455. The Everyday Runner, Molly Burke

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

“We all just decided, we need to keep moving. We can’t just stay here and wallow in this. Obviously we’ll still be grieving, but we all made the decision that we had to just do the best we could.”

Today's episode in the Everyday Runner series is extra special: Molly Burke is here, and she is the newest member of the Ali on the Run Show team! (Merch! Events! A retreat! A live show tour! All in the works, thanks to Molly!) Molly's story — both on the run and off — is a powerful one. On this episode, Molly talks about her family, about her dad (Brian Burke, president of hockey operations for the Pittsburgh Penguins) being big time in the NHL, and about the close bond she shares with her siblings. She talks about the impact her dad's very public career had on her and her siblings growing up, and shares the story of her brother, Brendan, privately and publicly coming out as gay, and being the first NHL-affiliated person to do so. Tragically, Brendan was killed in a car accident just three months later. Molly talks about leaning into running as a way to help cope with her grief, and talks about being an advocate and ally for the LGBTQ+ community. (Come for the inspiration. Stay for the story about 19-year-old Molly getting kicked out of a Bruins game for standing up to a group of men using homophobic slurs.) Plus, Molly talks about her career working at Edelman and TripAdvisor, and talks about why she was hesitant to join a run group or group fitness class — and how she got over it.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

What running looks like for Molly right now (4:45)
What Molly’s childhood was like (14:30)
How Molly is like her dad, and how she’s like her mom (23:10)
All about Molly’s brother, Brendan (25:00)
How Molly found running (42:00)
On being an advocate and ally for the LGBTQ+ community (49:30)
What it was like running the virtual Boston Marathon last year, and raising more than $11,000 for You Can Play (54:00)
Molly’s running and racing highlights (1:01:30)

Check out:

Katie Burke on Episode 327 of the Ali on the Run Show

Katie Burke on Episode 252 of the Ali on the Run Show

Katie Burke on Episode 84 of the Ali on the Run Show

Katie Burke on Episode 70 of the Ali on the Run Show

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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 Coros.
0:04.2	Go to coros.com slash on the run and use code on the run to get a free Coros keychain watch charger
0:12.0	with the purchase of any Coros watch.
0:14.8	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:21.2	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is season 2 of the Everyday Runner series.
0:26.7	So far this season we've met Chloe Rosen, Lisa Rivera and Laura Condor.
0:33.4	Today I am extra excited because my guest is someone that I get to work with.
0:39.2	Meet Molly Burke. Now if you're a long time Allie on the run show listener, you know Molly's sister,
0:45.6	Katie Burke. She's been on the show a bunch of times and she is someone that I look up to and admire.
0:51.6	So so so much. A few months ago I had a call with Katie where I was sharing some big career dreams
0:57.4	and goals and I said I really want to hire someone to help me. I explained to Katie that I didn't
1:03.3	want this person to be an assistant or someone who helps me with emails and daily tasks.
1:08.4	I wanted someone way smarter than me to do big picture stuff. Someone who sees what I'm doing
1:14.4	now and can help me take things to whatever the next level is. Someone to help with merch,
1:19.4	live shows, retreats and so much more. And Katie mentioned her sister Molly. I've known Molly
1:27.8	for a few years now and when Katie told me that Molly had recently left her full time position
1:32.3	at TripAdvisor and was now pursuing freelance opportunities, I'm pretty sure I shrieked.
1:38.0	I could not believe my good fortune. So I reached out. I told Molly about those dreams and it was
1:44.3	pretty instant for us. Getting to work with her for the past few months has been the absolute
1:49.9	best. I have so much fun with her. She is so smart and I am thrilled to get to introduce her and
1:55.2	share her story with you today to give you a brief overview in this conversation. Molly talks
2:00.8	a lot about her family. Her dad Brian Burke is big time like really big time in the NHL
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