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) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.