435: Randi Zuckerberg - There Is Beauty In Doing Hard Things

C Tolle Run

Sports, Running, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.7 • 555 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Randi Zuckerberg may have a recognizable last name, but her story is entirely her own. A wife, mother, entrepreneur, radio host, and ultramarathoner, Randi has built a life that blends high performance with genuine heart. In this episode, she shares her incredible achievement of setting the fastest known time (male or female) at Mexico’s grueling Baja Sur 135km Trail Run, completing the rugged course in just under 25 hours as a powerful comeback from injury. Randi breaks down the mental and physical strategies that helped her endure one of the toughest races out there, offering practical tips for ultrarunning and how those same lessons can be applied to everyday life. She also reflects on her journey into running, sharing how it became a space she could claim for herself and build a strong sense of identity, while also speaking about her passion for supporting the running community both locally and around the world. Randi will leave you motivated to go out and conquer the world (or your next run)!

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone, I'm Olympian Carrie Talipson, and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast.
0:11.0	Today's episode is with a woman that wears many hats. She's an ultra-marathoner, a marathoner, a mother to three children, a wife, a businesswoman, Harvard grad, author, public speaker, MC, radio host,
0:23.4	and just an all-around kind human being who loves to dress up and run races all over the world.
0:30.0	Randy Zuckerberg is exactly who you think she is and then some.
0:34.2	Yes, she is the big sister to Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and has a famous family, but she
0:40.0	herself is simply a must follow. If you want to be inspired and learn about getting after it,
0:46.3	she's the one to follow. She has so many accomplishments. And get this, she has even been on
0:52.5	Broadway herself and she's produced on Broadway and wow can she sing. She has even been on Broadway herself, and she's produced on Broadway.
0:55.5	And wow can she sing.
0:57.8	She just ran the fastest known time for male or female for Mexico's most grueling trails.
1:03.0	The Baja Sur traverse 135 kilometers or 83-mile point-to-point trail run in 24 hours, 53 minutes, and 11 seconds in California and in Mexico.
1:14.2	And this is amazing. She's getting ready to do another race. It's even longer. She did it before the
1:22.1	Kocodona 250-mile race, but she's now getting ready to tackle it again in 2026. It only took her 113 hours before.
1:30.6	Anyway, this woman is amazing. We had so much fun chatting. So let's get after it.
1:38.9	Randy, welcome to see Talley Run. I what a delight to be here with you. I mean, I have wanted to interview you for a long time. But when I saw you at the NYC half, I was like, I just got to ask if I could have you on the show. And you were like, yes. So thanks so much for making the time. And for, you know, just coming on and sharing your happiness in this sport.
2:01.2	You can just see it.
2:02.4	It just bleeds out of you.
2:04.1	Thank you.
2:04.7	Well, your podcast is awesome.
2:07.6	You are such a bright light in the community, and it's really an honor for me to be chatting with you.
2:13.8	Well, okay, so we got to talk about this.
2:15.8	First of all, the NYC half looked like a blast. You and a friend of it. I love my shirt from it, actually, so we got to talk about this. First of all, the NYC half looked like a blast.
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