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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
Ali on the Run Show374. Keturah Orji, Triple Jump American Record Holder
"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 see…
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373. Sinclaire Johnson, Professional Runner for the Bowerman Track Club
"I feel like I'm in a good position to have a real crack at making the team." With the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials coming up, now's a great time to get…
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372. The Everyday Runner, Dr. Margi Johnson
"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?'"…
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371. Motherhood LIVE, with Lauren Fleshman, Alysia Montaño, Stephanie Bruce, & Dawn Harper-Nelson
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…
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370. Ask Ali!
"Having an invisible illness yourself is a constant reminder that you never know what other people are dealing with." Welcome to Ask Ali, a bi-weekly series…
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369. Devon Pass Talks Travel, Running, Copywriting, Motherhood, & More
"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…
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368. The Everyday Runner, Meg Navatto
"I don't chase podiums and PRs. I have a tendency to chase clocks and cutoffs. And that's fine with me." Welcome to the newest series on the Ali on the Run…
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367. Maddie Alm, Professional Runner & Registered Dietitian
"I'm pretty close to living the dream right now." What do you do when you can't decide whether you want to go pro as a runner, or pursue your dream of being a…
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366. The Everyday Runner, Jen Correa
"The water took everything, but we had ourselves and all of our communities and friends who made sure we had everything else." Welcome to the newest series on…
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365. Catching Up with Tatyana McFadden
"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!
"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
"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." Des Linden, Olympian…
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362. Just Missed with Chanelle Price
"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 on winning…
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361. Cynthia Martinez, Filmmaker & Journalist
"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 matter…
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360. Just Missed with Kellyn Taylor
"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
"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, but…
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358. Ask Ali!
"It was such an immediate shift for me. I realized, this is what I need to do to love running again." Welcome back to Ask Ali, a monthly series where I answer…
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357. Shelby Houlihan & Karissa Schweizer, Bowerman Track Club Teammates
"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." Shelby Houlihan and…
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356. Just Missed with Julia Lucas
"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, and…
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355. On the Job with Carla Benton, Book Copy Editor & Proofreader
"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
"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, if…
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353. Gabriela DeBues-Stafford, 6-Time Canadian Record Holder
"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…
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352. On the Job with Catherine McNamara, Public Defender
"It's terrifying. But I think that's a good thing." This week on the job, we're headed to the courtroom! Catherine McNamara is a public defender in…
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351. Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt
"It's the most popular club that no one wants to join." Welcome to the monthly edition of Ramblings on the Run with Ali and Matt! This month, Matt Chittim —…
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350. Matty Maggiacomo, Peloton Instructor
"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…
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349. On the Job with Victoria Asikis, Food Lawyer
"It's definitely not like Suits. It's way more like The Office." For Victoria Asikis, grocery shopping is the best. As a lawyer working in regulatory…
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348. Ask Ali!
"Having a baby is not the end of your running goals and dreams." Welcome back to Ask Ali, a monthly series where I answer all of your questions. This time…
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347. Blanca Grinkovitch, 20-Time Marathoner & Director of Juma Fit
"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 and…
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346. On the Job with Beth Huang, Director of the Massachusetts Voter Table
"People should feel like they have a real say in the decisions that impact their everyday lives." Beth Huang says community organizing is on her mind 24/7. As…
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345. Aliphine Tuliamuk, 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Champion
"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…
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344. Olivia Amato, Peloton Instructor
"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
"I used to be a morning person. I'm not a morning person anymore!" Liz Lemon was always destined to do two things: run and help people. Liz (and yes, she gets…
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342. Ce'Aira Brown, Professional Track Athlete for Hoka One One
"Once I started to believe in myself and believe I was faster — which is the power of the mind — I started showing it." Ce'Aira Brown wants you to know that…
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341. Molly & Izzy Seidel
"The worst thing you can do is count yourself out." Last year, Molly Seidel ran her first marathon — at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, where she finished…
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340. Emilia Benton, Freelance Writer & Editor
"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…
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339. On the Job with Lynn McGrew, NASA Aerospace Engineer
"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"
"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!
"There's a lot of uncertainty, and getting better at that has taken a lot of practice." Welcome to the second episode in the new monthly "Ask Ali" series —…
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336. India Cook, Co-Host of The Run Duo
"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
"I got to be a little brother and a big fan." Happy Valentine's Day, and welcome to the final day of Love on the Run Week on the Ali on the Run Show! Today…
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334. Love on the Run with Sarah & Marisa Cummings
"Best buds for life." On the surface, sisters Sarah and Marisa Cummings seem like they could be twins. Both were competitive ice skaters and valedictorians of…
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333. Love on the Run with Matt Llano & Brannon Harbur
"That was the kicker: Matt said, 'If the dog doesn't like you, you have to go.'" One day, in Flagstaff, AZ, professional runner Matt Llano walked into a local…
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332. Love on the Run with Kori Carter & Ajeé Wilson
"I knew this was going to be an epic friendship." Welcome to the fastest friendship on the track: Kori Carter and Ajeé Wilson join Love on the Run Week today!…
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331. Love on the Run with Starla Garcia & Fredis Benitez
"I just looked over at her and said, 'We should be something.'" She's a 2:43 marathoner and Olympic Marathon Trials finisher, and he's "not a huge runner" who…
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330. Love on the Run with Alexi Pappas & Mary Cain
"We took each other's dreams seriously, which is always a fun thing in a friendship." It's Day 2 of Love on the Run Week, and today we're celebrating…
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329. Love on the Run with Jenny & Jason Simpson
"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"
"Maybe we place too much emphasis on the idea of what other people think a runner is." After having her third baby, Erin Azar wasn't feeling like herself. So…
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327. Katie Burke on "Taking Care of You"
"Your energy is your most valuable resource. How do you make sure you're spending it on things that actually make a difference?" As the Chief People Officer at…
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326. Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt
"Find what makes it fun for you." Welcome to this month's edition of Ramblings on the Run with Ali and Matt, where Rambling Runner host Matt Chittim and I…
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325. Mirna "The Mirnavator" Valerio
"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." The Mirnavator is here! Mirna Valerio is a…
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324. Ask Ali!
"My goal is to indulge my own curiosity and hopefully pique yours as well." Welcome to the new monthly series on the Ali on the Run Show: Ask Ali! On these…
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323. Kamilah Journét, Tracksmith Marketing Manager
"The idea that someone would try to take me down a notch really just adds fuel to my fire." Last week, Outside magazine published a piece called "Tracksmith…
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322. Lacey Henderson, Paralympic Long Jumper
"I went on this journey of constantly proving to people that I could do everything they could do. Because I knew I could!" When Lacey Henderson was just nine…
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321. Sara Hall, Winner of the Marathon Project
"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 and…
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320. The 2021 State of the Ali on the Run Show
"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…
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319. Emma Abrahamson, Running Content Creator
"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
"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 for…
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317. Dom Scott, Professional Middle-Distance Runner for adidas
"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 what…
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316. Dani Jones, New Balance Professional Middle-Distance Runner
"We made the most out of a hard year. And what we did this year is going to pay off." Earlier this year, four-time NCAA champion Dani Jones decided to forgo…
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315. Aliphine Tuliamuk, 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Champion
"I am the happiest that I have ever been in my life. It's coming together like I always wanted." It's been a really good year for Aliphine Tuliamuk. In…