Harvey Lewis | The Man Behind the Ultras

Harvey Lewis | The Man Behind the Ultras

Harvey Lewis is one of ultrarunning’s most accomplished endurance athletes, but the more interesting question might be how a high school civics teacher from Ohio became capable of doing any of this. Badwater, Backyard Ultras, Barkley, 250-mile runs. Harvey has built an extraordinary career without making running his entire life.

I spent a morning with Harvey at his home in Ohio, days before his 16th consecutive Badwater, trying to understand what makes Harvey Harvey. We talk about the dreamer and engineer he inherited from his parents, the teachers who changed his life, how running and teaching grew together, and why the hardest races have become something closer to pilgrimages.

The conversation ends somewhere more personal, with Harvey remembering the person he still imagines waiting for him when things get hard.

Thumbnail photo by Romain Mayambi

Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review.

If you’re new to Borderlands, start here.

Topics / Timestamps
  • 2:17 Harvey Lewis' Origins
  • 6:33 Harvey Lewis' Parents: The Dreamer and the Engineer
  • 18:39 Running and Teaching
  • 30:59 Running as Pilgrimage

Resources / Links
  1. TINAR Race Series | Register
  2. Borderlands.cc
  3. La French Trail
  4. Subwhatever

Related Episodes
  1. Ultra Running isn't Just Running

Presented by Kiprun.

----

Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it.

Watch on YouTube

Read on Substack

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(319)

Karl  Meltzer | Speedgoat, UTMB, and Trail Running’s Boom

Karl Meltzer | Speedgoat, UTMB, and Trail Running’s Boom

Trail running has exploded into a global business, and Karl Meltzer somehow ended up at the center of it. HOKA turned his Speedgoat nickname into one of trail running’s defining shoes, Red Bull paid h...

17 Elo 1h 2min

Harvey Lewis | The Mind Behind the Ultras

Harvey Lewis | The Mind Behind the Ultras

Ultrarunning eventually becomes a mental problem. The body hurts, the race stops going to plan, and the question becomes what the best ultrarunners understand about continuing when quitting makes sens...

13 Elo 39min

Ciele Athletics and the Rise of Running Culture

Ciele Athletics and the Rise of Running Culture

Ciele helped change what running looked like, but the more interesting story is what sat underneath the aesthetic. This episode is for runners curious about how a hat brand became part of running cult...

4 Elo 15min

Satisfy x Adidas: Who Won the Circle Pit Backlash?

Satisfy x Adidas: Who Won the Circle Pit Backlash?

The Satisfy x Adidas collaboration became one of the loudest moments in running, but almost none of the conversation was about the shoe. It became a fight over price, fashion, authenticity, and what r...

28 Heinä 19min

This is Trail Running Without Mountains.

This is Trail Running Without Mountains.

Trail running in the Midwest looks different. No mountain towns. No towering peaks. Just a different kind of commitment. On the drive to Harvey Lewis's house, Josh and Sam Hartman explore what it mean...

21 Heinä 31min

What If Your Best Running Is Still Ahead?

What If Your Best Running Is Still Ahead?

Hardrock 100 gave aging trail runners something many of us didn't realize we needed: hope. Ludovic Pommeret broke the course record at 50. Courtney Dauwalter won again and still walked away chasing so...

16 Heinä 22min

They Refuse to Make Toy Shoes. | Inside HOKA's Culture Strategy

They Refuse to Make Toy Shoes. | Inside HOKA's Culture Strategy

HOKA has become one of the few running brands to cross into culture without losing credibility with runners. If you're building a brand, launching new products, or wondering how companies grow without...

13 Heinä 29min

Suosittua kategoriassa Terveys ja hyvinvointi

unicast
tiedenaiset-podcast
vakeva-elama-viisaampi-mieli-vahvempi-keho
rss-pitaisko-erota
psykopodiaa-podcast
meditaatiot-suomeksi
voi-hyvin-meditaatiot-2
terapiassa
rss-uplevel-by-sonja-hannus
selviytyjat-tarinoita-elamasta
paritellen
junnut-pelissa
rss-seksicast
rss-pt-paahtio
rss-mighty-finland-podcast
rss-vapaudu-voimaasi
rss-kuumilla-aalloilla
yes-girl
kehorauhaa
ruokaklinikka