404. What's New With You with Ladia Albertson-Junkans

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

“There just aren’t enough boys named after awesome women out there, so I just wanted to contribute to that!”

The last time Ladia Albertson-Junkans was on the Ali on the Run Show, she was in Atlanta, about to run the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Ladia had qualified for the Trials, and then went on to run the Western States 100-miler, and then ran the Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Timberline Trail around Mount Hood. Then, soon after running the Olympic Marathon Trials, her next great endurance adventure began: motherhood. Today, Ladia is mom to seven-month-old Gabriel Birch. On this episode, Ladia talks about what new motherhood has been like, and shares the special story of how Baby Gabe got his name. (Without giving away too much: He's named after Ladia's late best friend, professional runner Gabe Grunewald.) Plus: big goals, rainbows, and Taylor Swift.

THE LAST TIME LADIA WAS ON THE SHOW:

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What you’ll get on this episode:

All about Gabriel Birch’s name (5:00)
Reflecting on the post-Olympic Marathon Trials baby boom (7:45)
What it was like running the Olympic Marathon Trials (10:00)
What Gabe’s pregnancy was like (15:30)
Ladia shares Gabe’s birth story (21:00)
What new motherhood has been like for Ladia (25:30)
On striving for perfection in motherhood (33:45)
Ladia’s return to running since giving birth (43:45)
On the power of rainbows (47:30)
Taylor Swift talk! (52:30)

What we mention on this episode:

Gabe Grunewald on Episode 62 of the Ali on the Run Show

Brave Like Gabe Foundation

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Transcript

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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.
0:05.4	Go to ucan.co-slash-alley and use code Alley for 20% off your order.
0:16.1	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Alley Feller and this is season 3
0:21.6	of The What's New With You series. So what's new with you? This is where we catch up with
0:28.0	past guests on the show and hear about everything they've been up to since the last time that we talked.
0:33.4	Basically, it's just an excuse to bring back some of my favorites. First, we heard from
0:39.2	professional runner Kate Grace, who is absolutely on fire on the track right now,
0:44.8	and then Dene Doremi returned to the show to talk about how hosting her own podcast,
0:49.6	The Grounded Podcast, has profoundly changed her life. And today, by very, very, very popular
0:58.4	demand, Latia Alvarsen-Junkins is here. Latia has been on the show twice before,
1:04.6	first on episode 178, where she shared her own running story and talked about her best friendship
1:11.1	with the late Gabe Groenwalds. We all cried at that episode a lot. Then, Latia was part of the
1:17.3	live show that I hosted at the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta, which will forever be one
1:23.8	of my favorite days, favorite live shows, and favorite conversations. That was episode 215, and I
1:31.1	cried a lot at that one too, so we're sensing a trend. Now, Latia is back and she's a mom. She's a
1:37.7	mom on the run. On this episode, Latia talks about getting pregnant after running the marathon
1:43.2	trials last year and about new motherhood. She shares the very special story of her son's name.
1:49.6	It's Gabriel or Gabe, for short. And she talks about how her return to running has been going,
1:56.0	and as always, Latia is wise and honest and inspiring, and I basically want her to narrate my life.
2:03.1	Oh, and we talk about Taylor Swift. So, please join me in welcoming Latia Alvarsen-Junkins back to
2:08.9	the Alley on the run show. I'm too excited and I can't control it because Latia Alvarsen-Junkins
2:20.4	is back on the Alley on the run show for technically the third time, Latia, you are here by yourself
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