438. Shalane Flanagan & Elyse Kopecky, Best Friends & Best-Selling Authors

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

"It’s been fun to stand on the start line with really good friends and just feel like we’re a team, in this together."

Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky are best friends — best friends who run, bake, and co-author best-selling cookbooks together! On this episode, Shalane and Elyse are here to talk about their latest cookbook (available now!), Rise & Run. They talk about the unexpected success and popularity of their Superhero Muffins, and admit that they never thought anyone would publish their first cookbook (Run Fast, Eat Slow), let alone turn it into a three-book series. They share their friendship story (and stories about tequila), talk about how motherhood has changed their relationship, and talk about how they're celebrating their 40th birthdays this year. Shalane talks about Project Eclipse — her quest to run all six World Marathon Majors in 42 days — and about how she's feeling heading in her sixth and final race, the New York City Marathon next weekend. And Elyse talks about training for her marathon debut, also in NYC. Lots to celebrate on this episode, from muffins and marathons to motherhood and more!

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Shalane and Elyse are feeling heading into the New York City Marathon (4:30)
All about Rise & Run (7:15)
Shalane talks “taper” (14:45)
Shalane and Elyse talk NYC Marathon plans (20:20)
Shalane and Elyse share their friendship story (24:40)
What runs with Shalane and Elyse are like (35:00)
How Shalane and Elyse’s friendship has changed since becoming mothers (39:35)
On Shalane’s “runway looks” for Project Eclipse (48:40)
Shalane reflects on her Project Eclipse training (55:50)
Shalane’s New York City Marathon advice (58:15)
Why Rise & Run is dedicated to parents and caregivers (1:04:45)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:10.8	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.2	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting things
0:22.0	on the run and beyond.
0:24.0	We all share that love for running and that's what brings us all together.
0:28.0	But of course there's more to life than what happens on the run itself.
0:32.2	And this show is about those in between.
0:34.7	The water stops, the bathroom breaks, the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are
0:39.1	today and the wise.
0:41.2	Why do we do what we do and how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:45.4	Who's feeling like a superhero today?
0:47.6	I hope you are.
0:49.0	But if you're not, I think you will be by the end of this conversation because today
0:53.8	it's Friendship Fest on The Alley on the Run Show, Best Friends, Superstar Runners, Best
0:59.8	Selling Cookbook Authors and Co-Creators of the legendary superhero muffins, Shalene
1:05.7	Flanagan and Elise Copecchi are here today.
1:09.3	This conversation is a celebration, a celebration of friendship, of Shalene and Elise's 40th
1:15.5	birthdays this year, of Marathons for Shalene.
1:19.2	That means running her sixth and final Marathon as part of Project Eclipse.
1:24.2	That's the challenge that has had her running all six world marathon majors in a 42 day span
1:29.6	this fall.
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