449. Elyse Kopecky, Marathoner

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Ali Feller

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4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

"There was never a low point for me. Is that weird?!"

Two weeks before this year's New York City Marathon, Elyse Kopecky was on the Ali on the Run Show with best friend Shalane Flanagan, talking all about their NYC Marathon plans and dreams, and about the release of their third cookbook, Rise & Run. Now, Elyse is back — and she's officially a marathoner! On this episode, Elyse shares every detail of her debut marathon experience. She talks about the highs and lows of training, about the struggle of being a mom pulled in many directions at all times, and about traveling to New York City alone. She reflects on the excitement of Rise & Run becoming a New York Times best-seller the same week as the marathon, and breaks down her race week. Then, she talks about lining up on the top of the Verrazzano Bridge next to Shalane, and about meeting her at the finish line 3 hours, 32 minutes, and 28 seconds later. Plus, all the excitement of the 26.2 miles in between.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

On Rise & Run making the New York Times best-seller list the week of the marathon (3:00)
Elyse shares her pre-NYC knowledge (5:00)
The highs and lows of training (8:00)
All the new things Elyse did before race day (11:15)
What it was like lining up at the start line next to Shalane (16:30)
All about the race! (20:00)
That finish line feeling (29:30)
How Elyse celebrated her marathon finish (34:00)
“The biggest thing that was new on race day” (39:45)
Now what? (44:30)

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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.
0:15.2	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with
0:20.2	people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running
0:26.7	and that's what brings us all together. But of course there is so much more to life than what
0:31.5	happens on the run itself. And this show is all about those in-betweens. Here we talk about the
0:37.3	moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today and the wise. Why do we do what we do?
0:43.2	And how does getting sweaty factor in? The week before the New York City marathon, best friends
0:48.8	and co-authors, Shalaine Flanagan and Elise Copecki were here to talk all about their friendship,
0:55.2	their newest cookbook Rise and Run and their respective plans for the marathon, which would be
1:01.2	Shalaine's sixth marathon in 42 days and Elise's first marathon ever. And today Elise is back. She is
1:10.6	a marathoner. I am so happy to have her here telling us all about what her debut marathon experience
1:17.4	was like. Elise talks all about the highs and lows of training, of being a mom pulled in many
1:23.2	directions throughout it all and about what it was like traveling to New York City alone. Then,
1:29.4	of course, she shares her thoughts on the race, including what it was like lining up to Shalaine
1:34.5	on the top of the Verizano bridge and then reuniting with a big sweaty hug, three hours and 30
1:41.2	something minutes later at the finish line. Elise is such a beautiful human. It was such a treat
1:46.4	to get to hear from her both before and after the race. So now, will she run another marathon?
1:52.4	Listen to find out. Please enjoy this conversation with marathoner mom and best-selling author Elise Copecchi.
2:02.3	All right, we heard from her right before the New York City marathon and now best-selling
2:07.7	author yet again. And marathoner Elise Copecchi is back. Elise, welcome back to the alley on the
2:13.8	run show. How you feeling? So good. I'm feeling still on a high from last weekend's marathon. I just can't
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