149. The Women Reporting on Women's Running

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

"There's a lot of work that goes into this, and we take it really seriously." —Sarah Lorge Butler

Welcome to the first-ever Ali on the Run Show roundtable! I was thrilled and honored to get to have this conversation with four of the women leading the charge reporting on the women's running industry: Erin Strout (Women's Running), Sarah Lorge Butler (Runner's World), Lindsay Crouse (The New York Times), and Alison Wade (Fast Women). On this episode, we talk about what it's like covering professional women's running — both the highlights and the challenges. We talk about whether the four of them are competitive when it comes to breaking major stories, like Lindsay's recent "Dream Maternity" piece in the Times. They open up about their relationships with the best-known professional runners, and sound off on the current state of the industry as they see it. They also share their perspective on how to cover the industry critically and thoughtfully while also wanting to support runners of all abilities and advance the sport.

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What you'll get on this episode:

Are these women friends, competitors, or both? (4:45)
Lindsay talks about the reaction to her "Dream Maternity" stories (6:00)
Finding the balance between being critical and wanting to elevate and advance the industry (17:00)
How the Fast Women newsletter comes together every week (19:30)
On reading the comments (23:50)
What is the current state of the women's running industry? (24:40)
Who do these women love interviewing, and what are their relationships with the pros like? (33:30)
What is the biggest struggle right now when it comes to covering women's running? (48:30)
How to measure success in reporting (56:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Erin Strout on Episode 73 of the Ali on the Run Show

"Nike Told Me to Dream Crazy, Until I Wanted a Baby," by Lindsay Crouse for The New York Times

"Allyson Felix: My Own Nike Pregnancy Story," by Lindsay Crouse for The New York Times

"7 Pearls of Wisdom From a 103-Year-Old World Record Holder" via Women's Running

Lauren Fleshman on Episode 103 of the Ali on the Run Show

Des Linden on Episode 100 of the Ali on the Run Show

Sara Hall on Episode 144 of the Ali on the Run Show

"How the 'Shalane Flanagan Effect' Works," by Lindsay Crouse for The New York Times

"How Emily Infeld Cross-Trained Her Way to the Olympics," by Erin Strout for Runner's World

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:10.4	I'm your host Allie Feller, and every week on this show, I talk with inspiring people
0:15.3	who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond.
0:18.6	And while running is what brings us all together on these episodes, I'm looking for just a little more.
0:24.1	So join me right here every Thursday to learn about the decisions people have made to get where they are today.
0:29.7	The good ones and those bad ones.
0:31.8	And how getting sweaty has factored in.
0:34.7	When I started running about a decade ago, I knew nothing about professional running.
0:39.4	I didn't even know it existed, and I definitely couldn't name any professional runners.
0:44.2	Today though, well thanks to big media, social media, and some really smart, really dedicated,
0:50.1	really passionate writers, editors, and reporters, names like Shalaine Planigan,
0:55.2	Deslundin, and Dina Kaster are mainstream.
0:58.8	So today, I am thrilled to welcome four of those passionate journalists to the first ever Allie on the Run Show Roundtable.
1:06.7	Aaron Strout is an editor at Women's Running, who you may remember from episode 73 of the show.
1:12.5	Sarah Lorde Butler writes for Runners World.
1:15.2	Lindsay Krause covers Sports and Gender for The New York Times.
1:18.7	She is the woman behind the byline of that huge Alicia Montagno,
1:22.7	Kara Goucher, Alison Felix, Dream Maternity Nike Story,
1:26.8	and Alison Wade is the editor of Fast Women, which is an unbelievably comprehensive newsletter
1:32.8	covering women's running at all levels.
1:35.2	These women are brilliant, they're all runners, and they know their stuff.
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