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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 Show614. Alicia Monson, 3000m American Record Holder & Pro Runner with On Athletics Club
"I always have to remind myself that a race is gonna be really hard!" Surely when Alicia Keys sang "this girl is on fire," she was referring (preemptively) to…
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613. Deirdre Keane, 2023 World Marathon Challenge Women's Champion
"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
"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!" Happy Valentine's…
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611. Run Your Way with Colleen Quigley
"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
"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 a…
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609. The Everyday Runner, Adina Crawford
"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." Adina…
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608. Susie Chan, Ultra Runner & Peloton Instructor
"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 then…
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607. Run Your Way with Emily Sisson
"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." She's done it…
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606. Des Linden, Author, Podcast Host, Boston Marathon Champion, "Emily in Paris" Super Fan
"I get rowdy with vodka." Des Linden is busy! She just launched a new podcast with Kara Goucher. Her memoir, Choosing to Run, comes out April 4. And she's…
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605. Camila Ramón, Peloton Instructor & Marathoner
"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
"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…
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603. Kristin McQueen, 24-Time Marathoner & 20-Time Ironman with Trigeminal Neuralgia (with Co-Host Keira D'Amato)
"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 is…
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602. Ellie Kemper, Marathoner
"If you're writing my obituary, whoever's in charge, please include this! Because I feel very proud of it!" You probably know her as the adorably sweet and…
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601. Run Your Way with Lauren Fleshman
"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 to…
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600. The 2023 State of the Ali on the Run Show
"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…
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599. Natalie Morales, Co-Host of The Talk (Re-Run)
A few weeks ago, I talked about my life with Crohn's disease. In that episode, I answered a listener question about the worst, most embarrassing, most…
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598. Beyond the Run with Heather MacLean
"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…
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597. Anoush Arakelian, 3:07 Marathoner
"I went all-in. So if I failed, I could say I tried everything." Anoush Arakelian is a full-time director of product marketing, a running coach, and a coach at…
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596. Beyond the Run with Maegan Krifchin
"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."…
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595. Lorna Campbell, Abbott World Marathon Majors Head of Communications
"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
"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
"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
"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 what…
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591. The Life-Changing Date Night Episode, Five Years Later
"How awesome would it be to spend all day talking to people? That's all I want in life." Get in your time machine, friends: We're going back to January 2018…
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590. Beyond the Run with Chelsea Sodaro, 2022 Ironman World Champion
"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
"I don't think anyone goes as hard as a dance floor full of professional or elite runners. Everyone was going bananas." Last year at the U.S. Olympic Track &…
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588. 26 Questions with Emily Sisson
"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." It was a big year for…
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587. Ask Ali, New York City Marathon Edition
"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
"I feel like I am peaking. This feels like it's as good as it gets!" New York City is back, baby! (I must have said that 300 times over the course of the…
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585. 26 Questions with Emily Durgin
"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 them…
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584. LIVE with Emma Coburn in New York City
"You can call me Bog Girl if you want." The best way to kick off TCS New York City Marathon week? A live show at the 1 Hotel Central Park South with special…
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583. LIVE with goodr, Erin Azar, Alysia Montaño, and Laura Green
"My life got a little weird that weekend!" —Erin Azar "It's not about athletes running and having lactation accommodations. It's about making micro changes for…
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582. LIVE with Keira D'Amato at Custom Performance
"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." It's Keira…
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581. Ask Ali!
"When I grew up, I wanted to be a purple flying horse. Never give up on your dreams." Welcome to Ask Ali, the series where I answer all of your questions. This…
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580. Steph Bruce, On Her Final Pro Marathon in NYC
"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
"I have a shirt that says 'Meat Thing' on it. This is such a weird story." She's back! Not only is Keira D'Amato back on the Ali on the Run Show today, here to…
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578. Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon
"It's wild. It is New York's Super Bowl. Every single borough comes out to play, and it's amazing." OK, soon-to-be New York City Marathoners: Here it is! Your…
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577. Meghann Featherstun, Sports Dietitian & 2:50 Marathoner
"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…
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576. 26 Questions with Tommie Runz
"I don't get paid to run. So I might as well have some fun!" Thomas Bailey is best known in the running world as Tommie Runz, and he's been taking the industry…
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575. Jenny Simpson, Puma-Sponsored Professional Athlete
"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." It hasn't been an…
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574. 26 Questions with Matt Wilpers
"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." Everyone loves Matt…
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573. Ask Ali!
"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
"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
"Once we realized it was real… I mean, it's not like that happens every week. It was really freaking cool!" Emily Oster was first on the Ali on the Run Show…
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570. 26 Questions with Kyle Merber
"Someone described me as 'Olympic-caliber,' which I think is the nicest, funniest way to say 'Didn't make it.'" Kyle Merber is a former professional runner (a…
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569. Beyond the Run with Molly Huddle
"I start from zero, too, after having a baby, just like everyone else. So, here goes!" Molly Huddle is one of the greatest American distance runners of our…
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568. Calum Neff, Keira D'Amato's Berlin Marathon Pacer
"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
"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." In both 2021…
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566. LIVE from the Akron Marathon with Meb Keflezighi, Kathrine Switzer, & Bill Rodgers
"It was an astonishing thing. It was one of those defining moments in your life. Everything else was changed from that moment." It was an honor to be invited…
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565. 26 Questions with Laura Green
"Oh god, it was so bad! Oh god. I'm going to bring this up in therapy this week!" She's everyone's favorite funny runner — and today, Laura Green returns to…
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564. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part III
"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
"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
"I have to enjoy this race. I really just need this one to be uplifting." Deena Kastor has run (and won!) many marathons during her career. She's the 2004…
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561. Ask Ali!
"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." Welcome to Ask Ali, a twice-a-month series…
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560. Karissa Bodnar, Founder & CEO of Thrive Causemetics
"I struggle every day. I am just committed to not letting those little moments take me out of the game." As the founder and CEO of Thrive Causemetics, Karissa…
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559. 26 Questions with Des Linden
"I'm very excited to see where I'm at and to test myself. And I'm really having fun so far with this!" OK, right off the bat: You're getting more than 26…
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558. Beyond the Run with Coach Chris Bennett
"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…
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557. Emily Durgin, Professional Runner for adidas
"I'm in this whole new world of what they call marathon training. I don't know. I'm still in denial!" Emily Durgin is having one heck of a year on the run. The…
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556. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Olympian
"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…
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555. Ask Ali!
"That's such a good question, and one that I absolutely refuse to answer!" Welcome to Ask Ali, a twice-a-month series where I answer all of your questions…