444. Emma Bates, 2nd Place Finisher at the Chicago Marathon

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

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🗓️ 12 November 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

“I really want to represent the country, and I want to make that the focus of my entire year.”

Last month, Emma Bates was among the thousands of runners who ran the Chicago Marathon on a very hot, very humid day. But the weather didn't bring her down: Emma finished second that day, earning herself a spot on the podium and a new personal best time in the marathon (2:24:20). On this episode, the professional runner for Asics reflects on that day in Chicago, and shares the lessons she learned when the running got tough. She talks about her emotional 2020, including missing a spot on Team USA at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and then traveling to Europe afterward and getting a bad case of Covid-19 (which she hates talking about). Then, she talks about returning to the roads for the Marathon Project, and about her decision to join Team Boss and to be coached by Joe Bosshard. Plus, all about her weekend spectating at the TCS New York City Marathon (where she was best friend Laura Thweatt's "person"), and her excitement about earning a spot on next year's world championship team in the marathon.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

On being Laura Thweatt’s “person” during the New York City Marathon (4:00)
How Emma celebrated after the Chicago Marathon, and how recovery is going (12:00)
Emma’s 2022 plans, hopes, and dreams (18:30)
What Emma remembers most from Chicago (21:10)
Emma’s pre-race conversation with coach Joe Bosshard, what Emma’s like on race day, and all about “methodical patience” (25:30)
When the race got hard (29:00)
On running and grief (33:00)
What the last mile of the Chicago Marathon was like, and what happened after the race (36:00)
Reflecting on the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and getting Covid after (45:00)
Reflecting on the 2020 Marathon Project (51:00)
All about joining Team Boss (52:00)
On being an emotional runner (1:00:00)
What’s next for Emma? (1:02:00)

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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 the Napa Valley Marathon and Half
0:05.4	Marathon. Registration for the 2022 races taking place on March 6th is now open. Go to napavaleymarathon.org
0:16.3	today to secure your spot. Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Alley Feller and I
0:26.5	am here with a bonus episode for you today and you can expect a lot of bonus episodes because
0:33.5	races are back. Fall Marathons are back and you know me. I love it all. And today Emma Bates is here.
0:42.3	Emma is a professional runner sponsored by Asics who trains with team boss in Boulder, Colorado
0:49.2	and she just crushed it at the Chicago Marathon. Emma finished second that day, that very hot day
0:57.1	in Chicago with a new personal best marathon time of two hours, 24 minutes and 20 seconds.
1:04.4	That race will most likely earn Emma a spot on next year's marathon world championship team.
1:10.6	As of today that hasn't been officially confirmed but odds are looking good that Emma will be on that
1:15.9	team representing the United States in the marathon next summer in Eugene, Oregon. But first
1:22.5	we've got all the details on Emma's race in Chicago. She talks about her decision to join team
1:27.8	boss and to be coached by Joe Bossard. She talks about processing last year's Olympic marathon
1:33.6	trials about getting COVID after that and about why she hates talking about it. She talks about
1:39.5	making her comeback race at the marathon project and shares her thoughts on how that race went down.
1:44.0	And then she talks about being a spectator extraordinaire for her friend Laura Thuit this past weekend
1:51.0	in New York City. Laura was on the alley on the run show last week talking about her goals for the
1:56.4	New York City marathon so it was really fun to hear all about race day from Emma's perspective.
2:02.3	Plus, book talk, Mimosa talk, and Emma talks about the two-day party that ensued in Chicago.
2:10.5	Please join me in welcoming the delightful Emma Bates to the alley on the run show.
2:17.8	All right, I am so excited to be here with Emma Bates. Emma, you are having one heck of a year
2:24.0	on the run. It has been so fun to cheer for you and celebrate you and I'm so happy to have you
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