Ali on the Run Show
Episodes
754. Yared Nuguse, Olympic Bronze Medalist
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You really let it loose, and then kinda black out, and then all of a sudden you're a bronze medalist." We've got The Goose! Yared Nuguse isn't just...
753. Betsy Saina, 2:19 Marathoner & 2024 USATF 25K Champion
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes a short build up can do a miracle. So I'm hoping for the miracle in Chicago!" In a stacked field of elite runners, Betsy Saina is absolut...
752. Logan Aldridge, Peloton Instructor & Marathoner
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I looked like a fainting goat at mile 20." Logan Aldridge just might be the real-life human version of a golden retriever. But as charming and funn...
751. Ask Ali LIVE at the 2024 Akron Marathon
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Ask Ali, LIVE at the 2024 Akron Marathon! I spent this past weekend in Akron, OH, as one of the start and finish line announcers at the Akr...
750. Everything You Need to Know About the Chicago Marathon
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Remember the entire journey, because it's very special." It's almost time for the 46th running of the Chicago Marathon! The 2024 Bank of America Chic...
749. Lauren Peterson, Political Speechwriter & Author
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It felt like the riskiest choice I could make, but it changed the whole trajectory of my life and I feel so grateful." Lauren Peterson's list of pr...
748. Karissa Schweizer, Two-Time Olympian & 2024 Fifth Avenue Mile Champion
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Sometimes you need to just shut your brain off and run." At this time last year, Karissa Schweizer was undergoing foot surgery. Then, as she mounte...
747. The Everyday Runner, Kate Greene
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I was so afraid of being vulnerable, and afraid of having to look at other people and say what was going on. But when I did…it was the most incred...
746. Ask Ali!
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I am a champion for love. I root for love. I am a delusionally optimistic lover of love stories and romantic comedies and love songs." Welcome to A...
745. Juliette Whittaker's 2024 Paris Olympic Games Recap
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm an Olympian, and will forever be an Olympian, no matter what I do in years to come. It's a very fulfilling thing. To be able to achieve it this ...
744. Clayton & Ashley Young's 2024 Paris Olympic Games Recap
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I have zero expectations. I'm ranked 60-plus. But I think I have a good shot at being top 10 in the world, and maybe even having a shot at a medal. T...
743. Kate Gunderson, Flight Test Engineer
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I wanted to change the world just like she had." Kate Gunderson — best known online as "The Plane Kate" — is living a real-life Top Gun...kind...
742. Dakotah Lindwurm's 2024 Paris Olympic Games Recap
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It's like everything you've been working for coming true in one moment." Today in 2024 Paris Olympic Games recap episodes: marathoner Dakotah Lindw...
741. Nikki Hiltz's 2024 Paris Olympic Games Recap
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I knew it was going to be incredible. I knew it was going to be such a fun and crazy experience. But it was an experience of a lifetime. There's no ...
740. Recapping the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with Michelle Wolf
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Everyone's doing their dream, you know? There are people who are winning, and that's their dream. There are people who, just being there, that's the...
739. Sam Ryan, New York City Sports Anchor & Reporter
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I remember watching the New York City Marathon on TV and just saying, 'One day, I want to do that.' I'm watching it, and I'm like, 'They're superher...
738. Katie Stilo, Today Show Food Stylist & Culinary Producer
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The energy is just so palpable. Even though it's the crack of dawn, we are all abuzz and going. You have to be able to get it going." The next time...
737. Ask Ali!
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I live in constant duality now." We're taking a break from the Trials recaps and Olympics episodes to catch up. Welcome to Ask Ali, where I answer al...
736. Jess McClain's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Of course making the Olympic team would be amazing, but it's not going to define who I am. It's not an end-all-be-all for me." When Jess McClain li...
735. Elle Purrier St. Pierre's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I went there to do a job, and that was to make the team." New Balance Boston's Elle Purrier St. Pierre lined up at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field...
734. Emily Mackay's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"That's always my goal: to win. And I always think I can. I have the belief." Emily Mackay is a World Indoor Championships bronze medalist. She's a ...
733. Juliette Whittaker's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials Recap
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"When I crossed the line, I was in so much shock. I kept having to check the board to make sure I was reading it right!" Juliette Whittaker is a col...
732. Weini Kelati's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Oh my god, I'm going to the Olympics!" Weini Kelati came into the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials as the American Record Holder in the hal...
731. Kate Grace's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't need to know I'm going to do it, but I need to be open to the idea that I can do it." Let the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials r...
730. Chris Chavez's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recap
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I like to go hard at these events, work myself to the bone, and bring people as much track and field content as they can take." Few people love tra...
729. Nikki Hiltz & Emma Gee's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Recaps
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"When I crossed the finish line, it was definitely joy, but I think more than anything, it was relief." Right before the U.S. Olympic Track and Fiel...
728. Keira D'Amato's 2024 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials Recap
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It was a lot of firsts. I'll be 40 in a couple months, and it's not too often that you get firsts to that degree. It was a really cool experience to ...
727. Dakotah Lindwurm & Annie Frisbie, Minnesota Distance Elite Teammates & Best Friends
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You get your medal outfit fitted for you, so when you are ideally on the stage, it looks perfect. And when I had it on and they were taking it in a ...
726. Nikki Hiltz & Emma Gee, Olympic Trials Power Couple
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It was like, 'What if the worst thing happens and I don't make the team?' And then it happened, and my life was fine. And then on the other end of i...
725. Amanda Vestri, Top American at the 2024 New York Mini 10K
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm used to having to claw my way to prove myself to the people I need to prove myself to. But now, it's more of a mentality I have: Keep your head ...
724. Krissy Gear, 2023 U.S. 3000m Steeplechase National Champion
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm trying to appreciate the peaks and the valleys — but there's a lot of beauty in the hillside, too." Last year, Krissy Gear stormed on the ste...
723. Emily Mackay, 2024 World Indoor Championships 1500m Bronze Medalist
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel the most confident I've ever been." Emily Mackay is having a heck of a year on the run! The Team New Balance Boston athlete earned a bronze m...
722. Run Your Way with Emma Coburn, LIVE in Brooklyn
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I am scared of outer space, submarines, and remote research laboratories." We're live with Emma Coburn for the fourth time, making this her eighth ...
721. LIVE from the RBC Brooklyn Half Finish Line with Becs Gentry & Zac Clark
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel like life should be back to normal. And it's not!" Welcome to the 2024 RBC Brooklyn Half finish line! I was delighted to be one of the guests...
720. It's Been a Year...
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I remember being acutely aware that it was the worst day of my life up to that point, and the world was still going. People were out for runs in Cen...
719. Anne Keane, 3-Time Marathoner Living with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It's processing all of these emotions that you have with things that you're anticipating you are not going to be able to see. Like my daughter is a ...
718. LIVE at the Eugene Marathon with Emily Halnon, Author of To the Gorge
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"One of my favorite things to do when it gets hard is I ask myself the question, 'Is this the story you want to tell today?' I like that question beca...
717. My 2024 Boston Marathon Experience
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"To have Long Live playing while I was standing on this stage feeling really proud of a show I had just done, and hugging so many of you, and feelin...
716. LIVE at the 2024 Boston Marathon with Meb Keflezighi
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Whatever you need, I hope you got at least a little of it here today." What an honor and a treat it was to get to host a live show the day before the...
715. LIVE at the 2024 Boston Marathon with Emma Bates & Jenny Simpson
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It was dark there for a while!" What a treat to get to sit down with Emma Bates and Jenny Simpson three days before the 2024 Boston Marathon. Emma ta...
714. LIVE at the Boston Marathon with Oofos and Project Pink
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"If I have to wash and return your Tupperware, I am now super stressed. I am so worried about the Tupperware." Let the Boston Marathon episodes begin!...
713. A Pre-Race Pep Talk from Coach Chris Bennett
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The best way to relax at the starting line is to take a deep breath, and say, 'This is fun as hell.' Doesn't mean it's not scary! Doesn't mean it's ...
712. Abeo Powder, TrailblazHers Run Co. Co-Founder
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We're leading alongside our community. The three of us made this happen, but there is so much wisdom, so much leadership, so much brilliance within ...
711. Motherhood Mondays with Laurie & Elly Henes
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Use all of your resources. If people are willing to help, let them help." What's it like when you're one of the best coaches in the NCAA, and your da...
710. Catching Up with Molly Seidel
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I really, truly, in the bottom of my heart want to keep doing this. But I need to figure out what my 'why' is in a more sustainable way rather than ...
709. Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Boston Marathon
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Right on Hereford, left on Boylston. It is the place to be. It's special every time." We are less than two weeks away from the 128th running of the w...
708. Elizabeth Smart, Child Safety Activist and Marathoner
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"It's OK to prioritize time for happiness. Hard times will come. It's really important to know what happiness feels like to you so that when you're i...
707. Ask Ali, NYC Half Edition
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I will always show up and do my best, and try to maintain my integrity in the process. I don't always get it right. But I always try." I ran the Ne...
706. Emily Sisson, LIVE in New York City
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Des is the coolest one out of all of us, and she organized it. So of course if Des organizes a dog party, we're going to go to it... And I think if ...
705. Emma Coburn on Life Lately
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I have yet to meet a marg that is too spicy for me." Emma Coburn is an Olympic bronze medalist, a World Champion, a world silver medalist, a 10-ti...
704. LIVE in Richmond with Keira D'Amato
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I hope I can normalize not hitting goals and being OK." We took our finest feathers and poppiest pink outfits to Richmond, VA. Welcome to Ali on t...
703. Nikki Hiltz, World Silver Medalist
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Records are always going to be broken, but medals are forever." Nikki Hiltz returns to the Ali on the Run Show for the seventh time — and for th...
702. Run Your Way with Jackie Gaughan
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I think about when I was a kid and I would just go out and run hard and not worry about the result or what was the worst thing that could happen. I ...
701. Rachel Schneider Smith, Olympian, Professional Runner, & Mom
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Hands down, the most courageous thing I've ever done is walk into trying to get pregnant and walking through pregnancy after loss." Rachel Schneid...
700. Jess McClain's 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Recap
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I had the time of my life out there. I soaked it all in." So often, the fourth-place finisher at any given Olympic Trials is the most devastated o...
699. Sara Hall's 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Recap
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"This was the happy ending to it all, to all the struggle. But that's life, right? It wasn't how the story ended. But believing it was kept me in it....
698. Makenna Myler's 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Recap
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Going into this race, I was like, 'Top 10, that sounds like a really good goal. I can do that. Top 10.' And then when that race started, I was like,...
697. Love on the Run with Best Running Friends Conner Mantz & Clayton Young
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"For all the speculators out there, there was no splitting the prize money, no talk about that beforehand, no 'You go first, I go second.' No 'Conner...
696. My 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon Weekend Recap
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Seeing how many people flew down to Florida on a random weekend in February to cheer for total strangers… How cool is that?!" I had the best wee...
695. Dakotah Lindwurm's 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Recap
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I knew months ago that was going to be my caption for that post!" Let the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon recaps begin! First up: Dakotah Lindwur...
694. Weini Kelati, American Record Holder in the Half Marathon
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"As runners, we all deserve to be at the start line — and at the finish line, winning races." Last month, Weini Kelati broke the American record ...
693. Fiona O'Keeffe, 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials Competitor
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I wouldn't say I'm a favorite in a lot of peoples' eyes. But it's the Trials. We're here to select a team. So I'm going to go for it and see what ha...
692. The Best Advice We've Ever Received
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Put yourself in a position to get a yes, otherwise it's automatically a no." Need a little pep talk? A little boost? A gentle nudge, or some tough...
691. Gabi Rooker, 2:24 Marathoner
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"You take what you have and make the most of it." Gabi Rooker was an anti-running competitive gymnast growing up. After college, she began working ...
690. Chris Chavez, 2:59 Marathoner & Founder of Citius Mag
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Chavez has made a living out of being track and field's biggest fan and hype person. And when he's not obsessively covering the sport for Cit...
689. Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"This is the race they're going to tell their grandkids about — that they took part in the race to pick the marathon team for the Olympics." We a...
688. Jenny Simpson, Soon-to-be-Marathoner
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I am not wired to do something halfway or to do something for fun. I don't know what that means. Fun for me is going as hard as possible." After n...
687. The 2024 State of the Ali on the Run Show
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I survived!" It's a tradition! Here on the Ali on the Run Show, we kick off every year with the annual State of the Show episode — a look at the...
686. 2023 in Review with Kara Goucher
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"If you have that heart of a lion, you will get back there. You just have to have patience." It was a big year for Kara Goucher! Her book, The Long...
685. Ask Ali, Cancer Edition
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I felt like I was constantly treading water and barely staying afloat. It felt like I was stuck, as everything else just raged on. Time doesn't stop...
684. Emilee Risteen, On Chasing 2:37
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It's not easy to talk about the disappointments. It's not easy to talk about the times that you fall short. Nobody wants to brag about those. It's b...
683. Ask Ali!
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Community is everything. People are everything. I want to stay surrounded by people that I love and that love me. I'm going to mess up in life. I'm ...
682. Emily Oster, 3:17 Marathoner
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Whenever we do something that we really invest in and that's hard — and that we're not sure we can do — it's a reminder of the 'we can do hard ...
681. Tunde Oyeneyin, Peloton Instructor & New York City Marathoner
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"For the first time in my entire life, I was in awe of myself. I was in awe of what I'd accomplished. The marathon was a love letter to myself. For t...
680. Randi Zuckerberg, Marathoner & Ultramarathoner
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I am so grateful for the professional experiences that I've had, and so grateful for the incredible men in my life. But I feel like I've been the su...
679. My 2023 New York City Marathon Weekend Recap
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I am not going up on that stage crying, but I don't want to dismiss this moment! I want to take this all in and I want to feel this. It was an incre...
678. Run Your Way with Elle Purrier St. Pierre
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"So many people asked me if I was going to keep running. And it's like, to me it's just a ridiculous question. You have a kid, what, you have to give...
677. LIVE with Ellie Kemper
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know her (from The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). You love her (because she's funny and genuine). She's a marathoner. Ellie Kemper return...
676. Sara Vaughn's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm already dreaming about the next one." Sara Vaughn had a good, great, wonderful day at the 2023 Chicago Marathon. She ran a 2:23:24 — that's ...
675. Everything You Need to Know About the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"At a marathon finish line — especially this marathon finish line — you see the best of humanity." Every year on the first Sunday of November, ...
674. Molly Seidel's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I love the chaos. That's where I find the calm." After a year and a half filled with injuries, setbacks, and struggles, Olympic bronze medalist Mo...
673. Run Your Way with Emily Sisson and Shane Quinn
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Pressure comes when things are going well." The American Record Holder and the Irishman return! Today on the Ali on the Run Show, Emily Sisson and...
672. Meghann Featherstun, 2:49 Marathoner & Sports Dietitian
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"This is just fun to me. We put so much pressure on the outcome of these races. We want to prove ourselves, prove we can run a certain time, and I un...
671. Des Linden's 2023 Chicago Marathon Race Recap
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"So much can happen in those last few miles." It was a good day in Chicago for Des Linden: Not only did she run 2:27:35 to break the American Maste...
670. My 2023 Chicago Marathon Weekend Recap
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"This weekend brought me back to life in a way that I didn't even realize I needed so badly." By some kind of miracle, I made it to the 2023 Chicag...
669. Everything You Need to Know About the Chicago Marathon
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's almost time for the 45th running of the Chicago Marathon! The 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will take place on Sunday, October 8, and th...
668. Motherhood Mondays with Charlie Watson
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"That was my overwhelming emotion: embarrassment." Charlie Watson is a UK-based registered dietitian, marathoner, blogger, and mom. In this convers...
667. Lindsay Flanagan, Team USA Marathoner
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I went in with zero expectations — let's see what happens! — and totally surprised myself." Lindsay Flanagan just represented Team USA at the...
666. Run Your Way with Courtney Wayment
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It's gotta be a little bit more than running." Courtney Wayment has been called one of the new "Steeple Queens" in the U.S. But is that a good thi...
665. Emma Bates & Dom Scott, Team Boss Marathon Training Partners
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I bought a new house. And I also got a couple of goats." It's marathon training season, baby! And today, we get to hear from training partners, te...
664. Lindsay Walter, 52-Time Marathoner with Alopecia
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"A bald head can mean so many different things." Lindsay Walter is a 52-time marathoner, 4-time 100-mile finisher, and many-time 50K runner. Most r...
663. Run Your Way with Susanna Sullivan
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Celebrate the little victories. Believe that every brick you put down is building a wall." Sometimes on the Run Your Way series, we hear from prof...
662. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About World Championships
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Not all rectangles are squares. That's how I dissect who's self-conscious and not in the short-shorts vs. tights debates." Welcome back to "Everyt...
661. Shane Quinn & Tony D'Amato, American Record-Holding Husbands
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"We were like, what if Emily and Keira tied? What if they cross the line together and they tied? And we said, well what if we had a cage match? Like ...
660. Run Your Way with Courtney Dauwalter, 2023 Western States & Hardrock 100 Champion
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I want to make sure I can be doing this for many years to come and not overdo it. So I'm trying to be smart. It's less fun being smart." First, sh...
659. Emily Halnon's 2023 Hardrock 100 Recap
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I went into it with no expectations and a lot of gratitude." Fresh off her seventh 100-miler finish — and second finish at the Hardrock 100 — ...
658. Motherhood Mondays with Laura Green & Julia Berteletti
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"It's just this gut feeling that we're not done, and I'm not done. But I'm also a realist." By popular demand, four years later: Laura Green and Ju...
657. Kate Grace, Olympian & New Mom
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I am just so thrilled for what's to come. I don't know what that is. But I have faith that it's working out as it should." We're long overdue for ...
656. Erica Stanley-Dottin, 2:52 Marathoner & Tracksmith Community Manager
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"You can get humbled in this sport quickly. You're playing the long game the whole time. I've learned that I'm down with that. I'm into that. That pa...
655. Kara Goucher, Author of "The Longest Race"
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel really, really free." Kara's back! In the year since her last appearance on the Ali on the Run Show, Kara Goucher has become a New York Tim...