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Why We Marathon
by Alex Elman
Why We Marathon tells the stories behind why runners endure marathon races. From everyday runners to elite athletes, we dive deep into the motivating factors of why people run marathons.
Episodes
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Episode 28: Mika Shevit
Mika is a 47 year old real estate broker in Florida who has completed multiple Miami Marathons and Fort Lauderdale Marathons. Mika is in the middle of a half-marathon challenge where he wants to run a half marathon every single day! He currently is at 250 days in a row and you can follow his...
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Episode 27: Taisuk "Tai" Kim
Taisuk "Tai" Kim is 33 and an Operations Manager at a fashion e-commerce start-up based in NYC. Tai's parents were among the first generation "amateur" runners in Korea. They (and their friends) founded one of the oldest amateur running clubs in the country in the early 2000s. When running was...
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Episode 26: Kaitlyn Burrows
Kaitlyn Burrows finished the New York City marathon on a broken foot! Talk about perseverance. In this episode, we cover how Kaitlyn was able to power through the pain and why she wanted to run New York City again. Kaitlyn describes the joys of running and why she loves the humanity surrounding...
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Episode 25: Amritpal Ghatora
Running was a hobby when Amritpal started and has firmly become the most important aspect of his life. As a runner, he's always looking to improve. It is the backbone of Amritpal's running journey, harnessed with the belief and motivation that you really have no limits and you can be the best...
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Episode 24: Austin Prario and a Guest Appearance from his dad Dave Prario
Austin Prario was born with a serious heart condition and only has three chambers in his heart. Doctors told his parents seven weeks before his birth, and right around the Boston Marathon, that he would never be a varsity athlete or be able to run a marathon. The doctors however didn't know...
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Episode 23: Simone Hanlen aka @NYCMuncher
Simone Hanlen loves to run but also loves to eat. She is an ultra-marathoner, a tennis coach, a fellow Peloton member, and a huge fan of New York’s amazing restaurant scene. You can follow Simone on Instagram @NYCMuncher to see some of the best eats around the city and get a glimpse into her...
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Episode 22: Jeff Galloway, World Famous Running Coach and Olympian, Part 3 of 3
Jeff Galloway is a world-class athlete and world-famous running coach. In part 3, we cover how Jeff has helped over 300,000 runners achieve their goals of running a marathon race and the science behind his legendary Run-Walk-Run method. As a member of the 1972 Olympic team, Jeff competed against...
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Episode 21: Jeff Galloway, World Famous Running Coach and Olympian, Part 2 of 3
Jeff Galloway is a world-class athlete and world-famous running coach. In part 2, we cover how Jeff qualified for the 1972 Munich Olympics and what it was liked to be coached by the legendary Bill Bowerman. We also share a funny story about Steve Prefontaine and what it was like to be in the...
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Episode 20: Jeff Galloway, World Famous Running Coach and Olympian, Part 1 of 3
Jeff Galloway is a world-class athlete and world-famous running coach. As a member of the 1972 Olympic team, Jeff competed against the world’s best athletes in Europe, Africa, and the former Soviet Union. He broke the U.S. 10-mile record (47:49) in 1973 and has a six-mile best of 27:21. Among his...
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Episode 19: Michael Selman
Michael Selman has been running since 1982 and has built a special relationship with his father around running marathons. Michael has run over 30 marathons with his first one taking place in 1983 and the last one occurring last year before the COVID-19 shutdown completing the Ultimate Peach....
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Episode 18: Roxanne Baggot
Roxanne Baggot has a similar story to mine as she lost her mother to cancer. Roxanne also follows the Galloway Method of walking and running to complete marathons. In 2017, Roxanne had two cardiac arrests from third-degree heart block and was luckily brought back to life. Only 5% of people…
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Episode 17: Matt Comite
Matt talks about running the New York City marathon as a guy who grew up in the city. It wasn't a matter of if he would run the New York City marathon but a matter of when. We also discuss what inspired him to run the Atlanta marathon. Matt also discusses his transition from running to Crossfit…
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Episode 16: Jonathan Flores
Jonathan Flores is the host of the podcast Run with Purpose and Executive Director of Hangry, a registered 501(c)(3) charity that exists for two reasons. First, we build programs and events to help support those dealing with the issue of hunger. From hosting fundraising events to community meals,...
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Episode 15: Paige Tatulli
Paige Tatulli speaks about how her meeting with Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald as she sought treatment for her third battle with an incurable cancer inspired Paige to run the Philadelphia Marathon. She describes how she used to run under 3 miles and then decided it was time to take her running to the...
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Episode 14: Gia Alvarez, Founder of Juma Fit
Gia Alvarez a fourteen-time marathoner started training other runners to prepare for marathons and realized that running is what she “wanted to do!” Running was no loner a past time; it organically became her lifetime career. Gia, like many other women struggled with fertility issues. She found...
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Episode 13: Kirsten Godleski
Episode 13 is now live featuring Kirsten Godleski's amazing story of running 58 marathons across all 50 states. She's run everything from the New York City Marathon to smaller races like the Lake Mead Marathon in Nevada. Kirsten details what it's like to run smaller races with under 100 people!...
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Episode 12: Ray Zaragoza aka Coach Ray
Ray Zaragoza hails from San Gabriel, California and is 44 years old. Ray was a banker for about 10 years, got laid off due to the Covid-19 pandemic and decided to pursue his passion as a full time fitness coach. Ray has done 54 marathons including the Lake Tahoe Triple which comprises of 3...
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Episode 11: Tawni Gomes
In 1996 Tawni Gomes weighed 295 pounds and was working for a Fortune 500 company climbing the corporate ladder, working her way up to the top. But, she was severely depressed, on antidepressants, and wasn't working out. But, then she was inspired by the Oprah Show. One day she was watching it and...
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Episode 10: Jack Fultz
Jack Fultz won the 1976 Boston Marathon, the hottest on record, with a time of 2:20:19. The temperature was over 100 degrees before the noon start time. The race is known as the "The Run for the Hoses" as spectators all across the Boston suburbs took out their garden hoses to spray down the...
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Episode 9: Cheri Whitt
Cheri details how she recovered from a stroke at age 50 and started training for her first marathon after this scary life incident. She decided to start in her hometown of Fargo, North Dakota with a childhood friend. Since that first one, Cheri has run over 100 marathons all across the world.…
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Episode 8: Matthew Growney
Matthew Growney details how running has helped him handle the grief of losing his mother and why he now runs for the Dana Farber Institute. Matthew provides excellent background on how he fundraises for the Dana Farber Institute and how they run their marathon fundraising program different…
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Episode 7: Janet Slosberg
Janet speaks about how she's been able to run for decades including the original marathon in Athens, Greece along with her memories from the Disney Marathon. Janet details how her running journey all started in a bar with a bucket list promise to run the New York City Marathon with her friend....
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Episode 6: Gabriel Romero
Gabriel talks about growing up poor, his father walking out on Gabriel's family at age 12, and how marathon running helped Gabriel redeem his self worth. Gabriel also digs into how marathon running is all mental and how he still struggles with his diet but is constantly working to improve his...
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Episode 5: Corrine Fitzgerald aka Coach Fitz
Corrine Fitzgerald shares her story of going from a high school steeplechase superstar to marathon runner. Corrine explains how she transitioned to become a marathon runner and why she loves coaching runners for a variety of races today in New York City. Coach Fitz also talks about major injuries...
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Episode 1: Host Alex Elman
I'm your host Alex Elman and I’m proud to announce my new podcast Why We Marathon where I’ll dive into the deep personal reasons people run marathons. Episode 1 is a bit emotional and my own story about how marathon racing helped me cope with my mother’s death, concealed a binge eating disorder...
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Episode 4: Phil Irvine
Phil Irvine dives deep into his family history and how many of his family members lived into their 90s and even early hundreds but how is dad actually passed away in his early 60s due to health and fitness reasons. This inspired Phil to stay in shape and conquer the three marathons he's run…
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Episode 3: Liz Corkum aka Coach Corky
Liz Corkum also known as Coach Corky dives deep into her 20 plus marathons including running Boston during the bombing and how she persevered to make it back to Boston two years later.
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Episode 2: Kristen Dunleavy
Kristen Dunleavy has run three marathons with her PR coming from the Philadelphia 2019 race. Kristen is passionate about running for causes such as Running to Protest and is a member of the Goldfinger Track Club. She admires runners like Eddie Gieda Jerry Francois, Gavin Wynn, and Alison Desir.
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Why We Marathon tells the stories behind why runners endure marathon races. From everyday runners to elite athletes, we dive deep into the motivating factors of why people run marathons.
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Why We Marathon is created and hosted by Alex Elman.
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