226. Caitlyn Tateishi, 2:43 Marathoner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

"Without races on the schedule, you’re figuring out why you run in the first place. I think this is a really good reminder that we do it because we love it — not because we’re constantly chasing a goal or trying to prove something."

Caitlyn Tateishi has run — long, and fast — all over the world. On this episode, the 2:43 marathoner talks about growing up in Hawaii and discovering life on the run, and going on to run an unofficial ultramarathon during her time in the Peace Corps in Africa. Caitlyn explains why she took a long break from running, and talks about rediscovering her passion for the sport. Plus, she breaks down how, exactly, she shaved 50 minutes off her marathon time, going from wanting to qualify for the Boston Marathon to running at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials earlier this year. It's a powerful, relatable conversation about identifying as a runner, dealing with failure, and getting to that "I belong" moment.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Caitlyn is feeling physically and emotionally since running the Trials (3:00)
Recapping Caitlyn’s race in Atlanta (7:00)
How Caitlyn found running (11:00)
Why Caitlyn joined the Peace Corps, and what it was like living and running in tK (23:00)
Why Caitlyn decided to start training for marathons — and her road to an OTQ (29:15)

What we mention on this episode:

“I thought my best running days were over”: How Olympic Trials Qualifier Caitlyn Tateishi Found Her Way Back to Running via Women's Running

Born to Run

Miles to the Trials blog

First Ladies of Running

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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 Aftershocks.
0:04.4	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:15.2	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.3	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead
0:22.4	interesting lives on the run and beyond. And while running is the thing that brings us
0:27.1	all together on these episodes we cover more than what happens on the run.
0:31.5	We learn the wise behind the runs, the decisions people have made to get where they are today,
0:36.8	and how getting sweaty has factored in. My guest today is taking us back to Atlanta.
0:42.6	Yes, my friends, I am not done sharing stories from the US Olympic marathon trials.
0:48.8	Caitlin Tataishi is my guest today and she was one of the more than 500 women who qualified for
0:55.2	and ran the trials in Atlanta in February. On this episode, Caitlin shares her story of growing
1:01.1	up in Hawaii and finding her way to running. She talks about realizing she could qualify for
1:06.1	the trials and the work it took to run a 243 at grandma's marathon in 2018.
1:12.3	And the problem with Caitlin's story is that I found it to be really relatable.
1:17.2	I'm somehow relating to a 243 marathoner. All these Olympic trials women, they're making me
1:23.5	really believe in myself. I want to set crazy running goals. So to Caitlin and those 500 other
1:29.8	women, I'm so grateful that yeah, they're giving me this crazy sense of, I belong. I can do this.
1:37.5	Why not me? And that's why I love these stories so much. So inspiration is everywhere. You'll find
1:43.3	so much of it in this episode. Please join me in welcoming Caitlin Tataishi to the alley on the run show.
1:54.0	Caitlin, thank you so much for being here and spending your evening with me. I'm thrilled to get to
2:01.2	talk with you to reminisce about the glory days in Atlanta and talk about everything else you've got
2:06.2	going on. So welcome to the alley on the run show. Oh, thank you. Yeah, it's not gonna be here.
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