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Running On Purpose

A seasonal, bi-weekly podcast dedicated to integrating body, mind & soul for what the race requires.

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The oyo.run Project

Hello, it's Steve Sisson, recording this in March of 2026. As you've probably guessed, this podcast has been retired — but I'm excited to share what's coming next. It's called oyo.run , & the focus is simple: self-coaching. Taking ownership of your running experience — as you should have been doing all along. I'll be your host, joined by a range of collaborators who'll help me break down the…

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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 & spiritual growth: how they are different, the ways they feed forward & backward into each other & share some deeply personal ways in which we both have "struggled well" in relationship to growth - however it framed. Godspeed my…

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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 & introduces the general message & intent of RunGnosis. After this intro, Steve covers the reasons why every runner should be focused on their inner experience of running as much as their goals, results & data. Godspeed.

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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 Western culture & how it creates many challenges for runners.

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The Innerwork Dialogues 07: No Assumptions

In he fourth episode in our "apophatic" series, we cover no assumptions. Godspeed, my friends, godspeed.

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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 planned discussion topic of No Assumptions. In fact, we realized about an hour in that we'd really not specifically addressed the topic but instead spent our time reflecting on the initial two topics, while at the same time looking…

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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 will fold in with the Innerwork Dialogues I have been doing with Kobe over at In The Zone & continued posts around the Endorphin Book Club - more on that below - & continued reflections around training the body mind & soul as…

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The Innerwork Dialogues 05: No Expectations

The second episode in our series on the running's apophatic path: no expectations.

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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

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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 death burial & resurrection of Christ & the temporary return of Persphone, goddess of Spring, from her enslavement in the underworld with Hades for the rejuvenation of the crops & cycle of agriculture. For many runners, it marks…

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