# What Happens When Running Becomes Your Job? | Jacob Puzey

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Podcast: [Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderlands-trail-and-ultra-running-6921910)
Published: 2026-05-25T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.borderlands.cc/recent-podcast-episodes/he-was-paid-to-run-for-20-years-then-running-felt-free-again-jacob-puzey
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## Resource

Professional running can quietly turn into pressure, performance, sponsorship obligations, and constant visibility. This episode with Jacob Puzey is for runners who have felt burnout creeping into the thing they once loved and want to rediscover simplicity, rhythm, and freedom in running again. After twenty years as a professional runner, coach, race director, and sponsored athlete, Jacob reflects on what happened when the pressure finally disappeared. What starts as a conversation about road running slowly becomes something much deeper about identity, aging, social media, routine, and why signing up for hard things still matters even after competition stops mattering. Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. If you’re new to Borderlands, start here . Topics / Timestamps 00:43 Rediscovering the Joy of Running 07:41 The Journey Back to Running 11:39 The Transition from Competition to Personal Growth 14:50 The Journey to Scholarship and Running 19:20 The Importance of Commitment in Running Resources / Links Salt Lake Foothills Trail Races Josh Rosenthal on IG Borderlands.cc La French Trail High Tones Subwhatever Related Episodes Ultra Running isn't Just Running Presented by Kiprun . ---- Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it. Watch on YouTube Read on Substack

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