158. Beatie Deutsch, National Marathon Champion of Israel
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
"I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and discovered this tremendous strength that I had. It made me realize that so many of us have amazing gifts within us, but we're sometimes scared to take that leap — so we don't even realize what we're capable of." —Beatie Deutsch
Beatie Deutsch is a 29-year-old Orthodox Jewish mom of five living in Israel, by way of New Jersey. And she's earned the nickname "Speedy Beatie" for a reason: Despite only picking up running a few years ago, Beatie runs a 2:42 marathon and a 1:17 half marathon. On this episode, she talks about what it's like being the National Marathon Champion of Israel, and breaks down her monumental Tiberias Marathon win, where she not only ran a 2:42, she ran a 27-minute personal best time in the process, negative splitting the race by six minutes. She talks about being an Orthodox Jewish woman and runner in 2019, explaining her race attire (she runs with her elbows, knees, and hair covered), her values, and what it's like looking different from other women on the starting line. Beatie is sponsored by Nike, and her current goal is to qualify to represent Israel in the 2020 Olympic Games in the marathon.
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What you'll get on this episode:
- How Beatie became "Speedy Beatie" (3:25)
- On winning the Tiberias Marathon and running a 27-minute marathon PR in the process (4:15)
- How Beatie became a runner (12:00)
- How Beatie went from a 3:25 marathon to a 2:42 (22:00)
- What it's like to be an Orthodox Jewish runner in 2019 (29:00)
- What it means to be sponsored by Nike (38:00)
- Busting common misconceptions about the Orthodox Jewish community (40:20)
- Beatie's message to runners who think they don't look like everyone else (46:00)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.7 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:10.9 | I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead |
| 0:16.0 | interesting lives on the run and beyond. |
| 0:18.9 | And while running is what brings us all together on these episodes, I'm looking for just a little more. |
| 0:24.2 | So join me right here every Thursday to learn about the decisions people have made to get where they are today. |
| 0:30.1 | The good ones and the messy ones. |
| 0:32.4 | And how getting sweaty has factored in. |
| 0:35.4 | Today I'm talking to Beaty Dich. |
| 0:37.5 | She's a 29 year old mom of five living in Israel and she's Israel's national marathon champion. |
| 0:44.3 | This woman runs a very impressive 242 marathon and a 118 half marathon. |
| 0:51.4 | Her current goal is to qualify to represent Israel in the 2020 Olympic Games in the marathon. |
| 0:57.7 | You can find Beaty on Instagram at Marathon Mother and good luck trying to keep up with her over there. |
| 1:03.1 | She is on the run early in the day late at night and all the time in between. |
| 1:08.4 | She keeps it real. |
| 1:09.3 | She's an absolute delight in this wild social media world and she's just a good genuine human. |
| 1:16.1 | She shares the highs, the lows, the exciting goals and the struggles along the way. |
| 1:21.2 | I adore Beaty and in this conversation you'll see why. |
| 1:24.4 | I'm also really grateful she was willing to answer all my nosy questions about what it's like |
| 1:28.9 | living and running as an orthodox Jewish woman in 2019. |
| 1:33.5 | We talk about her race attire, her traditions, her values and so much more. |
| 1:38.6 | Sound good? Sounds good. |
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