242. Shalane Flanagan

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Running, Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

"If that's my legacy, that's a good one."

Shalane Flanagan has many titles: former professional runner, four-time Olympian, Olympic silver medalist, Bowerman Track Club coach, 2017 New York City Marathon champion, American record holder, two-time New York Times best-selling author, race broadcaster — and, her newest title, mom. Last month, Shalane and her husband, Steven Edwards, became parents to their son, Jack Dean Edwards, and on this episode, Shalane talks candidly about new motherhood. She talks about what it was like being at the top of her professional game and constantly fielding questions about when she planned to have children, and explains why she and Steven chose to adopt, and what that process looked like for them. She talks about her decision to retire from professional running in 2019, about why coaching was her next dream, and her third cookbook with co-author Elyse Kopecky, and about the pressure women often feel to "do it all."

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What you'll get on this episode:

What's making Shalane happy right now? (3:15)
What new motherhood looks like so far (5:10)
Shalane and Steven's road to adoption (14:00)
On fielding questions about having children (20:00)
On the decision to retire from professional running in 2019 (27:00)
All about Coach Shalane (36:15)
How Shalane got into race broadcasting (44:20)
All about Rise & Run, Shalane and Elyse Kopecky's third cookbook, coming in 2021 (49:20)
Reflecting on "The Shalane Effect" and Shalane's legacy (54:30)
Shalane answers listener questions (59:30)

What we mention on this episode:

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Shalane Flanagan on The Growth Equation podcast

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

Run Fast. Eat Slow.

Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow.

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

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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.
0:04.0	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:14.0	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:16.1	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead
0:20.8	interesting lives on the run and beyond.
0:23.4	And while running is the thing that brings us all together on these episodes,
0:26.5	we cover more than just what happens on the run.
0:29.2	We learn the wise behind the runs.
0:31.3	The decisions people have made to get where they are today and how getting sweaty has factored in.
0:37.2	Now I am thrilled, honored, and a little giddy to get to introduce today's guest because today
0:43.5	I am joined by the legend Shalene Flanagan.
0:47.5	Shalene is a former professional runner arguably one of the greatest and best loved of our time.
0:53.5	Turned Barrowman Track Club Coach Race Broadcaster, two-time New York Times best-selling
0:58.4	cookbook author and the most recent addition to her impressive list of titles and accomplishments.
1:04.4	New mom to one month old Jack Dean.
1:08.0	Shalene won the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
1:12.4	She represented the United States in the marathon at the 2016 Olympics and she won the 2017
1:19.2	New York City Marathon.
1:21.0	While the impressive accomplishments were the of dominating any conversation,
1:25.7	but for a long time, in spite of all that, Shalene found herself constantly
1:30.0	feeling one question from just about everyone.
1:33.0	When are you going to have kids?
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