Off The Couch

In our inaugural episode of Off the Couch, Jonathan Ellsworth (founder of BLISTER), and co-host, Brendan Leonard (creator of Semi-Rad.com and producer of How to Run 100 Miles), talk about their running backgrounds; their love / hate relationships with running; and consider Strava as a modern-day spiritual exercise??TOPICS & TIMES:When do you actually get to call yourself a “runner”? (1:30)Our running backgrounds — the early years (3:15)Brendan’s return to running (7:25)Jonathan’s return to running (after breaking his neck) (13:06)Exploration, drugs, and stories (21:25)Strava as a spiritual exercise?? (34:30) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Off The Couch is a new podcast from BLISTER that will be taking a closer look at the wide, weird, and wonderful world of running.This is a show for people who love to run, but it is also a show for those who maybe only kinda like running — and for those who sometimes really hate running. As for us, we find ourselves falling into all 3 of these categories depending on the day, and we have a hunch that quite a few of you might be able to relate to that, too.So whether you are just starting to think about getting into running; or you only run once or twice a week or month; or whether you are out there crushing ultras every single weekend, our goal here is to encourage you to get off the couch and get moving by talking each week to some of the biggest characters, most accomplished runners, some extremely “average” runners, and to fill you in on some of the notable events, new gear, and interesting research that all contribute to making running an activity that can make our lives better.Off The Couch will be hoste