This chat with a coach will have you reworking your running goals to be even more impactful.

Tucker Grose is an endurance athlete and coach who enjoys competing over a variety of distances and surfaces.

In 2024 alone, he completed events from 800m on the track to 100k on the trails.

Tucker’s helped over 100 athletes incorporate running into their lives in a sustainable and health focused way.

Listen to hear about:

• Managing your own running while also coaching others

• Using curiosity as a driver toward goals

• Coaching high school athletes while emphasizing fun and health over competition

• Decreasing the size of our environmental footprint

• Holistic approaches to training including rest, nutrition, and building a support team

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Runners tend to overcomplicate nutrition, so let’s talk about both mindset and science.

Claire Shorenstein (MS, RD, CSSD) is a board-certified Sports Dietitian working with teenage and adult athletes from the recreational to elite level. 

Her virtual private practice, Eat for Endurance, helps busy, active people learn how to fuel themselves for health and performance while navigating the challenges of everyday life.

Claire’s a longtime distance runner herself and hosts The Eat for Endurance Podcast.

Listen to hear about:

• Claire’s mental shifts from overachieving to process-oriented

• Discovering swimming to develop a growth mindset as a runner

• The challenges of changing careers and personal identities

• The differences between sports dietitians and nutritionists

• Proper fueling practices and tips for endurance athletes

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• Claire on Instagram:instagram.com/eatforendurance

• Claire on Youtube:youtube.com/@eatforendurance

• Claire’s podcast:eatforendurance.com/podcast 

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• Jon Levitt on Instagram:instagram.com/jwlevitt

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Want a realistic look at how parents can spend meaningful time with their kids while also working toward running goals?

Adam Merry is a professional dad and former pro runner living in Belfast, Maine. He loves the process of self-discovery and improvement through training and race trail and ultra marathons.

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For The Long Run’s podcast consultant is here to pull back the veil on everything from production to brand partnerships!

Emily Holland is the co-founder of Wild Poppy Creative Consulting, working with creators and small business owners to maximize their impact on the world. She’s worked with Jon for 3 years now and she joins the pod to break down everything For The Long Run in a real way. 

She's a trail runner, rock climber, beginner skier, and overall outdoor enthusiast based in Boulder with her partner and weird rescue dog.

Listen to hear about:

- Predictions for the content and podcasting space in 2025

- How podcasts and brands can work together as a win-win

- How FTLR has put out content consistently for 6 years

- Building relationships through podcasting

- Upcoming plans for FTLR that include YOU!

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- Emily on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/emilylholland 

- Emily on Instagram: instagram.com/emilylaurelholland 

- Wild Poppy Creative Consulting for podcasts: wildpoppycreativeco.com

- For The Long Run Podcast on Instagram: instagram.com/forthelrpod

- Jon Levitt on Instagram: instagram.com/jwlevitt

- Join the For The Long Run email community: for-the-long-run.beehiiv.com

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Ever thought about starting a run club or event of your own? Listen up!

Alexandra Weissner is the co-founder of Brunch Running, a community-focused run club and event series based in Denver.

With years of experience producing events like The bRUNch Run and the Steamboat Marathon, Alexandra has built a vibrant community that celebrates running, connection, and post-run brunches.

Want to run the Steamboat Marathon? Use code FTLR15 for 15% off your race entry of any distance!

Listen to hear about:

- Run clubs as social hubs for community and inclusion

- How you can start a run club yourself

- Getting in the mindset to create something new

- How Alex balanced training and work while professionalizing her running

- Finding local support and volunteers to make events like the Steamboat Marathon happen

Stay connected:

- Code FTLR15 for 15% off race entry: steamboatchamber.com 

- Alexandra Weissner on Instagram: instagram.com/alexweissner

- Brunch Running Club on Instagram: instagram.com/brunchrunning 

- Brunch Running Club Website: brunchrunning.com

- For The Long Run Podcast on Instagram: instagram.com/forthelrpod

- Jon Levitt on Instagram: instagram.com/jwlevitt

- Join the For The Long Run email community: for-the-long-run.beehiiv.com

This episode is supported by Hyperice: Innovative recovery tools for all types of training. My favorite are the Normatec leg boots and Normatec Go portable calf sleeves. Reach out to me on Instagram for a discount code to use at hyperice.com.

How do you stay motivated after a big setback or injury?

Fiona O'Keeffe is a professional runner with the PUMA Elite team based in North Carolina. After graduating from Stanford in 2020, she made the move to the East Coast and found success on the roads under the guidance of Alistair and Amy Cragg.

Listen to hear about:

- Balancing competition and community

- Process goals and setbacks as opportunities for growth

- PUMA’s support and how they value their athletes 

- Not being afraid to take chances

- Enjoying the day-to-day aspects of running 

- Using gratitude for reflection and staying grounded

Stay connected:

- Fiona on Instagram: instagram.com/fiona_okeeffe 

- For The Long Run Podcast on Instagram: instagram.com/forthelrpod

- Jon Levitt on Instagram: instagram.com/jwlevitt

- Join the For The Long Run email community: for-the-long-run.beehiiv.com

This episode is supported by Boulderthon: Our favorite Colorado race event with a variety of distances. Use code FTLR20 for $20 off the marathon or half marathon when you register at www.boulderthon.org.

Get tips from a coach who’s run over 250 marathons and ultras on 5 continents!

Ian Sharman is the founder of Sharman Ultra Coaching, a team of elite coaches. He got a marathon PR of 2:21 at age 43, and a half marathon PR of 1:03 at age 44. He's won over 50 marathon+ races with at least one win every year for 19 (and counting) consecutive years.

Ian also holds the fastest time in a trail 100-mile race by a Brit (12h44m), the record for the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (69h49m), has won the USATF 100-mile trail championship twice and is a four-time Leadville Trail 100 Champion. 

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This sprinter came from humble beginnings and is now one of the fastest people on Earth.

Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter and PUMA athlete who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics 100-meter event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. 

Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia, and then won a silver in the 200 meters.

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Print media is still alive, and it’s shaping running culture, too.

Simon Freeman is a runner and co-founder of Like the Wind magazine, an indie running publication telling stories that inspire, motivate and move runners.

He and his wife Julie also co-founded Freestak, an influencer platform for endurance sports brands which they sold in 2023.

Simon lives in Switzerland, enjoying the mountain life and building the Like the Wind media business.  

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Laura Jorgensen took a "short" break from her finance job that turned into a seven-year pro cycling career, earning over 50 podiums and a spot on the U.S. National Team.

Along the way, she and her teammate-turned-cofounder Courteney Lowe built The RunnerBox and The RiderBox into top-ranked subscription boxes.

In 2024, tired of the sports nutrition industry’s tendency to be overwhelming, uninviting, and, well, stale, Laura and Courteney launched Fuel Goods—an e-commerce marketplace making sports nutrition simple, accessible, and fun.

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