409. Ashley Paulson, iFit Coach, 91-Time Marathoner, & Professional Triathlete

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Ali Feller

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

“Build those relationships. Have those adventures. Create those memories. That’s what’s worth living for, right there.”

Ashley Paulson never stops moving. She's a professional triathlete, ultramarathoner, 91-time marathoner, U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier and runner, iFit coach, and mom of four with hot pink hair. On this episode, Ashley talks about her recent win at the Deseret News Marathon, and about the sweet story that inspired her to run the race in honor of her father, wearing the T-shirt he got after running the race in the 80s. She reflects on the toughest times in her career, both at the races (in Kona, specifically) and off (when she was served a six-month suspension from triathlon after testing positive for a banned substance in a contaminated supplement). She shares the highs (traveling the country in an RV for two years with her husband and all four kids!), and the lows (her history with disordered eating). Ashley is a ball of energy — don't be surprised if you find yourself picking up the pace along the way.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Ashley celebrated her 40^th birthday! (5:00)
All about Ashley’s hot pink hair (6:30)
Ashley reflects on her recent win at the Deseret News Marathon (10:15)
Ashley recalls her toughest moments on the run (17:45)
A day in the life of Ashley Paulson (22:30)
How Ashley and her husband prioritize their marriage (26:00)
On traveling around the country in an RV for two years (32:00)
Ashley reflects on serving a six-month suspension from triathlon (39:30)
The pressure of being a public figure (47:20)
Ashley’s relationship with food and her body, and her past with disordered eating (49:00)
On qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, and what’s next for Ashley (56:45)

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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.
0:15.3	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.4	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people who are doing cool things on
0:22.0	the run and beyond. We all share that love for running and that's what brings us all together.
0:27.8	But of course there is more to life than what happens on The Run itself and this show is about
0:32.8	the in-between. The water stops, the bathroom breaks, the moments and decisions that have shaped
0:38.0	who we are today and the wise. Why do we do what we do and how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:45.2	Today's guest knows a whole lot about getting sweaty. She is an ultra marathoner, a 91-time marathoner,
0:52.5	a professional triathlete, an iFit coach and a mom of four. Today welcome Ashley Pulsin
1:00.0	to The Alley on the Run Show. You may know Ashley from her super popular iFit classes or as the
1:06.0	marathon-winning woman with the hot pink hair. That's actually how I discovered Ashley.
1:11.6	We shared an elevator at the Weston Hotel in Atlanta at the Olympic Marathon Trial last year
1:17.1	and I was just fascinated by the woman with the hot pink hair and naturally I embarked on some
1:23.1	research to find out who she was and what her story was and all kinds of details I could find.
1:29.5	So on this episode which we recorded the day after Ashley's 40th birthday, we cover it all.
1:36.1	Ashley talks about watching her dad run the desert news marathon in Utah when she was a kid and
1:41.2	how seeing him looking kind of miserable and in pain is what inspired her to give marathoning a shot.
1:47.6	She talks about being a 91-time marathoner and about her recent win at the desert news marathon
1:53.6	which she did while wearing her dad's t-shirt the one that he got after running that same race
1:59.0	back in the 80s. Such a great story. Ashley talks about her career highlights but we also spend a
2:04.8	lot of time talking about some tough stuff about going to dark places during long races.
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