485. Nev Schulman, Host of MTV’s Catfish & 2:58 Marathoner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

“My default is trusting and looking for the good. I want to believe that people are telling me the truth when I talk to them. I assume they are. I just generally find that I always give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they’re honest and well intentioned. Obviously that’s not true. But that sort of naïveté, if you will — which definitely led to me getting catfished — has strangely served me well. I’m so glad I got duped by that woman.”

Nev Schulman is best known as the star of the 2010 award-winning documentary Catfish, and now as the host of the MTV show of the same name. (My mom knows — and adores — him as the runner-up from Season 29 of Dancing with the Stars.) But when he's not seeking scammers, he's likely on the run. Nev is a 2:58 marathoner who is currently training to run the New York City Half Marathon, where he hopes to run a personal best (sub-1:25). On this episode, Nev talks about what it was like growing up near the New York City Marathon finish line and getting to watch the race with his dad (also a 2:58 marathoner!) every year. He talks about becoming a dad himself (he and his wife have three children) and the unexpected effects of fame on both him and his family. He talks about hitting rock bottom at 19, and about how he learned not to let the hardest time in his life define him forever. And he talks about his empathetic and compassionate outlook on life, and how he's able to remain optimistic in this world, even after being catfished himself. Plus, all about his running story, including how he got started running at age 30, his favorite New York City Marathon memories, and more.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Today in the life of Nev (4:30)
How Nev got into running (8:25)
Nev shares his love for dance and talks about what it was like being on Dancing with the Stars (17:15)
How Nev got his start in film production (24:50)
On fame (34:00)
How Nev keeps seeing the good in the world (43:00)
How Nev became a marathoner (49:50)
How Nev ran a 2:58 marathon (1:01:10)
Nev’s new friendship with Alexi Pappas (1:07:25)
What’s next for Nev on the run (1:11:10)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Shocks.
0:04.2	Go to Shocks.com slash on the run to say 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:15.1	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with
0:20.4	people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running
0:26.5	and that's what brings us all together. But of course there is more to life than what happens
0:31.5	on the run itself and this show is about those in-betweens. We're talking about the moments and
0:36.9	decisions that have shaped who we are today and the wise. Why do we do what we do and how does
0:42.7	getting sweaty factor in? Are you ready for this? My guest today is Meeve Schulman. You probably
0:50.4	know Neeve from the 2010 award-winning documentary Catfish and now as the host of the show Catfish on MTV.
0:59.2	You may also know him as the season 29 runner up on Dancing with the Stars. You know,
1:04.7	I really wanted him to win. He was absolutely delightful in the ballroom. But did you know?
1:11.6	Neeve is also a runner. He is a 258 marathoner and on this episode Neeve talks about what it was
1:18.4	like growing up living right near the New York City marathon finish line and going to watch the
1:24.1	race with his dad every year. Get this. Neeve's dad? Also a 258 marathoner. You'll hear all about how
1:32.2	he introduces his son to the sport in this conversation. Neeve is super candid here. Yes,
1:38.0	we talk about catfish and about running. But this dad of three also talks about the challenges of
1:44.4	fame, about hitting rock bottom in early adulthood, and about how he learns not to let the hardest
1:50.4	times define him forever. We also talk about his empathetic and compassionate outlook on life,
1:57.2	which I so admire, and about how he's able to remain optimistic in this world,
2:02.0	even after being catfished himself and after immersing himself in a world filled with lies in fraud
2:08.5	and deceit. Plus, lots of great stories from Neeve's adventures on the run, including the time
2:14.8	his friend Casey Neistat convinced him to do a triathlon on zero training and I mean zero training.
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