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The Innerwork Dialogues 09: Personal & Spiritual Growth
The continuing dialogues between Steve & Kobe around running & what we call the spiritual. In this episode we unpack & examine the differences between personal growth ...
The Inner Experience of Running
The beginning of the end of the Running on Purpose podcast is the new beginning of the RunGnosis project. This episode covers the reasons for the transition & introduc...
The Innerwork Dialogues 08: No Lies
This is the final episode in our “apophatic” series, where we tackle the topic of No Lies. An overarching theme is my personal experience around the toxicity of modern...
The Innerwork Dialogues 07: No Assumptions
In he fourth episode in our "apophatic" series, we cover no assumptions. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.
The Innerwork Dialogues 06: Deeper Reflections
In the 6th installment of the "Kobe & Steve Show", which I call The Innerwork Dialogues, we start in a more contemplative mood & take our time in getting around to our...
Endorphin Book Club: The Art of Mastery Review
Back finally with another solo episode. As I mentioned recently, I have been working on a new series for this podcast that I’ll be announcing very soon. This series wi...
The Innerwork Dialogues 05: No Expectations
The second episode in our series on the running's apophatic path: no expectations.
The Innerwork Dialogues 04: No Judgement
In a another of our Innnerwork Dialogues, Kobe & I unpack a key concept from an early In The Zone episode more fully. We discuss the hazards of judgement. Please join us
The Rhythm of Life & Death: Cycles in Running
Happy Vernal Equinox 2024. Last night at 10pm we shifted seasons. This marks the scientific & mythic transition from winter into spring. It’s associated with Easter & ...
The Innerwork Dialogues 03: On "Goallessness" & Process
I am back with Kobe of the In The Zone podcast, where we are primarily focused on the inner game of running. What are the varieties of inner experience, that some may ...
Endorphin Book Club: An Invitation
Where I announce the Endorphin Book Club, a community for runners who read or readers who run. If you are interested in joining us please reach out to me directly via ...
The Mission Protocol: Brief, Intention, Execution & Debrief
In this essential episode, I walk through the single most important protocol one can implement this year & in the future for vastly improving their performance in trai...
The Innerwork Dialogues 02: Designing a Spiritual Training Plan
“The bad news is that you are falling through the air, there is nothing to hang onto, and you have no parachute. The good news is that there is no ground.” ~Chögyam Tr...
Charlotte Grysolle on the Nervous System & Breathwork for Runners
If you are anything like me, you probably listen to a lot of podcasts. I mean, here you are, listening to this one now. & it can be challenging to process the content ...
The View: arête Re-release w/ Jason Brooks
This episode is filled with gold. While the recording quality was abysmal - totally a fault of my using a recording system I was unaccustomed to - the discussion is ph...
Ballad of a Thin Man: Worldview as Foundation
Because something is happening here but you don't know what it isDo you, Mr. Jones?-Bob Dyan, Ballad of a Thin ManThis intro is from Cat Power's recently released live...
Go On, Be Brave: On Gratitude w/ Bill Corrigan
In this Thanksgiving special episode, I interview Bill Corrigan an athlete I have worked with for over four years who was diagnosed almost two years ago with ALS or Lo...
Our Birthright: Running As Movement Practice
In this solo episode, I develop my thesis that running is best understood & experienced as a movement practice. Here I unpack various arguments & points of view where ...
Endorphin Book Club - But Only On Sunday: Ron Clarke
This episode is the first in a series of readings I am calling the Endorphin Book Club. The EBC - which really should be called the Endocannabinoid Book Club to honor ...
Innerwork Dialogues 01: Belief as Container & Fuel for Sensemaking
I am very excited to introduce a new series & co-host to the RoP podcast. Over the summer I found a podcast created by a Belgian runner & coach, Kobe Blondeel, that ad...
Purpose Revisioned
As I was putting the finishing touches on the episode I planned to release today, I realized it might be helpful to discuss what I see purpose meaning now - in the fal...
The Return
Wherein your host, Steve Sisson, marks the return of the podcast from a three year hiatus. This episode reintroduces the new reboot of the Running on Purpose with a Wh...
Legends: 2003 London Marathon w/ Deena Kastor
On a spring day in London, the world was set on fire. We are joined by a legend, Deena Kastor, as we break down the 2003 London Marathon in which Paula Radcliffe unlea...
Interview with a Legend: Dick Beardsley
This interview with Dick Beardsley runs the gamut, from history & reflections on his running career to a deep sharing of personal tragedy & loss. But the current runni...
Legends: 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon (Part II)
Part II of a two part episode on the 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon that jumps straight into the drama. We also discuss the four protagonists' post-Olympic careers, dis...
Legends: 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon (Part I)
Part I of a two part episode on the 1984 Women's Olympic Marathon that traces the history of women's running, highlights the careers of the four main protagonists & se...
Legends: 1982 Boston Marathon
The inaugural episode in the Legends series breaking down classic races & highlighting legendary runners. We breakdown the 1982 Boston Marathon & highlight Alberto Sal...
Q&A: On Planning Mental Training
A dialogue with Bill Corrigan on how to set up a metal training plan. Bill asks if there is a periodization model we can use to optimize our mental game in running & r...
On Stillness & Resilience
In this episode we discuss life on lockdown & how we recommend silence & resilience as tools for coping with change & uncertainty. We end with one key session you can ...
On Practicing Being Human-An Injury Case Study w/ Tomek Baginski
A lively & illuminating discussion & a case study on Tomek learning to deal with a longterm injury & how that can lead to a greater appreciation of being "a human havi...