Best Running Podcasts to Pitch As a Guest (2026)
Running podcasts have some of the most loyal audiences in sports audio: road runners, marathoners, and trail and ultra athletes who listen during the miles. For coaches, physical therapists, sports dietitians, athletes, and running brands, these shows reach people who train with intent.
This list is built for pitching, not listening. Every show below takes guests and comes with listener estimates and booking difficulty, so you can tell quickly whether it fits your client.
What puts a show on this list
- Active — published an episode in the last 2 months
- Takes guests — an interview or guest format
- Mid-sized — 100 to 10,000 estimated listeners per episode and very low to medium booking difficulty: shows your client can realistically get on
- Has a contact email — so you can pitch the show directly
Household-name shows are left out on purpose. They rarely book guests from cold pitches; mid-sized shows do, and their audiences are often more focused.
Pitch running shows with a story or a method
Running hosts book guests who help listeners run better or who have a race story worth hearing. Offer one clear angle, such as an injury-prevention approach, a training block that worked, or a hard race and what it taught, and say whether your client fits road, trail, or ultra audiences.
Use Podseeker’s podcast database to go past this list: filter running shows by listener estimates, booking difficulty, country, and recent activity. Recommendations match shows to your client profile, and pitches to very high-fit podcasts booked at 6.2%, versus 3.3% overall.
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