Running Buddies featuring Nicholas Thompson pt. 1

Running Buddies featuring Nicholas Thompson pt. 1

June 10, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 54

About this episode

Nicholas Thompson discusses his trail running experiences and insights from his book while exploring themes of equity in competitive running.

On todays show I welcome Nicholas Thompson, the CEO of The Atlantic and author of the book The Running Ground to Running Buddies. We talk about Nicks recent trail running experiences and personal updates regarding his media company before diving into his book. This interview was framed around the characters in his book and in this episode we look at Bobbi Gibb and Tony Ruiz. We also discuss demographics of competitive running, debating whether the sport is truly equitable given the geog...

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