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 pick up the pace together.
"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 that is not working toward that goal just doesn’t m…
"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 percent, why don’t we have that same sense of urgency …
“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 into the existing landscape.’”
After 1,099 days…
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 Boston Marathon weekend, with the ever-delightful rece…
“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 is a runner, a mom to two boys, and a dear friend — and…
"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 do all those things."
Jenna Fesemyer was born …
"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 runner up ahead wearing "a really cute outfit." Bu…
“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 walking near the Boston Marathon finish line when t…
“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 living her dream. She once wrote "Become a Peloton in…
"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."
Jacky Hunt-Broersma is on a quest to run 100…
“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 elite division at the Atlanta Women's 5K. And while i…
“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.’ Because everybody has their own struggles. Lif…
“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 Dorame had a dream: to launch a podcast that would expl…
“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 because I knew they were just going to drill me w…
“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 is good. And it made no sense!”
Laura Skladzins…
“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 people as adults, as we all know. She was that easy co…
"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 United Airlines NYC Half (thanks to New Balance,…
"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."
Julia Berteletti is a runner, a mom, and a dear frie…
"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 they were from all over the United States! I cou…
"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."
Jenny Grimshaw and Grace Keller have only been …