679. My 2023 New York City Marathon Weekend Recap

11/22/23 • 87 min

"I am not going up on that stage crying, but I don’t want to dismiss this moment! I want to take this all in and I want to feel this. It was an incredibly powerful thing."

It was a New York City Marathon to remember. I had the privilege of getting to be a part of the international, ESPN, and ABC7 broadcasts on race day. I hosted a live show with Ellie Kemper. I ran the Dash to the Finish Line 5K. I was the race announcer at the TCS Run with Champions youth race. It was all the best. This is my exhaustive recap of every step.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

All about my roles at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon (2:05)
Wednesday: the drive to NYC and the phone calls we made along the way (17:45)
Thursday: a long morning run, the Run with Champions, and Titanique (27:00)
Friday: a star-studded group run ending at a church, a broadcast team meeting, and an unforgettable live show with Ellie Kemper (36:10)
Saturday: the Abbott Dash to the Finish 5K and a day full of production meetings (52:50)
Sunday: New York City Marathon day! (1:03:30)

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"I am not going up on that stage crying, but I don’t want to dismiss this moment! I want to take this all in and I want to feel this. It was an incredibly powerful thing."

SPONSORS:

UCAN: Click here to get a FREE UCAN energy bar sample pack (you’ll just pay the cost of shipping), and use code ALIUCAN for 20% off your next UCAN order.
Vuori: Click here for 20% off your first Vuori purchase.
The Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon, & 10K: Click here to register for the 2024 races, taking place May 25, 2024. Registration opens December 1 at 9 AM ET.

What you’ll get on this episode:

All about my roles at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon (2:05)
Wednesday: the drive to NYC and the phone calls we made along the way (17:45)
Thursday: a long morning run, the Run with Champions, and Titanique (27:00)
Friday: a star-studded group run ending at a church, a broadcast team meeting, and an unforgettable live show with Ellie Kemper (36:10)
Saturday: the Abbott Dash to the Finish 5K and a day full of production meetings (52:50)
Sunday: New York City Marathon day! (1:03:30)

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678. Run Your Way with Elle Purrier St. Pierre

"So many people asked me if I was going to keep running. And it’s like, to me it’s just a ridiculous question. You have a kid, what, you have to give up your whole career? I just needed a little bit of time!"

She's back! After giving birth to her first child, a son, Ivan, in March, Elle Purrier St. Pierre made her return to racing in September at the Fifth Avenue Mile. In this conversation, she talks about what postpartum running has looked like, about what's next for her, and about what life on the dairy farm looks like these days.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Elle’s day is going so far (2:20)
What is Elle training for right now? (5:15)
An update on farm life (7:40)
On returning to racing at the 2023 Fifth Avenue Mile (14:15)
How Elle has navigated nursing Ivan and returning to high-mileage training (25:50)
Elle’s thoughts on the “never-perfect” time to have a baby as a professional athlete (30:55)
What it’s like watching the women’s 1500 from the sidelines (34:15)
How motherhood has changed Elle’s relationship with running (38:25)
On racing as her “old self” vs. “new self” (43:20)
Elle’s message to fellow new moms (47:15)

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680. Randi Zuckerberg, Marathoner & Ultramarathoner

"I am so grateful for the professional experiences that I’ve had, and so grateful for the incredible men in my life. But I feel like I’ve been the supporting character in my own life. I’m always 'Mark Zuckerberg's Sister' or 'Brent's Wife' or 'So-and-So’s Mom.' Every achievement — even though I’m proud of it — is qualified by someone else. The moment I got to break the tape at the half marathon was the first moment in my entire life where I felt like the main character."

Randi Zuckerberg is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, host of "Randi Zuckerberg Means Business" on SiriusXM Radio, a TV and theater producer, and a mom of three living in New York City. And yes, her last name is Zuckerberg. Randi is Mark Zuckerberg's sister, and was one of the first employees at Facebook. (She's credited with creating Facebook Live!) But "Mark Zuckerberg's Sister" isn't how Randi wants to be defined, and she has officially entered her Main Character Era — thanks to running. In this conversation, Randi talks about her journey to becoming a marathoner and an ultramarathoner, and recounts her days at the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon (she ran a 3:34:54, earning herself a Boston Qualifying time) and then, two weeks later, her first 50-miler.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Randi is feeling a few days after running her first 50-miler, and all about her run today (2:05)
Randi reflects on running the New York City Marathon (5:50)
Randi shares her Turkey Trot plans, and what her family is like on race day (9:15)
Meet “Brandi” (12:20)
When — and why — Randi became a runner (15:05)
On being “too old” to become a runner (21:00)
Randi talks about why running the New York Mini 10K changed her life — and got her to run a marathon (28:35)
How Randi became the main character in her own life (32:30)
All about Randi’s New York City Marathon training (40:10)
The power of group exercise classes, and how Randi fits fitness into her life (51:40)
Randi recaps her race at the 2023 New York City Marathon (53:50)