For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

What if your favorite running snack could also positively change the world?

Salma Fotovat is a co-founder of Riverside Natural Foods, home to one of our favorite snack brands, MadeGood.

Salma is passionate about where food comes from and leads the sourcing and impact initiatives at Riverside.

Running has brought connection, perspective, and gratitude to her life and she strives to inspire others to stay active and prioritize their mental and physical health.

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What’s the big, scary goal that you’re going to choose for 2025?

Mike "Sully" Sullivan is a retired Special Forces Colonel with 30 years of service in the U.S. Army, including six combat tours in Afghanistan and leadership roles in elite Special Operations units.

Sully is the current Chief of Staff of the veteran support group Team Red, White & Blue, the founding member of Team RWB Fayetteville, a career high school math teacher, and father of three children.

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Dakotah Lindwurm is an Olympic Marathoner from Minnesota who runs for PUMA and Minnesota Distance Elite.

She made the podium at the Olympic Trials, came in 12th in Paris 2024, and has a 2:24 marathon personal best.

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Hear straight from pro runners on their biggest challenges and joys of the sport.

Jon moderated this panel discussion at Boulderthon on September 28, 2024 with athletes Scott Jurek, Molly Seidel, Rory Linkletter, Maor Tiyouri, and Dakotah Lindwurm.

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Are you one of those runners who started off absolutely hating the sport?

Jeremy Miller is an athlete and content creator based in Austin, TX. He has completed several marathons and ultras with a 2:44 marathon personal best.

Jeremy is also known for his unique athletic feats, like running a sub-5-minute mile and deadlifting 500 pounds on the same day, and running a 62-mile race around a one-mile loop in a parking lot.

He’s also the co-founder of Switchback, a running nutrition brand.

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Olympic Marathoner Molly Seidel calls herself a “running nerd to the core,” but that doesn’t mean it’s all fun and games.

Molly is an Olympic bronze medalist in the marathon who lives in Flagstaff, AZ.

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Is building a media company a bigger test of endurance than a 250 mile race?

Jason Bahamundi is an 8x Ironman and 8x 100 Mile finisher, plus a finisher of the inaugural Cocodona 250.

But he thinks his biggest endurance feat so far is founding his sports publication, Run•Tri•Bike.

Jason believes that there is a spot at the starting line for everybody and every body, despite the obstacles they may encounter along the way.

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At just 9 years old, Sebastian Salsbury ran his first ultramarathon race.

He knew even then that he had to become one of the best in the sport someday.

Now, Sebastian is an 18-year-old professional trail runner in Santa Barbara, CA who’s found a second family in the trail running community.

He believes that anyone at any age can start running.

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What sounds more challenging: Running a hard 10k, or sitting still for three days without exercise?

Dr. Lara Pence is a licensed clinical psychologist working with elite and professional athletes.

She helps them not only improve their performance in sport but also connect more deeply with the entire life experience.

Lara’s also the founder of The Coaches Collective, a program for ambitious sport coaches looking to increase their skills in human behavior and psychology.

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How does a runner go from self-described bench warmer to podium finisher at one of the most renowned 100 milers in the world?

Zoë Rom is a writer and journalist based in Carbondale, CO.

She’s the host and producer of The Trailhead Podcast and Your Diet Sucks, and author of the book “Becoming a Sustainable Runner.”

And she was the second female finisher at the 2024 Leadville Trail 100 Run!

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