Ali on the Run Show

"We are obviously a business and we need to sell running shoes to make money, but I feel a very big obligation to be that hub of the community and be that leader and driver to connect people and to h…

"What opportunities does this open up that didn't exist before? How can I adapt my leadership style and how I show up to adapt to that opportunity? Rather than cringing and thinking about the worst c…

"People have to start looking at what’s going on globally, but also locally. What does your running club look like? Who do the people you run with look like? What are the books you read? Who are they…

"Music literally changes peoples’ lives. It really has the ability to uplift people, especially during today’s times. That’s a really powerful thing, and that, to me, is success. Beyond the sales and…

"Now more than ever is the time to learn how to be a leader for ourselves, and to learn how to handle a pivot — and thrive."

Welcome to the second episode in a four-part series called Feel-Good Fri…

I was honored when UCAN asked me to host a conversation with five running industry leaders and experts called "The Next Step Forward: The Future of Running." This conversation is about how we get bac…

"There is nothing we will not do for this team."

Mary Kate Shea — or "MK," as she's known to the fastest marathoners in the world — is the senior director of endurance marketing for John Hancock, t…

"I grew up riding around in a cargo van filled with bologna sandwiches and handing them out under bridges and in parks."

Ross Altenbaugh is the executive director at Flagstaff Shelter Services, the…

"It's not so much what you're doing — it's why are you doing it?"

Welcome to the first episode in a four-part series called Feel-Good Fridays. These short episodes are intended to leave you feeling…

"I had all these supporters that were from the Black running community that were there to cheer me on because I was their representation in the race. That’s really big and pretty heavy, I think. And …

"We just wish that science was faster sometimes!"

Amy Diallo always knew she wanted to be a scientist. Growing up in France, her plan was always to move to the United States and study infectious di…

"If that’s my legacy, that’s a good one."

Shalane Flanagan has many titles: former professional runner, four-time Olympian, Olympic silver medalist, Bowerman Track Club coach, 2017 New York City Ma…

"I’m 100 percent emotionally involved with the families I serve."

Welcome to Season 2 of the On the Job series on the Ali on the Run Show! This season, we're kicking things off with JoMarie Flores,…

"The best thing that can happen to you is to have all your plans get blown up because then you learn how you react to that."

Last week, Tracksmith announced it was adding two members to its team: p…

"I was at the cross-section of a couple different identities that people didn’t quite understand."

Dinée Dorame is a citizen of the Navajo Nation, Water's Edge clan. She's a lifelong runner who gre…

"I didn’t want people to think fun, happy Sasha really has depression and anxiety."

Sasha Wolff is the founder of Still I Run, a non-profit organization and online community for runners, whose miss…

"With this platform comes a responsibility."

This episode is a message from me to every listener of the Ali on the Run Show. It's a promise to do better. To showcase more voices on the show and dur…

"I always knew Molly was going to qualify for the Olympics at some point. It was just a matter of when."

During the last weekend in February, everyone was talking about one race: the U.S. Olympic M…

"I just remember looking down and seeing that five year old little girl, dressed in her favorite princess dress, looking up at me with the biggest smile on her face — and I just see myself in her. It…

"I think after a certain point you just realize you’re not running to impress other people."

Emily Sisson was one of the top-seeded women competing at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. She's a…