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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 Show254. Samia Akbar, Fastest U.S.-Born Black Female Marathoner
"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…
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253. On the Job with Steph Blozy, Owner of Fleet Feet Sports West Hartford
"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…
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252. Feel-Good Friday with Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at HubSpot
"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…
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251. Courtney Carter, Oiselle Advisor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
"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?…
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250. On the Job with Grace Kim James, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Atlantic Records
"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…
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249. Feel-Good Friday with Jess Movold, Running Coach
"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…
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248. The Future of Running: The Next Step Forward "Live Show"
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."…
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247. Mary Kate Shea, John Hancock Senior Director of Endurance Marketing & 23-Time Boston Marathon Finisher
"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…
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246. On the Job with Ross Altenbaugh, Executive Director of Flagstaff Shelter Services
"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…
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245. Feel-Good Friday with Rachel Gersten & Jor-El Caraballo, Licensed Therapists & Co-Founders of Viva Wellness
"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…
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244. Peyton Thomas, 2:42 Marathoner
"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…
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243. On the Job with Amy Diallo, Covid-19 Researcher
"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…
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242. Shalane Flanagan
"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…
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241. On the Job with JoMarie Flores, Funeral Director
"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, we're…
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240. Lee Glandorf, Tracksmith Head of Communications
"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." Last week, Tracksmith announced it…
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239. Dinée Dorame, Citizen of the Navajo Nation
"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…
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238. Sasha Wolff, Founder of Still I Run
"I didn't want people to think fun, happy Sasha really has depression and anxiety." Sasha Wolff is the founder of Still I Run, a non-profit organization and…
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237. A Message & A Promise From Ali
"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…
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236. Izzy Seidel, Tracksmith Marketing & Communications Associate
"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…
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235. On the Job with Kaitie Brown, Walt Disney World Talent Casting Coordinator
"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…
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234. Emily Sisson Recaps the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
"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…
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233. On the Job with Amanda LaVergne, Broadway Performer
"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…
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232. Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt
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…
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231. Jay Holder, Director of Marketing & Communications at Atlanta Track Club
"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…
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230. On the Job with Christine Mousa, Family Specialist in the Division of Child Protection and Permanency
"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…
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229. Nell Rojas, 2:28 Marathoner & 9th-Place Olympic Trials Finisher
"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…
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228. Laura Thweatt, 2:25 Marathoner & 5th-Place Olympic Trials Finisher
"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…
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227. On the Job with Julia Harrington, Corporate Pilot
"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…
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226. Caitlyn Tateishi, 2:43 Marathoner
"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 —…
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225. On the Job with Taylor Ritzel, Content Acquisition at Netflix
"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…
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224. Catching Up with Emma Coburn
"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…
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223. On the Job with Kelly McKnight, Orthopedic Surgery Resident
"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 Falls, SD…
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222. Kaitlin Goodman Recaps the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
"I know I wasn't a favorite, but I felt that if a door opened, I was fully ready to sprint through it." When Kaitlin Goodman, a 2:32 marathoner who runs for…
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221. On the Job with Rachel Dewan, Archaeologist
"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…
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220. Andrea Toppin Recaps Her Race at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
"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…
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219. Jacqueline Alnes, Creator of Running-Inspired Tiny Art
"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…
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218. Anita Perez, 2:39 Marathoner, Single Mom, & Special Education Teacher
"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…
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217. What It Was Like Being in Atlanta for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
"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…
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216. LIVE on International Women's Day
In honor of International Women's Day, I sat down with an all-star panel of smart, inspiring women — Abby Bales, Rozalynn Frazier, Kelly Hogan, and Henna…
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215. LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Sarah Cummings, Kaitlin Goodman, Amanda Nurse, Ladia Albertson-Junkans, & Jenny Donnelly
"I am here to try and find the best version of myself." —Sarah Cummings "I am here because running makes me feel the most alive." —Kaitlin Goodman "I'm here…
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214. Veronica Jackson & Alex Bernardi Recap the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
"This showed me I can make more dreams — because apparently they come true!" —Veronica Jackson Last week, we heard from U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon…
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213. LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Carrie Tollefson, Meb Keflezighi, & UCAN
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…
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212. Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt
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…
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211. Veronica Jackson & Alex Bernardi, Olympic Trials Qualifiers
"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
"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…
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209. Catching Up with Andrea Barber
"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 the…
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208. Love on the Run Week with Kara & Adam Goucher
"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…
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207. Love on the Run Week with Gwen Jorgensen & Pat Lemieux
"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…
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206. Love on the Run Week with Steph & Ben Bruce
"He doesn't do these grand gestures — he just shows up for me every single day." Love on the Run Week continues! From the Leers to the Lindens — to the Bruces!…
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205. Love on the Run Week with Des & Ryan Linden
"It's competitive…in a healthy way!" It's Love on the Run Week on the Ali on the Run Show! First we heard from Aisha Praught and Will Leer, and today it's the…
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204. Love on the Run Week with Aisha Praught & Will Leer
"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…
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203. Rick Powell, Houston Marathon 2:45 Pacer
"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…
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202. Ramblings on the Run with Ali & Matt
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…
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201. Neely Spence Gracey
"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…
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200. Starla Garcia, Olympic Trials Qualifier & Registered Dietitian
"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…
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199. My 2020 Visions, Plans, Hopes, & Dreams
"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…
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198. Rachel Gersten, Therapist & Co-Founder of Viva Wellness
"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…
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197. Aisha Praught Leer
"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…
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196. The CIM Olympic Trials Qualifying Time Pacers
"We put ourselves on the line to help other people accomplish their dreams, and that was pretty freaking awesome." At the California International Marathon…
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195. Mary Johnson, Founder of Lift, Run, Perform, on Postpartum Life and Running
"I'm just winging it." Mary Johnson (perhaps best known as @itsamarython on Instagram) is the owner of Lift, Run, Perform. She's a running coach and a strength…