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EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 49 MIN

Mark Dowdle on Backyard Ultras, Keeping Promises to Yourself, and What Hour 60 Reveals

from For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running · host Jonathan Levitt

Mark Dowdle is a backyard ultra competitor who found running after college football and lacrosse, not because he loved the sport, but because he needed somewhere to put everything he was carrying. What started as 3:30 a.m. runs to eliminate excuses has...

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Mark Dowdle on Backyard Ultras, Keeping Promises to Yourself, and What Hour 60 Reveals

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Mark Dowdle is a backyard ultra competitor who found running after college football and lacrosse, not because he loved the sport, but because he needed somewhere to put everything he was carrying. What started as 3:30 a.m. runs to eliminate excuses...

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