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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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854. Jenny Grimshaw, 2:32 Marathoner
"I had this sense of nostalgia, of we're going to look back on this as something special. We all felt a little bit of something magical going on." She's come a…
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853. The Support Squad Series: Round 8 with Danielle "Dee" Mastronardi
"You prioritize your life for the people who mean the most to you. And that's how it's been since day one for us." Two days before Thanksgiving, I was up at…
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852. Ask Ali!
"If they come up with a Dancing with the Stars and it's Dancing with the Podcast Hosts, and it's tap dancing, put me in, coach." Welcome to Ask Ali, a monthly…
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851. Jordan Litz's 2025 New York City Marathon Recap
"Running the marathon and doing two Broadway shows in the same day — I've never felt more New York than that day." Did you hear about the man who ran the 2025…
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850. Carl Radke's 2025 New York City Marathon Recap
"Running single-handedly saved me during this last year." Carl Radke is best known as a longtime cast member on Bravo's Summer House. Through nine seasons of…
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849. Katie Couric, Journalist
"I just feel like when I see injustice, at this point in my life, I have to call it out." Katie Couric has been my idol since I was in high school, and it's…
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848. Amanda Vestri's 2025 TCS New York City Marathon Recap
"Oh I'm hooked." Last weekend, Amanda Vestri made her much anticipated 26.2-mile debut at the TCS New York City Marathon. She ran 2:25:40, good enough for…
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847. My 2025 TCS New York City Marathon Recap
"They play 'New York, New York,' and everyone goes crazy." It was another New York City Marathon to remember. It was one of the most rewarding weekends of my…
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846. LIVE in New York City with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
"People always give me a hard time, they're like, 'You never show emotion after your race.' And I'm like, 'You run this and then you try to show emotion!'"…
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845. Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 3
"Fast, slow, good weather, bad weather — you are out there doing something that so many people are never going to do, and that's so cool." Caroline Moss has a…
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844. Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon
"It's seeing the bridge from a distance and saying, 'There are going to be 55,000 people that are going to traverse over that bridge from 150 countries from…
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843. Molly Seidel, On Returning to the New York City Marathon
"People can say whatever they want. But at the end of the day, I know what my bigger picture is. I know what my why is here. And so I'm just going to really…
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842. My 2025 Chicago Marathon Weekend Recap
"I'm trying to figure out how to live with stage IV cancer. How do I live and enjoy my life and enjoy these moments while also knowing I had to fly home the…
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841. Courtney Dauwalter, 2:49 Marathoner & Ultra Runner
"Running is running is running, and I love it all." Courtney Dauwalter returns to the Ali on the Run Show — this time as a 2:49 marathoner! Courtney is an…
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840. LIVE in Chicago with Eric Jenkins
"There's nothing I'm going to shy away from." What a gift it was to be in Chicago this weekend for all of the Chicago Marathon festivities. And what better way…
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839. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, 3-Time World Championship Gold Medalist
"I do want to be the greatest to ever do it in our sport. And I mean that wholeheartedly. I genuinely feel like it's something that I can do, and something…
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838. Meghan Howard, On Running the Berlin Marathon with Harry Styles
"I will forever tell this story until the day that I die!" Meghan Howard is an 11-time marathoner and educator who lives outside Toronto. She started running…
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837. Georgia Hunter Bell, Olympic Bronze Medalist & World Championship Silver Medalist
"This is just the time to be brave and see what happens." Georgia Hunter Bell just won a silver medal for Team Great Britain in the 800m at World Championships…
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836. Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 Chicago Marathon
"Remember the entire journey, because it's very special." It's almost time for the 47th running of the Chicago Marathon! The 2025 Bank of America Chicago…
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835. The Support Squad Series: Round 5 with Cousin Jackie
"I haven't spent a lot of time breaking down and crying. Every time I've started to have a breakdown, I look at myself in the mirror and say, 'Stop, go about…
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834. Josette Andrews, 5000m Runner for Team USA at the 2025 Outdoor World Championships
"Every starting line is a chance for a breakthrough." Josette Andrews is heading to Tokyo! This summer, the On-sponsored athlete went into the 5000m race at…
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833. Catching Up with Heather MacLean, New Balance Professional Athlete
"I'm entering a new era where I'm prioritizing myself and my happiness, and also looking for more ways to do what the goal is at the end of the day, which is…
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832. Olivia Enright, Creator of the "12 Olivias" Hood to Coast Team
"I am shocked at the amount of Olivias that responded to a random message on Instagram." Olivia Enright is so fun. She's a sports marketing manager of global…
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831. Catching Up with Janae Baron, "Hungry Runner Girl"
"The sun always comes up. No matter what, no matter how dark it was, no matter how grim everything seemed, no matter how alone I felt… The sun is always my…
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830. Emily Venters, Training for her 26.2-Mile Debut at the 2025 Chicago Marathon
"Everything I'm doing is new. It feels like I'm going into the unknown, which is scary." Emily Venters is officially one to watch on the U.S. women's distance…
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829. The Support Squad Series: Round 4 with Emily Halnon
I'm fresh off my fourth round of chemotherapy, and am back on the couch recording with friends. This time for chemo, I was joined by my OG running blog friend…
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828. Emily Infeld's 2025 USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships 10,000m Recap
"I love this sport and I love the people in it. I love the people I race against. I love all the fans. People are wonderful." Fresh off her U.S. Outdoor…
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827. Nikki Hiltz's 2025 USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships 1500m Recap
"This was a really important step in my journey to feeling more like myself, and I'm really happy I did it." We heard from Nikki Hiltz right before they…
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826. Keira D'Amato's 2025 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor National Championships 10,000m Recap
"It felt like I was playing with house money." Let the 2025 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor National Championships recaps begin! First up: Keira D'Amato, fresh off…
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825. Jess Movold, Running & Strength Coach, on Life in the Third Trimester
"I'm excited, and also a little freaked out!" Jess Movold is a running and strength coach who lives in Austin, TX, with her husband and their son, Battle…
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824. Nikki Hiltz on Competing at USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships
"It feels really good — and it's a lot of pressure at the same time... I do have a target on my back, but that's fine." Happy USA Track & Field Outdoor…
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823. The Support Squad Series: Round 3 with Michael Anne Bailey
"We really are having the best of times during the worst of times." I'm fresh off my third round of chemotherapy (round two was rough!), and am back on the…
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822. A Look at Life Since Chemo Round 2
"A great thing about having cancer is people are so nice to you!" This is my attempt to catch you up on what life has looked like since Chemo Round 2. Buckle…
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821. Grant Fisher, Two-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist
Last summer, Grant Fisher made history by becoming the first American man to win Olympic bronze in both the 5000m and 10000m at the Paris Olympic Games. Last…
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820. Sofia Camacho, Nonbinary Runner, Drag Artist, & 2:29 Marathoner
"Ask questions. I always encourage people to ask me questions. If your question comes with good intentions, I'm not going to be mad at you for it! I'm not…
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819. The Support Squad Episode 2, with Conor Nickel
"Despite my insistence that 'I can do this,' and, 'I'm fine,' and, 'I've got this,' I don't got this without my people." I'm fresh off my second round of…
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818. Jordan Hogan, Hogan Performance Coach, 2:20:57 Marathoner, & Mom-to-Be
"In life and in marathons, whoever can overcome those challenges the best — it's not about not having challenges, because you are going to have them — it's…
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817. Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 2
"None of this would have been possible if I didn't take that chance on myself." Caroline Moss has a dream: to run the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon. As a New…
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816. Deirdre Keane, Everest Extreme Ultra Marathoner
"It was dark, and I remember looking over the ledge thinking, 'What's down there?' I probably don't want to know…" Deirdre Keane has never encountered an…
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815. The Support Squad Episode, with Cousin Jackie
"In my mind, I'm not going anywhere anytime soon." It's been a whirlwind week. THANK YOU for all of the love, support, and kindness after last week's "we're…
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814. Des Linden, Western States Endurance Run Pacer
"I'm laser focused. This is serious." She's the 2018 Boston Marathon champion. She's the co-host of Nobody Asked Us with Des and Kara. She's one of the most…
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813. A Life Update From Ali, Again
"This sucks, and it's going to be hard, and this is very real. But that doesn't mean we're going to stop having fun along the way. So let's have fun when it…
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812. Everything You Need to Know About the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Standards
"They just want a chance to compete." Yesterday, after much anticipation and speculation, USA Track & Field announced the changes to the qualifying times for…
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811. Phily Bowden's 2025 London Marathon Recap
"You just need to chill a little bit!" Phily Bowden has a massive following. Whether it's on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, there are hundreds of thousands of…
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810. Emily Oster's 2025 Boston Marathon Recap
"There's this sense of all these people, they came out to watch you do this weird, crazy thing. And you're running toward the thing you've been working toward…
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809. On Turning 40, With Guest Host Cousin Jackie
"For two years, I have been sad. Not all the time. But it got pretty bad and pretty dark and pretty scary for a long time. And over these past few weeks, I've…
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808. My 2025 London Marathon Weekend Recap
"It's just this phase of life I'm in right now where I just can't get enough of going out and having fun. Within reason. In sweatpants." I had the absolute…
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807. Darcy Budworth, Founder of Take the Bridge
"We don't do things the easy way." Ten years ago, Darcy Budworth was feeling burned out on running and racing in New York City. The interior designer felt a…
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806. Sharon Lokedi, 2025 Boston Marathon Champion
"All those moments led to this. All the hard work really, truly pays off." In 2022, Sharon Lokedi made her marathon debut at the TCS New York City Marathon. It…
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805. My 2025 Boston Marathon Weekend Recap
"I've tried to take on that mindset for the last few years at these races, of, 'How do I show up as authentically as possible, as the Ali I know I am and want…
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804. LIVE at the Boston Marathon Expo with Hellen Obiri, Conner Mantz, and Dakotah Popehn, Presented by Shokz
"How can I not have success when I have this many people coming and supporting me?" On the Friday before the Boston Marathon, I hosted a panel at the race expo…
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803. LIVE at the Boston Marathon Expo with Jess McClain & Emma Bates
"You ran with some kahunas!" Every year, I host a panel at the Boston Marathon Expo featuring some of the top American women in the professional field. This…
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802. LIVE in Boston at The Track at New Balance with Heather MacLean
"I'm a Boston girlie through and through." Welcome to The Track at New Balance during Boston Marathon weekend! This was a 725-person party featuring New…
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801. Jess Sims, Boston Marathoner & Peloton Instructor (Rerun)
"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…
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800. Aisha Praught Leer, on Life After Professional Running
"There's a stigma about retiring from pro running, that it's this huge thing and it's so hard. And there are parts of it that are challenging. But I'm…
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799. Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 1
"If we get to the end of my life, and I look back and say the regrets that I have, I know one of them would be, 'You never ran the New York City Marathon.' Not…
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798. Gabi Rooker, Ready to Run the 2025 Boston Marathon
"I want to go out there and just absolutely smash it out of the park." Next week, the pros and everyday runners alike will descend on Boston, MA, to run the…
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797. Laura Galeazzo, 2:49 Marathoner
"I set this goal. I made a promise to myself that I wanted this, so I'm going to do it. And no, that's not always fun. Maybe that means a late treadmill run or…
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796. Everything You Need to Know About the 2025 Boston Marathon
"It's gonna be epic!" We are less than three weeks away from the 129th running of the world's oldest marathon. This year's Boston Marathon takes place, as…
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795. Jinger Gottschall, New Balance Director of Sports Research
"I am nowhere near close to being an expert, and that's part of why I wanted this job — a challenge." Imagine you're a real-life woman in STEM. Someone who…