296. What's New With You with Alexi Pappas

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

“What grand treehouse can we make out of this wonderful pile of leaves and sticks that we’re given?”

Alexi Pappas — who first appeared on Episode 163 of the Ali on the Run Show — is so much more than "just" a runner. She's a professional middle-distance runner turned marathoner: Alexi made her 26.2-mile debut at the 2018 Chicago Marathon, and ran her second marathon earlier this year in Houston, finishing in 2:34, which earned her a nine-minute PR and 10th place for the day, and was just one minute off the Greek national record. She's an award-winning writer and filmmaker: Alexi co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in Tracktown, and most recently co-wrote and starred in Olympic Dreams, the first non-documentary-style movie to be filmed at the Olympic Games. And now, she's a published author: Alexi's book, Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and other Big Ideas, is now available for pre-order. On this episode, Alexi talks about how her mom dying by suicide when Alexi was just four years old has shaped the most formative years of her life. She talks about forming a friendship with actor and comedian Maya Rudolph, and shares the crazy story of how she got stuck in Greece for five months during the pandemic. Plus, Alexi offers exciting updates about the two films and the television show she has in the works.

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0:00.0	The What's New With You series on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by YouCan.
0:05.0	Go to ucan.co slash on the run and use code on the run for 20% off your order.
0:11.4	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.8	I'm your host Alley Feller and this is The What's New With You series.
0:22.0	Every week I've been catching up with pass guests from the show to hear about what's been going on since the last time we talked.
0:28.2	And over the past six weeks we've checked in with Rachel Weiman, Beatty Dich, Carolyn Sue, Chris Moser, and Alison DeCirc in All Star lineup.
0:38.2	Which means today is the last episode in this six part What's New With You series.
0:43.2	Except that it's not.
0:45.2	Herb Ball.
0:46.2	Let's do one more.
0:47.2	Let's break all the rules.
0:49.2	No, no. I'm kidding. I am not a rule breaker.
0:52.2	But yes, we will have one more of these.
0:55.2	A bonus What's New With You coming out next week and you're going to want to be here for that because I'll be catching up with Sarah Hall who just finished second at the London Marathon and is now gearing up to run another marathon in December in Flagstaff, Arizona.
1:10.2	But first, first, let's hear from Alexi Papis.
1:15.2	I love Alexi. She was on the Allianne the Run Show last year as part of the You Can Run a marathon series episode 163 specifically.
1:24.2	And she is an incredible remarkable, super inspiring woman.
1:29.2	Alexi is a middle distance runner turned marathoner who made her 26.2 mile debut at the 2018 Chicago Marathon.
1:37.2	Then at the beginning of this year, she ran her second marathon, the Houston Marathon, feels like a lifetime ago and earned a nine minute personal best finishing in 234.
1:48.2	10th place for the day, just a minute off the Greek national record.
1:53.2	Anyone who knows or follows or has simply heard of Alexi knows she is so much more than just a runner.
1:59.2	She's written two feature films, Track Town and Olympic Dreams and now in her greatest writing project yet, she has a book coming out.
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