443. My 2021 New York City Marathon Experience

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Ali Feller

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

“I love what I do. I didn’t know any of these jobs existed a few years ago. I didn’t know I could be a podcaster, I didn’t know I could be a race announcer. Now that I’m not only doing them, but I feel really fulfilled…and I know that can be fleeting. So I’m really basking in it.”

After more than 700 days, the TCS New York City Marathon was back this weekend! And I had the best week ever — without even running the marathon! On this episode, I'm talking all about my week in New York City, where I did my best to master the balance between work and pleasure. (I'm giving myself a solid A+ on that assignment.) I talk (in excessive detail) about all of the work and all of the play, from live shows and finish line race announcing to earning a new 5K PR, galavanting around the city, and seeing as many friends as possible. And, unsurprisingly, I shed a few tears along the way.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

All about my week in New York City (1:45)
Listener Q&A (1:08:45)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.5	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to get 15% off all wireless headphones.
0:15.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host, Allie Feller.
0:19.7	I'm a runner, a six-time marathoner, a three-time New York City marathoner,
0:24.7	a mom, and one of my favorite lines on my resume. I am a New York City Marathon race announcer.
0:33.5	Last week was my favorite week of the whole year. It was TCS New York City Marathon Week.
0:40.7	I've always said there are so many ways to enjoy Marathon Sunday in New York. You can run it,
0:46.3	you can cheer, you can volunteer, you can work the race, or you can watch it on TV.
0:52.3	But this year, for the second time, I got the best seat in the house. I again fulfilled one of my
1:00.0	biggest dreams by getting to be one of the official New York City Marathon announcers at the
1:05.1	finish line. I have so much to say about the experience, no surprise there, and about the entire
1:10.8	week leading up to it. So, I'm going to spend the first half of this episode breaking down some
1:15.7	of the highlights of my jam-packed, fun-filled week in New York City, and then I'll get to the Q&A
1:21.5	portion of this episode where I will answer a whole bunch of the listener questions that I
1:26.8	received over Instagram stories. You can find me on Instagram and Allie on the Run One.
1:32.0	Should you have any more questions? So, buckle up because it is just you and me today,
1:37.5	and I have a lot to say with what is left of my sad little vocal cords. Let's go.
1:43.5	All right, so I'm going to start this off by being very honest with how I'm feeling in this moment.
1:50.4	I am recording this right now on Tuesday, November 9th. I came back home yesterday, Monday,
1:59.7	and felt like a zombie. I normally on the train ride, both to New York and back home, I get a lot of
2:06.7	work done. I'm in my computer the whole time. I'm just knocking stuff out, and I sat on that train
2:13.2	for three and a half hours or however long it takes, and I did not do a single thing. I didn't
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