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Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.

I'm your host Alley Feller and this is Love on the Run Week.

My favorite week so much love.

So far this week we've heard from power couples Kira and Anthony D'Amato,

Nikki Hiltz and Emma Gi and Natalie and Gerald Mitchell.

Today we welcome Minnesota Distance elites Annie Frisbee and Drew Patel.

Annie is coming off a breakout year on the run.

In November she made her marathon debut at the New York City Marathon.

And what a debut it was. She ran a 226 finishing seventh overall as the third

American woman running the fourth fastest marathon debut by an American woman.

She was right up front for most of that race even leading at times and will hear

all about that in this conversation. Then Annie signed her first professional sponsorship deal

with Puma. Last month Annie ran the Houston Half Marathon,

racing for the first time in her new Puma kit and shoes. She ran a 110 finished 10th and

immediately said she's hungry for more. In addition to being a professional athlete,

Annie is also a graphic designer. And let's talk about Drew.

Annie's boyfriend Drew Patel is also a member of Minnesota Distance Elite.

Though as you'll hear him talk about in this conversation he's taking a bit of a running

and training break right now. Drew has an amazing running resume and is probably best known

for making history back in April 2019. He was a senior accounting major at North Central College

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