471. Sara Vaughn, 2021 CIM Winner & Puma-Sponsored Athlete

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

“Celebrating victories big or small — that’s definitely how I choose to live life now.”

The "great time to be a 30-something mom on the run" celebrations continue today on the Ali on the Run Show. Sara Vaughn is a full-time realtor and mom of four who just made — and won — her marathon debut at CIM and, within hours of crossing the finish line, was on the phone about to sign her first professional running contract with Puma. Sara has been competitive on the track for a long time, having great success particularly in the 1500m and the steeplechase. But last year, she got the itch to go long, and decided to give the marathon a try. Now, at 35, she's a fully-sponsored professional runner for the first time. On this episode, Sara talks about what life is like now with her new Puma deal, and explains how that deal came together. She talks about motherhood, identity, and whether always being pegged as a mom-on-the-run has helped or hurt her career. Plus, her spring 2022 racing plans, her decision to prioritize her mental health, and so much more.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

On being a mom on the run right now, and Sara’s take on being defined as a mom (4:00)
On celebrating the big and little wins, and how Sara does that (13:00)
What a day in the life is like for Sara (15:50)
Reflecting on the fires in the Boulder area, and what things are like there now (18:45)
All about that post-CIM phone call with Puma (21:45)
The pre-marathon questions that Sara asked friend Amy Cragg (26:30)
On signing with Puma! (30:00)
Sara’s expectations for her debut marathon, and how the reality compared (39:00)
Sara’s approach to training for the 2022 Boston Marathon (48:00)
What’s next for Sara? (52:45)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by the public's Atlanta Marathon weekend.
0:06.0	Go to AtlantaTrackClub.org and register for your spot in the marathon, half marathon, 5K, or kids races, taking place February 26th and 27th.
0:18.5	Use code on the run to get 10% off your registration for any event.
0:23.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and I told you we've got lots of bonus episodes this month.
0:35.5	And I am so happy because Sarah Vaughn is here today.
0:39.5	Sarah is as multifaceted as they come. She works full-time as a realtor, she's a wife and a mom of four, and she's a professional runner.
0:50.5	Sarah has had great success on the track, particularly in the 1,500 meters.
0:55.5	And this fall, she decided she wanted to go along.
0:58.5	Sarah made her debut in the marathon distance, racing, and winning the California International Marathon in two hours and 26 minutes.
1:08.5	Within hours of crossing the finish line, Sarah was on the phone with Huma about to sign her first professional running contract.
1:17.5	Now, Sarah is still a full-time realtor, she's still a mom of four, she's still a wife, and she's a fully sponsored professional athlete.
1:26.5	On this episode, Sarah talks about what has and hasn't changed since signing on that dotted line.
1:33.5	She talks about her CIM experience, about that phone call with Puma, and about motherhood, identity, and how it all comes together for her.
1:42.5	Plus, her spring 2022 racing plans and so much more.
1:47.5	Please join me in welcoming Sarah Vaughn to the Alley on the Run Show.
1:51.5	All right, I am so excited. At long last, Sarah Vaughn is here. Sarah, we have so much to celebrate.
2:05.5	Thank you so much for coming on the Alley on the Run Show. How are you doing?
2:09.5	Thanks for having me. I am doing great. I had a little bit of a late start to my day, so I just finished my morning run.
2:17.5	But yeah, doing well.
2:19.5	Well, we'll talk about that because I, one of my big questions and things I want to talk about is how you're fitting all of this in right now working and training and momming and remote learning when it happens and all of that.
2:33.5	And I have to let listeners know I feel like that you and I have been trying to do this for how long now like three weeks, I think.
2:40.5	Yeah, exactly. Thank you for being so flexible. And I know you understand because you have a little one too, but that made me feel almost more guilty, rescheduling on you because I know that you have to like make sure that she's, you know, a child care or
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