Ali on the Run Show

584. LIVE with Emma Coburn in New York City

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 wit...

583. LIVE with goodr, Erin Azar, Alysia Montaño, and Laura Green

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"My life got a little weird that weekend!" —Erin Azar "It's not about athletes running and having lactation accommodations. It's about making mic...

582. LIVE with Keira D'Amato at Custom Performance

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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...

581. Ask Ali!

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 qu...

580. Steph Bruce, On Her Final Pro Marathon in NYC

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

579. 26 Questions with Keira D'Amato

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 to...

578. Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

577. Meghann Featherstun, Sports Dietitian & 2:50 Marathoner

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 astronomica...

576. 26 Questions with Tommie Runz

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

575. Jenny Simpson, Puma-Sponsored Professional Athlete

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ha...

574. 26 Questions with Matt Wilpers

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 l...

573. Ask Ali!

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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...

572. Alison Mariella Désir, Author of Running While Black

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 an...

571. Emily Oster, LIVE at the Tracksmith Trackhouse

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 t...

570. 26 Questions with Kyle Merber

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 professiona...

569. Beyond the Run with Molly Huddle

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 runner...

568. Calum Neff, Keira D'Amato's Berlin Marathon Pacer

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 poin...

567. 26 Questions with Nell Rojas

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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...

566. LIVE from the Akron Marathon with Meb Keflezighi, Kathrine Switzer, & Bill Rodgers

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

565. 26 Questions with Laura Green

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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...

564. Beyond the Run with Emily Saul, Marathon Mentality Q&A Part III

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 a...

563. Kara Winger, World Silver Medalist Javelin Thrower & American Record Holder

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 th...

562. 26 Questions with Deena Kastor

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 t...

561. Ask Ali!

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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-...

560. Karissa Bodnar, Founder & CEO of Thrive Causemetics

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 Causemeti...

559. 26 Questions with Des Linden

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 t...

558. Beyond the Run with Coach Chris Bennett

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 wa...

557. Emily Durgin, Professional Runner for adidas

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

556. Aliphine Tuliamuk, Olympian

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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, hon...

555. Ask Ali!

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"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 ...

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...