Ali on the Run Show

Let the Boston Marathon recaps begin! First up: We went live! I hosted a live show at the Boston Marathon Expo on Friday, April 14, in front of a massive, awesome, standing-ovation-ready crowd. The …

"I feel like a train, or a minivan — I can go anywhere, I can go forever! I can’t go as fast as I used to, but I can do it!"

Alexi Pappas kicked off 2023 by running — on a whim — a 100K trail race…

"This is not an easy question for many reasons!"

Welcome back to “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know!” I’ve worked in the running industry in some capacity for roughly a decade now, and as much as…

"You go out there, and you have to trust that you’re going to do what you’ve trained to do. Your body is ready to race. But if your mind isn’t? It does not matter."

Chloe Abbott is an On Running-s…

"None of my friends explained this to me!"

Becs Gentry is a 2:32 marathoner, a Peloton tread and strength instructor, and, as of October 22, 2022, a mom! Becs returns to the Ali on the Run Show to…

"So much power had been taken away from me. My safety, everything, and all the medical stuff. It was so empowering to see what my body could do after all that, through all that. And I really think e…

"It never really crossed my mind to feel limited. It never really crossed my mind to be like, 'What can’t I do now?' I always focused on, 'What can I do under different circumstances?' It never cros…

"The time on the clock doesn’t matter. That doesn’t mean I don’t care. It just means it doesn’t define me."

Welcome to the second Ask Ali episode of 2023! These episodes come your way once a month…

"Right on Hereford, left on Boylston. It is the place to be. It’s special every time."

We are just 24 days away from the 127th running of the world's oldest marathon. This year's Boston Marathon t…

"It comes to a point where you are so tired and you’re just constantly irritable. And I was not prepared for that!"

The last time professional distance runner Erika Kemp was on the Ali on the Run …

"From this day forward, I will say that I'm a runner."

In 2004, I was a freshman at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. That's when I met Scott Wormser. We bonded immediately over our shared love…

"There are definitely stars who make $500,000, a million dollars a year. If someone is breaking world records, they are getting paid."

It's a series! Welcome to "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know…

"What is my why? It’s just to give myself a shot. I’ve run six marathons. I feel like one of them went really well. And I felt the urge to try something fun and give myself a challenge and see what …

"I’m telling myself I’m going to crush it. I think that’s something I used to shy away from — the Midwesterner in me, saying, 'I’m just going to do my best.' But no. Let’s crush it!"

Last year, ru…

"I’m really good at making sure others understand that not only are they athletes — look at the definition and tell me that doesn’t describe you! — but also telling people they are runners. I just d…

"I’m better when I know that people are counting on me."

Ever watched a professional track race and wondered why there were certain runners out front controlling the pace and then dropping out (in…

"I’m not here to do gotcha journalism. I’m not trying to get the scoop, I’m not trying to break news. I’m just trying to offer a platform to showcase the stories of these athletes, professional or o…

"I really believe that if you do a good job with the process, the outcome is gonna take care of itself. The time is gonna take care of itself."

I'm running the Eugene Marathon on April 30. I've ru…

"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 On Athletics Club's Alicia Monson. In…

"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, and I just enjoyed the serenity of runni…