Podcasts by Ali on the Run Show
Every week on the Ali on the Run Show, I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond. And while running is what brings us all together, on these episodes, we're digging a little deeper. These conversations are about the decisions people have made to get where they are today, and how getting sweaty has factored in. Whether you’re on the run toward something great or away from something that’s holding you back, join me on this never-ending adventure, and let’s all pick up the pace together.
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681. Tunde Oyeneyin, Peloton Instructor&New York City Marathoner from 2023-12-07T10:00
"For the first time in my entire life, I was in awe of myself. I was in awe of what I’d accomplished. The marathon was a love letter to myself. For the first...
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680. Randi Zuckerberg, Marathoner&Ultramarathoner from 2023-11-30T10:00
"I am so grateful for the professional experiences that I’ve had, and so grateful for the incredible men in my life. But I feel like I’ve been the supporting...
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679. My 2023 New York City Marathon Weekend Recap from 2023-11-22T10:00
"I am not going up on that stage crying, but I don’t want to dismiss this moment! I want to take this all in and I want to feel this. It was an incredibly po...
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678. Run Your Way with Elle Purrier St. Pierre from 2023-11-09T10:00
"So many people asked me if I was going to keep running. And it’s like, to me it’s just a ridiculous question. You have a kid, what, you have to give up your...
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677. LIVE with Ellie Kemper from 2023-11-07T10:00
You know her (from The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). You love her (because she's funny and genuine). She's Listen
676. Sara Vaughn's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap from 2023-11-03T09:33
"I'm already dreaming about the next one."
Sara Vaughn had a good, great, wonderful day a...
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675. Everything You Need to Know About the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon from 2023-10-26T09:00
"At a marathon finish line — especially this marathon finish line — you see the best of humanity."
674. Molly Seidel’s 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap from 2023-10-24T09:00
"I love the chaos. That’s where I find the calm."
After a year and a half filled with inj...
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673. Run Your Way with Emily Sisson and Shane Quinn from 2023-10-20T13:35
"Pressure comes when things are going well."
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672. Meghann Featherstun, 2:49 Marathoner&Sports Dietitian from 2023-10-19T09:00
"This is just fun to me. We put so much pressure on the outcome of these races. We want to prove ourselves, prove we can run a certain time, and I understand...
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671. Des Linden's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap from 2023-10-17T09:00
"So much can happen in those last few miles."
It was a good day in Chicago for Des Linden...
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670. My 2023 Chicago Marathon Weekend Recap from 2023-10-12T09:00
"This weekend brought me back to life in a way that I didn't even realize I needed so badly."
669. Everything You Need to Know About the Chicago Marathon from 2023-09-29T20:22:25
It's almost time for the 45th running of the Chicago Marathon! The 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 8, and this episode is pa...
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668. Motherhood Mondays with Charlie Watson from 2023-09-18T09:00
"That was my overwhelming emotion: embarrassment."
Charlie Watson is a UK-based registere...
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667. Lindsay Flanagan, Team USA Marathoner from 2023-09-14T09:00
"I went in with zero expectations — let’s see what happens! — and totally surprised myself."
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666. Run Your Way with Courtney Wayment from 2023-09-12T09:00
"It’s gotta be a little bit more than running."
Courtney Wayment has been called one of t...
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665. Emma Bates&Dom Scott, Team Boss Marathon Training Partners from 2023-09-08T19:13:52
"I bought a new house. And I also got a couple of goats."
It's marathon training season, ...
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664. Lindsay Walter, 52-Time Marathoner with Alopecia from 2023-08-24T09:00
"A bald head can mean so many different things."
Lindsay Walter is a 52-time marathoner, ...
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663. Run Your Way with Susanna Sullivan from 2023-08-18T09:00
"Celebrate the little victories. Believe that every brick you put down is building a wall."
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662. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About World Championships from 2023-08-17T09:00
"Not all rectangles are squares. That’s how I dissect who’s self-conscious and not in the short-shorts vs. tights debates."
661. Shane Quinn&Tony D'Amato, American Record-Holding Husbands from 2023-07-27T09:00
"We were like, what if Emily and Keira tied? What if they cross the line together and they tied? And we said, well what if we had a cage match? Like it was a...
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660. Run Your Way with Courtney Dauwalter, 2023 Western States&Hardrock 100 Champion from 2023-07-25T09:00
"I want to make sure I can be doing this for many years to come and not overdo it. So I’m trying to be smart. It’s less fun being smart."
659. Emily Halnon's 2023 Hardrock 100 Recap from 2023-07-20T09:00
"I went into it with no expectations and a lot of gratitude."
Fresh off her seventh 100-m...
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658. Motherhood Mondays with Laura Green&Julia Berteletti from 2023-07-17T09:00
"It’s just this gut feeling that we’re not done, and I’m not done. But I’m also a realist."
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657. Kate Grace, Olympian&New Mom from 2023-07-13T09:00
"I am just so thrilled for what’s to come. I don’t know what that is. But I have faith that it’s working out as it should."
656. Erica Stanley-Dottin, 2:52 Marathoner&Tracksmith Community Manager from 2023-07-11T09:00
"You can get humbled in this sport quickly. You’re playing the long game the whole time. I’ve learned that I’m down with that. I’m into that. That part of it...
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655. Kara Goucher, Author of "The Longest Race" from 2023-07-06T09:00
"I feel really, really free."
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654. The Pre-Surgery Check-In from 2023-06-30T09:00
"I spent my whole childhood obsessing over really wanting boobs. And now, at 38, these two things that I’ve had a pretty tumultuous relationship with... Once...
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653. Steph Catudal, Author of Everything All at Once from 2023-06-29T09:00
"I thought I was leaving my grief behind. I truly thought I had finished grieving. When Rivs got sick, that narrative was cracked wide open. And I learned th...
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652. Meaghan Murray-Neuberger, Managing Partner of Believe in the Run from 2023-06-22T09:00
"You really have to want it. It takes the discipline of the training, the discipline of honing in on your nutrition and hydration, and understanding what tha...
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651. Motherhood Mondays with Aleia Hobbs, Professional Sprinter&Olympic Medalist from 2023-06-19T14:54:19
"We knew the answer was yes. But it was so sudden. We didn’t have those nine months to get prepared. It was instant."
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650. Run Your Way with Nikki Hiltz from 2023-06-16T09:00
"I’m really confident in myself and I believe I can do it. But it’s not gonna be easy. That’s why I love this sport. I love racing."
649. Mariana Fernández, Peloton Instructor&Marathoner from 2023-06-15T15:53:31
"All of those, I ended the race smiling and happy and saying, 'I want to do that again.' For me, running is about that."
648. Mary Kate Shea, Director of Professional Athletes and Technical Support/Events at the B.A.A. from 2023-06-13T09:00
"The marathon is so humbling. Anything can happen, and it usually does — even for the best in the world."
647. A Life Update From Ali from 2023-06-06T09:00
It's been a bit since we've really caught up. Here's what's been going on in my world lately.
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646. Run Your Way with Ashley Desanno from 2023-06-02T09:00
"If you really in your bones know you can meet some goal? Don’t quit until you do it."
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645. Emma Bates, LIVE at the Bayshore Marathon from 2023-06-01T09:00
"That’s the only reason I still do this today, and I’m able to reach new heights in my performance — it’s because of the people that I’m around." Listen
644. Gabe Grunewald (February 2018 Re-Run) from 2023-05-25T09:00
“It’s OK to struggle, but it’s not OK to give up.” —Gabe Grunewald
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643. Ask Ali! from 2023-05-23T11:21:32
"I am not interested in hurting today. I am not interested in suffering. I am not interested in working that hard. I just wanted to run and smile and see fri...
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642. Julia Brownell, Hollywood Writer&Producer from 2023-05-18T10:12:29
"You know in your head who you are. You just have to be brave enough to listen."
When Jul...
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641. Motherhood Mondays with Veronica Graziano, 2:41 Marathoner&Twin Mom from 2023-05-15T09:00
"You just have to survive."
Welcome to the return of the Motherhood Mondays series! Once ...
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640. Josette Norris Andrews, On Athletics Club Athlete from 2023-05-11T09:00
"There was a lot of anticipation for this race, and I hope it lived up to everyone’s standards!"
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639. Eugene Marathon Q&A from 2023-05-09T09:00
"I don’t regret anything. I did my best, all the way until the end. I did what I could on the day."
638. Run Your Way with Molly "Your Running BFF" Hernandez from 2023-05-05T09:00
"It took a lot of work, realizing that the running community is made up of so many different people, so many different paces, so many different body types. A...
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637. My Eugene Marathon Recap, with Guest Host Keira D’Amato from 2023-05-04T09:00
"I am so accustomed to thinking about what could go wrong, and how do I prepare for that? Which I don’t think is bad… But very rarely do I let myself be open...
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636. LIVE at the Eugene Marathon with Shalane Flanagan from 2023-05-03T10:40:31
"I would describe this past year as 'drinking from a fire hose.'"
It was the day before t...
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635. Aisha McAdams&Katherine Burgess, Founders of Rhoam Creative Studio from 2023-04-27T09:00
"We learned from other mentors. We both believe wholeheartedly that it’s a responsibility to then mentor other people and be transparent."
634. My 2023 Boston Marathon Experience from 2023-04-25T09:00
"It felt like, I’m figuring out what these things look like for me. Not, what’s everyone doing or what should I be doing or what’s expected of me?"<...
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633. Run Your Way with Emma Bates from 2023-04-21T09:00
"Do the damn thing."
Emma Bates! All eyes were on professional runner Emma Bates througho...
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632. LIVE at the Boston Marathon with Sara Hall, Aliphine Tuliamuk,&Sara Vaughn from 2023-04-20T09:00
Let the Boston Marathon recaps begin! First up: We went live! I hosted a live show at the Boston Marathon Expo on Friday, April 14, in front of a massive, awesome, s...
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631. Alexi Pappas, Marathon Guide from 2023-04-13T09:00
"I feel like a train, or a minivan — I can go anywhere, I can go forever! I can’t go as fast as I used to, but I can do it!"
630. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Track&Field, with Kyle Merber from 2023-04-11T09:00
"This is not an easy question for many reasons!"
Welcome back to “Everything You Ever Wan...
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629. Run Your Way with Chloe Abbott from 2023-04-07T09:00
"You go out there, and you have to trust that you’re going to do what you’ve trained to do. Your body is ready to race. But if your mind isn’t? It does not m...
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628. Becs Gentry, Peloton Instructor, 2:32 Marathoner, Mom from 2023-04-06T09:00
"None of my friends explained this to me!"
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627. The Everyday Runner, Kim Mantle from 2023-04-04T09:00
"So much power had been taken away from me. My safety, everything, and all the medical stuff. It was so empowering to see what my body could do after all tha...
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626. Michele Blackburn, Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor from 2023-03-30T09:00
"It never really crossed my mind to feel limited. It never really crossed my mind to be like, 'What can’t I do now?' I always focused on, 'What ...
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625. Ask Ali! from 2023-03-28T09:00
"The time on the clock doesn’t matter. That doesn’t mean I don’t care. It just means it doesn’t define me."
624. Everything You Need to Know About the 2023 Boston Marathon from 2023-03-24T19:38:41
"Right on Hereford, left on Boylston. It is the place to be. It’s special every time."
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623. Erika Kemp, Brooks Running Athlete&Marathoner-to-Be from 2023-03-23T09:00
"It comes to a point where you are so tired and you’re just constantly irritable. And I was not prepared for that!"
622. Scott Wormser, Theater Kid Turned Marathoner from 2023-03-16T10:10:22
"From this day forward, I will say that I'm a runner."
In 2004, I was a freshman at Quinn...
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621. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Business of Running, with Kyle Merber from 2023-03-14T09:00
"There are definitely stars who make $500,000, a million dollars a year. If someone is breaking world records, they are getting paid."
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620. Run Your Way with Ali Feller from 2023-03-10T10:00
"What is my why? It’s just to give myself a shot. I’ve run six marathons. I feel like one of them went really well. And I felt the urge to try somet...
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619. Jess Movold, On Her First Year of Motherhood&Returning to Racing from 2023-03-09T10:00
"I’m telling myself I’m going to crush it. I think that’s something I used to shy away from — the Midwesterner in me, saying, 'I’m just going to do my best.'...
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618. The Everyday Runner, Kristian "K-Money" Mines from 2023-03-07T10:00
"I’m really good at making sure others understand that not only are they athletes — look at the definition and tell me that doesn’t describe you! — but also ...
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617. Cory McGee, Rabbiting 101 from 2023-03-02T10:00
"I’m better when I know that people are counting on me."
Ever watched a professional trac...
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616. Ask Ali! from 2023-02-28T10:00
"I’m not here to do gotcha journalism. I’m not trying to get the scoop, I’m not trying to break news. I’m just trying to offer a platform to showcase the sto...
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615. Run Your Way with Kaitlin Goodman and Meghann Featherstun from 2023-02-24T10:00
"I really believe that if you do a good job with the process, the outcome is gonna take care of itself. The time is gonna take care of itself."
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614. Alicia Monson, 3000m American Record Holder&Pro Runner with On Athletics Club from 2023-02-23T10:00
"I always have to remind myself that a race is gonna be really hard!"
Surely when Alicia ...
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613. Deirdre Keane, 2023 World Marathon Challenge Women's Champion from 2023-02-16T10:00
"They said, 'Deirdre, think of where you were when you signed up for this, and where you are now. And just enjoy this moment.' And so I turned off the music,...
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612. Love on the Run with Emily Infeld&Max Randolph from 2023-02-14T10:00
"I was mortified! Like, I’ve literally told everyone he’s my boyfriend, and he hasn’t told his friends about me! They don’t know who I am!"
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611. Run Your Way with Colleen Quigley from 2023-02-10T10:00
"I’m not the type of athlete who likes to go to the track, come home, and watch Netflix or play video games until the next run, and then rinse and repeat. I ...
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610. Chelsea Clinton, 2-Time Marathoner, Author,&Former First Daughter from 2023-02-09T10:00
"I have this memory of someone saying to me, 'Oh you’re a runner.' And I was like, 'Oh, I’m not a runner!' 'But you run a lot!' 'Oh! Yeah! I guess I am Listen
609. The Everyday Runner, Adina Crawford from 2023-02-07T10:00
"It was like the bell went off at that moment. And while I wasn’t the fastest or the most physical, I started. I put my foot down, and I started." Listen
608. Susie Chan, Ultra Runner&Peloton Instructor from 2023-02-02T10:00
"Never forget where you started. Nobody is born running a mile. We all have to work for it. So never forget those first few steps. Keep up the faith. And the...
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607. Run Your Way with Emily Sisson from 2023-01-27T10:00
"I never think that in a race. I never think, 'I’ve got this.' For better or for worse, I don’t ever feel like something’s done until it’s done." Listen
606. Des Linden, Author, Podcast Host, Boston Marathon Champion, "Emily in Paris" Super Fan from 2023-01-26T10:00
"I get rowdy with vodka."
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605. Camila Ramón, Peloton Instructor&Marathoner from 2023-01-24T10:00
"I got to the top and I was like, 'Wow.' Like so proud of myself. I have no idea how much I weigh relative to then. I do not care to see the difference in a ...
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604. Molly Seidel, On Returning to Racing in 2023 from 2023-01-19T10:00
"What I would want to tell that person, but I think would have destroyed that person is, 'You’re going to get everything you ever wanted, and it’s going to d...
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603. Kristin McQueen, 24-Time Marathoner&20-Time Ironman with Trigeminal Neuralgia (with Co-Host Keira D'Amato) from 2023-01-17T10:00
"My why is bigger than myself. My why is for all the people I’m racing for and raising funds for. My why is for all the angels on my angel list. And my why i...
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602. Ellie Kemper, Marathoner from 2023-01-12T10:00
"If you’re writing my obituary, whoever’s in charge, please include this! Because I feel very proud of it!"
601. Run Your Way with Lauren Fleshman from 2023-01-10T10:00
"It shouldn’t be this tough. It doesn’t need to be this tough. You shouldn’t need that much toughness to succeed. Of course you need to have drive and need t...
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600. The 2023 State of the Ali on the Run Show from 2023-01-05T10:00
"I remember telling my friend that my goal in life is to be able to make everyone happy, and to be everything that everyone needs. And he was like, 'That sou...
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599. Natalie Morales, Co-Host of The Talk (Re-Run) from 2022-12-29T10:00
A few weeks ago, I talked about my life with Crohn's disease.
598. Beyond the Run with Heather MacLean from 2022-12-23T10:00
"I’m very much a 'fall down eight times, get up nine' kinda girlie. I fall down a lot! I have a lot of mishaps. Races don’t always go the best for me. I’m st...
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597. Anoush Arakelian, 3:07 Marathoner from 2022-12-21T10:00
"I went all-in. So if I failed, I could say I tried everything."
Anoush Arakelian is a fu...
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596. Beyond the Run with Maegan Krifchin from 2022-12-16T10:00
"The biggest takeaway is that I’m having fun. That is a huge thing! I forgot what it was like to just have fun with it and be playful and enjoy the ride." Listen
595. Lorna Campbell, Abbott World Marathon Majors Head of Communications from 2022-12-15T10:00
"It was just that moment in time where somebody saw something and wanted to help me and give back. And I try to do that with other people, too, because if I ...
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594. Ask Ali, Crohn's&Colitis Awareness Week Edition, Part II from 2022-12-09T10:00
"Those were the darkest and hardest days of my life, and the biggest thing that I would do differently is I would ask for help. Instead, I hid, I locked that...
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593. Claire Holt, Actress&Marathoner from 2022-12-08T10:00
"Seeing the best part of humanity, everyone out there cheering... Thousands of people just there to help you finish this race. To me, that was so inspiring. ...
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592. Ask Ali, Crohn's&Colitis Awareness Week Edition from 2022-12-02T11:09:06
"It’s like someone has a hand mixer — what you would use to make brownies — on low at all times. And then without warning, they turn it up to high. That’s wh...
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591. The Life-Changing Date Night Episode, Five Years Later from 2022-12-01T10:00
"How awesome would it be to spend all day talking to people? That’s all I want in life."
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590. Beyond the Run with Chelsea Sodaro, 2022 Ironman World Champion from 2022-11-25T10:00
"It’s just the reality of being a parent, and I think it would be easy to just see that as a hindrance or a disadvantage. But I think I’ve done a pretty good...
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589. Sage Hurta, Professional Runner for On Athletics Club from 2022-11-24T10:00
"I don’t think anyone goes as hard as a dance floor full of professional or elite runners. Everyone was going bananas."
588. 26 Questions with Emily Sisson from 2022-11-22T10:00
"Picture yourself as the eye of the hurricane, the eye of the storm. You have all this going on around you, but it doesn’t affect you."
587. Ask Ali, New York City Marathon Edition from 2022-11-18T10:00
"We’re all down on the ground. We are partying with everyone. We’re hanging out with the runners. We’re making cheer tunnels, we’re having kicklines. We are ...
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586. My 2022 New York City Marathon Recap from 2022-11-17T10:00
"I feel like I am peaking. This feels like it’s as good as it gets!"
New York City is bac...
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585. 26 Questions with Emily Durgin from 2022-11-15T10:00
"I was a complete wreck. I had a lot of anxiety about a lot of unnecessary things. Not even the race itself — all the outside factors, and I didn’t handle th...
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584. LIVE with Emma Coburn in New York City from 2022-11-10T10:00
"You can call me Bog Girl if you want."
The best way to kick off TCS New York City Marath...
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583. LIVE with goodr, Erin Azar, Alysia Montaño, and Laura Green from 2022-11-09T10:00
"My life got a little weird that weekend!" —Listen
582. LIVE with Keira D'Amato at Custom Performance from 2022-11-08T10:00
"When we're good with good enough and ditch the perfectionism, we can really find a whole new level in ourselves. Good enough is good enough."
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581. Ask Ali! from 2022-11-04T09:00
"When I grew up, I wanted to be a purple flying horse. Never give up on your dreams."
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580. Steph Bruce, On Her Final Pro Marathon in NYC from 2022-11-03T09:00
"This year, it finally feels like, 'I’m gonna rip it.' The badass version of me is like, 'You’re going to have to work really hard to beat me!' That finally ...
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579. 26 Questions with Keira D'Amato from 2022-11-01T09:00
"I have a shirt that says 'Meat Thing' on it. This is such a weird story."
She's back! No...
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578. Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon from 2022-10-28T09:00
"It’s wild. It is New York’s Super Bowl. Every single borough comes out to play, and it’s amazing."
577. Meghann Featherstun, Sports Dietitian&2:50 Marathoner from 2022-10-27T09:00
"I feel like nutrition is the new super shoe! If we’re fully carb loaded, if we’re fueling our race really strong, our performance can be astronomical, and b...
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576. 26 Questions with Tommie Runz from 2022-10-25T09:00
"I don’t get paid to run. So I might as well have some fun!"
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575. Jenny Simpson, Puma-Sponsored Professional Athlete from 2022-10-20T09:00
"I’ve never been someone that felt like I did my best work trying to prove somebody wrong. I do my best work trying to prove somebody right."
574. 26 Questions with Matt Wilpers from 2022-10-18T09:00
"That’s my mentality: Get to the starting line, and roll with what you’ve got, and do your best. If you do that, you’ve gotta be happy."
573. Ask Ali! from 2022-10-14T09:00
"I get overwhelmed, I get stressed, I put a lot of pressure on myself. I have high expectations for myself. But my 'why' is wanting to do my best. My why is ...
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572. Alison Mariella Désir, Author of Running While Black from 2022-10-13T09:00
"There’s a big period of my life that led me to find long-distance running where I was a shell of myself. I was depressed and suicidal and anxious and unable...
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571. Emily Oster, LIVE at the Tracksmith Trackhouse from 2022-10-12T09:00
"Once we realized it was real… I mean, it’s not like that happens every week. It was really freaking cool!"
570. 26 Questions with Kyle Merber from 2022-10-11T09:00
"Someone described me as ‘Olympic-caliber,’ which I think is the nicest, funniest way to say ‘Didn’t make it.’"
569. Beyond the Run with Molly Huddle from 2022-10-07T09:00
"I start from zero, too, after having a baby, just like everyone else. So, here goes!"
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568. Calum Neff, Keira D'Amato's Berlin Marathon Pacer from 2022-10-06T09:00
"We all get nervous. We all have this energy, whether it feels good or bad. We all get in the race and physically feel good and bad at different points. It’s...
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567. 26 Questions with Nell Rojas from 2022-10-04T09:00
"I went through a breakup and went straight for the guitar shop, hoping that would fix everything. Well. I played it once for about 10 minutes."
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566. LIVE from the Akron Marathon with Meb Keflezighi, Kathrine Switzer,&Bill Rodgers from 2022-09-29T09:00
"It was an astonishing thing. It was one of those defining moments in your life. Everything else was changed from that moment."
565. 26 Questions with Laura Green from 2022-09-27T09:00
"Oh god, it was so bad! Oh god. I’m going to bring this up in therapy this week!"
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564. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part III from 2022-09-23T09:00
"No one can define what success is for you but YOU. Even though the sport of running tries to tell us that the only things that matter are distance and time,...
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563. Kara Winger, World Silver Medalist Javelin Thrower&American Record Holder from 2022-09-22T09:00
"To go out on top — there are so few athletes that can say that, and that really wasn’t my plan! I just wanted to know when it would be over so that I could ...
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562. 26 Questions with Deena Kastor from 2022-09-20T09:00
"I have to enjoy this race. I really just need this one to be uplifting."
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561. Ask Ali! from 2022-09-16T09:00
"I’ve worked really hard and I’ve put a lot out there, and it’s been really good to the point that it terrifies me."
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560. Karissa Bodnar, Founder&CEO of Thrive Causemetics from 2022-09-15T09:00
"I struggle every day. I am just committed to not letting those little moments take me out of the game."
559. 26 Questions with Des Linden from 2022-09-13T09:00
"I’m very excited to see where I’m at and to test myself. And I’m really having fun so far with this!"
558. Beyond the Run with Coach Chris Bennett from 2022-09-09T09:00
"Don’t just celebrate the final finish line. One of the ways to get through a training plan successfully is to make sure you’re stopping along the way and ce...
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557. Emily Durgin, Professional Runner for adidas from 2022-09-08T09:00
“I’m in this whole new world of what they call marathon training. I don’t know. I’m still in denial!”
556. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Olympian from 2022-09-01T09:00
"I saw a lot of people, especially on social media, saying, ‘She’s not gonna make it.’ And in my mind, I wanted to prove them wrong. And I think, honestly, t...
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555. Ask Ali! from 2022-08-26T09:00
"That’s such a good question, and one that I absolutely refuse to answer!"
Welcome to Ask...
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554. Zac Clark, Co-Founder of the Release Recovery Foundation from 2022-08-25T09:00
"I was in New York, and I went out and I had this experience of watching people run this marathon, and I broke down. I was like, 'Holy shit, this is the most...
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553. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part II from 2022-08-19T09:00
"The whole idea of getting comfortable being uncomfortable is actually about building a psychological endurance. In the same way we build a physical enduranc...
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552. Roisin Willis&Juliette Whittaker, The Fastest High Schoolers in America from 2022-08-18T09:00
"It shows, in the past two years, how much we’ve both improved because we’ve had each other to push each other the whole way."
551. Friendship Fest with Jess Sims&Kirsten Ferguson from 2022-08-16T20:41:06
"It’s really special when your friend becomes family."
Some friendships build, grow, and ...
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550. Ask Ali! from 2022-08-12T09:00
"There was a part of me that was like, 'What if I hate it? What if I hate this job, what if I hate this role? Because I might! I’m not a media operations per...
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549. Sara Hall, Team USA Marathoner from 2022-08-11T09:00
"When you think about what you hope to leave on the sport or model for my daughters through the sport, I hope that’s what people see: resiliency, and how to ...
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548. Beyond the Run with Michelle Wolf from 2022-08-05T09:00
"These people are out on the track, by themselves, just with their own body and their own mind. It’s really cool to watch. It’s cool to watch humans push the...
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547. Emma Bates, Team USA Marathoner from 2022-08-04T09:00
"That’s what I want — that’s the only thing that drives me as much as it does. I just want to inspire the next generation. And I feel like we did that. You w...
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546. Keira D'Amato, Team USA Marathoner from 2022-07-28T09:00
"I feel that every time I step on the line — like I have nothing to lose. And I get that question a lot: 'Do you feel a lot of pressure now that you’re the A...
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545. World Athletics Championships Recap, Part II with Jay Holder from 2022-07-26T09:00
"Listen, there are eight heats. Seven of them were all men. We are one-eighth of the media. We need to get that number up. But hell yeah to being the one-eig...
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544. Ask Ali, World Championships Edition from 2022-07-22T09:00
"I love being in the trenches with a good team."
Welcome to Ask Ali, a twice-a-month seri...
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543. World Athletics Championships Recap, Part I with Jay Holder from 2022-07-21T09:00
"You said, 'I could never do that.' And that actually made me think that you could do it. Because it made me think about what you do every day, and ...
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542. LIVE at the WineShine Half Marathon with Alysia Montaño&Stephanie Howe from 2022-07-19T09:00
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541. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part I from 2022-07-15T09:00
"Check in on why you’re doing this. It doesn’t have to feel like the biggest 'why' statement of the whole world, like, 'What’s the purpose of life?' But it r...
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540. Yuki Chorney, “The Running Unicorn” from 2022-07-14T09:00
"All of a sudden, I was over here, alone, living in a small apartment the size of a dorm room, not having a lot of friends, I didn’t have anything to do. I d...
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539. Friendship Fest with Jasmine Todd&Katelyn Hutchison from 2022-07-12T09:00
"I’m a track athlete and I’m doing full-time something else, and people feel like they can’t do both. But I feel like me and Jasmine, and a few others, are d...
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538. Ask Ali! from 2022-07-08T09:00
"I still don’t know if it was good, but I did my best. And it was the first time where I realized I’m kind of willing to fail at something. I’m not usually. ...
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537. Dede Griesbauer, Professional Triathlete from 2022-07-07T09:00
"Just because you’re older doesn’t mean you have to be slower."
Some people have obvious ...
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536. Friendship Fest with Dakotah Lindwurm&Annie Frisbie from 2022-07-05T09:00
"When it’s race time, we’re competitive. I’m never just going to let Annie win! But it’s also really fun that when the race is over, we get to celebrate toge...
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535. Beyond the Run with Dave McGillivray from 2022-07-01T09:00
"I’m like, 'Oh this isn’t good! I’m locked inside of my own porta-john, 15 minutes before the start of the most prestigious marathon in the world, that I’ve ...
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534. Courtney Wayment Smith, Professional Runner for On from 2022-06-30T09:00
"I’m excited to just put myself in it and be a part of it and give myself a chance. I think incredible things happen when you believe in yourself and stay in...
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533. Friendship Fest with Allie Wilson&Yolanda Ngarambe from 2022-06-28T09:00
"This is the first time in so long that I’ve been lining up with teammates, and it makes it so much more special. There’s nothing better than having a teamma...
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532. Ask Ali with Guest Host Devon Pass from 2022-06-24T09:00
"Don’t berate, educate!"
Devon Pass is a runner, a mom to daughter Evie, and a dear frien...
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531. Nikki Hiltz, lululemon Athlete from 2022-06-23T09:00
"When I’m happy and feel safe and I’m energized by the people and things around me, that’s when I’m going to run the best."
530. Friendship Fest with Jess Movold&Conor Nickel from 2022-06-21T09:00
"You convinced me to come out for a run. And thank god I did. Everything has snowballed from that run."
529. Beyond the Run with Noor Abukaram, Founder of Let Noor Run from 2022-06-17T09:00
"I loved running. I had the best race of my life and I was so excited. That feeling! You know that feeling? And they took it away from me that day. Anyone sh...
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528. Kate Fagan, Best-Selling Author, Sports Reporter,&Commentator from 2022-06-16T09:00
"I have to trust that I have something I want to say, and just double down on that."
Kate...
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527. Friendship Fest with Emma Bates&Laura Thweatt from 2022-06-14T09:00
"Some of my closest friendships are with women I compete against. So when I see them do the things that they’re doing, it truly makes me believe even more in...
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526. Ask Ali! from 2022-06-10T09:00
"I’ve tried to get better at knowing that I can’t be everything to everyone. But I do want this to be a place where anyone who feels like they are a part of ...
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525. Catching Up with Kara Goucher from 2022-06-09T09:00
"It’s been hard to swallow that there is no miracle. It’s going to take time."
It's been ...
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524. Beyond the Run with Allie Ostrander from 2022-06-03T18:00:34
"I really felt strongly that sharing online would not only help hold me accountable to sticking with my goals and my values, but also would help other people...
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523. Tara Davis&Hunter Woodhall, Olympic&Paralympic Power Couple from 2022-06-02T09:00
"There’s a lot of bumps on the way up. And a lot of people see that final moment, the excitement, the emotion that took place. And it was such a genuine and ...
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522. LIVE with Des Linden at the Bayshore Marathon from 2022-05-31T10:36:06
"What do I love most? I want to fricken win. And I want to hurt. And I want to see how fast I can go."
521. Beyond the Run with Ali Feller, TEDxBoston Speaker from 2022-05-20T09:00
"It felt important to me. And so I sent the email. I took my own advice, and I sent the email."
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520. Saila Consalvi, 13-Time Marathoner with Lung Cancer from 2022-05-19T09:00
"From the start, it was like, I’m gonna deal with this, but I’m not going to let this take over. I’m not going to let it take my life away. I’m not going to ...
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519. Steph Bruce, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap from 2022-05-13T09:00
"Let’s just go out with a bang."
Steph Bruce finished 12th at this year's Boston Marathon...
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518. Shalane Flanagan, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap from 2022-05-12T09:00
"It takes a lot to get to a start line. I never take that for granted."
Shalane Flanagan ...
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517. Beyond the Run with Carrie Jackson, Mental Performance Coach from 2022-05-06T09:00
"We know you can push through. We know you’re capable of that. A sign of your mental toughness isn’t pushing through — it’s can I hold back?"
516. Jess Sims, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap from 2022-05-05T09:00
"She said, ‘This is how it was supposed to be. This is how it was supposed to feel.’ And at that moment, I realized the magnitude of what we gave to each oth...
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515. Lottie Bildirici, Author of Running on Veggies from 2022-05-02T09:00
"It was the fear of the unknown — but that was what I loved also. I don’t want to do something I know I could finish or know I could do. I want to do this th...
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514. Adrianne Haslet, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap from 2022-04-28T09:00
“I can close my eyes still and remember every sign and every person’s face and every dog. I can remember all of it. It was a true unicorn of a day.”...
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513. Nell Rojas, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap from 2022-04-25T09:00
"This is the time in my life where I’m trying to do whatever I can to be the fastest I can and get the furthest in running that I can. So anything that is no...
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512. Beyond the Run with Tunde Oyeneyin from 2022-04-22T13:49:54
"When our smartphones are at 10 percent, we panic. We freak out… When our bodies are running on 10 percent, when our headspace is running on 10 percent, why ...
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511. My 2022 Boston Marathon Experience from 2022-04-21T09:00
“This weekend I was like, ‘I just want to be me, and see where I can go with that. I don’t want to conform. I don’t want to turn off who I am to fit into the...
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510. LIVE at the Boston Marathon with Emily Saul&Anoush Arakelian from 2022-04-17T16:34:46
Boston is BACK! It was such a privilege to get to host a live recording of the Ali on the Run Show at the Tracksmith Trackhouse during the 2022 Boston Marat...
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509. Ask Ali with Guest Host Laura Green from 2022-04-15T09:00
“The people who read my blog and supported me — whether we met in real life or from afar — they saved my life on my worst days.”
508. Jenna Fesemyer, Team USA Wheelchair Athlete from 2022-04-14T09:00
"Doctors said when I was born that I would be the last one to sit up, the last one to crawl, the last one to stand and walk. Well, I was the first to do all ...
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507. Friendship Fest with Silvana Morgan and Yuma Haidara from 2022-04-12T09:00
"She’s my person."
Silvana Morgan is a nurse, a runner, and a mom to two daughters. A few...
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506. Beyond the Run with Adrianne Haslet from 2022-04-08T09:00
“What will get us to the finish line is nothing compared to what got us to the start.”
In...
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505. Kirsten Ferguson, Peloton Tread Instructor from 2022-04-07T09:00
“There was a moment where I looked at myself in the mirror and said, ‘Whoa, this is what you’re meant to do. This is it.’”
504. Jacky Hunt-Broersma, Running 100 Marathons in 100 Days from 2022-04-05T09:00
"I’m tired. But I’m feeling pretty good. I’ve got a job to do and I need to do it and that’s kind of it. I’m on a mission. I just need to get it done." Listen
503. Dominique Scott Efurd, Two-Time Olympian&Atlanta Women's 5K Champion from 2022-04-01T09:00
“I said, ‘You definitely have this win. Don’t be so scared anymore.'”
Last weekend, two-t...
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502. Venus Morris Griffin, As Seen on Humans of New York from 2022-03-31T09:00
“I’ve just been struggling to survive. To figure out how to survive. I want people to see me and say, ‘OK, let’s not look at what we think people are.’ Becau...
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501. Friendship Fest with Dinée Dorame&Mario Fraioli from 2022-03-29T09:00
“I could tell he wasn’t mentoring me because he wanted it to be this public thing that made him look good. I wasn’t his charity case.”
500. Beyond the Run with Elle Purrier St. Pierre from 2022-03-25T09:00
“It was pretty tough, I’m not gonna lie. I walked off the track pretty mad. I didn’t want to talk to any cameras, so I walked past the camera people because ...
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499. Laura Skladzinski, Theater Kid Turned 100-Time Marathoner from 2022-03-24T09:00
“I got off the plane, looked out at the mountains, and just felt this sense of relaxation. Like this is where I’m supposed to be, this is where life is good....
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498. Friendship Fest with Cara Enright Welsh&Cameron Erhardt from 2022-03-22T09:00
“It’s just those people when you instantly connect, and they’re one of your people. She was one of those people. And it’s so hard to find those people as adu...
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497. LIVE from the NYC Half with Becs Gentry&Nev Schulman from 2022-03-21T17:36:06
"I've made it here. I'm good with that. I'm going to start this race as me. However I finish, I'm still me."
496. Ask Ali with Guest Host Julia Berteletti from 2022-03-18T09:00
"Even though I’ve been doing this for a while, and I’ve been working for myself for a long time, I still have a hard time making my own rules."
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495. Betty Lindberg, 97-Year-Old World Record Holder from 2022-03-17T09:00
"That Saturday when I set the record and I was in the tent waiting for them to start the awards ceremony, dozens of people came up to talk to me, and they we...
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494. Friendship Fest with Jenny Grimshaw&Grace Keller from 2022-03-15T09:00
"I don’t think I would’ve done it if Grace hadn’t. I remember saying two things: One, 'The data says you can do it.' And two, thinking about Grace."...
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493. Molly Huddle&Sara Slattery, "How She Did It" Co-Authors from 2022-03-14T09:00
“These women are stone-cold killers on the track, so you’re just like, ‘I can’t believe you feel that way!’ But it’s really helpful for anyone who’s dealing ...
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492. Beyond the Run with Stephanie Roth Goldberg, LCSW, CEDS from 2022-03-11T10:00
"I found myself when I found running."
Stephanie Roth Goldberg is a psychotherapist, lice...
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491. Olivia Baker, Professional 800m Runner for Atlanta Track Club Elite from 2022-03-10T10:00
"I was a complete mess. I was so emotional about it, so excited, so just…relieved to have come in, having a lot of momentum, knowing this was a possibility, ...
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490. Celebrating International Women's Day with Sara Hall, Emily Sisson,&Emma Bates from 2022-03-09T18:47:01
"We have all become the women we are today because of other women." —Emma Bates
It was a ...
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489. Friendship Fest with Kyle Merber&Chris Chavez from 2022-03-08T10:00
"We’re track and field’s biggest hype people, and we want to share the joy of the sport with as many people as possible."
488. Camille Herron, U.S. 100-Mile Road Champion&World Record Holder from 2022-03-03T10:00
“It could be two o’clock in the afternoon and the sun’s beating down on us, and I’m just smiling. I’m gritting my teeth through the afternoon sun, and still ...
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487. Friendship Fest with Emily Infeld&Aisha Praught Leer from 2022-03-01T10:00
“When I met Aisha, I was like, ‘Oh, we’re gonna be friends forever.’”
Emily Infeld and Ai...
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486. Beyond the Run with Jess Movold from 2022-02-25T10:00
"I didn’t prepare for it. I wasn’t ready for it. It was very, very hard, and dark, and scary."
485. Nev Schulman, Host of MTV’s Catfish&2:58 Marathoner from 2022-02-24T10:00
“My default is trusting and looking for the good. I want to believe that people are telling me the truth when I talk to them. I assume they are. I just gener...
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484. Friendship Fest with Nell Rojas&Hiruni Wijayaratne from 2022-02-22T10:00
"I would declare war on all of your enemies."
Welcome to Friendship Fest! Starting today ...
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483. Ask Ali with Guest Host Molly Burke from 2022-02-18T10:00:28
“I can only show up and do my best every time. And sometimes my best will be the best. And other times it won’t. And that’s fine. I think.”
482. Girl Talk with Molly Seidel&Anoush Arakelian from 2022-02-17T10:00:16
"I’ve been working a lot on just being able to own who I am in this sport. Things have changed so drastically over the last two years, so it’s coming to terms with that, of going from so...
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481. Love on the Run with Josette Norris&Robby Andrews from 2022-02-14T10:00:17
"Moral of the story is if a girl is gonna stick around you when you’re sleeping until 12:30 in the afternoon, she probably likes you. Marry her."
480. Love on the Run with Sinclaire Johnson&Craig Nowak from 2022-02-13T10:00:53
"I feel like I’m the best version of myself when he’s around."
It's a big weekend for professional runners Sinclaire J...
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479. Love on the Run with Emily Sisson&Shane Quinn from 2022-02-12T10:00
“It was that classic thing of, ‘Want to go study together?’ with no actual interest in studying whatsoever.”
478. Love on the Run with Annie Frisbie&Dhru Patel from 2022-02-11T10:00
“I thought he just wanted to be my friend!”
Love on the Run Week, day four! Today we're j...
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477. Love on the Run with Natalie&Jerold Mitchell from 2022-02-10T10:00
"I was like, you know what, any woman who can hop over a fence in a dress — I need to know more about her!"
476. Love on the Run with Nikki Hiltz&Emma Gee from 2022-02-09T10:00
“Emma was my calm within the storm.”
It's the second day of Love on the Run Week, and tod...
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475. Love on the Run with Keira&Anthony D'Amato from 2022-02-08T10:00
“Our love story is a pretty long, funny one.”
Welcome to Love on the Run Week 2022! On ta...
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474. Beyond the Run with Dr. Ian Nurse&Emily Saul from 2022-02-04T10:00
"Running is hard. Races are hard. So let’s expect that."
Welcome to Beyond the Run — a ne...
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473. Emily Oster, Economist, Author, Professor, Runner from 2022-02-03T10:00
"Running has served many purposes over my whole life. But in this particular set of moments now — where so much of what I’m doing is not exactly about metric...
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472. Emilia Benton, Boston Marathon Qualifier from 2022-01-27T10:00
“I think this time was a long time coming. I just had to believe in myself more than anything.”
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471. Sara Vaughn, 2021 CIM Winner&Puma-Sponsored Athlete from 2022-01-25T10:00
“Celebrating victories big or small — that’s definitely how I choose to live life now.”
T...
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470. Calum Neff, Pacer for Keira D'Amato's American Record at the Houston Marathon from 2022-01-20T10:00
"We hit that first split bang on the money, and I told her, 'We’re good. It’s happening. It’s on.'"
469. Allie Wilson, Professional Runner for Atlanta Track Club Elite from 2022-01-18T10:00
“I will be a nervous wreck until that gun goes off, but I will never race like I’m nervous… As soon as I’m racing, it all goes out the window, and I’m always...
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468. Brittany Charboneau, 2022 Dopey Challenge Champion from 2022-01-14T10:00
“It was just so magical. Like holy smokes, I did it.”
Last weekend, Brittany Charboneau m...
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467. Dakotah Lindwurm, Puma-Sponsored Professional Runner from 2022-01-13T10:00
“That is how I always race — I’ve always got a smile on my face.”
Dakotah Lindwurm runs h...
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466. Hiruni Wijayaratne, South Asia's Fastest Marathoner from 2022-01-11T10:00
“I feel like I’m in love again with the process of waking up early, putting my shoes on, bundling up, and going for a run. It doesn’t feel quite easy or fun ...
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465. The 2022 State of the Ali on the Run Show from 2022-01-06T10:00
“I don’t know what the year will bring, but I know I’m going to keep showing up for myself and for all of you.”
464. Michelle Wolf, Comedian&Ultramarathoner from 2021-12-30T10:00
“If I’m stuck on a joke, I’ll go for a run and think about it during my run. And almost all the time, I can figure it out on the run.”
463. Jesse Harmon, Founder of Run Hard from 2021-12-28T10:00
A disclaimer, before we get into it: This conversation talks at great length about one man's experience with disordered eating and anorexia. We discuss ...
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462: The 2020 Virtual Live Show Holiday Party with Shalane Flanagan, Des Linden,&Aisha Praught Leer from 2021-12-23T10:00
“Holiday songs are my passion.” —Aisha Praught Leer
One year ago, we closed out 2020 on t...
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461. Makenna Myler, Professional Distance Runner from 2021-12-21T10:00
“That seems to have diminished quite a bit since having a baby. The outcomes really don’t matter. It’s just so much more about who I’m becoming as I’m trying...
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460. Sika Henry, Professional Triathlete from 2021-12-16T10:38:54
“I hit a severe low. I went through a bout of depression, actually. I felt lost, in some ways. I had this dream and this goal, and I was so focused, and then...
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459. Sara Hall's 2021 Recap from 2021-12-15T10:00
“We all want love and belonging at the end of the day. And so when you feel like your love and belonging is threatened if you fail…at a young age I started t...
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458. The Everyday Runners, Julia Berteletti&Robyn Mayer from 2021-12-14T10:00
“Women really only get tougher. I’ve figured that out myself, and I’ve figured that out watching others. I don’t really put a limit at this point of what bei...
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457. Ask Ali! from 2021-12-10T10:00
"I know that for me to run well, I need to be happy, I need to not be stressed, I need to be relaxed, and I need to know that the time on the clock does not ...
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456. Talya Minsberg, New York Times Sports Editor from 2021-12-09T10:00
“It was so cool, and so weird, and it’s still hard to describe.”
For many sports journali...
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455. The Everyday Runner, Molly Burke from 2021-12-07T10:00
“We all just decided, we need to keep moving. We can’t just stay here and wallow in this. Obviously we’ll still be grieving, but we all made the decision tha...
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454. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2021-12-06T10:00
“I ran that fresh off a breakup, fueled by vodka and cute bartenders. I was not in a good headspace, and I rage ran — and I loved it. But now, I run better w...
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453. Ask Ali! from 2021-12-03T10:00
"Get holiday cheer whenever and wherever and however you want. I support that. I support all of the cheer and sparkles and glitter."
451. The Everyday Runner, Lara Kondor from 2021-11-30T10:00
“I just had to keep moving forward… I never let myself stop and wallow in it, because I was afraid that if I did, I’d never stop. I just had to keep going. S...
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450. Grayson Murphy, Mountain Running World Champion from 2021-11-29T10:00
“If I can make someone else get comfortable and they can get the help they need, that seems like mission accomplished to me.”
449. Elyse Kopecky, Marathoner from 2021-11-24T10:00
"There was never a low point for me. Is that weird?!"
Two weeks before this year's New Yo...
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448. The Everyday Runner, Adalgisa Rivera from 2021-11-23T14:00
"I just loved what I saw. I felt seen. I felt heard. There were so many people that looked like me, or they had similar journeys. They were in a transitional...
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447. Cortney White, Professional Photographer from 2021-11-19T10:00
"This was something I would never pass up. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime to document these moments."
446. Erin "Mrs. Space Cadet" Azar, New York City Marathoner from 2021-11-18T10:00
"My whole life, I didn’t think I was funny or anything. So when people say that, or when they say I inspire them, my brain is immediately like, 'No, no you d...
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445. The Everyday Runner, Chloe Rosen from 2021-11-16T10:00
“Running doesn’t break us. It teaches us to bend.”
By very popular demand: Welcome to Sea...
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444. Emma Bates, 2nd Place Finisher at the Chicago Marathon from 2021-11-12T10:00
“I really want to represent the country, and I want to make that the focus of my entire year.”
443. My 2021 New York City Marathon Experience from 2021-11-11T10:00
“I love what I do. I didn’t know any of these jobs existed a few years ago. I didn’t know I could be a podcaster, I didn’t know I could be a race announcer. ...
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442. LIVE from the New York City Marathon from 2021-11-06T22:53:38
"I wasn't going to let a few bad laps on a circle in Asia redefine how I feel about myself. And I've been that way with the good things, too. The last Olympi...
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441. Ask Ali! from 2021-11-05T09:00
"I don’t 'have it all.' I have toilet paper in my pocket for Crohn’s disease emergencies."
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440. Catching Up with Laura Thweatt from 2021-11-04T09:00
"I can do this. I am more capable than I give myself credit for. I can bet on myself. I can show up on race day, on that start line, and be confident in what...
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439. Dr. Abby Bales Takeover Edition from 2021-11-02T09:00
"You’re honestly doing a really good job. I know all you see is all the ways you think you’re failing. But I promise, you’re doing OK, and no one has it all ...
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438. Shalane Flanagan&Elyse Kopecky, Best Friends&Best-Selling Authors from 2021-10-28T09:00
"It’s been fun to stand on the start line with really good friends and just feel like we’re a team, in this together."
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437. The CIM OTQ Pacers Take on the Boston Marathon from 2021-10-26T09:00
“You have to honor the race by going and trying to do the best you possibly can.”
In Dece...
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436. CJ Albertson, "The Guy Who Led the Boston Marathon for 21 Miles" from 2021-10-25T09:00
“It was a win-win either way. If they go with me, they’re running my race, and that’s great. And if they don’t go with me, I have a huge lead at Bos...
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435. Ask Ali! from 2021-10-22T09:00
“I think being sensitive can be a strength in many ways. It’s OK to be sensitive. It’s OK to be emotional. It’s OK to have feelings. It’s OK to care.” Listen
434. Nell Rojas, 2021 Boston Marathon Recap from 2021-10-21T09:00
“I hope that brands see the value in me and my future in running and what I have to offer to the running community.”
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433. Jason Suarez, Professional Sports Photographer @notafraid2fail from 2021-10-19T09:00
“I just turned around and it was like, oh man, I’m an Olympic photographer. With that one click.”
432. Shayla Martin, Breast Cancer Survivor from 2021-10-14T09:00
“In my gut, I knew my life was about to change.”
Shayla Martin has a lot to celebrate rig...
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431. LIVE at the Boston Marathon with Nell Rojas from 2021-10-12T09:00
"My goal is to be the top American. That's my goal. And I think I can do it... To be the top American would probably be the best day of my life." Listen
430. Ask Ali! from 2021-10-08T09:00
"That goal wasn’t for anyone else. It wasn’t to prove anything to anyone else. It was just something new that I was going to accomplish on my own."<...
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429. Henna Rustami, Fifth Avenue Mile NYRR Women’s Road Mile Champion from 2021-10-07T09:00
“I ended up on a dude ranch in Arizona. I just wanted to go far away from New York and from home and just do something completely different. I felt like I’d ...
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428. Erika Kemp, Professional Runner for the B.A.A.&adidas from 2021-10-05T09:00
“That was the moment where I remember being like, ‘Oh, I’m not done yet.’ Like I know there’s more. It finally hit me, ‘If you just continue on, you have no ...
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427. Jess King, Peloton Instructor from 2021-09-30T09:00
“I had remembered this promise I had made to myself, which was a ‘year of yes.’ That if there was an opportunity to meet someone, to make a dollar, or whatev...
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426. Sam Grotewold, Director of Professional Athletes at New York Road Runners from 2021-09-23T09:00
“Everybody who has ever run a marathon in the history of ever has run a first marathon. And I guarantee you that some of the concerns and doubts and...
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425. Ask Ali! from 2021-09-17T09:00
"So many of us, we put so much pressure and expectation on our running goals because we work so hard, we make so many sacrifices and choices, and we just wan...
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424. Dave McGillivray, Boston Marathon Race Director from 2021-09-16T09:00
“We all have something in common. You know what it is? We woke up this morning. Not everyone else did. There’s the best reason to go for a run.”
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423. Courtney Dauwalter, 2021 UTMB Winner from 2021-09-13T09:00
“I was doing everything I could, every section that I was coming upon. So in my head it was like, if I’m doing as best I can and I get caught and passed, the...
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422. Deirdre Keane, As Seen on Humans of New York from 2021-09-09T09:00
“I took down all facades. I just could not hold up this fake exterior of everything was OK when I felt like I could barely get out of bed every day. I would ...
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421. A Pep Talk from Jesse Itzler from 2021-09-07T09:00
“You hear the thing, ‘Are you glass half full or glass half empty?’ I’m so damn glad I have a glass!”
420. LIVE with Molly Seidel, Olympic Bronze Medalist from 2021-09-04T09:00
"Once I got on the start line, that was the most at peace I'd felt in a long time."
"Drin...
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419. Ask Ali! from 2021-09-03T09:00
“To me, it’s not heroic to have a miserable experience. It’s not heroic to further injure myself. It’s not heroic to set myself back, for what? A medal, an I...
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418. Abbey Cooper, Professional Runner for New Balance from 2021-09-02T09:00
Photo by Jason Suarez, @notafraid2fail
417. What's New With You with Cory McGee from 2021-08-30T09:00
“I’ve always been my own biggest believer.”
In 2004, Cory McGee's dad was working securit...
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416. Courtney Frerichs, Olympic Silver Medalist from 2021-08-26T09:00
“He said, ‘I want you to feel like you can take over this race. And take over early.’ And I was like, ‘Wait, what?!’”
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415. Aisha Praught Leer, Two-Time Olympian for Team Jamaica from 2021-08-25T09:00
“I couldn’t hear. I couldn’t think. He was very matter of fact. He said, ‘You have a complete medial meniscus root tear. That means your meniscus tore off th...
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414. What's New With You with Keira D'Amato from 2021-08-23T09:00
“I feel like nothing and everything changed.”
Keira D'Amato is many things: a full-time r...
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413. Ask Ali! from 2021-08-20T09:00
“It just feels like too much.”
Welcome to Ask Ali, a twice-a-month series where I answer ...
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412. Jay Holder, Olympic Stadium Deputy Venue Media Manager from 2021-08-19T09:00
“I had never done this before. I mean, I’ve done press conferences before, but at this level, this was a whole other ballgame… I mean, there were several mom...
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411. Kara Goucher, NBC Olympics Distance Analyst from 2021-08-18T09:00
“When you compete at that level, there’s this high that comes with that. And I’ve missed that. And nothing has replaced it, really… And I got little bit of t...
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410. What's New With You with Yosef Herzog from 2021-08-16T09:00
“The best part of going to the Olympics, for me, is being able to attend events when I’m not working, and then watching athletes win and medal an event, and ...
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409. Ashley Paulson, iFit Coach, 91-Time Marathoner,&Professional Triathlete from 2021-08-12T09:00
“Build those relationships. Have those adventures. Create those memories. That’s what’s worth living for, right there.”
408. Wyomia Tyus, 1964&1968 Olympic Gold Medalist from 2021-08-11T09:00
“You always have to stay in the fight.”
It is an honor and a privilege to get to share th...
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407. What's New With You with Neely Spence Gracey from 2021-08-09T09:00
“Why can’t I do it all? Why can’t I be a mom, a really good mom, be the mom that I want to be, and also be an athlete, a really good athlete, the athlete I w...
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406. Ask Ali! from 2021-08-06T09:00
“If you’re thinking, ‘Ali, basketball isn’t really supposed to be a contact sport…’ It was the way I played it!”
405. Robyn Stevens, U.S. Olympic Trials 20K Race Walk Champion from 2021-08-05T09:00
“I said, ‘The best thing for me right now is to just choose life, and to step away.’”
Tom...
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404. What's New With You with Ladia Albertson-Junkans from 2021-08-02T09:00
“There just aren’t enough boys named after awesome women out there, so I just wanted to contribute to that!”
403. Diane Nukuri, Three-Time Olympian from 2021-07-29T09:00
“I’m just training and racing and I’m living my best life… I’m living my American Dream.”
402. What's New With You with Dinée Dorame from 2021-07-26T09:00
“I was just so excited. I knew at that moment that it was going to change my life.”
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401. Ask Ali! from 2021-07-23T09:00
“High hopes, low expectations.”
Welcome to Ask Ali, a twice-a-month series where...
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400. Emily Infeld, Professional Runner from 2021-07-22T09:00
“I’m a bit bummed with how it went, but that’s why I want to get back into more racing. I know I’m fitter than that showcased, and I want to just have fun wi...
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399. What's New With You with Kate Grace from 2021-07-19T09:00
“Nothing is guaranteed. And because of that, it enabled me to be so present and so thankful and aware of how special the whole thing was.”
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398. Matt Wilpers, Peloton Instructor from 2021-07-15T09:00
“I want you to understand what you’re doing and why you’re doing it. I want you to believe in the mission, and I want you to have fun. I want you to enjoy th...
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397. On the Job with Jill Cardamone, Soup Engineer from 2021-07-13T09:00
“Engineering is really about problem solving. Can you come up with a creative solution, and how do you work through it? My problems, on a day-to-day basis, a...
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396. Ask Ali! from 2021-07-09T09:00
“The word should can put us into tricky places. Because who’s to say what we should or should not do? A lot of things in life are ...
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395. Karissa Schweizer&Elise Cranny, Olympians from 2021-07-08T09:00
"We’re actually going to Tokyo! This is real!"
394. Emily Sisson, Olympic Track&Field Trials 10K Champion from 2021-07-07T09:00
"I just remember thinking during the race, 'I’m running my race and I’m doing everything I can to give myself a shot at making this team.' And at the end of ...
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393. On the Job with Erica Sara Reese, Jewelry Designer from 2021-07-06T09:00
“Doubting yourself doesn’t get you anywhere. I decided that I was going to make this happen, and I did.”
392. Kara Goucher, Olympic Track&Field Trials Commentator from 2021-07-02T09:00
“This was the most fun I’ve had in so long.”
If you watched any of this year's O...
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391. Catching Up with Molly Huddle from 2021-07-01T09:00
“It felt like there was an earthquake in the running world, and we’re seeing these fault lines change everything. And some things are good, and some things a...
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390. On the Job with Beverly Everett, Symphony Orchestra Conductor from 2021-06-29T09:00
“Classical music may not be what you have playing in your car, but when you come and see all these musicians onstage, you can really connect to it. That’s th...
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389. Brent&Kyle Pease, Ironman Duo Team from 2021-06-24T09:00
“I started crying. It was so intense. I was shaking with fear. And I just look up at Kyle, and I say, ‘I want you to know that being your brother has been on...
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388. On the Job with Yuma Haidara, Commercial Truck Driver from 2021-06-22T09:00
“I had never seen a woman trucker. I was going to be an anomaly to myself.”
Yuma H...
387. Ask Ali! from 2021-06-18T09:00
"I had the stuff I needed. I had the things. But I didn’t have the confidence."
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386. Elise Cranny, Professional Runner for the Bowerman Track Club from 2021-06-17T09:00
“I feel so lucky that running has made me feel empowered and given me a lot of confidence. Finding that throughout high school was something that was really ...
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385. On the Job with Emily Kikta, New York City Ballet Dancer from 2021-06-15T09:00
"The whole day revolved around dance. And that, to me, was the dream."
"When I'm...
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384. Sarah Lesko, Oiselle's Leader of Corporate Development from 2021-06-10T09:00
“Sometimes you just need an advocate to kick you in the pants.”
Sarah Lesko just might be...
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383. On the Job with Joelle Tomlinson, Morning News Host from 2021-06-08T09:00
“I always felt a special thrill with anchoring, but I had zero idea if I was any good at it! But there was potential there.”
382. Ask Ali! from 2021-06-04T09:00
“It’s not easy, but I’m at a point now of knowing I can handle it. It’s not always fun — but I can handle it. And I know you can, too.”
381. Charlie Lawrence, Des Linden's 50K Pacer from 2021-06-03T09:00
“This is a definite compliment from Des. She was like, ‘I like you enough where I can hang out with you for three hours!’”
380. On the Job with Rikki Gimelstob, Casting Director from 2021-06-01T09:00
“As much as this is your job and this is serious, there’s a lot of fun and joy in the process.”
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379. Becs Gentry, Peloton Tread&Strength Instructor from 2021-05-27T09:00
“You give yourself your own life raft, and it feels so great to come up for air and think, jeez, that was a close call! But I’m here. And it’s given me stren...
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378. Ask Ali! from 2021-05-21T09:00
"You don’t know everything. I share a lot, and that still is only a fraction of my life, of my thoughts, of my opinions, of my day."
377. Colleen Quigley, lululemon Athlete from 2021-05-20T09:00
“I’m the quarterback of my life. All these different people play supporting roles, and I need all of them for sure. You can’t be a team with only a quarterba...
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376. Cara Enright on Completing the Goggins Challenge from 2021-05-19T09:00
“I really threw myself into everything that made me uncomfortable.”
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375. The Everyday Runner, Melissa Cummings from 2021-05-18T09:00
“I’m very proud that I have managed to, in less than a year, do four half marathons. It’s not something I ever could have dreamed of doing. And I’m just prou...
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374. Keturah Orji, Triple Jump American Record Holder from 2021-05-13T09:00
“I noticed that there were young Black girls without role models in their communities. Because of lack of representation in our society, sometimes we don’t s...
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373. Sinclaire Johnson, Professional Runner for the Bowerman Track Club from 2021-05-12T09:00
“I feel like I’m in a good position to have a real crack at making the team.”
With the U....
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372. The Everyday Runner, Dr. Margi Johnson from 2021-05-11T09:00
"At times in my life when I’ve struggled or when I’ve maybe been less than my best self, my mom always asks, 'When was the last time you went for a run?'" Listen
371. Motherhood LIVE, with Lauren Fleshman, Alysia Montaño, Stephanie Bruce,&Dawn Harper-Nelson from 2021-05-08T09:00
Happy Mother's Day! Earlier this week, I had the honor and privilege of hosting a virtual live show with four inspiring, iconic women: Lauren Fleshman, Alysia Montañ...
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370. Ask Ali! from 2021-05-07T09:00
"Having an invisible illness yourself is a constant reminder that you never know what other people are dealing with."
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369. Devon Pass Talks Travel, Running, Copywriting, Motherhood,&More from 2021-05-06T09:00
“So, there is hope. I am still an optimist about this, and I’m doing as much as I can to keep myself healthy. If this is my destiny or whatever and there’s n...
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368. The Everyday Runner, Meg Navatto from 2021-05-04T09:00
"I don’t chase podiums and PRs. I have a tendency to chase clocks and cutoffs. And that’s fine with me."
367. Maddie Alm, Professional Runner&Registered Dietitian from 2021-04-29T09:00
“I’m pretty close to living the dream right now.”
What do you do when you can't decide wh...
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366. The Everyday Runner, Jen Correa from 2021-04-27T09:00
“The water took everything, but we had ourselves and all of our communities and friends who made sure we had everything else.”
365. Catching Up with Tatyana McFadden from 2021-04-26T09:00
"We spend so much time in our lives comparing ourselves. So my mantra is, life isn’t about what you don’t have. It’s what you do with the gifts you are given...
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364. Ask Ali! from 2021-04-23T09:00
"I wanted this to be a show for so long where everyone loved every episode. And don’t get me wrong, I’d still love for that to be the case! But I’ve learned ...
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363. Des Linden, Ultramarathoner&50K Record Holder from 2021-04-22T09:00
“Things can go off the rails quick. So as much as you want to be confident and feel like it’s gonna be easy, that’s not how this works.”
362. Just Missed with Chanelle Price from 2021-04-21T09:00
“I think you can almost want something too bad. Because I just wanted it so bad. I wasn’t relaxed. It wasn’t fun anymore. It was just tunnel vision ...
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361. Cynthia Martinez, Filmmaker&Journalist from 2021-04-15T09:00
“It’s hard for me to be back here in a lot of ways. Because it sometimes brings me back to being that little Cynthia, and feeling like my voice doesn’t matte...
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360. Just Missed with Kellyn Taylor from 2021-04-14T09:00
“I think that in order to do special things, especially in running, you really have to put yourself out there. And a lot of times, it doesn’t go how you want...
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359. On the Job with Caitlin Dalton, Middle School Special Education Teacher from 2021-04-13T09:00
“I wish more people looked at them as humans first and were not scared… They don’t know what to say, they don’t know how to act. They may be well meaning, bu...
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358. Ask Ali! from 2021-04-09T09:00
"It was such an immediate shift for me. I realized, this is what I need to do to love running again."
357. Shelby Houlihan&Karissa Schweizer, Bowerman Track Club Teammates from 2021-04-08T09:00
“We get on the line and yeah, we’re competitive with each other, but as soon as we cross that line, we’re each other’s biggest fans.”
356. Just Missed with Julia Lucas from 2021-04-07T09:00
“There are so many times you start on a journey and somewhere along the way you realize, this isn’t where I wanted to go. The beginning of this was right, an...
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355. On the Job with Carla Benton, Book Copy Editor&Proofreader from 2021-04-06T09:00
“If you want to do this job, you have to be willing to assume that you could be wrong about just about everything. You need to be willing to look everything ...
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354. Catching Up with Steph Bruce, HOKA NAZ Elite Athlete from 2021-04-05T09:00
“I have this insatiable need to find out how good I can be. I just want to see how fast I can run and what I can accomplish. If I can make an Olympic team, i...
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353. Gabriela DeBues-Stafford, 6-Time Canadian Record Holder from 2021-04-01T09:00
“I think about it a lot, like what do I want to add to this sport? What do I want to add to my life, and what do I want my legacy to be? And I feel like it w...
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352. On the Job with Catherine McNamara, Public Defender from 2021-03-30T09:00
"It’s terrifying. But I think that’s a good thing."
This week on the job, we're headed to...
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351. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2021-03-26T09:00
“It’s the most popular club that no one wants to join.”
Welcome to the monthly edition of...
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350. Matty Maggiacomo, Peloton Instructor from 2021-03-25T09:00
“Being able to come to work as my whole self. Being able to be out. Being able to appear on camera in drag. Hopefully for those of you that are out there lis...
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349. On the Job with Victoria Asikis, Food Lawyer from 2021-03-23T09:00
“It’s definitely not like Suits. It’s way more like The Office.”
For Vi...
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348. Ask Ali! from 2021-03-19T09:00
"Having a baby is not the end of your running goals and dreams."
Welcome back to Ask Ali,...
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347. Blanca Grinkovitch, 20-Time Marathoner&Director of Juma Fit from 2021-03-18T09:00
“There comes a certain time that you just need a break. You’re human. You don’t have to feel great all the time. It’s OK to be in touch with your feelings an...
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346. On the Job with Beth Huang, Director of the Massachusetts Voter Table from 2021-03-16T09:00
“People should feel like they have a real say in the decisions that impact their everyday lives.”
345. Aliphine Tuliamuk, 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Champion from 2021-03-15T09:00
“In order for me to light the world on fire — I am going to do amazing things in Tokyo — I’m going to train smart, I’m going to stay out of trouble, and I’m going to stay injury free. Be...
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344. Olivia Amato, Peloton Instructor from 2021-03-11T10:00
“The only person who can make you feel good about yourself is yourself. You really have to feel confident in who you are and what you bring to the table, and...
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343. On the Job with Liz Lemon, Night Shift ER Nurse from 2021-03-09T10:00
"I used to be a morning person. I’m not a morning person anymore!"
Liz Lemon was always d...
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342. Ce'Aira Brown, Professional Track Athlete for Hoka One One from 2021-03-08T10:00
“Once I started to believe in myself and believe I was faster — which is the power of the mind — I started showing it.”
341. Molly&Izzy Seidel from 2021-03-05T10:00
“The worst thing you can do is count yourself out.”
Last year, Molly Seidel ran her first...
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340. Emilia Benton, Freelance Writer&Editor from 2021-03-04T10:00
“I kind of spiraled into this years-long cycle of trying to constantly seek improvement in my times and not give myself a break when I really needed it.”
If you’ve read a...
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339. On the Job with Lynn McGrew, NASA Aerospace Engineer from 2021-03-02T10:00
“A lot of science is about asking questions. It’s OK to not understand something. And it’s OK that it’s hard. That understanding comes in just being curious....
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338. Meaghan B Murphy, Author of "Your Fully Charged Life" from 2021-02-25T10:00
“Whatever you want to do, whether it’s to write a book or to run a marathon, you have to be brave enough and bold enough to start to say that out loud. It’s ...
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337. Ask Ali! from 2021-02-19T10:00
"There's a lot of uncertainty, and getting better at that has taken a lot of practice."
W...
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336. India Cook, Co-Host of The Run Duo from 2021-02-18T10:00
"People don’t know what you go through or the feelings you have if you don’t express and you don’t talk about them. People can have all of these assumptions ...
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335. Love on the Run with Meb&Hawi Keflezighi from 2021-02-14T05:00
“I got to be a little brother and a big fan.”
Happy Valentine's Day, and welcome to the f...
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334. Love on the Run with Sarah&Marisa Cummings from 2021-02-13T05:00
"Best buds for life."
On the surface, sisters Sarah and Marisa Cummings seem like they co...
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333. Love on the Run with Matt Llano&Brannon Harbur from 2021-02-12T05:00
“That was the kicker: Matt said, ‘If the dog doesn’t like you, you have to go.’”
One day,...
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332. Love on the Run with Kori Carter&Ajeé Wilson from 2021-02-11T05:00
"I knew this was going to be an epic friendship."
Welcome to the fastest friendship on th...
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331. Love on the Run with Starla Garcia&Fredis Benitez from 2021-02-10T05:00
"I just looked over at her and said, ‘We should be something.’"
She's a 2:43 marathoner a...
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330. Love on the Run with Alexi Pappas&Mary Cain from 2021-02-09T05:00
"We took each other's dreams seriously, which is always a fun thing in a friendship."
It'...
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329. Love on the Run with Jenny&Jason Simpson from 2021-02-08T05:00
"It’s not that we don’t disagree or we don’t challenge each other, because that’s a really important part of it. We definitely challenge each other and we’re...
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328. Erin Azar, "Mrs. Space Cadet" from 2021-02-04T00:30
“Maybe we place too much emphasis on the idea of what other people think a runner is.”
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327. Katie Burke on "Taking Care of You" from 2021-02-02T00:30
“Your energy is your most valuable resource. How do you make sure you’re spending it on things that actually make a difference?”
326. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2021-01-29T00:30
“Find what makes it fun for you.”
Welcome to this month's edition of Ramblings on the Run...
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325. Mirna "The Mirnavator" Valerio from 2021-01-28T00:30
“He said, ‘If you want to see your son grow up, you need to make these changes.’ Done. That’s all I needed to hear.”
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324. Ask Ali! from 2021-01-22T00:30
"My goal is to indulge my own curiosity and hopefully pique yours as well."
Welcome to th...
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323. Kamilah Journét, Tracksmith Marketing Manager from 2021-01-21T00:30
“The idea that someone would try to take me down a notch really just adds fuel to my fire.”
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322. Lacey Henderson, Paralympic Long Jumper from 2021-01-14T00:30
“I went on this journey of constantly proving to people that I could do everything they could do. Because I knew I could!”
321. Sara Hall, Winner of the Marathon Project from 2021-01-12T00:30
“I think what I’ll take away from this sport is the resiliency it built in me. No matter what else life throws at me, I’ll know how to keep moving forward an...
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320. The 2021 State of the Ali on the Run Show from 2021-01-07T01:00
“I want every runner when they listen to this show to be reminded that regardless of your pace, your distance, how often you run, when you run — you’re a run...
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319. Emma Abrahamson, Running Content Creator from 2020-12-31T00:30
"I’ve given up on myself so many times. And now this time, I’m so determined to get over this hump. I don’t want to give up on myself again. That’s what gets...
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318. Calum Neff on Pacing Sara Hall at The Marathon Project from 2020-12-24T15:26:24
“I was just like, my three girls are at home cheering for us, yours are right here. There’s so much love for us right now. We’ve just gotta go. Let’s do it f...
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317. Dom Scott, Professional Middle-Distance Runner for adidas from 2020-12-23T01:15:25
“It was incredibly scary to leave my home country, my family, and fly overseas to a place I knew nothing about. I knew no one there. I really didn’t know wha...
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316. Dani Jones, New Balance Professional Middle-Distance Runner from 2020-12-21T19:00
“We made the most out of a hard year. And what we did this year is going to pay off.”
Ear...
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315. Aliphine Tuliamuk, 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Champion from 2020-12-17T00:30
"I am the happiest that I have ever been in my life. It’s coming together like I always wanted."
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314. Feel-Good Friday with Emily Halnon and *Your* Funniest Running Stories from 2020-12-11T00:30
"On pretty much any run, you’re going to look silly or terrible at some point."
We're clo...
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313. Jonathan Cane&Nicole Sin Quee, Power Couple from 2020-12-10T00:30
“When you put it in your head that you belong, it’s incredible how you allow yourself to succeed.”
312. Feel-Good Friday, Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt Edition from 2020-12-04T00:30
“My legacy?! I’m just trying to get through today.”
It's the perfect mashup: Feel-Good Fr...
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311. Tunde Oyeneyin, Peloton Instructor from 2020-12-03T00:30
"I said to Robin in my interview, ‘If I get this job, part of my mission will be to tell people to dream and to dream big, and to dream bigger, and to dream ...
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310. The Great Turkey Trot of 2014 from 2020-11-25T14:02:51
"You can do it, buddy!"
It’s an Ali on the Run Show Thanksgiving tradition! Six ...
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309. Emma Gee, LGBTQ+ Advocate from 2020-11-24T19:09:25
"All the pain and all the isolation I have felt — it was all worth it for a moment like this."
308. Feel-Good Friday, Funniest Hits Edition from 2020-11-20T00:30
"I need to laugh. I need to smile. I need to feel silly."
Welcome to Feel-Good Fridays, S...
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307. Natalie Mitchell, "Nat Runs Far" from 2020-11-19T00:30
“It’s gonna take a lot of work. It’s gonna take a lot of discipline and a lot of patience and a lot of throwing spaghetti at the wall and it not sticking at ...
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306. On the Job with Jenny Benjamin, Air Traffic Controller from 2020-11-17T00:30
“Your teacher says you can’t have a job where you’re looking out the window all day — well that’s exactly what I do!”
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305. Keira D'Amato, "The Running Realtor" from 2020-11-12T00:30
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304. On the Job with Theresa Bradford, Hoka One One Sports Marketing Associate Manager from 2020-11-09T23:39:45
"What makes this my dream job is realizing that I can make a difference just by showing up, just by being a woman and a woman of color, and showing up in thi...
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303. Feel-Good Friday with Bree Koegel, FitOn Trainer from 2020-11-06T00:30
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302. Courtney Dauwalter, Professional Ultra Runner from 2020-11-04T13:52:23
“I hope to make this feel like a sport that anyone can do, no matter who you are.”
Courtn...
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301. On the Job with Danae Dracht, Getty Museum Cataloger from 2020-11-03T00:30
"I’m never gonna be rich. But I do this because I love it."
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300. What's New With You with Sara Hall from 2020-11-02T00:30
"I was just telling myself, you’ve never been more ready."
It was the kick seen 'round th...
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299. Feel-Good Friday with Jenny Gaither, SoulCycle Instructor from 2020-10-29T23:30
"Someone’s either a drain or a fountain. Start focusing on your fountains."
Need a confid...
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298. Amanda Basham, Professional Ultra Runner from 2020-10-28T23:30
"You just have to keep going. Eventually things are going to be better."
You probably kno...
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297. On the Job with Elyse Garza, Flight Attendant from 2020-10-26T23:30
“You know within your first six months whether it’s a lifestyle that you want to commit to.”
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296. What's New With You with Alexi Pappas from 2020-10-25T23:30
“What grand treehouse can we make out of this wonderful pile of leaves and sticks that we’re given?”
295. Feel-Good Friday with Charlee Atkins, Creator of Le Sweat TV from 2020-10-22T23:30
“If you have a voice and you can use it to help somebody else, then by golly, use it.”
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294. Nikki Hiltz from 2020-10-21T23:30
“I used to think being vulnerable or authentic was weakness. Like, ‘Oh, don’t show that, don’t share your weaknesses.’ And then it’s like, wait a second, it’s the opposite. It takes grea...
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293. On the Job with Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Covid-19 Rehabilitation Doctor from 2020-10-19T23:30
"It was important for me to pursue this dream and make it happen. I have this belief of, you can’t be what you can’t see. So if other young girls are not see...
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292. What’s New With You with Alison Désir from 2020-10-18T23:03:36
“I’m an ideas person — but I’m also a doer.”
Alison Désir was one of the very first guests on the Ali on the Run Show. She ...
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291. Feel-Good Friday with Bethany Lyons, Owner of Lyons Den Power Yoga from 2020-10-15T23:30
"I’ve had moments of exhaustion. I’ve had moments of frustration. I’ve had an overhaul across the board, personally and professionally. This year ha...
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290. Christine Yu, Sports Journalist from 2020-10-14T23:30
“I’m Chinese American. My parents emigrated here from Hong Kong for college. And stereotypical as it may be, it was like, you could be a doctor, you...
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289. On the Job with Michelle La Sala, Race Director from 2020-10-12T23:30
“I am a believer in opportunity.”
It’s been a tough year for so many brands, ind...
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288. What's New With You with Chris Mosier from 2020-10-11T23:30
“Doing the right thing is always the right thing.”
287. Sue Fortier, Breast Cancer Survivor from 2020-10-07T23:30
“I ran out of anger. I ran because cancer was trying to stop me.”
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, today’s guest is Sue Fortier: an Ali o...
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286. On the Job with Kimberly Kincaid, Romance Novelist from 2020-10-05T23:30
"I think everybody needs a good happily ever after."
Welcome to Season 3 of the On the Job series! We're kicking things off this sea...
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285. What's New With You with Carolyn Su from 2020-10-05T11:05:52
“Real change is going to take time.”
Carolyn Su — the creator of Listen
284. Cory McGee from 2020-09-30T23:30
“There’s an excitement to each of the races for sure, and it’s great to see your times and know you’ve run your fastest 800 or mile, and that’s huge...
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283. What's New With You with Beatie Deutsch from 2020-09-27T22:55:13
“When I ran that 2:32 in January, it really made me realize that ‘dream big’ is not just dream big, it’s dream huge, because you have no idea of what you’re capable of.”
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282. Andrea Wagner, 52-Time Marathoner from 2020-09-23T23:30
“I was in a world I could never have imagined — and I completely broke.”
Andrea Wagner had a meteoric rise to running success. She first leaned ...
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281. What's New With You with Rachel Wyman from 2020-09-20T23:30
“I’ve never been so tired in my life. No amount of having babies or opening businesses or anything set me up for this. Those first three months, I’v...
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280. Aisha Qamar, 3:02 Marathoner, Activist,&South Brooklyn Mutual Aid Volunteer from 2020-09-16T23:30
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279. Justin Grunewald from 2020-09-09T23:00
"I think the biggest thing with grief is knowing that some days you’re gonna be drowning and unable to breathe, and I think I’ve had 12- to 24-hour ...
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278. Ali&the Experts with Dr. Nicole Detling, Mental Performance Coach from 2020-09-07T23:30:25
"Motivation is great when it’s there, but at the end of the day, it’s all about commitment."
277. Ben Chan, Ultra Runner&Activist from 2020-09-03T00:00
"If I want things to change, I have to keep on fighting. But I can’t be the only one."
If you've ever run a race in New York City, you know Ben Chan. He's the "l...
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276. Ali&the Experts with Mandi Woodruff, Personal Finance Expert from 2020-09-01T00:01:31
“Let’s talk about our deepest and darkest fears around money.”
This week on Ali & the Experts, we’re talking money with Mandi! Mandi Woodruff is the senior conte...
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275. Rolanda Bell, Elite Runner from 2020-08-27T00:00
“You know when you’re not done yet. There were goals I wanted to accomplish, and I knew they were still in me. I just needed to keep going and see what I could do.”
274. Ali&the Experts with Kaitlin Goodman, Running Coach from 2020-08-24T23:11:28
“Running isn’t canceled! You can still be improving during this time.”
Kaitlin Goodman is a 2:32 marathoner and four-time Olympic Trials qualifier who runs profe...
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273. Emily Halnon, Fastest Known Runner on the Oregon Pacific Crest Trail from 2020-08-19T23:33:07
"We as humans have the capacity to surprise ourselves with how much stronger we are than we think we are. You don’t get to make those discoveries unless you do something that challenges ...
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272. Ali&the Experts with Dr. Meggie Smith, OB-GYN&Infertility Specialist from 2020-08-17T22:38:11
“Have those conversations with yourself. Figure out, ‘What is it that I want? What is my goal, essentially?’ Kind of like running. What is your goal?”
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271. Rebecca Mehra, Professional Middle-Distance Runner from 2020-08-12T23:45:59
“I got to this point where I had to tell myself that I deserve to be there and I deserve to be on the starting line, and say, ‘You are good enough, you’ve put in the work, you’ve put in ...
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270. Ali&the Experts with Jess Thomas, Therapist from 2020-08-10T23:08:51
"Our feelings are truly valid. Remember that the concerns that are leading to your struggles with anxiety and depression are valid and worthy of being talked about, gaining support, and ...
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269. Ali&the Experts with Laura Parrott, Career Coach from 2020-08-06T23:18:13
"Looking for technical solutions to people problems doesn’t work."
Welcome to the Ali & the Experts series! For the next six weeks, I'll be talking with six diff...
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268. Jenny Simpson from 2020-08-05T23:34:58
"There’s always someone gunning for that spot. And if you’re off your game at all, they’re going to take it."
Jenny Simpson is the country's most-decorated femal...
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267. Catching Up with Emily Halnon from 2020-07-29T23:28:19
"There’s this possibility to live with this duality of life. You can both grieve and have a really, truly happy day. You can be really stressed and scared, and also be extraordinarily br...
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266. On the Record with Mario Fraioli, Host of The Morning Shakeout from 2020-07-26T22:58:14
"I won’t use my voice unless I can back up whatever argument I’m trying to make. But I’ve gotten increasingly more comfortable putting myself in those situations and taking a stance on s...
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265. Catching Up with Chris Heuisler from 2020-07-22T23:24:57
"That’s what I have now: I have hope."
A lot has changed for Chris Heuisler since the last time he was on the Ali on the Run Show. He turned 40! He's no longer t...
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264. On the Record with Dana Giordano, Host of More Than Running from 2020-07-19T22:16:16
"What matters most to me is talking about athletes, especially female athletes, in the way that I would want someone to ask me questions. I want someone to respect me as a whole person a...
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263. Hawi Keflezighi, Founder&CEO of HAWI Management from 2020-07-15T23:49:10
"I was nervous. But it was the kind of nervousness that really drove me to work as hard as possible, be as persistent as possible, and as thorough as possible."
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262. On the Record with Chris Chavez, Host of the Citius Mag and Runners of NYC Podcasts from 2020-07-12T23:21:35
"Once you have enough of these uncomfortable conversations, you do start to pick up on new ways of going about it and asking different questions. It’s never going to end. Being uncomfort...
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261. Jess Sims, Peloton Instructor from 2020-07-08T23:26:04
"Stop negotiating with yourself. Be like a little kid again and jump into the pool. Don’t stick your foot in to check out the temperature. Don’t think you have to have the right bathing ...
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260. On the Job with United States Air Force Colonel Shelly Mendieta from 2020-07-06T23:05:41
"It doesn’t matter if I’m a man or a woman. It just matters how I do my job. That responsibility I’m given is based on how I’ve done in the past, and how well they think I’m going to do ...
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259. On the Record with the Hosts of Keeping Track from 2020-07-05T22:48:53
"I’m not afraid to have the uncomfortable conversations. Does it mean I feel comfortable? No! And I need my allies. I need my friends to say what I’ve been saying." —Alysia Montaño Listen
258. Feel-Good Friday with Claudia Thompson, President of Claudia Connects from 2020-07-02T23:21:08
"You're the one. If you want to do something...you're the one that's going to do it."
My greatest wish for my daughter is that she never lacks confidence. Some p...
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257. Nutrition Q&A with Starla Garcia, Registered Dietitian from 2020-07-01T23:09:55
"Sustainable changes happen over months of time. And there’s nothing to be ashamed of it it takes you a long time. When you come out of it and you do the work and you’re gentle on yourse...
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256. On the Job with Vikki Spruill, President&CEO of New England Aquarium from 2020-06-29T23:08:26
“I loved science. I had a biology teacher who was a bit of a mentor of mine in high school and I said, ‘I really think this is what I want to pursue!’ And he said, ‘There’s actually not ...
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255. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2020-06-25T23:34:35
Welcome to this month's edition of Ramblings on the Run with Ali and Matt. This month, Matt and I catch up and share how things are going on the run, and then we talk about what we're each lovin...
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254. Samia Akbar, Fastest U.S.-Born Black Female Marathoner from 2020-06-25T00:00:37
"He made an assumption that I didn’t speak English and that’s why he didn’t speak to me. I remember feeling so hurt. Things like that happened to me all the time, being the first and onl...
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253. On the Job with Steph Blozy, Owner of Fleet Feet Sports West Hartford from 2020-06-22T23:56:19
"We are obviously a business and we need to sell running shoes to make money, but I feel a very big obligation to be that hub of the community and be that leader and driver to connect pe...
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252. Feel-Good Friday with Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at HubSpot from 2020-06-18T23:48:47
"What opportunities does this open up that didn't exist before? How can I adapt my leadership style and how I show up to adapt to that opportunity? Rather than cringing and thinking abou...
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251. Courtney Carter, Oiselle Advisor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from 2020-06-17T23:18:55
"People have to start looking at what’s going on globally, but also locally. What does your running club look like? Who do the people you run with look like? What are the books you read?...
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250. On the Job with Grace Kim James, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Atlantic Records from 2020-06-15T22:41:36
"Music literally changes peoples’ lives. It really has the ability to uplift people, especially during today’s times. That’s a really powerful thing, and that, to me, is success. Beyond ...
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249. Feel-Good Friday with Jess Movold, Running Coach from 2020-06-12T00:18:37
"Now more than ever is the time to learn how to be a leader for ourselves, and to learn how to handle a pivot — and thrive."
Welcome to the second episode in a f...
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248. The Future of Running: The Next Step Forward "Live Show" from 2020-06-11T01:10:15
I was honored when UCAN asked me to host a conversation with five running industry leaders and experts called "The Next Step Forward: The Future of Running." This conversation is about how we ge...
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247. Mary Kate Shea, John Hancock Senior Director of Endurance Marketing&23-Time Boston Marathon Finisher from 2020-06-10T21:47:38
"There is nothing we will not do for this team."
Mary Kate Shea — or "MK," as she's known to the fastest marathoners in the world — is the senior director of end...
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246. On the Job with Ross Altenbaugh, Executive Director of Flagstaff Shelter Services from 2020-06-09T00:28:50
"I grew up riding around in a cargo van filled with bologna sandwiches and handing them out under bridges and in parks."
Ross Altenbaugh is the executive directo...
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245. Feel-Good Friday with Rachel Gersten&Jor-El Caraballo, Licensed Therapists&Co-Founders of Viva Wellness from 2020-06-05T00:17:51
"It's not so much what you're doing — it's why are you doing it?"
Welcome to the first episode in a four-part series called Feel-Good Fridays. These short episod...
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244. Peyton Thomas, 2:42 Marathoner from 2020-06-04T00:12:32
"I had all these supporters that were from the Black running community that were there to cheer me on because I was their representation in the race. That’s really big and pretty heavy, ...
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243. On the Job with Amy Diallo, Covid-19 Researcher from 2020-06-01T23:51:59
"We just wish that science was faster sometimes!"
Amy Diallo always knew she wanted to be a scientist. Growing up in France, her plan was always to move to the U...
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242. Shalane Flanagan from 2020-05-27T23:36:26
"If that’s my legacy, that’s a good one."
Shalane Flanagan has many titles: former professional runner, four-time Olympian, Olympic silver medalist, Bowerman Tra...
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241. On the Job with JoMarie Flores, Funeral Director from 2020-05-26T00:53:24
"I’m 100 percent emotionally involved with the families I serve."
Welcome to Season 2 of the On the Job series on the Ali on the Run Show! This season, ...
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240. Lee Glandorf, Tracksmith Head of Communications from 2020-05-21T23:53:06
"The best thing that can happen to you is to have all your plans get blown up because then you learn how you react to that."
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239. Dinée Dorame, Citizen of the Navajo Nation from 2020-05-20T23:52:37
"I was at the cross-section of a couple different identities that people didn’t quite understand."
Dinée Dorame is a citizen of the Navajo Nation, Water's Edge c...
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238. Sasha Wolff, Founder of Still I Run from 2020-05-14T00:02:08
"I didn’t want people to think fun, happy Sasha really has depression and anxiety."
Sasha Wolff is the founder of Listen
237. A Message&A Promise From Ali from 2020-05-11T17:50:54
"With this platform comes a responsibility."
This episode is a message from me to every listener of the Ali on the Run Show. It's a promise to do better. To show...
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236. Izzy Seidel, Tracksmith Marketing&Communications Associate from 2020-05-07T00:31:25
"I always knew Molly was going to qualify for the Olympics at some point. It was just a matter of when."
During the last weekend in February, everyone was talkin...
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235. On the Job with Kaitie Brown, Walt Disney World Talent Casting Coordinator from 2020-05-04T22:32:22
"I just remember looking down and seeing that five year old little girl, dressed in her favorite princess dress, looking up at me with the biggest smile on her face — and I just see myse...
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234. Emily Sisson Recaps the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from 2020-04-30T00:30:34
"I think after a certain point you just realize you’re not running to impress other people."
Emily Sisson was one of the top-seeded women competing at the 2020 U...
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233. On the Job with Amanda LaVergne, Broadway Performer from 2020-04-27T22:18:44
"I’ve trained for Boston... I’ve done a 20-miler before doing two shows of A Chorus Line, which is two hours of standing on your feet and kicking. I’ve done 20-milers before a f...
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232. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2020-04-24T00:02:28
Welcome to the April edition of Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt. Every month, Matt Chittim — host of the Rambling Runner podcast and the Road to the Olympic Trials show — ...
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231. Jay Holder, Director of Marketing&Communications at Atlanta Track Club from 2020-04-22T23:27:06
“Find a way to get people hooked on running. That’s what we need.”
Jay Holder just might love running — the sport itself, plus every single member of the running...
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230. On the Job with Christine Mousa, Family Specialist in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency from 2020-04-20T22:58:17
"I can sincerely say that when I leave work and go home, my heart feels really full — but sometimes it feels defeated... There's a lot of emotion at stake. It's hard."
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229. Nell Rojas, 2:28 Marathoner&9th-Place Olympic Trials Finisher from 2020-04-16T23:55:39
"You have to believe in yourself. And you can say it a million times, but before this, I didn’t actually believe I could run with these girls. And now I absolutely know that I can run wi...
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228. Laura Thweatt, 2:25 Marathoner&5th-Place Olympic Trials Finisher from 2020-04-15T23:47:34
"I had to keep believing that my Olympic dream was still alive until the race was over."
Laura Thweatt ran a fast, fierce, gutsy race at the U.S. Olympic Maratho...
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227. On the Job with Julia Harrington, Corporate Pilot from 2020-04-13T23:59:45
"Fear is not something you experience in an airplane. That’s your comfort zone."
For many people, flying in an airplane is an anxiety-inducing adventure. But not...
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226. Caitlyn Tateishi, 2:43 Marathoner from 2020-04-08T23:51:56
"Without races on the schedule, you’re figuring out why you run in the first place. I think this is a really good reminder that we do it because we love it — not because we’re constantly...
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225. On the Job with Taylor Ritzel, Content Acquisition at Netflix from 2020-04-06T23:37:06
"I was just like, ‘Oh my god, I’m in Hollywood! This was meant to be!'"
Taylor Ritzel has quite the resumé: She was a collegiate rower at Yale University who wen...
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224. Catching Up with Emma Coburn from 2020-04-01T23:18:02
"There’s nothing I can do, so I might as well not wallow about it, and I might as well just find something else to make me happy for the moment."
Emma Coburn is ...
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223. On the Job with Kelly McKnight, Orthopedic Surgery Resident from 2020-03-31T00:04:50
"I run on pure stress and adrenaline."
Kelly McKnight is an orthopedic surgery resident — a real-life Callie Torres from Grey's Anatomy! — in Sioux Fall...
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222. Kaitlin Goodman Recaps the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from 2020-03-26T00:00:36
"I know I wasn’t a favorite, but I felt that if a door opened, I was fully ready to sprint through it."
When Listen
221. On the Job with Rachel Dewan, Archaeologist from 2020-03-23T23:52:41
"It’s really a lesson in humans and human activity."
Welcome to the On the Job series on the Ali on the Run Show! Every Tuesday for the next seven weeks, we'll m...
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220. Andrea Toppin Recaps Her Race at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from 2020-03-22T19:32:52
"I’m not going to throw a pity party. I’m celebrating this day. I was a part of history."
It's so hard to believe it’s been nearly a month since we were all in A...
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219. Jacqueline Alnes, Creator of Running-Inspired Tiny Art from 2020-03-18T20:08:18
“I viewed myself as a runner my whole life. That was my main identity. And so when I started considering the possibility that that might be taken away from me, I just felt this grief I d...
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218. Anita Perez, 2:39 Marathoner, Single Mom,&Special Education Teacher from 2020-03-13T00:22:35
"It’s almost like I was running away from what had happened."
Anita Perez just might be one of the most inspiring, hardworking, dedicated women you'll ever meet....
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217. What It Was Like Being in Atlanta for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from 2020-03-11T23:34:57
"I wasn't there as a runner. I wasn't there as a sister, a mother...I was there as a fan of the sport, and as a supporter of so many of these women. And in a very different way I found m...
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216. LIVE on International Women's Day from 2020-03-11T12:21:09
In honor of International Women's Day, I sat down with an all-star panel of smart, inspiring women — Listen
215. LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Sarah Cummings, Kaitlin Goodman, Amanda Nurse, Ladia Albertson-Junkans,&Jenny Donnelly from 2020-03-05T17:14:28
"I am here to try and find the best version of myself." —Listen
214. Veronica Jackson&Alex Bernardi Recap the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from 2020-03-05T01:02:56
"This showed me I can make more dreams — because apparently they come true!" —Veronica Jackson
213. LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Carrie Tollefson, Meb Keflezighi,&UCAN from 2020-03-04T00:52:19
This is the first of several post-U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials episodes coming your way this week. It was such an honor to co-host a live show after the race alongside Listen
212. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2020-02-27T14:37:48
Welcome to the second edition of a new monthly series on the Ali on the Run Show: Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt. Every month, Matt Chittim — host of the Rambling Runner ...
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211. Veronica Jackson&Alex Bernardi, Olympic Trials Qualifiers from 2020-02-26T19:56:28
"The only reason this was my goal is because it was her goal. I only have this dream because she was crazy enough to dream it first." —Veronica Jackson
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210. Elle Purrier, Indoor Mile American Record Holder from 2020-02-24T01:27:54
"It’s a pretty misunderstood lifestyle. Unless you’re in it, you don’t really have a clue what it’s like to do it or why you would do it, because it’s so much work. But the people who ha...
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209. Catching Up with Andrea Barber from 2020-02-20T00:26:35
"I’m an open book. I have no shame about anything I have gone through or felt."
Andrea Barber — perhaps best known as Kimmy Gibbler on Full House and th...
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208. Love on the Run Week with Kara&Adam Goucher from 2020-02-14T00:23:55
"Change always takes time, and the battles that Adam and I have chosen to fight have just taken time. We’ve learned to be patient and to think less about ourselves and more about the fut...
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207. Love on the Run Week with Gwen Jorgensen&Pat Lemieux from 2020-02-13T00:28:44
"It showed Pat my worst side, and what I’m like when I’m not my happy self."
Gwen Jorgensen won gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in the triathlon, and then decided...
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206. Love on the Run Week with Steph&Ben Bruce from 2020-02-12T00:35:19
"He doesn’t do these grand gestures — he just shows up for me every single day."
Love on the Run Week continues! From the Listen
205. Love on the Run Week with Des&Ryan Linden from 2020-02-11T00:17:19
“It’s competitive…in a healthy way!”
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204. Love on the Run Week with Aisha Praught&Will Leer from 2020-02-10T00:31:47
"When talking about running, it’s where we have to be the most delicate with each other."
We're celebrating love all week long on the Ali on the Run Show: Welcom...
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203. Rick Powell, Houston Marathon 2:45 Pacer from 2020-02-05T22:38:54
"There was an incredible amount of pressure that I acknowledged and then just kind of wanted to tuck away in the back of my mind and not pay attention to, because if I let that take over...
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202. Ramblings on the Run with Ali&Matt from 2020-01-31T00:48:52
Welcome to a new monthly series on the Ali on the Run Show: Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt. Every month, Matt Chittim — host of the Rambling Runner podcast and the Ro...
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201. Neely Spence Gracey from 2020-01-30T00:14:39
"I wasn’t ready to run a marathon to my standards, and I did it anyway, and I was able to meet that goal, I was able to check off a goal, and I haven’t been able to do that in a long tim...
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200. Starla Garcia, Olympic Trials Qualifier&Registered Dietitian from 2020-01-23T02:19:33
"I dropped so many F-bombs the last 10K! I just kept saying, 'It’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen!' I was just so hyped up."
This past weekend, Starla Garcia ra...
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199. My 2020 Visions, Plans, Hopes,&Dreams from 2020-01-16T00:06:50
"I can’t sit around waiting for things to happen."
New year, excited me! On this short-ish solo episode, I'm sharing my 2020 vision — an Ali on the Run Show Stat...
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198. Rachel Gersten, Therapist&Co-Founder of Viva Wellness from 2020-01-09T00:25:07
"The goal isn’t to stop feeling anxious or to judge yourself for it. That’s like saying, 'Oh, it shouldn’t be raining.' But it is. So now what?"
Rachel Gersten i...
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197. Aisha Praught Leer from 2020-01-01T21:31:12
"Most people would describe me as kind and warm. But I have this other part of my personality: I am insatiably competitive."
Aisha Praught Leer is a professional middle-d...
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196. The CIM Olympic Trials Qualifying Time Pacers from 2019-12-25T23:43:28
"We put ourselves on the line to help other people accomplish their dreams, and that was pretty freaking awesome."
At the California International Marathon (CIM) earlier ...
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195. Mary Johnson, Founder of Lift, Run, Perform, on Postpartum Life and Running from 2019-12-19T00:05:09
"I’m just winging it."
Mary Johnson (perhaps best known as @itsamarython on ...
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194. Sarah Grooms, Rockette Turned Marathoner from 2019-12-12T01:18:05
"In dance, you’re kind of always told what to do, how to do it, how perfect it has to be. Running has been a way for me to let all of that go."
Sarah Grooms spent 13 year...
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193. Jenny&Judi Donnelly BONUS EPISODE! from 2019-12-11T16:42:09
"We are both a bit stubborn — especially about our goals." —Jenny Donnelly
It was a big, exciting weekend at the 2019 California International Marathon! It was especially...
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192. Adrianne Haslet, Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor from 2019-12-04T23:48:58
"I really hope that people seeing amputees in line at the grocery store don’t think, 'Oh, you poor thing,' they wonder, 'Oh, are you a marathoner?'"
In April 2013, Adrian...
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191. The Great Turkey Trot of 2014 from 2019-11-27T15:31:43
“It was in that moment I realized that I wasn’t running. I also realized I wasn’t jogging. I was barely walking. I looked down, and the tops of my shoes are scraping the ground — one slo...
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190. Sarah True, Olympian&Ironman Triathlete from 2019-11-21T00:14:25
"One of the hardest conversations I ever had was to admit that I’d been struggling. And I no longer wanted to be alive."
Sarah True is a professional triathlete and Olymp...
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189. Running Industry Hot Takes with Phoebe Wright from 2019-11-15T00:16:07
"When you’re in a powerless position and the rest of your career is totally dependent on what you do, you aren’t going to burn bridges. You don’t have many bridges to walk across." Listen
188. Nikki Hiltz&Therese Haiss from 2019-11-14T01:23:44
"I’m kind of labeled as the gay runner. But those are two things I’m really proud of. I’m proud to be gay and I’m proud of my running." —Nikki Hiltz
Nikki Hiltz and There...
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187. I'm a New York City Marathon Race Announcer! from 2019-11-07T00:20:53
"I want to know that every person that crosses that finish line is celebrated. I don’t care what the time on the clock says. I want everyone’s hard work and dreams to be celebrated." Listen
186. Why It's An Exciting Time For Women's Running LIVE Show from 2019-11-05T01:58:42
It was an honor, a pleasure, and a privilege to host this live recording of the Ali on the Run Show at the New York Road Runners RunCenter the day before the 2019 TCS New York City Mara...
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185. Janelle Hartman, Final Finisher of the 2018 New York City Marathon from 2019-10-30T23:44:36
"Everyone talks about the roar on first avenue. Mine was trying to dodge the roar of the cleaning trucks!"
Last year, 55-year-old Janelle Hartman became a marathoner. Aft...
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184. Crohn's Disease and Motherhood with Natalie Hayden from 2019-10-28T23:49:39
"This illness is just a small part of me. It’s not all of me. I’m still able to be a mom. And I haven’t allowed my disease to rob me of that. It just gives me strength. It almost makes m...
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183. Stephanie Pennington, Creator of Project Finish from 2019-10-24T00:10:19
"They don’t expect a group to be there. And any runner deserves that incredible finish, no matter if it took two hours or if it’s taken 12. It’s not so much the time that needs to be cel...
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182. Carly Gill, Olympic Trials Qualifier from 2019-10-16T23:43:58
"I think kindness can solve a lot of problems."
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181. Carrie Tollefson BONUS EPISODE! from 2019-10-14T23:12:37
“The way that I’m training is good for my soul right now.”
Carrie Tollefson is a profe...
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180. Roberta Groner, 2:29 Marathoner, Nurse,&Mom of Three from 2019-10-09T22:13:27
"I’m not one to usually show too much emotion crossing a finish line, but that last 100 to 200 meters, I thought about my children, my family, and all the hard work I did to put into thi...
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179. Janae Baron BONUS EPISODE! from 2019-10-08T15:52:19
"That’s running — all of us are having major fails along the way! That’s what keeps bringing us back. We’re chasing that perfect race and that perfect day."
This past wee...
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178. Ladia Albertson-Junkans, Ultra Runner&Best Friend to Gabe Grunewald from 2019-10-03T00:47:15
"Gabe was all about trying her best, whereas I was more about striving for perfection. And thankfully, I had Gabe in my life to show me what that really meant — trying your best — and wh...
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177. You Can Run a Marathon Q&A with Greg McMillan&Dr. Cathy Yeckel from 2019-10-01T00:14:01
"You can race as many 5Ks, 10Ks, and half marathons as you'd like, but that suffering that's at the end of the marathon is a totally different experience." —Greg McMillan
176. Megan Harrington, Creator of The Runner's Kitchen from 2019-09-25T23:15:49
"One run or two runs, or even a handful of runs, in the grand scheme of things isn’t really going to make that much of a difference. So I try not to get too stressed out about it." Listen
175. You Can Run a Marathon with Meb Keflezighi from 2019-09-23T23:13:17
"The marathon is a metaphor for life. It’s about patience, and you get out of it what you put in it."
This is a very special episode of the You Can Run a Marathon series,...
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174. A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Ali on the Run Show from 2019-09-18T23:18:29
"If you are sitting on an idea, a dream, a plan, the longer you wait to execute on it, the sooner someone else will. So stop waiting, stop procrastinating. Do as I say, not as I’ve done!...
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173. You Can Run a Marathon with Dawn Grunnagle from 2019-09-16T23:18:42
At about mile 9, I was in the porta-potty, wishing and praying that somebody would pick it up. I was like, ‘If I stay here long enough, somebody will pick up the porta-potty. I just want...
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172. Amanda Nurse, Elite Marathoner for adidas from 2019-09-11T23:28:50
"We decided, 'OK, I’m gonna run in the Trials and then we’ll hopefully get pregnant right away, and then I’ll maybe even be able to run a fall marathon the next year!' And…it didn’t happ...
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171. You Can Run a Marathon with Molly Bookmyer from 2019-09-09T23:14:31
"You deserve to be on that starting line. Believe in yourself and your training."
Molly Bookmyer is a 2:44 marathoner who recently finished third in the U.S. 25K champion...
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170. LIVE at NYRR RunnerCon with Nikki Hiltz&Allie Ostrander from 2019-09-08T21:41:40
“Pressure is a privilege.” —Nikki Hiltz
Allie Ostrander and Nikki Hiltz are both having huge breakthrough years on the run. Allie, who recently signed with Brooks Running...
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169. Emily Sisson from 2019-09-05T23:01:03
"At this level, everyone works really hard. You can’t just say, 'Oh, she just works the hardest.' All the elite athletes on that starting line, everyone has their own challenges in their...
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168. Dr. Shelby Harris, Clinical Psychologist&Sleep Expert from 2019-09-05T00:18:52
“When I started running, people laughed at me. But it was a challenge I needed to do for myself.”
Dr. Shelby Harris is a clinical psychologist and clinical associate prof...
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167. You Can Run a Marathon with Mo Alkhawaldeh from 2019-09-02T22:34:48
"You just have to show up. And I showed up."
Not too long ago, Mo Alkhawaldeh was a casual smoker. Today, he's a 2:23 marathoner with his sights set on representing his h...
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166. Rachel Wyman, Owner of Montclair Bread Company&Founder of Fueled by Doughnuts Run Club from 2019-08-28T23:24:52
"I was in survival mode. What can I do to pay our rent? What can I do to put food on the table?"
When Rachel Wyman was five months postpartum with her third child, she op...
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165. You Can Run a Marathon with Chirine Njeim from 2019-08-26T23:14:48
"I never picture myself at the start or during the race or what I’m doing during the race. I just picture myself finishing. That’s all I can see."
Chirine Njeim is a four...
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164. Carrie Kreiswirth, Breast Cancer Survivor&Marathoner from 2019-08-21T22:54:31
"I was letting life pass me by. I had just gone through all of this insanity, and I wasn’t really a participant in my own life. How could I let that happen?"
I first met ...
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163. You Can Run a Marathon with Alexi Pappas from 2019-08-20T00:41:55
"I realized, no one on the sidelines is judging me as harshly as I’m judging myself."
Welcome to the first episode in the seven-part "You Can Run a Marathon" series, all ...
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162. Allie Ostrander, Professional Runner for Brooks Running from 2019-08-14T22:09:07
"It’s still really unreal to me that I get paid to run. Running is something that I would do anyway. It’s not a job, it’s just a good time!"
It's been a big summer for Al...
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161. Lauren Fleshman&Jesse Thomas from 2019-08-07T23:12:37
"As an entrepreneur, just like an athlete, you have to be almost psychotically optimistic. You have to believe, ‘We can do this, we can make it back.’ You have to have that belief becaus...
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160. Kaitlin Goodman, Professional Runner for the Boston Athletic Association from 2019-07-31T22:20:13
“I didn’t really have the credentials to back up what I wanted to do. I just had a dream and a lot of passion and determination.”
If you don't already know it, remember t...
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159. Mirinda Carfrae, 3-Time Ironman World Champion from 2019-07-24T23:07:20
"When you focus on yourself, you get the best results."
Mirinda "Rinny" Carfrae is a professional triathlete and three-time Ironman World Champion. On this episode, Rinny...
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158. Beatie Deutsch, National Marathon Champion of Israel from 2019-07-17T23:28:04
"I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and discovered this tremendous strength that I had. It made me realize that so many of us have amazing gifts within us, but we’re sometimes scared...
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157. Motherhood Mondays with Julia Berteletti and Laura Green from 2019-07-14T23:25:49
"I’m wearing these massive pads that are like six inches deep and waddling around the house. I think I thought the first week would be rough. But it was a month out and I’m still rocking...
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156. Sarah MacKay Robinson, Elite Runner from 2019-07-10T23:29:49
"It’s not sexy, but all the little teeny tiny things add up. Invest in recovery, nutrition, and sleep. That’s where you’re going to see the big gains — even though it’s not as much fun t...
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155. Motherhood Mondays with Dr. Molly Millwood, Clinical Psychologist from 2019-07-07T23:18:31
"There's a fear of the foundation we're standing on having too many cracks in it."
Dr. Molly Millwood is a clinical psychologist and licensed psychotherapist specializing...
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154. Motherhood Mondays with Hitha Palepu, on Postpartum Depression, Breaking Points,&Parenting Unapologetically from 2019-06-30T23:34:58
"You are never going to be the woman you were before, and that’s great. Because this woman you are now is so much stronger, more powerful, capable of doing so much more. But you’ve gotta...
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153. David Willey, Former Editor in Chief of Runner's World from 2019-06-26T23:02:54
"If you are struggling, it does not mean that you are failing. It does not mean that you’re doing something wrong. It just means that you are coming up against some hurdles, whether they...
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152. Motherhood Mondays with Sashea Lawson AKA Sassy Fit Girl from 2019-06-23T23:36:57
"Everything I thought would happen did not happen."
Sashea Lawson is perhaps best known by her social media moniker: "Sassy Fit Girl." Sashea is a mom to 2.5-year-old Sky...
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151. Jen Bigham AKA Local Elite from 2019-06-19T23:22:18
"Be happy with your life! Run races that are exciting to you. Set goals that are exciting to you. Maybe it’s a goal that everyone in the world has. Maybe it’s something that no one has. ...
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150. Motherhood Mondays with Jill Koziol&Liz Tenety, Co-Founders of Motherly from 2019-06-17T00:05:39
"I wish I knew that it was normal to feel this way." —Jill Koziol
When Jill Koziol and Liz Tenety were new moms, they felt alone, terrified, and overwhelmed by this new a...
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149. The Women Reporting on Women's Running from 2019-06-12T23:07:19
"There’s a lot of work that goes into this, and we take it really seriously." —Sarah Lorge Butler
Welcome to the first-ever Ali on the Run Show roundtable! I was...
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148. April Cargill on Becoming a Marathoner at 50 from 2019-06-06T23:35:08
"I thought oh, London Marathon, that sounds cute! So I signed up. And then I was like Paris Marathon? Oh my god, that sounds so cute, too. So I signed up for that, too."
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147. Jess Movold, Running&Strength Coach from 2019-06-05T23:15:59
“He said, ‘I get it. The mountain’s too steep.’ And I said, ‘No. It’s just the wrong mountain.’”
Jess Movold is perhaps best known as the super positive, super uplifting,...
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146. Motherhood Mondays with Kate Parker, Author of Strong is the New Pretty from 2019-06-02T23:28:01
"It's not a girl message, and it's not a boy message. It's a human message. It's about celebrating who you are, whatever you are."
Kate T. Parker is the photographer and ...
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145. Leigh Anne Sharek, Co-Founder of Brooklyn Track Club from 2019-05-29T23:00:23
"It took a while — a lot of runs, a lot of soul searching — to have this confidence now to just show up and say, 'I've earned this. I deserve to be here. I've put in the work to be in th...
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144. Sara&Ryan Hall from 2019-05-22T23:23:29
“We’re distance runners. We know how to dig in with hard stuff and persevere.”
Sara and Ryan Hall are one of the best-known couples in the running indust...
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143. Motherhood Mondays with Dr. Taraneh Shirazian, OB/GYN&President of Saving Mothers from 2019-05-19T23:25:46
“Women are dying of causes that should not kill them in 2019.”
Dr. Taraneh Shirazian is a board-certified OB/GYN and surgeon practicing at NYU Langone Me...
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142. Jen Ator, Women's Running Editor in Chief from 2019-05-15T23:18:19
"You really can do anything. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy and that doesn’t mean it’s not going to be without sacrifice. It also doesn’t mean you’re going to be a rockstar at i...
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141. Motherhood Mondays with Colleen Lubin, Creator of Not Quite Knocked Up from 2019-05-13T00:10:25
"I tried to float somewhere between hopeful and hopeless."
Colleen Lubin's story is one of a tremendous amount of loss — and, ultimately, one of resiliency and strength. ...
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140. Carolyn Su, Creator of @diversewerun from 2019-05-08T23:53:30
"Take assessment of who you feel more comfortable making eye contact with."
Carolyn Su is the creator of the Listen
139. Motherhood Mondays with Abby Bales, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist from 2019-05-05T23:27:31
"There are a lot of people who put a lot of pressure on themselves — maybe you, maybe me — to do it all. So if you do have problems postpartum, we can treat that at seven months, we can ...
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138. Lindsey Hein BONUS EPISODE from 2019-05-03T01:44:58
"I was smiling the whole time — even when it hurt really bad. I was so happy and thankful to be out there."
Lindsey Hein, host of I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein<...
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137. Grace Atwood, Creator of The Stripe from 2019-05-01T23:51:07
"I was like, really?! I just launched a podcast, I have a live show coming up, I grew my blog, I’m killing myself to kill it in my career — and you’re going to congratulate me on thi...
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136. Motherhood Mondays with Kristin Mallon, Certified Nurse Midwife from 2019-04-28T23:08:38
"We talk so much about the physical changes — but I wish we talked more about the emotional pieces in pregnancy."
Welcome to the first episode in a 10-part Motherhood Mon...
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135. Rozalynn Frazier, Health Magazine Senior Fitness Editor from 2019-04-24T23:42:33
"I’m in a position where I can help make decisions that put images out there of diverse people. That’s very special, and it’s an important job."
Rozalynn "Roz" Frazier is...
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134. Women Behind the Mic LIVE in Boston from 2019-04-22T04:01
"This community brought me back to life."
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133. Melisse Gelula, Co-Founder of Well+Good from 2019-04-17T23:50:46
"If there could be a dining critic, a theater critic…why couldn’t there be a wellness critic?" —Melisse Gelula
Melisse Gelula is the co-founder of the health and fitness ...
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132. Kate Landau, 2:33 Marathoner from 2019-04-10T23:35:19
"I had never been driven by my own desire to get help. It was always other people pushing me to do it. Once I decided on my own and hit that rock bottom, everything got better very quick...
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131. The Fifth Trimester from 2019-04-03T23:42:53
"I wanted to hug my former self. I wanted to tell her, 'It's OK! It's going to be OK. It won't be easy, but you will survive this.'"
A few months ago, I recorded a solo e...
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130. Sadie Lincoln, Founder of Barre3 from 2019-03-27T23:40:25
"Numbers don’t mean anything when it comes to success." —Sadie Lincoln
Sadie Lincoln is the co-founder and CEO of Barre3, the mega-popular boutique fitne...
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129. LIVE at the United Airlines NYC Half from 2019-03-19T21:05:15
"Start stuff. If you believe in something, just start it." —Mary Wittenberg
It was an honor to host this live show at New York Road Runners the day before the United Airl...
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128. Ali&the Experts Week with Dr. Nicole Detling, Sports Psychologist from 2019-03-12T23:53:12
"Be honest, be real, be vulnerable. That's how you find your mental toughness." —Dr. Nicole Detling
This episode will change your life on the run. It's a bold statement, ...
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127. Ali&the Experts Week with Dr. Rachel Nazarian, Dermatologist from 2019-03-11T23:36:09
"Hear my voice in your head when you start trying to dig out the cysts on your face." —Dr. Rachel Nazarian
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126. Ali&the Experts Week with Shannon McLay, Founder of The Financial Gym from 2019-03-10T23:57:10
"Physical fitness and financial fitness are both simple. To get physically fit, we need to eat less and work out more, and to get financially fit, we need to spend less and make more. It...
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125. Ali&the Experts Week with Dr. Logan Levkoff, Sex&Relationships Educator from 2019-03-09T23:03:44
"It’s important to have the tough conversations." —Dr. Logan Levkoff
Dr. Logan Levkoff is an expert on sexuality and relationships, and she's all about promoting honest c...
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124. Ali&the Experts Week with Brynn Fessette O'Neill, Physical Therapist from 2019-03-08T22:45:46
"Please don’t Google this stuff." —Brynn Fessette O'Neill
Brynn Fessette O'Neill, DPT, is a physical therapist at Listen
123. Ali&the Experts Week with Kelly Hogan, Registered Dietitian from 2019-03-07T23:21:26
"Focus on your food choices, your hunger, your fullness cues, and your body's cravings, and eat a variety of delicious foods you like." —Kelly Hogan
Kell...
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122. Ali&the Experts Week with Mary Johnson, Running Coach from 2019-03-06T23:42:23
"Do your own training. Get in your own routine. Don't compare yourself to what everyone else is doing and posting everywhere. Have confidence in what you're doing." —Mary Johnson Listen
121. Anna Kaiser, Founder of AKT from 2019-02-28T00:06:43
"I’ve always been about working hard and going after things that you are excited about and passionate about and working your ass off. That’s the only way to make it happen. No one else i...
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120. Bree Branker, NYC Trainer&Fitness Model from 2019-02-21T00:27:53
"I said I want to be the best. But at what?" —Bree Branker
Baby Bree Branker dreamed about...
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119. Love on the Run LIVE at New York Road Runners from 2019-02-14T00:00:14
"Running made me better for our relationship outside of running. It gave me something to give to myself." —Matt Powers
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118. A Message From Ali from 2019-02-06T23:19
"Motherhood, for me, over the past three and a half months, has involved a lot of waves. I’ve ridden them and at times I’ve been drowning. Other times I'm tr...
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117. Julie Brazitis, Google Brand&Creative Lead from 2019-01-31T00:16:52
"Stay true to yourself. It gets really good on the other side, when you’re a good person and you follow your gut on who you want to be around and what you wa...
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116. Jen Lada, ESPN Reporter from 2019-01-24T00:50:21
“Know your value, and don’t allow other people to limit it, question it, or minimize it.” —Jen Lada
115. Tatyana McFadden, 17-Time Paralympic Medalist from 2019-01-16T23:49:59
“I never thought of myself as someone who was different.” —Tatyana McFadden
Tatyana McFadden is one of the most decorated athletes on the planet. She's a...
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114. The Fourth Trimester from 2019-01-10T01:43:24
"I felt broken. Physically. Emotionally. I had a complete breakdown. I felt like a broken human. I was so tired. Lifeless. And I finally Googled the one thing I hadn't really wanted to G...
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113. Meaghan Murphy, Executive Editor at Good Housekeeping from 2019-01-03T01:33:37
"The glass isn’t half empty. It’s not half full. It’s just refillable." —Meaghan Murphy
Meaghan Murphy just might be the real-life Energizer Bunny. As executive editor at...
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112. Sarah Cummings, Sub-Elite Runner from 2018-12-27T01:07:18
“I knew things were going to unravel at some point… But looking back, I don’t know if I would’ve done things differently.” —Sarah Cummings
Few people hav...
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111. Yosef Herzog, Today Show Stage Manager from 2018-12-20T01:40:22
"I wanted to see if I could do it. And then once I did it, I wanted to see what else I could do." —Yosef Herzog
For most people, 3:30 AM is the middle of the night. For Y...
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110. Olivia Young, Creator of Box + Flow from 2018-12-13T01:06:43
"Ask the tough questions. Who are you? Who aren't you? What do you want? What don't you want? Be so clear on who, what, where, when, how, why, and don't sacrifice any piece of that puzzl...
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109. Jes Woods, Nike Run Coach from 2018-12-06T01:11:35
“I was like, ‘I need more friends, so I’m going to start running. Everyone looks like they’re having a good time — maybe I can have a good time!’”
Jes Woods is always...
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108. 11 Ways I Improved My Confidence from 2018-11-29T00:48:37
"I started considering the amazing potential outcomes instead of the worst possible ones."
At some point last year, I realized my once stellar confidence had taken a majo...
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107. The Great Turkey Trot of 2014 from 2018-11-21T13:20:12
"And then somebody comes by, stops, looks me in the eye and goes, 'Wow! You can do it, buddy!' And it was in that moment I realized that I wasn't running. I also realized I wasn't joggin...
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106. I Had a Baby! from 2018-11-15T00:17:51
"It was like he was the deep breath, and I was the emergency barf bag."
I had a baby! On this episode, I'm joined by a very special guest: Annie Leigh Cristiano. Annie wa...
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105. Emily Abbate, Fitness Writer&Host of the Hurdle Podcast from 2018-11-08T01:00:49
"I had already gotten so far, and I just wasn’t willing to look back. That involved pushing my comfort zone and doing something I maybe wasn’t the best at." —Emily Abbate
104. Stephanie Bruce from 2018-11-01T00:15:38
"When I think something is hard or challenging, I think of how I’m going to grow from it." —Stephanie Bruce
Happy TCS New York City Marathon Week! The professional field ...
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103. Lauren Fleshman from 2018-10-24T23:50:57
"I hope I’m always willing to be wrong, willing to learn, and able to get better." —Lauren Fleshman
Lauren Fleshman is many things: She's a retired professional runner, a...
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102. Ashley Fizzarotti AKA Running Bun from 2018-10-17T23:49:48
“Make it important. Make a goal, and make time for it. It’s not about 'no excuses,' but make it a priority.” —Ashley Fizzarotti
Ashley Fizzarotti — best ...
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101. Jeannie Klisiewicz of The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2018-10-10T23:57:09
"You can have success and you can have money and you can have the best job in the world, but you’re only going to sleep well at night if you’re happy with who you are." —Jeannie Klisiewi...
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100. Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon Champion from 2018-10-03T23:56:25
“I would love to do something with finesse one of these days, but I guess I’m all grit.” —Des Linden
Welcome to the 100th episode of the Ali o...
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99. One Month Until Baby! from 2018-09-27T00:01:04
“I hope she finds her passion in life, and that she’s never discouraged to go after it.” —Brian Cristiano
In honor of our third wedding anniversary and t...
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98. Mary Wittenberg, Former CEO of New York Road Runners&Virgin Sport from 2018-09-20T00:08:04
“My greatest fear is letting fear get in my way.” —Mary Wittenberg
Mary Wittenberg is the former president and CEO of New York Road Runners and race director of the New Y...
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97. Amy Cragg from 2018-09-13T00:04:50
“I’m the one who just puts my head down and works really hard. That’s my thing.” —Amy Cragg
In February, Amy Cragg — who runs for the Bowerman Track Club...
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96. LIVE at NYRR RunnerCon with Jenny Simpson, Emma Coburn,&Peter Ciaccia from 2018-09-10T21:05:12
“It’s every competitor for themselves, and there’s no mercy after the gun goes off.” —Jenny Simpson
I was thrilled when New York Road Runners asked me to be part of the o...
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95. Keri Blunt, Goodr's VP of Everything from 2018-09-05T23:27:22
“I learned to get paid to do what I loved and enjoyed doing.” —Keri Blunt
Keri Blunt is the VP of Everything at Listen
94. Ellen Latham, Creator of Orangetheory Fitness from 2018-08-29T22:14:11
“I finally thought, ‘Why not me? Why not give it a shot?’” —Ellen Latham
Ellen Latham is the creator and co-founder of Listen
93. Jeni Novak, Founder of Novak Entertainment from 2018-08-23T00:05:59
“You only have a fallback plan if you plan to fall back.” —Jeni Novak
When I was 12 years old, my cool older cousin was dating the coolest girl I'd ever met. She...
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92. Laura Anderson, 2018 Buffalo Marathon Winner from 2018-08-15T23:50:14
“I haven’t always failed gracefully, but I’ve always come back.” —Laura Anderson
Laura Anderson is a full-time working mom and McKirdy Trained running co...
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91. What's New With You Week with Sarah Sellers from 2018-08-07T23:56:58
“I’m still not sure which was crazier: me finishing second, or the response to me finishing second.” — Sarah Sellers
After the 2018 Boston Marathon, ever...
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90. What's New With You Week with Gwen Jorgensen from 2018-08-06T23:21:21
“It’s hard. I go and put the work in and see a glimmer of hope and then get my butt handed to me a week later. It’s difficult. But I know what I want to do and what I be...
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89. What's New With You Week with Janae Baron from 2018-08-06T00:14:47
“Running is important, but it’s not everything.” —Janae Baron
When Janae Baron was on the Ali on the Run Show last December, she was 37 weeks pregnant, s...
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88. What's New With You Week with Allie Kieffer from 2018-08-05T00:23:24
"Expectations obviously are higher now. But I put them on myself." —Allie Kieffer
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87. What's New With You Week with Michele Gonzalez from 2018-08-03T23:41:09
"I felt relieved. I knew mentally and physically, I was not ready to be on that starting line." —Michele Gonzalez
The last time Michele Gonzalez (AKA "NYC Running Mama") ...
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86. What's New With You Week with Kara Goucher from 2018-08-03T00:30
"I don’t think I’ll ever retire. If something motivates me, I want to go for it." —Kara Goucher
85. What's New With You Week with Emily Halnon from 2018-08-02T01:09:40
“I now live in a barn with an elderly schnauzer, surrounded by goats.” —Emily Halnon
Emily Halnon was the Listen
84. Career Q&A with Katie Burke from 2018-07-25T22:30:31
“It’s never too late to do what you wanted to do growing up. But it’s not going to come easy, and no one’s going to hand it to you.” —Katie Burke
Katie B...
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83. Ryan Linden, Ironman, Entrepreneur,&Husband to Des Linden from 2018-07-19T00:31:15
“I had no idea there was a camera on me. But yes, I have seen all the memes.” — Ryan Linden
If Ryan Linden’s last name sounds familiar, that’s because ye...
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82. Tim&Jessica Murphy, Co-Founders of BibRave from 2018-07-11T23:43:05
“You have to be OK with hearing no, but also not letting that be the last thing that you hear.’” — Tim Murphy
Tim and Jessica Murphy are the husband-and-...
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81. Rob Krar, Ultra Runner&Mental Health Advocate from 2018-07-05T01:54:56
“I said, ‘No way am I running Western States! That’s 100 miles!’” — Rob Krar, Western States Endurance Run winner 2014
Rob Krar is one of the kings of ul...
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80. Amelia Boone, Ultra Runner&World's Toughest Mudder from 2018-06-28T00:17:05
"I was so petrified of failure for so long that I never ventured outside of things I knew I was good at." —Amelia Boone
Amelia Boone is a badass. By day, she’s a lawyer a...
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79. Kayla Itsines from 2018-06-21T00:35:35
“I’ve been doing this for three years now and I’m still not used to it. I still get nervous. I worry, am I saying the right thing? Do they like me? Am I funny enough?” —...
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78. Wesley Little, Couples Therapist from 2018-06-14T00:36:12
“You can make a career shift at any time. Because why not pursue something that you think would make you happy?” —Wesley Little
Wesley Little is a licensed professional c...
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77. Ali on the Run Show LIVE! Featuring Meb Keflezighi, Andrea Barber, Chris Heuisler, and Des Linden from 2018-06-07T00:19:48
“In order to find out what you can do, you have to show up. Give yourself a chance and see what happens.” —Desiree Linden
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76. BONUS EPISODE: Brian Cristiano Sprints to the Finish from 2018-06-01T02:40:44
On this bonus episode, Brian Cristiano, founder and CEO of BOLD Worldwide (and my husband!), tests out a new round of Sprint to the Finish questions. Listen
75. Brian Cristiano, CEO of BOLD Worldwide from 2018-05-31T00:04:13
“I can’t be that guy that’s lying to myself. I said I was going to go do something, now I have to go do it.” —Brian Cristiano
Brian Cristiano is the founder and CEO of BO...
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74. Sarah Clancy, Founder of Sarah Marie Design Studio from 2018-05-24T01:06:59
“Yeah, there are times that I have no idea what I’m doing. But that’s part of the fun of it.” —Sarah Fitzpatrick Clancy
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73. Erin Strout, Runner's World Contributing Editor from 2018-05-17T00:29:15
“If you want to give yourself a fair shot, you have to be willing to take a leap and take a risk.” —Erin Strout
Erin Strout was at the Boston Marathon finish line when Me...
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72. Liz Plosser, Women's Health Editor in Chief from 2018-05-10T00:38:45
“This notion of balance is this unrealistic thing we’re all striving toward. If you allow yourself to know that and believe that, it takes some of the pressure off.” —Liz Plosser Listen
71. Lori&David Feller AKA Mom&Dad on the Run from 2018-05-03T00:07:25
Lots of people say I’m just like my mom. Others swear I’m a clone of my dad. On this episode, you’ll get to decide! I am thrilled to welcome Lori and David Feller — my parents! — to the Ali ...
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70. Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at HubSpot from 2018-04-26T00:27:21
“The best possible way to start my career was not getting what I wanted. Failure teaches you a lot, and it helped me figure out a path to success that worked for me.” —Katie Bur...
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69. Sarah Sellers, 2nd Female at the 2018 Boston Marathon from 2018-04-19T00:36:29
“I think that’s what unites us as runners — we’re all trying to overcome excuses and doubts to get out there.” —Sarah Sellers
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68. We're Having a Baby! from 2018-04-12T01:05:04
“We’re gonna go through tough times. And we’re gonna be fine.”
Brian and I are so excited to tell the world that we are having a baby! I am 12 weeks pregnant (at the time...
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67. Tina Muir, Host of the Running For Real Podcast from 2018-04-05T01:08:24
“I’m trying not to call it a comeback because I’m a completely different person now.” —Tina Muir
Tina Muir is an elite runner from England (she’s a 2:36 marathoner!), a n...
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66. Boston Marathon Talk with Molly Huddle from 2018-03-29T01:15:15
“I’m bringing the track speed to the marathon.” —Molly Huddle
On April 16, professional runner Molly Huddle will be among a strong field of indomitable American women rac...
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65. Bianna Golodryga, CBS News Correspondent&CNN Contributor from 2018-03-22T00:50:18
“The stories you tell can change the world.” —Bianna Golodryga
Bianna Golodryga is a CBS News correspondent and a contributor at CNN. She’s the former weekend an...
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64. Desiree Linden from 2018-03-15T01:00:26
“We fail all the time, and we learn from it and we get better. I think that’s amazing. You fail your way to success. That’s how it happens, and I’m super comfortable with that. I have no...
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63. Dr. Meggie Q&A Part II: Fertility, Infertility, Labor, Delivery,&Advice from 2018-03-08T01:27:18
“Be open-minded and bring snacks.”
Dr. Meggie is back! Meggie Smith made her Ali on the Run Show debut last year, when she was wrapping up her OB/GYN residency at the NYU...
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62. Gabe Grunewald, Professional Runner&4-Time Cancer Survivor from 2018-03-01T01:50:32
“It’s OK to struggle, but it’s not OK to give up.” —Gabe Grunewald
Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald is a professional middle-distance runner and four-time rare cancer survivor f...
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61. Dr. Meggie Q&A Part I: Egg Freezing, Periods, Hormones,&Birth Control from 2018-02-22T01:50:34
“KonMari your life, KonMari your uterus.” —Meggie Smith
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60. Emma Coburn from 2018-02-15T04:57:46
“The narrative that I couldn’t do things never entered my life.”
Emma Coburn is a professional middle-distance runner for New Balance. She’s a world champion in the steep...
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59. Emily Saul, Co-Leader of November Project Boston from 2018-02-08T01:53:12
“When you show up with this army, this incredible mob of people around you who are willing to believe in you and tell you that you can do it… Who the hell are you to disagree?” Emily Saul is the co...
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58. "Preppy Runner" Theodora Blanchfield from 2018-02-01T03:11:18
“It was this weird moment of knowing I was on the precipice of my entire life being about to change. And that was terrifying. The moment I had been the most scared of my entire life was about to co...
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57. Date Night with Ali&Brian: On Dreams, Goals, Fear,&Failure from 2018-01-25T02:39:35
“I went on this amazing trip, and I thought everything would change. But your problems don’t just go away because you run away. They will follow you anywhere until you fix them.” This episode got a...
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56. Susan Pass, Nurse&3:18 Marathoner from 2018-01-18T02:10:31
“You should talk more and smile. It’s my favorite.” Susan Pass — best known on the internet as “Susan Runs” and as the blogger behind “Nurse on the Run” — is a 15-time marathoner who holds a 3:18 p...
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55. Nick Symmonds from 2018-01-11T01:30:18
“I wanted to prove to everyone that all the sacrifices I’d made and dumb decisions I made were worth it.” Nick Symmonds was a professional track and field athlete for 12 years, specializing in the ...
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54. Gwen Jorgensen, Olympic Gold Medalist&Professional Triathlete from 2018-01-04T03:45:50
“It’s easy as an athlete to know what your body is saying, but it’s very hard to listen to it.” Gwen Jorgensen is a professional triathlete, multiple-time world champion, and Olympic gold medalist....
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53. Kate Grace from 2017-12-28T03:30:50
It’s been a big few years for professional runner and Olympian Kate Grace. In 2016, the Yale graduate won the Olympic Trials in the 800-meter event in Eugene, OR, and went on to represent Team USA ...
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52. The Brian Cristiano Takeover Episode from 2017-12-22T03:50:43
I’m fresh off a life-changing trip to California, where I spent a week road tripping from San Francisco to Los Angeles — alone. I learned a lot about myself on this trip. My only goal was to surrou...
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51. Molly Huddle from 2017-12-20T04:00:26
You know her, you love her, and she’s here today: Molly Huddle! Molly is a professional distance runner and 25-time national title holder who lives and trains in Providence, RI. On this episode, Mo...
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50. "Hungry Runner Girl" Janae Baron from 2017-12-14T03:19:28
This week, I am thrilled to welcome to the Ali on the Run Show my dear friend — and everyone’s favorite running blogger — Janae Baron! Before we get to that, please join me in congratulating Janae ...
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49. Abby Bales, Founder of Reform Physical Therapy from 2017-12-07T03:01:55
Abby Bales is the founder of Reform Physical Therapy, which is all about keeping pregnant and postpartum women healthy, active, and injury-free during and after pregnancy. On this episode, Abby exp...
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48. Sally Bergesen, CEO&Founder of Oiselle from 2017-11-30T02:16:38
Sally Bergesen is the founder and CEO of Oiselle, a women’s athletic apparel company now celebrating its 10th year in business. On this episode, Sally shares the “oh shit” and “oh no” moments that ...
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47. Brian Cristiano's Great Turkey Trot of 2014 from 2017-11-22T11:52:33
Three years ago, my now-husband Brian Cristiano and I lined up at the start of two very different Turkey Trots. Though both races were five miles, the outcomes were vastly dissimilar. I ran the Pro...
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46. Allie Kieffer from 2017-11-16T04:14:03
Shalane Flanagan may have won this year’s TCS New York City Marathon, but the next American to cross the line was Allie Kieffer, who finished in 2:29. Not only did Allie nab a 26-minute personal be...
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45. Andrea Barber AKA Full House's Kimmy Gibbler! from 2017-11-09T11:30:40
Today, the Ali on the Run Show is going Gibbler! I am so excited to welcome Andrea Barber — best known as Full House’s wacky next-door neighbor Kimmy Gibbler — to the show. On this episode, Andrea ...
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44. Chris Heuisler's Most Embarrassing Running Moment! from 2017-11-04T10:50:13
You are in for a treat today! On this episode, Chris Heuisler, the National Run Concierge for Westin Hotels and Resorts, shares his most embarrassing running story. Enjoy! Listen to more from Chris...
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43. Kara Goucher from 2017-10-26T02:29:03
Kara Goucher is a professional distance runner with loads of podiums, medals, and titles under her Oiselle-sponsored belt. She lives in Boulder, CO, with her husband, Adam, and their 7-year-old son...
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42. Professional Runner Neely Spence Gracey from 2017-10-19T06:56:58
I am thrilled to welcome Adidas-sponsored professional marathoner Neely Spence Gracey to the Ali on the Run Show! Neely lives in Boulder, CO, with her husband and their Vizsla, Strider. Neely was b...
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41. Danielle Cemprola of "The T-Rex Runner" from 2017-09-28T09:25:17
Danielle Cemprola is the blogger behind the popular blog “The T-Rex Runner.” She’s a passionate world traveler based in Greenville, SC, and she’s officially a Marathon Maniac: Danielle has run 51 m...
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40. Dr. Leah Lagos, Clinical Sport&Performance Psychologist from 2017-08-31T10:57:17
Dr. Leah Lagos is a clinical sport and performance psychologist in New York City. On this episode, we talk about mind and body training, the evolution of sports psychology, and performance anxiety....
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39. Registered Dietitian Kelly Hogan from 2017-08-03T10:32:16
Kelly Hogan is the Clinical Nutrition and Wellness Manager at the Dubin Breast Center at Mountain Sinai in New York City. It’s a long title—but it basically means she’s a super smart registered die...
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38. I'm Back! from 2017-07-18T10:15:20
Is this thing on?! It’s been a month since the last episode of the Ali on the Run Show, but I am so happy to be back. On this episode, I’m sharing where I’ve been, what’s been going on, and how I’v...
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37. Lindsey Hein, Host of the I'll Have Another Podcast from 2017-06-15T10:33:25
We’re flipping the script today and I’m putting Lindsey Hein in the hot seat! Lindsey is a super speedy runner (she holds a 3:13 marathon PR and ran a 1:32 at the 500 Festival Mini Half Marathon a ...
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36. On "Motivational Phrases" from 2017-06-13T10:14:24
Motivational phrases are meant to inspire us — but they sometimes kinda stink. Today I'm sharing the ones I'm just not digging, especially while I'm working my way through my latest Crohn's disease...
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35. Mia Michaels, Choreographer, Director&So You Think You Can Dance OG from 2017-06-08T09:50:07
Mia Michaels is a legendary choreographer and director. She’s best known from her time as a judge and choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance, where her contemporary choreography earned her thr...
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34. Global Running Day&Why I Run from 2017-06-06T10:26:07
Global Running Day is Wednesday, June 7! So on this episode, I’m talking about why I run, what I love about the running community, and why I sometimes miss being a new runner. I also share a bit mo...
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33. Natalie Morales, TODAY Show Anchor&Host of Access Hollywood from 2017-06-01T10:22:13
I was so excited to record this episode with one of my favorite journalists, news anchors, and role models, Natalie Morales. Natalie is best known from her time on NBC’s Today show, where she was a...
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32. Crohn's Disease Q&A from 2017-05-30T10:42:21
I've had Crohn's disease for 25 years, and there have been lots of ups, downs, and in betweens during that time. So while I'm no doctor, expert, or attending on Grey's Anatomy, I have figured out a...
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31. Dan Nevins: Army Veteran, Double Amputee&Yoga Teacher from 2017-05-25T10:05:18
Dan Nevins is a yoga instructor and motivational speaker. He’s also a double amputee: Dan lost both his legs in an explosion while serving overseas in the Iraq War. In this episode, Dan talks about...
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30. My Crohn's Disease Story from 2017-05-23T10:46:07
I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when I was 7 years old. It was a scary, confusing time in my life, and while I’d love to say I’ve figured it all out since then, the truth is that this disease ...
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29. Meredith Kennedy, Marketing Operations Manager at BuzzFeed from 2017-05-18T10:09:43
Meredith Kennedy is the Marketing Operations Manager at BuzzFeed, and is the brand’s former Editorial Chief of Staff. Before that, she made the rounds in the television industry: She was a Booking ...
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28. Let's Talk Running Pet Peeves from 2017-05-16T10:13:42
I love running! That’s no secret. I love doing it, I love talking about it, I love racing, and I love training. I love the easy runs, the hard workouts, and the long runs. But sometimes it just fee...
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27. Meggie Smith, MD, Chief Resident in OB-GYN at NYU Langone Medical Center from 2017-05-11T10:33:05
Meggie Smith is a chief resident in OB-GYN at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City, and is working to be a reproductive endocrinologist and reproductive specialist. (“I want to help wome...
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26. My Running Story from 2017-05-09T10:30:30
I never expected to be a runner — and I certainly never expected running to be something I actually enjoy. On this episode, I take a run back in time (too cheesy?) to share how I found, hated, dabb...
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25. Bethany Lyons, Founder of Lyons Den Power Yoga from 2017-05-04T11:07:06
Bethany Lyons is the owner, founder, and CEO of Lyons Den Power Yoga in New York City. Before opening the Baptiste yoga-style studio, she was the first-ever hired instructor at SoulCycle, and was a...
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24. Talk Thirties to Me: Lessons I've Learned Since Turning 30 from 2017-05-02T09:31:18
It's no secret that I love being in my thirties. In honor of turning 32 this weekend, I'm using this episode to take a look back on the last two years and reflect on the most important lessons I've...
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23. Lauren Conkey: 3:18 Marathoner, Mother&Public Health Advocate from 2017-04-27T10:24:57
Lauren Conkey is 3:18 marathoner, vegetarian, and mom to two girls, Amelia (3) and Mabel (8 months). She's the blogger behind the now-retired Health on the Run, and lives in Rhode Island, where she...
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22. How I Finally Got Over My Body Issues from 2017-04-25T09:55:42
On this episode, I talk about my history with body-related issues — starting when I was a young dancer to my college years and my post-collegiate experience with exercise addiction — and what I did...
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21: Brynn Fessette O'Neill, Physical Therapist at Finish Line Physical Therapy from 2017-04-20T10:41:40
Brynn Fessette O’Neill is a physical therapist at Finish Line Physical Therapy in New York City — in fact, she’s my physical therapist! On this episode, Brynn talks about how she became a physical ...
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20. Stop Waiting from 2017-04-18T09:47:12
I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching lately, so on this episode, I’m sharing something my yoga teacher read to me once called “Stop Waiting.” It’s about how we need to stop waiting for life to h...
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19. Michele Gonzalez AKA NYC Running Mama from 2017-04-13T09:34:12
Michele Gonzalez, best known as NYC Running Mama, is a Staten Island-based mother, runner, marathoner, Ironman, and Instagram superstar. On this episode, Michele and I talk about how she’s feeling ...
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18. My Running&Life Mantras from 2017-04-11T10:03:42
Words can be powerful! On this episode, I talk about the mantras, quotes, and phrases that get me through tough runs and hard times. From Broadway lyrics to single words, these are my go-to thought...
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17. Relationship Q&A with Brian Cristiano from 2017-04-06T10:47:57
We’re mixing things up on this episode to dish out some serious realness, openness, and honesty. Brian Cristiano is the founder and CEO of BOLD Worldwide, a sports advertising agency in New York Ci...
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16. We Were All New Runners Once! from 2017-04-04T10:06:39
We were all new runners once! On this episode, Lucy Wallace and I look back on all the things we didn’t know or understand when we first started running, from shoes and sports watches to race etiqu...
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15. Page Williams, Ironman, Blogger, LinkedIn Digital Strategist from 2017-03-30T10:49:36
Page Williams is a California-based triathlete and Ironman, is the blogger behind Twenty-Six and Then Some, and is a senior marketing manager at LinkedIn. Before heading to LinkedIn, where she over...
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14. My 10 Favorite Races from 2017-03-28T10:55:15
On this episode, I count down the top 10 races I’ve ever run, and I share a little bit about why I love each one so much. Check them out: Runner’s World Half & Festival The race: http://rw.runnersw...
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13. Chris Mosier, Transgender Athlete&Advocate from 2017-03-23T09:43:57
Chris Mosier is a Hall of Fame triathlete and duathlete, and was called “The Man Who Changed the Olympics” by The BBC and New York Magazine. He’s a barrier-breaking Nike-sponsored athlete, who you ...
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12. Thoughts We Had During Our First Half Marathons from 2017-03-21T10:32:46
On this episode, my friend Lucy Wallace and I share some of our most vivid memories from each of our first half marathons. A few highlights… At 5:03, Ali says: “I definitely remember choking, gaggi...
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11. Candice Huffine, Model, Runner, and Founder of Project Start from 2017-03-16T11:03:28
Even if you don’t know her name, you definitely know her face! Candice Huffine is a well-known model, represented by IMG Models, with a seemingly never-ending resumé. She has appeared in the pages ...
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10. The Worst Mistakes I've Made as a Runner from 2017-03-14T11:58:06
On this episode, I share my roundup of the worst mistakes I’ve made since I started running in 2008. 10. Wearing the wrong size sports bra. My current favorite running bra is the Brooks UpLift Cros...
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09. Sarah Conklin, 3:37 Marathoner&Picky Bars Employee from 2017-03-09T11:29:23
Sarah Conklin is perhaps best known on the internet as the blogger behind “Once Upon a Lime.” She lives in Bend, OR, where she works for Picky Bars, the sports bar company founded by professional a...
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08. The 10 Most Influential People in My Running Life from 2017-03-07T12:08:34
On this episode, I share my list of the top 10 people (and one dog!) who have had the most profound impact on my life since becoming a runner. Show Notes: 10. Bethany Lyons Follow Bethany on Instag...
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07. Megha Doshi, Local Marketing Director at Strava from 2017-03-02T11:31:09
Megha Doshi is the local marketing director for Strava, the social networking site for athletes. Before heading to Strava several years ago, Megha worked for Nike, where she was a member of the dig...
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06. Chris Heuisler, the National Run Concierge for Westin Hotels and Resorts from 2017-02-23T14:14:30
Chris Heuisler is the National Run Concierge for Westin Hotels and Resorts. He has every runner’s dream job — traveling the country to meet runners and hear their stories — and he beat out more tha...
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05. Alice Saunders, Creator of Forestbound and 3:19 Marathoner from 2017-02-16T13:30:17
Alice Saunders is the creator of Forestbound, a Boston-based company that makes and sells canvas and leather bags made from historic textiles. Alice is also a super speedy runner and marathoner. Sh...
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04. Running Coach John Honerkamp from 2017-02-10T00:24:25
John Honerkamp is a former Olympic Trials qualifier, a running coach, and one of the co-leaders of the November Project tribe in New York City. He boasts an impressive running history: He competed ...
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03. Alison Desir, Founder of Harlem Run from 2017-02-09T21:55:31
Alison Desir is a runner, writer, and blogger, and is the founder of Harlem Run. She was the driving force behind the recent Run 4 All Women, a run from Harlem to Washington, D.C., that raised more...
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02. Brian Cristiano — Being Married to Someone with Crohn's Disease from 2017-02-09T21:52:37
Brian Cristiano is the founder and CEO of BOLD Worldwide, a sports advertising agency in New York City, and the host of the Sports Marketing Huddle podcast. He’s also my husband! So on this episode...
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01. Ultramarathoner Emily Halnon from 2017-02-09T21:47:59
Emily Halnon is an ultramarathoner who lives in Eugene, OR. After completing an Ironman and running a 3:08 marathon several years ago, Emily decided to make the shift from road races to trail runni...
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00. Welcome to the Ali on the Run Show from 2017-02-09T21:40:43
Welcome to the Ali on the Run Show — your best running buddy! This is a podcast where we talk about working hard, running hard, and doing whatever it takes to break a physical and mental sweat. I’m...
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