Mar 30, 2023
"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 crossed my mind to focus on couldn’t."
If the name Michele Blackburn sounds familiar, that may be because you've heard...
Mar 28, 2023
"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, sometimes with a guest host, sometimes responding to listener voicemails, and sometimes just flying solo. Today,...
Mar 24, 2023
"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 takes place, as always, on the third Monday of April — this year, that's April 17. In this mega-episode, I (along with...
Mar 23, 2023
"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 Show, the six-time collegiate All-American and multiple-time USATF national champion was on a racing hot streak, earning...
Mar 16, 2023
"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 loves for musicals, New York City, and chocolate lava cakes. We did fun things together, like hosting the annual Mr....