Ali on the Run Show
Episodes
554. Zac Clark, Co-Founder of the Release Recovery Foundation
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I was in New York, and I went out and I had this experience of watching people run this marathon, and I broke down. I was like, 'Holy shit, this is ...
553. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part II
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The whole idea of getting comfortable being uncomfortable is actually about building a psychological endurance. In the same way we build a physical ...
552. Roisin Willis & Juliette Whittaker, The Fastest High Schoolers in America
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It shows, in the past two years, how much we've both improved because we've had each other to push each other the whole way." Meet Roisin Willis a...
551. Friendship Fest with Jess Sims & Kirsten Ferguson
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It's really special when your friend becomes family." Some friendships build, grow, and develop over time. Others are instant. For Peloton instruc...
550. Ask Ali!
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There was a part of me that was like, 'What if I hate it? What if I hate this job, what if I hate this role? Because I might! I'm not a media operat...
549. Sara Hall, Team USA Marathoner
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When you think about what you hope to leave on the sport or model for my daughters through the sport, I hope that's what people see: resiliency, and...
548. Beyond the Run with Michelle Wolf
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"These people are out on the track, by themselves, just with their own body and their own mind. It's really cool to watch. It's cool to watch humans ...
547. Emma Bates, Team USA Marathoner
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"That's what I want — that's the only thing that drives me as much as it does. I just want to inspire the next generation. And I feel like we did t...
546. Keira D'Amato, Team USA Marathoner
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel that every time I step on the line — like I have nothing to lose. And I get that question a lot: 'Do you feel a lot of pressure now that yo...
545. World Athletics Championships Recap, Part II with Jay Holder
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Listen, there are eight heats. Seven of them were all men. We are one-eighth of the media. We need to get that number up. But hell yeah to being the...
544. Ask Ali, World Championships Edition
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I love being in the trenches with a good team." Welcome to Ask Ali, a twice-a-month series where I answer all of your questions. This time around...
543. World Athletics Championships Recap, Part I with Jay Holder
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"You said, 'I could never do that.' And that actually made me think that you could do it. Because it made me think about what you do every day, and i...
542. LIVE at the WineShine Half Marathon with Alysia Montaño & Stephanie Howe
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I had the pleasure and privilege of being the start and finish line race announcer at the inaugural WineShine Half Marathon in Napa Valley this past ...
541. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part I
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Check in on why you're doing this. It doesn't have to feel like the biggest 'why' statement of the whole world, like, 'What's the purpose of life?' ...
540. Yuki Chorney, "The Running Unicorn"
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"All of a sudden, I was over here, alone, living in a small apartment the size of a dorm room, not having a lot of friends, I didn't have anything to...
539. Friendship Fest with Jasmine Todd & Katelyn Hutchison
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm a track athlete and I'm doing full-time something else, and people feel like they can't do both. But I feel like me and Jasmine, and a few other...
538. Ask Ali!
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I still don't know if it was good, but I did my best. And it was the first time where I realized I'm kind of willing to fail at something. I'm not u...
537. Dede Griesbauer, Professional Triathlete
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Just because you're older doesn't mean you have to be slower." Some people have obvious superpowers. Others — like professional triathlete Dede ...
536. Friendship Fest with Dakotah Lindwurm & Annie Frisbie
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When it's race time, we're competitive. I'm never just going to let Annie win! But it's also really fun that when the race is over, we get to celebr...
535. Beyond the Run with Dave McGillivray
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm like, 'Oh this isn't good! I'm locked inside of my own porta-john, 15 minutes before the start of the most prestigious marathon in the world, th...
534. Courtney Wayment Smith, Professional Runner for On
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm excited to just put myself in it and be a part of it and give myself a chance. I think incredible things happen when you believe in yourself and...
533. Friendship Fest with Allie Wilson & Yolanda Ngarambe
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"This is the first time in so long that I've been lining up with teammates, and it makes it so much more special. There's nothing better than having ...
532. Ask Ali with Guest Host Devon Pass
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't berate, educate!" Devon Pass is a runner, a mom to daughter Evie, and a dear friend — and today, she's a podcast host! On this edition of ...
531. Nikki Hiltz, lululemon Athlete
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When I'm happy and feel safe and I'm energized by the people and things around me, that's when I'm going to run the best." Nikki Hiltz returns to ...
530. Friendship Fest with Jess Movold & Conor Nickel
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"You convinced me to come out for a run. And thank god I did. Everything has snowballed from that run." What a treat today to get to welcome two of...
529. Beyond the Run with Noor Abukaram, Founder of Let Noor Run
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I loved running. I had the best race of my life and I was so excited. That feeling! You know that feeling? And they took it away from me that day. A...
528. Kate Fagan, Best-Selling Author, Sports Reporter, & Commentator
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I have to trust that I have something I want to say, and just double down on that." Kate Fagan is one of today's most important voices in women's ...
527. Friendship Fest with Emma Bates & Laura Thweatt
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Some of my closest friendships are with women I compete against. So when I see them do the things that they're doing, it truly makes me believe even...
526. Ask Ali!
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I've tried to get better at knowing that I can't be everything to everyone. But I do want this to be a place where anyone who feels like they are a ...
525. Catching Up with Kara Goucher
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It's been hard to swallow that there is no miracle. It's going to take time." It's been nearly one year since Kara Goucher came on the Ali on the ...
524. Beyond the Run with Allie Ostrander
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I really felt strongly that sharing online would not only help hold me accountable to sticking with my goals and my values, but also would help othe...
523. Tara Davis & Hunter Woodhall, Olympic & Paralympic Power Couple
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There's a lot of bumps on the way up. And a lot of people see that final moment, the excitement, the emotion that took place. And it was such a genu...
522. LIVE with Des Linden at the Bayshore Marathon
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"What do I love most? I want to fricken win. And I want to hurt. And I want to see how fast I can go." What a treat to get to host a live show with...
521. Beyond the Run with Ali Feller, TEDxBoston Speaker
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It felt important to me. And so I sent the email. I took my own advice, and I sent the email." On Monday, I had the honor of giving a TED talk. In...
520. Saila Consalvi, 13-Time Marathoner with Lung Cancer
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"From the start, it was like, I'm gonna deal with this, but I'm not going to let this take over. I'm not going to let it take my life away. I'm not g...
519. Steph Bruce, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Let's just go out with a bang." Steph Bruce finished 12th at this year's Boston Marathon. The professional runner for HOKA NAZ Elite ran a 2:28, a...
518. Shalane Flanagan, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It takes a lot to get to a start line. I never take that for granted." Shalane Flanagan has run the Boston Marathon six times: four times as a pro...
517. Beyond the Run with Carrie Jackson, Mental Performance Coach
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We know you can push through. We know you're capable of that. A sign of your mental toughness isn't pushing through — it's can I hold back?" On ...
516. Jess Sims, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"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 ...
515. Lottie Bildirici, Author of Running on Veggies
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It was the fear of the unknown — but that was what I loved also. I don't want to do something I know I could finish or know I could do. I want to...
514. Adrianne Haslet, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I can close my eyes still and remember every sign and every person's face and every dog. I can remember all of it. It was a true unicorn of a day." ...
513. Nell Rojas, 2022 Boston Marathon Recap
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"This is the time in my life where I'm trying to do whatever I can to be the fastest I can and get the furthest in running that I can. So anything th...
512. Beyond the Run with Tunde Oyeneyin
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When our smartphones are at 10 percent, we panic. We freak out… When our bodies are running on 10 percent, when our headspace is running on 10 per...
511. My 2022 Boston Marathon Experience
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"This weekend I was like, 'I just want to be me, and see where I can go with that. I don't want to conform. I don't want to turn off who I am to fit ...
510. LIVE at the Boston Marathon with Emily Saul & Anoush Arakelian
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boston is BACK! It was such a privilege to get to host a live recording of the Ali on the Run Show at the Tracksmith Trackhouse during the 2022 Bos...
509. Ask Ali with Guest Host Laura Green
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"The people who read my blog and supported me — whether we met in real life or from afar — they saved my life on my worst days." Laura Green ...
508. Jenna Fesemyer, Team USA Wheelchair Athlete
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Doctors said when I was born that I would be the last one to sit up, the last one to crawl, the last one to stand and walk. Well, I was the first to...
507. Friendship Fest with Silvana Morgan and Yuma Haidara
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"She's my person." Silvana Morgan is a nurse, a runner, and a mom to two daughters. A few years ago, she was running a race when she saw a fellow r...
506. Beyond the Run with Adrianne Haslet
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"What will get us to the finish line is nothing compared to what got us to the start." In 2013, professional ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet was wa...
505. Kirsten Ferguson, Peloton Tread Instructor
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There was a moment where I looked at myself in the mirror and said, 'Whoa, this is what you're meant to do. This is it.'" Kirsten Ferguson is livi...
504. Jacky Hunt-Broersma, Running 100 Marathons in 100 Days
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm tired. But I'm feeling pretty good. I've got a job to do and I need to do it and that's kind of it. I'm on a mission. I just need to get it done...
503. Dominique Scott Efurd, Two-Time Olympian & Atlanta Women's 5K Champion
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I said, 'You definitely have this win. Don't be so scared anymore.'" Last weekend, two-time Olympian Dominique Scott Efurd won the first-ever elit...
502. Venus Morris Griffin, As Seen on Humans of New York
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I've just been struggling to survive. To figure out how to survive. I want people to see me and say, 'OK, let's not look at what we think people are...
501. Friendship Fest with Dinée Dorame & Mario Fraioli
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I could tell he wasn't mentoring me because he wanted it to be this public thing that made him look good. I wasn't his charity case." Dinée Doram...
500. Beyond the Run with Elle Purrier St. Pierre
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It was pretty tough, I'm not gonna lie. I walked off the track pretty mad. I didn't want to talk to any cameras, so I walked past the camera people ...
499. Laura Skladzinski, Theater Kid Turned 100-Time Marathoner
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I got off the plane, looked out at the mountains, and just felt this sense of relaxation. Like this is where I'm supposed to be, this is where life ...
498. Friendship Fest with Cara Enright Welsh & Cameron Erhardt
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It's just those people when you instantly connect, and they're one of your people. She was one of those people. And it's so hard to find those peopl...
497. LIVE from the NYC Half with Becs Gentry & Nev Schulman
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I've made it here. I'm good with that. I'm going to start this race as me. However I finish, I'm still me." I love a live show! The day before the...
496. Ask Ali with Guest Host Julia Berteletti
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Even though I've been doing this for a while, and I've been working for myself for a long time, I still have a hard time making my own rules." Jul...
495. Betty Lindberg, 97-Year-Old World Record Holder
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"That Saturday when I set the record and I was in the tent waiting for them to start the awards ceremony, dozens of people came up to talk to me, and...
494. Friendship Fest with Jenny Grimshaw & Grace Keller
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't think I would've done it if Grace hadn't. I remember saying two things: One, 'The data says you can do it.' And two, thinking about Grace." ...
493. Molly Huddle & Sara Slattery, "How She Did It" Co-Authors
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"These women are stone-cold killers on the track, so you're just like, 'I can't believe you feel that way!' But it's really helpful for anyone who's ...
492. Beyond the Run with Stephanie Roth Goldberg, LCSW, CEDS
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I found myself when I found running." Stephanie Roth Goldberg is a psychotherapist, licensed clinical social worker, and certified eating disorder...
491. Olivia Baker, Professional 800m Runner for Atlanta Track Club Elite
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I was a complete mess. I was so emotional about it, so excited, so just…relieved to have come in, having a lot of momentum, knowing this was a pos...
490. Celebrating International Women's Day with Sara Hall, Emily Sisson, & Emma Bates
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We have all become the women we are today because of other women." —Emma Bates It was a great privilege to get to host this virtual live show on...
489. Friendship Fest with Kyle Merber & Chris Chavez
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We're track and field's biggest hype people, and we want to share the joy of the sport with as many people as possible." You'll be hard-pressed to...
488. Camille Herron, U.S. 100-Mile Road Champion & World Record Holder
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It could be two o'clock in the afternoon and the sun's beating down on us, and I'm just smiling. I'm gritting my teeth through the afternoon sun, an...
487. Friendship Fest with Emily Infeld & Aisha Praught Leer
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When I met Aisha, I was like, 'Oh, we're gonna be friends forever.'" Emily Infeld and Aisha Praught Leer are professional runners and Olympians, a...
486. Beyond the Run with Jess Movold
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I didn't prepare for it. I wasn't ready for it. It was very, very hard, and dark, and scary." Welcome to the second episode in the new Beyond the ...
485. Nev Schulman, Host of MTV's Catfish & 2:58 Marathoner
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"My default is trusting and looking for the good. I want to believe that people are telling me the truth when I talk to them. I assume they are. I ju...
484. Friendship Fest with Nell Rojas & Hiruni Wijayaratne
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I would declare war on all of your enemies." Welcome to Friendship Fest! Starting today and for the next seven weeks, we'll be hearing from runner...
483. Ask Ali with Guest Host Molly Burke
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I can only show up and do my best every time. And sometimes my best will be the best. And other times it won't. And that's fine. I think." Welcome ...
482. Girl Talk with Molly Seidel & Anoush Arakelian
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I've been working a lot on just being able to own who I am in this sport. Things have changed so drastically over the last two years, so it's coming ...
481. Love on the Run with Josette Norris & Robby Andrews
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Moral of the story is if a girl is gonna stick around you when you're sleeping until 12:30 in the afternoon, she probably likes you. Marry her." Ha...
480. Love on the Run with Sinclaire Johnson & Craig Nowak
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel like I'm the best version of myself when he's around." It's a big weekend for professional runners Sinclaire Johnson and Craig Nowak! Sincla...
479. Love on the Run with Emily Sisson & Shane Quinn
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It was that classic thing of, 'Want to go study together?' with no actual interest in studying whatsoever." In the summer of 2011, the northeast w...
478. Love on the Run with Annie Frisbie & Dhru Patel
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I thought he just wanted to be my friend!" Love on the Run Week, day four! Today we're joined by Minnesota Distance Elite's Annie Frisbie and Dhru...
477. Love on the Run with Natalie & Jerold Mitchell
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I was like, you know what, any woman who can hop over a fence in a dress — I need to know more about her!" It's day three of Love on the Run We...
476. Love on the Run with Nikki Hiltz & Emma Gee
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Emma was my calm within the storm." It's the second day of Love on the Run Week, and today we're joined by Nikki Hiltz and Emma Gee. Nikki is a pr...
475. Love on the Run with Keira & Anthony D'Amato
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Our love story is a pretty long, funny one." Welcome to Love on the Run Week 2022! On tap: seven days, seven episodes, seven couples sharing their...
474. Beyond the Run with Dr. Ian Nurse & Emily Saul
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Running is hard. Races are hard. So let's expect that." Welcome to Beyond the Run — a new series on the Ali on the Run Show focusing on the ment...
473. Emily Oster, Economist, Author, Professor, Runner
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Running has served many purposes over my whole life. But in this particular set of moments now — where so much of what I'm doing is not exactly ab...
472. Emilia Benton, Boston Marathon Qualifier
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I think this time was a long time coming. I just had to believe in myself more than anything." The last time freelance journalist Emilia Benton wa...
471. Sara Vaughn, 2021 CIM Winner & Puma-Sponsored Athlete
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Celebrating victories big or small — that's definitely how I choose to live life now." The "great time to be a 30-something mom on the run" cel...
470. Calum Neff, Pacer for Keira D'Amato's American Record at the Houston Marathon
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"We hit that first split bang on the money, and I told her, 'We're good. It's happening. It's on.'" It was a record-breaking, history-making weeken...
469. Allie Wilson, Professional Runner for Atlanta Track Club Elite
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I will be a nervous wreck until that gun goes off, but I will never race like I'm nervous… As soon as I'm racing, it all goes out the window, and ...
468. Brittany Charboneau, 2022 Dopey Challenge Champion
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"It was just so magical. Like holy smokes, I did it." Last weekend, Brittany Charboneau made Disney history by becoming the first person to ever wi...
467. Dakotah Lindwurm, Puma-Sponsored Professional Runner
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"That is how I always race — I've always got a smile on my face." Dakotah Lindwurm runs happy. If you saw her leading the 2021 Boston Marathon —...
466. Hiruni Wijayaratne, South Asia's Fastest Marathoner
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I feel like I'm in love again with the process of waking up early, putting my shoes on, bundling up, and going for a run. It doesn't feel quite easy...
465. The 2022 State of the Ali on the Run Show
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I don't know what the year will bring, but I know I'm going to keep showing up for myself and for all of you." In 2021, I released 165 episodes of...
464. Michelle Wolf, Comedian & Ultramarathoner
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"If I'm stuck on a joke, I'll go for a run and think about it during my run. And almost all the time, I can figure it out on the run." Michelle Wol...
463. Jesse Harmon, Founder of Run Hard
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A disclaimer, before we get into it: This conversation talks at great length about one man's experience with disordered eating and anorexia. We discu...
462: The 2020 Virtual Live Show Holiday Party with Shalane Flanagan, Des Linden, & Aisha Praught Leer
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Holiday songs are my passion." —Aisha Praught Leer One year ago, we closed out 2020 on the Ali on the Run Show with a holiday party of sorts. It...
461. Makenna Myler, Professional Distance Runner
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"That seems to have diminished quite a bit since having a baby. The outcomes really don't matter. It's just so much more about who I'm becoming as I'...
460. Sika Henry, Professional Triathlete
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I hit a severe low. I went through a bout of depression, actually. I felt lost, in some ways. I had this dream and this goal, and I was so focused, ...
459. Sara Hall's 2021 Recap
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We all want love and belonging at the end of the day. And so when you feel like your love and belonging is threatened if you fail…at a young age I...
458. The Everyday Runners, Julia Berteletti & Robyn Mayer
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Women really only get tougher. I've figured that out myself, and I've figured that out watching others. I don't really put a limit at this point of ...
457. Ask Ali!
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I know that for me to run well, I need to be happy, I need to not be stressed, I need to be relaxed, and I need to know that the time on the clock d...
456. Talya Minsberg, New York Times Sports Editor
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"It was so cool, and so weird, and it's still hard to describe." For many sports journalists — especially the ones who cover running — New Yor...
455. The Everyday Runner, Molly Burke
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"We all just decided, we need to keep moving. We can't just stay here and wallow in this. Obviously we'll still be grieving, but we all made the deci...