456. Talya Minsberg, New York Times Sports Editor

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 9 December 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

“It was so cool, and so weird, and it’s still hard to describe.”

For many sports journalists — especially the ones who cover running — New York City Marathon week is arguably the busiest of the year. That was certainly true for New York Times sports editor Talya Minsberg, who not only covered the race and many of the stories leading up to it, but also ran the marathon herself (and earned a Boston Marathon qualifying time in the process!). On this episode, Talya reflects on that week, sharing the stories she was most excited to tell (notably, the one about Tommy Rivers Puzey's comeback), and stories from her own race. She talks about what her days look like writing, editing, and managing the NYT Running newsletter. Plus, tales from the Met Gala, the Tokyo Olympics, and the Times comment section.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

What’s making Talya happy right now? (5:00)
What Talya’s busiest week of the year was like (6:00)
All about that Tommy Rivers Puzey story (14:30)
What Talya’s reporting process is like (18:45)
The stories that give Talya butterflies (24:50)
What it was like running the virtual NYC Marathon in 2020, and how it compared to this year’s in-person race (29:00)
What it was like being at the Tokyo Olympics this summer (31:30)
Talya shares her career highlight reel (40:00)
What Talya was like growing up, and how she got the job at the New York Times (45:00)
On being a comment moderator for the New York Times (53:40)
How Talya spends her days now (55:50)
Talya’s take on the uneven coverage of women’s vs. men’s sports in the media (57:15)
The running stories Talya is excited about right now (1:03:30)
The New York Times piece Talya thinks everyone should read (1:07:30)

Check out:

Erin Azar in the New York Times

Tommy Rivers Puzey in the New York Times

"Why Are American Women Running Faster Than Ever? We Asked Them — Hundreds of Them"

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.4	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:15.2	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.6	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting things on
0:22.8	the run and beyond. We all share that love or running and that is what brings us all together.
0:28.6	But of course there is so much more to life than what happens on the run itself.
0:33.2	And this show is about those in-between. These are the water stops, the bathroom breaks,
0:38.5	the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today and the wise.
0:43.2	Why do we all do what we do and how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:47.6	Now if you know me, you know that there are certain topics that I can just totally nerd out on
0:53.6	for hours, days, months. Let's see there's movie musicals, there's The Great of Showman and Mama
1:00.2	Mia here we go again. I can nerd out on TV shows like Glee and Grey's Anatomy and Shits Creek and
1:06.4	I am happy to debate the prowesses and pitfalls of nearly every variety of Eminem and Oreo.
1:14.1	And of course the biggest things that I can talk about forever are running and journalism.
1:20.2	Today I am delighted to welcome New York Times sports editor and marathoner Talia Minnsberg
1:29.2	to the Alley on the Run Show. Get ready for a whole lot of running journalism talk ahead.
1:35.0	This conversation was so fun can you tell that we just hung up and I'm immediately recording
1:39.2	this intro because I'm all hopped up on excitement. On this episode Talia talks about her 10 years
1:45.6	and counting career at the New York Times and about what her days look like writing, editing and
1:51.7	overseeing the New York Times running newsletter. She shares her personal and professional highlights
1:57.2	and we talk a lot about this year's New York City marathon from two perspectives. Her perspective
2:03.3	on the race as a runner and participant where she earned a personal best time and qualified for
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