421. A Pep Talk from Jesse Itzler

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

"You hear the thing, 'Are you glass half full or glass half empty?' I'm so damn glad I have a glass!"

Jesse Itzler is all about "building your life resume." He's a wildly successful entrepreneur, rapper, owner of the Atlanta Hawks, 60-time marathoner, ultramarathoner, best-selling author, creator of events including the 29029 Everesting challenge and Hell on the Hill, dad of four, and husband to Spanx founder Sara Blakely (talk about a power couple). I've been a fan of Jesse's since I read his book Living with a SEAL (and, later, Living with the Monks), and was psyched when I met him at the finish line of this year's Clearwater Marathon — which he has since called his most memorable marathon. (Not because he met me at the finish, but because his four kids ran the last six miles with him, and they all crossed the finish line together.) In this rapid-fire conversation, Jesse and I cover a range of topics, including how he lives in constant pursuit of fun, and the importance of making time for ourselves. Plus, fruit, muffins, and so much more.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Millennium Runnings Clearwater
0:05.3	Running Festival. Go to millenniumrunning.com slash on the run to get 20% off your 2022 Clearwater
0:14.3	registration. It's going to be so fun! Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host
0:24.4	Ali Feller and I've got a 40 minute pep talk in store for you today from the one the only,
0:31.5	the iconic Jesse Itzler. I have been a big fan of Jesse's for a long time now. I love what he's
0:39.0	all about and I got to meet him when he came and ran the Clearwater Marathon earlier this year.
0:44.3	I was there as the race announcer and he crossed that marathon finish line with his two friends
0:49.5	and all four of his kids. You'll hear that story on this episode. Jesse is an entrepreneur and author.
0:57.5	His bestselling books include Living With The Seal and Living With The Monks. He's a rapper,
1:03.2	owner of Villain-A-Hawks. He's a 60 time marathoner and ultra marathoner creator of events including
1:10.4	the 29.029 Everesting Challenge and Hell on the Hill. He's a dad of four and he is husband
1:17.7	to Spank's founder Sarah Blakely. For the first time in Alley on the Run Show history,
1:23.4	I went into this conversation without a long list of questions. I just wanted to see where we
1:28.9	would go in 40 minutes and we covered a lot from what Jesse's mornings look like to the pursuit of
1:35.5	fun because I really think Jesse Itzler has more fun in every hour of every day than anyone I've
1:42.4	ever known. We talked about fatherhood and the difference between being a parent and a coach.
1:48.2	We talked running. We talked about the importance of making time for ourselves and unsurprisingly,
1:54.4	if you follow Jesse on Instagram, we talked about fruit. Well, he talked about fruit. I talked about
2:00.5	muffins. There's a lot of good stuff in here and what stuff with me most was Jesse talking about
2:06.0	that old glass half pull or glass half empty atage. His response, I'm just happy to have a glass.
2:13.9	Please enjoy this conversation with Jesse Itzler.
2:24.0	What's up Alley on the Run? How you doing? Good. Thanks for doing this. I'm pumped.
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