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THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

He Ran 61 Marathons in 61 Days With Nothing But a Backpack: Aleksander Lingauer's Story of Obsession, Purpose, and What It Means to Chase Something Real

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8686 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Sixty-one marathons in sixty-one days: From the southern border of Germany to the northern sea, Aleksander Lingauer covered the entire distance on his own.


No sponsors. No shortcuts. Just a backpack, a belief, and the stubborn will to see it through.


Aleksander is an endurance athlete and writer, and the mind behind Project 61, a solo mission to run the length of Germany, one marathon a day, for two straight months. 


But his story isn't just about distance, it's about what happens when no one's watching. About walking away from millions to protect something deeper. And about the kind of training no one puts on social media—the alleyway push-ups, the quiet breakdowns, the handwritten letters from the far edges of Europe.


He's now writing his first book, a raw account of his 419-day solo hike across the continent.


Alexander is taking the steps to explore the space where discipline meets obsession, where modern masculinity meets vulnerability, and what it costs to chase something real in a world that moves fast and forgets even faster.


If you're building something hard, trying to stay steady in the noise, or looking for proof that grit still matters, then this episode is for you.


Let's get into it. 


In today's conversation, Aleksander takes me through his wild physical adventures, what drives him to do these things, crewing the BPN Last Man Standing Race for Zach Pogrob and Kim, his ambitions for the future, and how to live for more.


Aleksander is 1 of 1. And this conversation was very introspective in the best of ways.  


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Transcript

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0:00.0

And if you want to quit, you're free to quit. We're going to support any decision you make.

0:05.1

You tell me you're done. You're done. We'll stop now.

0:09.4

But you motherfucker said win or die. You announced it. On Instagram, you use those words, win or die.

0:16.7

So what's it going to be? What are we going to do? What are we here for?

0:21.6

And without answering the question, Kim gets up.

0:24.4

And that intensity that I spoke of earlier, that bitch was back, man.

0:29.5

And as he stands up and walks to the line, I say to him, I guess it's win.

0:38.3

That was APL today on the Running Effect podcast here to share stories like that one.

0:42.8

You just heard in many more from his adventures on his time on earth.

0:47.2

You're not allowed to have favorites, but I think you are.

0:50.6

And I have a few favorite followers, APL being one of them.

0:53.4

I kind of document our journey, our history of friendship throughout the past year and a half. And I have a few favorite followers, APL being one of them. I kind of document our journey,

0:55.4

our history of friendship throughout the past year and a half in the early part of this podcast.

0:59.5

But it's really cool to see someone who I've been connected to for quite some time, make his

1:04.9

way on the podcast and rightfully so. He's been a loyal follower of the running effect commented

1:09.5

on so many reels throughout the past year and a half.

1:11.8

And then I found out about this guy through the BPN.

1:14.2

Well, a little before that, but BPN last man's day is where I was like, this guy's a dog.

1:18.7

True and Zach Pogrob as well as Kim, who shared the win after going 56 laps.

1:23.4

And so I was like, I want to get this man on the podcast. I also found out that he did 61 marathons in 61 days from the southern border of Germany to the northern sea.

1:31.1

And he's done all sorts of different remarkable adventures like that through his lifetime.

1:36.1

And so I really peeled back the curtain on who this man is, his ambitions, his drive, what drives him, why he chases after big things. And it was a conversation

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