Finally Make Time For Fitness
“I would recommend taking the crucial mental step of deciding that the time to begin is now, and to make the firm commitment to yourself that you will train a specified number of days per week virtually no matter what – and to start today.”
Literary Titan interviews Jeffrey Weiss about finally making time for fitness, the mindset shifts that matter most as we age, and the long game behind his book Racing Against Time. The Q&A explores how discipline, patience, and realistic goal-setting can turn a late start into a sustainable, meaningful fitness journey.
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RunRunLive Podcast Interviews Jeffrey Weiss
“I one time told a friend that I was as likely to run a marathon as I was to walk on the moon. But I ran the 10K, then I thought maybe I could run the 10K a little faster, then what about a longer distance half marathon?”
On the RunRunLive 5.0 podcast, author Jeffrey Weiss discusses his new book, Racing Against Time. As we age, the question isn’t just what goals we set, but how we stay committed to them when motivation, energy, and identity all shift. The conversation explores the long-view perspective on growth, discipline, and staying in the game. Listen Now
The Israel Connexion Spotlights ‘Fighting Back’
“Jeffrey and Craig Weiss have documented the extraordinary story of Stan Andrews — a Jewish hero who has become the stuff of legend.”
The Israel Connexion radio program interviews Jeffrey Weiss about the book he co-authored about Stan Andrews, who left a comfortable postwar life in Los Angeles to travel to the war-torn Middle East, where he joined the Israeli Air Force and became one of its first fighter pilots. Listen Now
Midlife Transformation: Ironman Playbook for Endurance, Longevity and Healthy Aging
Can you build health span in your 50s, 60s, and beyond? Jeffrey Weiss joins Dr. Gillian Lockitch on the Growing Older Living Younger podcast to discuss his new book, Racing Against Time, and how structured training within smart guardrails — and the right mindset — can unlock cardiovascular fitness, strength, confidence, and cognitive resilience in midlife. Listen Now
‘People Of The Book’ Author Interview With Jeffrey Weiss
“The book is very eye-opening on a number of levels.”
People of the Book author Meryl Ain chats with Jeff Weiss about his book, Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force, which he co-wrote with his brother, Craig Weiss. The book tells the story of Stan Andrews, an assimilated American Jew and World War II veteran, who became one of the first fighter pilots in the history of the Israeli Air Force. Listen Now
Part 1: Starting Your First 10K at Age 48
Brian’s Run Pod Podcast spoke to author Jeffrey Weiss about starting endurance training at 48, building from a first 10K to marathons, and how structure, patience and prehab turned a late start into a sustained journey. Heat, injury scares and world majors deliver lessons you can use today. Listen Now
Clarion Reviews: ‘Fighting Back’
“Progressing at the taut pace of an espionage novel, Fighting Back is the engrossing biography of a defiant, passionate Jewish American soldier.”
Clarion Reviews spotlights Jeffrey and Craig Weiss’s biography Fighting Back, which explores the brief yet intrepid life of Stan Andrews, a Jewish American war pilot who fought for Israel during the country’s crucial War of Independence. Read Now
63 and Running Ultras?! The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything
“From his first 10K in his late 40s to Ironmans and ultras in his 50s and 60s, Jeff proves it's never too late to reinvent yourself.”
Author Jeffrey Weiss joins the Fit Over 50 Life podcast to to share how movement, mindset, and starting late transformed his healthspan. Listen Now
Road Dog Podcast: Interview With Jeffrey Weiss
"If you really take fitness seriously and you train regularly; you can really reduce the amount of decline you are going to experience."
Author Jeffrey Weiss is interviewed by Luis Escobar on the Road Dog Podcast and chats. Jeffrey discusses how he got started running, the running community in Tel Aviv, his book Racing Against Time, and what he has learned in 63 years on Earth. Listen Now
Warning: This Episode May Make You Want to Run
“If you've ever thought you were too old, too busy, or too late to try something new, Jeffrey's story might just convince you otherwise.”
On Sports Will Save Us All, host Sasha Graham talks to Jeffrey Weiss about starting his running journey at 48, the resilience behind his marathons and ultramarathons, and the message of Racing Against Time: it’s never too late to chase something big. Listen Now
The Patricia Raskin Show
“Jeff's story demonstrates the possibility of radical, life-altering change even during late middle age. He is a living example of the possibility of increasing ‘health span,.”
On the Patricia Raskin Show, host Patricia Raskin talks to Jeffrey Weiss about beginning his fitness journey at 48, the Ironman and ultramarathon feats that followed, and how Racing Against Time highlights resilience, renewal, and the possibility of radical transformation in midlife. Listen Now
Miles With Marty Podcast Interview
“Jeffrey’s simple goal of running a 10k sparked a profound personal evolution.”
On the Miles With Marty Podcast, host Marty talks to Jeffrey Weiss about how a 10K at 48 evolved into Ironman races and ultramarathons, and how Racing Against Time inspires belief that age doesn’t define your limits—transformation does. Listen Now
Kirkus Reviews: ‘Racing Against Time’
“An engaging and reflective life journey that captures the grit, grace, and quiet triumphs of endurance sports."
Kirkus reviews Racing Against Time: “The memoir’s honest reflections on physical challenges and mental resilience resonate alongside classics like Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, blending the physical demands of sport with introspective growth.” Read Now
The U.S. Review of Books
“Weiss' work is a raw and honest commentary on the human condition and the need to squeeze everything out of life while pushing past perceived limits to live life as it's meant to be lived—an adventure.”
The US Review of Books praises Racing Against Time as an inspiring, deeply human blueprint for redefining limits at any age. READ MORE
Clarion Reviews: ‘Racing Against Time’
“An encouraging memoir–cum–running guide, Racing Against Time is about pushing one’s athletic limits to succeed.”
Clarion Reviews spotlights Jeffrey Weiss’s Racing Against Time, praising his late-in-life transformation from first 10K to Ironman and ultramarathon feats, and highlighting the book’s message that disciplined reinvention and bold physical challenge can reshape aging, purpose, and possibility at any stage of life. Read Now
BookLife Review: ‘Racing Against Time’
"Weiss will inspire readers with this debut memoir of pursuing athletic fitness in middle age.”
In its review of Racing Against Time, BookLife spotlights Jeffrey Weiss’s gripping account of reclaiming purpose through endurance sport, praising the memoir’s candor, emotional depth, and vivid storytelling. Chronicling his leap from mid-life stagnation to Ironman finishes and ultramarathon grit, the review notes how Weiss blends physical challenge with personal renewal, offering an inspiring portrait of how bold goals can transform a life—at any age. Read Now
Limitless Mindset Podcast
“Think of your grandest goals. Whatever you endeavor to do in life, you're not honoring those goals sufficiently if you are not regularly challenging your body. For our minds rot when our bodies go unchallenged.”
On the Limitless Mindset podcast, host Jonathan Roseland talks to Jeffrey Weiss about the connection between physical challenge and personal growth, his Ironman and ultramarathon pursuits at 63, and how Racing Against Time reframes midlife as a powerful stage for transformation. Listen Now
Are You Letting Self-Limiting Beliefs Block Your Potential?
“Jeffrey encourages listeners to embrace challenges, redefine their limits, and pursue their own fitness journeys, regardless of age.”
On the Multiverse Leadership Podcast, host Justin “ITee” Walker talks to Jeffrey Weiss about rediscovering fitness in his late 40s, his path from sedentary habits to marathons and Ironman races, and how Racing Against Time champions mindset, consistency, and redefining limits at any age. Listen Now or Watch on YouTube
Everyday Athlete Podcast Interviews Jeffrey Weiss
“Whether you’re chasing your first 5K or your next finish line, this episode reminds you that it’s never too late to begin again.”
In this episode of Fireside Chat, host Jason Bahamundi sits down with author Jeffrey Weiss to explore the transformative power of running, mindset, and midlife reinvention. The conversation dives into how Weiss turned a late start at age 48 into a lifelong pursuit of endurance, from Ironman races to ultramarathons, and how every mile became a metaphor for growth, grit, and gratitude. Listen Now
Everyday Ironman Podcast Interview
“[Jeffrey’s] inspiring story reminds us that transformation often comes from perseverance, reflection, and a willingness to keep pushing forward.”
Jeffrey speaks with Everyday Ironman and shares how endurance sports became a vehicle for his personal growth and reinvention. The conversation explores Jeffrey's evolution as an athlete, including the race he didn’t finish that sparked a drive to conquer even greater challenges. Listen Now