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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…
Episodes
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914. LIVE in New York City with Jordan Litz
"This is way more stressful than Wicked!" We returned to Jazz at Lincoln Center for another sold-out live show celebrating New York City Marathon weekend, this…
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913. Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon
"The energy I give the first athletes when they cross is the same as I give the final finishers." —TCS New York City Marathon Race Director Ted Metellus Every…
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912. Siobhan Donovan, Marathoner with Stage IV Breast Cancer
"It's less scary if you face it. If you avoid it, it grows. It becomes scarier. Sometimes it's better to just face things head on." In April 2022, Siobhan…
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911. My 2026 Chicago Marathon Weekend Recap
"It was nice to be in Chicago and not feel like my life was imploding." I'm just about recovered from the 2026 Chicago Marathon weekend, where I was in town as…
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910. Emma Grace Hurley's 2026 Chicago Marathon Recap
"I took a selfie with Deena and Joanie yesterday! That's the coolest moment of my life. I literally think that was the best two seconds I've ever lived. It's…
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909. Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Chicago Marathon
"Remember the entire journey, because it's very special." Welcome to Chicago Marathon week! The 48th running of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon takes…
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908. Karla Bruning, New York City Marathon Finish Line Announcer
"I don't want to just read names and countries the whole time. That gets boring. I like to talk to runners, too. 'If this is your first New York City Marathon…
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907. Alana Levy, 2:34 Marathoner
"I think one of my biggest problems is I finish every race and think, 'I think I can go faster!'" If you follow the sport, you probably recognize Alana Levy…
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906. Marathon Talk, Best Running Friends Edition
"Don't let anyone or anything make you feel like less of a runner." There's a chill in the air. It's officially fall. And that means it's officially fall…
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905. Arielle Chernin, Brookline Food Pantry Operations Manager & 3:02 Marathoner
"It's running friendship in true form. We would not otherwise be friends. We're different ages, our kids are different ages, we live completely different…
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904. Cody Rigsby, Peloton Instructor
"But I'm really grateful. I had so much time to make mistakes, look stupid, look cringe, not know what I'm doing — so that when the opportunity arose, I was…
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903. Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon (?), Episode 4
"Sometimes you've gotta just get a little messy." Caroline Moss has long had a dream: to run the New York City Marathon. As a New Yorker, it's her favorite day…
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902. Tara Rincón, News 12 Long Island Senior Content Producer
"It's such a rewarding job because you're working on things that affect your actual community. Some of the big stories are down the road from my house." When…
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901. No Stupid Questions: The TMI Episode, with Ashley Desanno
"Don't let bodily things make you not show up." Welcome to the fourth episode in a new series on the Ali on the Run Show called "No Stupid Questions." This is…
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900. My 2026 SeaWheeze Recap
"The days leading up to this race were rough, and the days after have been bright and full of sunshine." For the first time since 2019, lululemon's SeaWheeze…
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899. LIVE at lululemon SeaWheeze 2026 with Phily Bowden
"Chaos can be a part of the journey." For the first time since 2019, lululemon's wildly popular SeaWheeze half marathon and festival returned to Vancouver…
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898. Kara Goucher's 2026 City Tri Half Marathon Recap
"That's part of the loss. It isn't how it was. But that doesn't mean it's not worth doing." This past weekend, Kara Goucher ran her first half marathon in…
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897. Jay Holder, USATF Chief Content & Communications Officer
"I'm starstruck every time I'm at a track meet and I get to be side by side with some of these incredible athletes. That has not worn off and I don't think it…
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896. Ask Ali!
"I am pro people and I am pro human rights." It's surgery week! I had a prophylactic laparoscopic bilateral salpingo oophorectomy on Monday (I had my ovaries…
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895. Molly Seidel's 2026 Western States Recap (With Special Guest Molly Reidy)
"Being able to go into a race where you are a rookie, it opened me up to take chances I wouldn't necessarily take. In the marathon, I felt like I got so scared…
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894. Alyssa McElheny, Hyrox World Champion & OTQ Marathoner
"A lot of these things that seem like world-enders at the time can lead to bigger, better, happier things." Alyssa McElheny had a dream: to qualify for the…
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893. Rachel Entrekin, 2026 Cocodona 250 Champion
"If the winner thinks that everyone's important, then goddamnit I must be right." Rachel Entrekin arrived at the start line of the Cocodona 250 ultramarathon…
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892. Emma Coburn & Parker Valby, Training Partners
"We're basically the same person, just 12 years apart." Emma Coburn and Parker Valby are professional runners, Olympians, New Balance athletes — and now…
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891. Laura Thweatt, On Athletics Club Assistant Road Team Coach
"When she said those words to me on that run, I was like, 'It's the same thing, Laura. You're gonna do the same thing that you've done. You were OK after every…
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890. Lee Glandorf, Creator of The Sweat Lookbook
"I don't think that the run girlies are respected within the sport the way they should be!" As a longtime marketer and creator of The Sweat Lookbook, Lee…
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889. The Latest Life Update From Ali
"I'm terrified in a whole new way now." We got PET scan results — along with a whole lot of unexpected emotions. SPONSORS: Lagoon. My favorite pillows and…
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888. Re-Run: Ellie Kemper, Actress & Marathoner
"If you're writing my obituary, whoever's in charge, please include this! Because I feel very proud of it!" For this Throwback Thursday episode, we're headed…
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887. Re-Run: The 2019 CIM OTQ Pacers
"We put ourselves on the line to help other people accomplish their dreams, and that was pretty freaking awesome." It's another Throwback Thursday, and this…
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886. Re-Run: The First Ali on the Run Show LIVE Event
"I trained and I ran it and it changed my life. Something happened out on that course, and I was transformed forever." It's Throwback Thursday, and we're going…
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885. No Stupid Questions: Coaching Edition, with Kim Conley
"I love winning." Welcome to the third episode in a new series on the Ali on the Run Show called "No Stupid Questions." This is where experts come in to answer…
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884. A May Message from Ali
"Life has not been easy. Life, for the better part of the past few years, has been very hard and messy and stressful and exhausting. And I will give myself the…
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883. Cousin Jackie's 2026 Boston Marathon Recap
"It was really hard for me to distinguish who was a friend and who was actually going to win the Boston Marathon, and I just hugged them all the exact same."…
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882. My 2026 Boston Marathon Weekend Recap
"It felt so good to be reminded of all the reasons I love to do this." There's nowhere I'd rather be on the third Monday in April than at the Boston Marathon…
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881. Chelsea Clinton's 2026 Boston Marathon Recap
"I'm so proud of all of us. I'm so proud of anyone who decides to even run a mile." Of the 30,000 runners who completed this year's Boston Marathon, only one…
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880. LIVE from the 2026 Boston Marathon Expo with Annie Frisbie & Amanda Vestri
"Go out there and send it within reason." Every year, I host a panel at the Boston Marathon Expo featuring some of the top American women in the professional…
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879. LIVE at The TRACK at New Balance with Aisha Praught Leer & Eric Jenkins
"Winning is really fun!" On Saturday afternoon during Boston Marathon weekend, more than 775 of us took over The TRACK at New Balance for a super fun live show…
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878. LIVE at WBUR CitySpace in Boston with Claire Holt
"I have severe FOMO. All I want to do is run this marathon on Monday." Claire Holt is an actress best known for her work on Pretty Little Liars, H20: Just Add…
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877. My Boston Marathon Pep Talk
"I went back to Boston, and I found myself again. I found the Ali I knew was in there. The Ali who lives and breathes running. The Ali who had felt so isolated…
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876. Sara Hall, Author of For the Love of the Grind
"Doubt and belief can coexist. In the book, you see a ton of my doubts and struggles with confidence. But then there's also this untouchable belief that's…
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875. Everything You Need to Know About the 2026 Boston Marathon
"Calm, calm, calm. Relax, relax, relax." Welcome to your guide to the 2026 Boston Marathon! We just about one week away from the 130th running of the world's…
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874. Emily Sisson, Boston Marathon-Bound
"That's been my thing lately: What excites me?" Emily Sisson is the American record holder in the marathon, a two-time Olympian, and a New Balance professional…
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873. Jess McClain, Boston Marathon-Bound
"All I can do is move forward knowing that one day I'll have that moment." Jess McClain just might be the most-loved professional marathoner in the country…
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872. Emma Bates, Mom-to-Be
"It's a new day, it's a new age, let's learn, let's grow together. That's it." Last week, professional Colorado-based marathoner Emma Bates broke the running…
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871. Why Did You Run Your First Marathon?
"I needed to do it like I needed to breathe." At any given marathon, there are thousands of runners on the start line, hoping to complete the 26.2-mile journey…
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870. My 2026 NYC Half Weekend Recap
I remember being like, 'I can't believe I'm here. I can't believe I'm doing this right now.'" It's been a while since I've done a race recap! This weekend, I…
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869. No Stupid Questions: Shoes & Sports Bras Edition, with Jinger Gottschall
"Everyone deserves a super shoe." Welcome to the second episode in a new series on the Ali on the Run Show called "No Stupid Questions." This is where experts…
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868. Emma Grace Hurley's 2026 USATF Half Marathon Championships Recap
"It's been a really, really tough couple days. I've never been such a combination of stressed and sad." At Sunday's USA Track and Field Half Marathon…
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867. No Stupid Questions: Professional Running Edition, with Aisha Praught Leer & Eric Jenkins
"Live free and grind." Welcome to the first episode in a new series on the Ali on the Run Show called "No Stupid Questions." This is where experts come in to…
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866. Molly Seidel, Ultramarathoner
"The last couple years have been so hard. I've been through so many ups and downs that I'm like, 'There is nothing in a race that I can experience that is…
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865. Paul Swangard, Track & Field Analyst & The Voice of Hayward Field
"I want to be part of making people care. My hope is that my enthusiasm for the sport as a fan of the sport comes through in my calls." Even if you don't know…
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864. Love on the Run with Deena & Andrew Kastor
"So we kissed, and then we spent every day after that together." They're one of running's greatest power couples: Deena and Andrew Kastor are here for Love on…
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863. Love on the Run with Mica Rivera & Adam Wood
"Running can feel pretty isolating. It's a very individual sport. But she's in it with me every single day. It makes me feel very special. She really cares…
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862. Roisin Willis, Professional Runner & Stanford University Student
"Sometimes you've just gotta be a little bit fearless." The last time Roisin Willis was on the Ali on the Run Show, the "fastest high schooler in American…
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861. The Support Squad Series: Round 9 with Seema Mack
"Your person doesn't need you to be perfect. They just need you to be there and show up, and bring as much positivity and lightheartedness as possible. There…
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860. Sinclaire Johnson, HOKA Athlete
"This seems like a no-brainer. There's this company that really values what we're doing, and they don't really want to change that. All they want to do is find…
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859. Hope Walz, Runner & Activist
"I'm a firm believer that there are more good people than bad. No matter what, I believe that." Hope Walz is a runner who works the night shift at a homeless…
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858. The 2026 State of the Ali on the Run Show
"I needed you all to know that I was drowning, and I was scared." It's tradition: Happy New Year, and welcome to the annual State of the Ali on the Run Show…
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857. Jackson Olson, Savannah Bananas Infielder & Runner
"I think there are a lot of athletes out there that are just so scared to show who they truly are and what they like because of their teammates and their…
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856. A Holiday Message from Ali, 2025 Edition
"I felt your hands on my back. And I needed them." I love you. I appreciate you. In this short solo episode, I'm wishing you the happiest holidays and…
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855. Lauren "Fithy" Hunnewell, Animal Rescue League Volunteer & 41-Time Marathoner
"I run with all dogs, any dogs." Lauren "Fithy" Hunnewell is the North America running events manager for New Balance. She is the New York Road Runners…