851. Jordan Litz's 2025 New York City Marathon Recap

"Running the marathon and doing two Broadway shows in the same day — I've never felt more New York than that day."

Did you hear about the man who ran the 2025 New York City Marathon and then went on to star in two performances of Wicked on Broadway that same day? That man is Jordan Litz, who is currently starring as Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway. He's the longest-running Fiyero in Wicked history, having performed the role more than 1,500 times. And two of those times were immediately after he crossed the finish line at his first marathon, the New York City Marathon. In this conversation, Jordan talks about how he pulled off this tremendous physical and mental feat — and how it felt to run 26.2 miles and then get through "Dancing Through Life," twice!

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In this episode:

• How Jordan is feeling post-NYC Marathon, and why he wanted to run a marathon and perform in two Wicked shows in one day (2:35)
• What it was like being spoofed on Saturday Night Live the night before the marathon (5:30)
• Jordan's snapshot moment from Sunday, November 2 (7:30)
• What it's like starring in Wicked right now (14:00)
• How, when, and why Jordan — a former competitive swimmer — became a runner (19:30)
• Jordan's impressions of the running community (25:05)
• How Jordan met his now-wife, Julie (26:45)
• All about Jordan's NYC Marathon training (32:55)
• How Jordan spent the days before the race (38:20)
• Jordan recaps his race (44:00)
• What it was like going from the finish line to the Gershwin (53:00)

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