The Long Run: Navigating the Miles of Modern Leadership and Personal Growth
The Long Run explores what it really takes to lead well in a world that’s moving faster than ever.
Hosted by leadership and wellbeing coach Martin Lewis, this podcast offers grounded tools, insights, and stories that help you navigate the miles of modern leadership without burning out.
Drawing from ultrarunning, nursing leadership, coaching psychology, and human performance, Martin shares practical ways to build resilience, create meaning in your career, and lead with clarity, purpose, and sustainability.
This is a podcast about going the distance in work and life.
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56 minutes ago
56 minutes ago
In this episode, I catch up with Aisha Davies aka @bristolwiththeboys on Instagram. Aisha is a GP and a mother of 3 boys handling the responsibility like a pro. She talks to me about her honest approach to showcasing what her life is like and how it resonates with so many. This strangely mirrors a great approach to leadership which is probably very overlooked and underappreciated.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
In this episode, I have a bit of a rant about how leadership is being shaped by the global political scene. I review how this might be bad for wellbeing of the employees. This episode is only 20 minutes long.
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
In this episode, I explore the concept of Barefoot Parenting from the Barefoot Parent himself, Fred Ehressmann. We discuss how the idea of Parenting is flawed and manual driven but explore alternate paradigms. This ultimately linked back to what we can learn from Fred's experience and relate to leadership thought. A must listen and helpful for professionals looking after children in high pressured situations. To follow Fred, please visit @barefootparent on Instagram and Facebook. You can also get hold of Fred on substack at Barefoot Parent | Substack. For more about Long Run, please visit www.longruncoaching.com.
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
In this first episode, I lightly introduce the ideas that we will be discussing in the Long Run Podcast. A series that will be dedicated to exploring modern leadership and why old beliefs should be challenged. I discuss what I learned about leadership running a 100 mile ultramarathon. This is not only food for thought to challenge existing leadership cultures but a call to action to consider how we can be better to ourselves and others.