Free Throw Shooting Champion, Philly native, and self-described goofball. Despite that grade school highlight, Kelly prefers not to be defined by her accomplishments. A dog mom and proud member of the LGBTQ community, Kelly lives life...

Alex is a mountain athlete from the Midwest now residing in Oregon, a dog mom, and a dietitian. In this episode we talk about: -reasons to run, the good and the bad -Alex’s changing relationship with food and running -disordered eating in sport -findin...

Kyle Pietari is a competitive ultra runner working full time, husband, father of 3, and expert of the daddy miles. In this episode we talk about: -early high school athletics memories -the influence of the ultra running community -competing in 100 mile...

Tommie is a dad, husband, and runner, Tommie is also sober. His identity is continuing to evolve as he looks to positively influence those around him. In this episode we talked about: -Tommie’s sobriety journey -being more than just your accomplishment...

Emilia Benton is a freelance journalist writing about running, health and fitness, an avid runner, wife and dog mom, twin with her sister Carla, and proud Latina and Houstonian. In this episode we talked about: -the New York running scene -running her ...

Anthony is more than, in his words, just a regular average Joe. He is a mountain, trail and ultra runner who loves challenging races, a restaurant worker, nature lover, and member of the Boulder outdoor community. In this episode we talked about: -runn...

This is a special, three part episode from Endeavorun (this is part two), a running retreat that happened in Boulder in August 2021. The panel was led by Jake Tuber, with Olympian Kate Grace, writer Matt Fitzgerald, podcaster Jason Fitzgerald, and spor...

Carolyn Highland is a writer, teacher, outdoor enthusiast, trail runner, back-country skier and self-professed amateur dabbler in many things. Fun fact: Carolyn and Jonathan went to the same elementary school! In this episode we talked about: -always t...

Molly is more than @bygolly.molly on Instagram. She is a runner, nerd, and beer-drinking friend who loves what she does. In this episode we talked about: the unimaginable hard work required to become an Olympic bronze Medallist the highest of highs and...

Rachel is human lucky enough to live in Flagstaff, Arizona. She is a professional athlete, lover of running, Olympian, Georgetown Alum, SuperCoffee investor, and cheerleader of so many. In this episode we talked about: -listening to your heart -having ...

Mirna Valerio is a mom, all-round outdoor enthusiast, teacher, diversity practitioner, author, and trained opera singer living in Vermont. You may recognize her social media handle The Mirnavator. In this episode we talked about: -Mirna’s introduction ...

Nick Bare is a husband, a veteran of the US military, CEO and founder of a sports nutrition company called Bare Performance Nutrition. He loves building a team working towards a goal. In this episode we talked about: -Nick’s first few runs -getting int...

Lisa Becharas is a watermelon lover who likes to go to bed before 9pm, and is a pro triathlete living in Boulder, Colorado. In this episode we talked about: -watermelon -labels and buckets -growth and progress -getting into triathlon -getting her butt ...

Stephanie Garcia is “just a make it happen kind of girl.” She grew up in Virginia and was a walk on in the steeplechase. She’s been sponsored by New Balance for a decade, and just made the transition from track to trails and OCR. In this episode we tal...

Maddie Alm is a runner and a dietitian, from Boulder, Colorado. In this episode we talked about: -her start as a runner -not running again for a while -imposter syndrome -training with Team Boss -the culture of food/fun with Team Boss -how to get start...

Tori Gerlach is a runner, a dog mom, and a new resident of the Boulder area. In this episode, we talked about: -getting into running -going faster -missing 2019 from a training perspective -how she approached 2020 -progress not perfection -mental healt...

Megan Roche is an adventurer, a wife, dog mom, a runner and coach, and science nerd. In this episode we talked about: -Megan’s start as a runner -how she found the trails -process vs outcome -balance -identity and not putting yourself into a specific b...

Kevin Rutherford is in one word, teammate. He’s a teammate in life, as a husband, son, brother, and teammate at work as well, as the CEO of Nuun Hydration. In this episode, we talked about: -creating a thriving culture -servant leadership -his athletic...

Jake Tuber is a dad and husband, injured runner, and a guy that likes being around other people. He’s a Boston Celtics fan, despite never living in Boston, and creator of the Endeavorun Retreat. He also is an industrial organizational psychologist and ...

Shelby Johnson is a mom of three, an army wife, physician assistant, runner, lover of mountains, and Colorado native. In this episode, we talked about: -exploring the Why, and how to do so -her start as a runner -balancing it all -going up in distance ...

Tianna Bartoletta is a human first, writer second, and a “pretty decent athlete.” She’s training to make her third Olympic team, and is also a practicing yoga and meditation instructor. In this episode we talked about: -her current training goals -how ...

Caity Ashley is a second year master’s student studying public health, and a person who loves to have a lot of fun, and loves connecting with people. She also runs at the elite level with the Raleigh Distance Project. In this episode we talked about: -...