This podcast series brings the book “The Runner’s Paradox” to LIFE! Literally. This series dives deep into the book, in an expansive manner - talking about the research covered by the book, and beyond - to the latest evidence, real stories, rehab practical knowledge and more. You just gotta tune in. Listen and run or - listen while you run. Grab your copy of the book at therunnersparadox.com
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Mile 13: Relearning to Run You have run marathons. You have logged the miles. Trusted the form your body settled into years ago. But what if that form isn’t fixed? What if it’s just… familiar? This episode opens Part 4 of The Runner’s Paradox with a quiet provocation: maybe you’re not running wrong, but maybe you’re not running as well as you could…
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Mile 12: Hitting the Wall — and Breaking Through It
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Mile 12: Hitting the Wall — and Breaking Through It You are not only an agent of your body—but subject to your body. This episode explores the paradox of pushing limits: when striving makes us stronger, and when it quietly breaks us. We unpack Chapter 12 of The Runner’s Paradox, where “hitting the wall” isn’t merely the loss of speed or strength — …
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Mile 11: The Pursuit of Excellence What does excellence mean when your best days are behind you—or just beginning? In this episode, we unpack chapter 11 of The Runner’s Paradox, where excellence is less about crossing a finish line, and more about learning how to keep showing up. This episode discusses how long-distance running shapes, challenges, …
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Mile 10: Running As Empowerment Not all power is loud. Sometimes, it shows up mid-run—somewhere between fatigue and clarity. In this episode, we explore the kind of empowerment that doesn’t come from pace or podiums. Chapter 10 of The Runner’s Paradox looks at how running can quietly rebuild a person—from the inside out. We reflect on how long-dist…
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Mile 9: The Need to Run What if your most disciplined habit was also your quietest dependency? In this episode, we unpack Chapter 9 of The Runner’s Paradox: an exploration of addiction not as drama, but as routine. We ask what happens when running becomes your only method of emotional regulation, your only story of success, your only form of contro…
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Mile 8: Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
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Chapter 8: Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner Part 3 of The Runner’s Paradox quietly dims the spotlight: this time we’re not chasing paces, we’re chasing presence. In a conversation that’s equal parts wit and wonder, we invite you into the lonely miles where silence becomes your most honest running partner. We explore the “missing witness” that…
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Mile 7: Racing – When Winning Isn’t the Point What if the race wasn’t about proving something—but about remembering who you are? In this episode, we unpack the paradoxes of performance: where full effort doesn’t guarantee outcome, where control dissolves on race day, and where identity can become entangled with a single finish time. Backed by fresh…
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What if the ground beneath you wasn’t passive, but perceptive? In this episode, we discuss mile 6 of The Runner’s Paradox. We explore how terrain doesn’t just shape your run, it shapes you. Uneven surfaces subconsciously recalibrate stride. Sand quietly recruits more muscle than pavement ever could. Soft or unstable ground teaches balance, proprioc…
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Mile 5 – Phenomenology of Training What if training wasn’t just about building a faster, stronger body—but about sculpting a deeper, more attuned self? In this episode, we step into the lived world of training as more than physical sweat or mental grit. We unpack how intentional, disciplined effort—whether alone or with a partner—becomes a phenomen…
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Mile 4: The Act of Running What happens when running stops being about performance and becomes a way of being? What if running was not simply an act of moving forward but a laboratory for consciousness itself? In this episode, we step into Mile 4, the moment where running ceases to feel mechanical and begins to reveal itself as a deeply embodied pr…
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Mile 3: The Greatest Sucky Thing What if pain isn’t the enemy but the teacher? What if “sucky things” aren’t obstacles but doorways? In this episode, we dive deep into the strange logic of running: where suffering births joy, stiffness hides in cushioning, and smooth flow demands awkwardness first. From biomechanics to philosophy, we unpack seven p…
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Not Just Born to Run: Why We Keep Going What if running isn’t just motion, but meaning in motion? Episode 2 explores the hidden currents—autonomy, competence, relatedness—and the brain’s Default Mode Network (DMN), where mental chatter fades into flow. With philosophy from Sartre, Camus, and Merleau-Ponty, we reflect on running as an act of persist…
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We were born to run — Or were we? In this episode, The Runner’s Paradox Podcast uncovers the science, psychology, and philosophy behind our evolutionary design for endurance. From our ancestors’ persistence hunts to the challenges of modern sedentary life, we explore how running connects body and mind, and why it remains such a powerful, primal act…
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An overview of The Runner’s Paradox book and what to expect from future episodes!By Mok Ying Rong
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