817. Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 2
Ali on the Run Show
"None of this would have been possible if I didn’t take that chance on myself." Caroline Moss has a dream: to run the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon. As a New Yorker, it's her favorite day of the year. The catch: Caroline has never been a runner — until now. In this new series, we're following author, creator, theater producer (check out , open now!), Saved by the Bell super-fan, and professional shopper as she embarks on a quest to start running and run the race of her dreams. (Listen to Episode 1 with Caroline .) FOLLOW CAROLINE SPONSORS: UCAN: to...
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816. Deirdre Keane, Everest Extreme Ultra Marathoner
Ali on the Run Show
"It was dark, and I remember looking over the ledge thinking, 'What’s down there?' I probably don’t want to know…" Deirdre Keane has never encountered an adventure she didn't want to pursue. The turned McKinsey consultant is always on the run, whether it's at a world marathon major or it's completing — ! — the World Marathon Challenge, running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Deirdre's latest endorphin chase: the Everest Extreme Ultra Marathon! In this conversation, she talks about the three-week excursion traversing glaciers and mountain passes and, ultimately,...
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815. The Support Squad Episode, with Cousin Jackie
Ali on the Run Show
"In my mind, I’m not going anywhere anytime soon." It's been a whirlwind week. THANK YOU for all of the love, support, and kindness after last week's . It's been an overwhelming time for me — but what about for my support squad? I get so many questions from people asking how best to show up for someone going through a hard time, and my team and I have learned a lot about what this can all look like. So for this one, , and we're talking about what the past few weeks have been like for each of us: the patient and the support person. SPONSORS: Oofos: The best in recovery...
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814. Des Linden, Western States Endurance Run Pacer
Ali on the Run Show
"I’m laser focused. This is serious." She's the 2018 Boston Marathon champion. She's the co-host of . She's one of the most admired, most accomplished, and most respected distance runners of our time, and now, Des is taking it to the trails. After running her final professional marathon in Boston in April, Des's next big adventure will be pacing friend at the Western States Endurance Run in just a few weeks. In this conversation, Des talks about what her pacing duties will entail, what training camp was like, and what's exciting her right now. SPONSOR: : Use code ALI for...
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813. A Life Update From Ali, Again
Ali on the Run Show
“This sucks, and it’s going to be hard, and this is very real. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop having fun along the way. So let’s have fun when it feels right.” We're due for a catch-up. SPONSOR: UCAN: to get a FREE UCAN sample pack (you’ll just pay the cost of shipping), and use code ALI for 20% off your entire UCAN order. Follow: SUPPORT: If you’re enjoying the show, please . And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!
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812. Everything You Need to Know About the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Standards
Ali on the Run Show
"They just want a chance to compete." Yesterday, after much anticipation and speculation, USA Track & Field announced the changes to the qualifying times for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. So, what's it going to take to OTQ leading up to LA 2028, and to get to run at the Trials? For women, the qualifying mark stays the same: 2:37:00. On the men's side, things are getting faster: Men will now need to run 2:16:00 to qualify — a full two minutes faster than the qualifying time for the 2024 Trials. In this episode, USATF's Chairs of the Long Distance Running Committee — and —...
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811. Phily Bowden’s 2025 London Marathon Recap
Ali on the Run Show
"You just need to chill a little bit!" Phily Bowden has a massive following. Whether it's on , , or , there are hundreds of thousands of people watching — and applauding — Phily's every training run, start line, and finish line. The 2:25 UK-based marathoner runs professionally for On, and as she always says, she loves the grind. In this conversation, Phily talks about her experience at the 2025 London Marathon, where she may not have hit her time goal (she hoped for 2:23–2:24, and ran 2:30) but left London with an admirable perspective and some serious mental fortitude....
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810. Emily Oster's 2025 Boston Marathon Recap
Ali on the Run Show
"There’s this sense of all these people, they came out to watch you do this weird, crazy thing. And you’re running toward the thing you’ve been working toward for many months, and all of these people are behind you, and people beside you trying to do the same thing. It’s very special." First, Emily Oster started running. Then . Then : the California International Marathon in 2023, where she finished in a Boston Qualifying time of 3:17:39. Now, Emily is officially a Boston Marathoner, having completed this year's race in a personal best time of 3:14:53. In this episode, the economist...
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809. On Turning 40, With Guest Host Cousin Jackie
Ali on the Run Show
"For two years, I have been sad. Not all the time. But it got pretty bad and pretty dark and pretty scary for a long time. And over these past few weeks, I’ve seen the light. And I feel like I get to be the light. And it’s been really fun to genuinely be enjoying my life." If you follow me on Instagram (I'm ), I'm sure you're sick of my 40th birthday posts. But I had so much fun that this warranted an audio version of the weekend. So we brought in the big guns: , here to guest host this week's episode! Best spring ever? Best spring ever. SPONSOR: : Use code ALI for $10...
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808. My 2025 London Marathon Weekend Recap
Ali on the Run Show
"It's just this phase of life I'm in right now where I just can't get enough of going out and having fun. Within reason. In sweatpants." I had the absolute privilege of getting to attend the London Marathon with New Balance (a sponsor of the race). I attended a New Balance Women's Summit, hosted a panel the night before the race, and spent a ton of time exploring as much of London as I could. On race day, I was at the finish line cheering for the runners as they made their way from Buckingham Palace down the chute. (Congratulations, runners! Not an easy day out there!) The entire experience...
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Ten years ago, Darcy Budworth was feeling burned out on running and racing in New York City. The interior designer felt a pull toward something beyond the classic weekend morning road races in Central Park. Enter Take the Bridge: an unsanctioned urban race through city streets and over bridges, navigating traffic, pedestrians, and bike messengers, all at night, in the dark. In this conversation, Darcy talks about building the thing she thought was missing from the running community. She talks about how Take the Bridge has grown and expanded beyond NYC to 27 cities and nine countries. She talks about how they've stayed true to TTB's roots, fostering community, connection, and exciting racing — and about what they're doing to celebrate the event's 10th anniversary this summer. (Register now to be a part of it on July 25, 2025!)
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In this episode:
- Have you run today? (2:25)
- What Darcy is looking for on the run right now (4:20)
- All about Darcy’s job as an interior designer (7:00)
- How Darcy found running (12:15)
- What running looked like for Darcy in the mid-2010s in New York City — and how Take the Bridge was born (16:45)
- What it’s like participating in an unsanctioned race (23:40)
- What it’s like running Take the Bridge (32:15)
- When Darcy knew she was building something special (41:50)
- How Darcy has stayed focus on her original mission as Take the Bridge has expanded to 27 cities and 9 countries (43:40)
- How a Take the Bridge race actually works (49:15)
- How Darcy has seen the NYC running scene and community evolve since the mid-2010s (53:15)
- The best bridges: which ones Darcy has loved the most (58:15)
- How Take the Bridge will celebrate its 10th birthday this summer (1:08:40)
- Darcy’s advice to anyone afraid of taking a big risk (1:15:30)
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