218. Anita Perez, 2:39 Marathoner, Single Mom, & Special Education Teacher

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

"It’s almost like I was running away from what had happened."

Anita Perez just might be one of the most inspiring, hardworking, dedicated women you'll ever meet. She's a 2:39 marathoner (who also runs a 1:17 half marathon), a single mom to two kids, and a middle school special education teacher. She's kind and caring, and she works her butt off in every facet of her life (including waking up at 3 AM to get her workouts in). On this episode, she talks about what it was like running at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials last month, compares that to her experience running the 2016 Trials, and opens up about the years in between. She talks about her mom passing away after a short and devastating bout with cancer, and opens up about how that affected her running. It's a powerful, poignant episode.

Thank you to the Atlanta Track Club for sponsoring this episode of the Ali on the Run Show! The Atlanta Track Club is proud to host the AJC Peachtree Road Race — the largest 10K in the world! — every year on the Fourth of July. The lottery for this year's race opens on March 15, so head to ajc.com/peachtree to enter!

What you’ll get on this episode:

Anita recaps her race at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (3:40)
Reflecting on running through grief (14:45)
On the goal to run an Olympic Trials qualifying time (25:00)
What Anita’s typical day looks like (37:30)
Why Anita loves her work as a middle school special education teacher (43:45)

What we mention on this episode:

LIVE at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials with Carrie Tollefson, Meb Keflezighi, & UCAN

MyCookieDealer on Instagram

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Instagram @anitaruns26.2

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by the Atlanta Track Club.
0:04.6	In addition to hosting the 2020 US Olympic marathon trials,
0:08.7	the Atlanta Track Club proudly hosts the AJC Peach Tree Road Race,
0:13.8	the world's largest 10k.
0:15.8	Go to AJC.com slash Peach Tree,
0:18.9	starting March 15th to enter the lottery for your chance
0:22.4	to be one of the famed races 60,000 runners.
0:27.1	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:33.5	I'm your host, Ali Feller, and I'm excited to bring you another Olympic trials bonus episode today.
0:39.7	Just a few hours after the marathon finish in Atlanta,
0:42.6	I had the honor of hosting an event with Generation You Can
0:45.8	and seven of their athletes who had run that day.
0:49.3	One of those athletes was Anita Perez.
0:52.5	Anita is a 239 marathoner,
0:55.7	a single mom to two amazing kids,
0:58.7	and a middle school special education teacher.
1:02.0	The minute she started speaking in front of everyone at that event,
1:04.9	I knew I needed to get her on the show.
1:07.6	Because again, 239 marathoner,
1:11.1	single mom, two kids,
1:13.4	middle school special education teacher.
1:16.4	Anita is a super special woman,
	...

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