506. Beyond the Run with Adrianne Haslet

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

“What will get us to the finish line is nothing compared to what got us to the start.”

In 2013, professional ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet was walking near the Boston Marathon finish line when the bombs went off. She lost her leg that day, standing on Boylston Street. Then, in 2019, Adrianne — who had become a runner herself after her lower leg amputation — was walking on Commonwealth Ave. when she was hit by a car. Even in the face of so much unexpected adversity, Adrianne hasn't lost her fighting spirit. She's a survivor, an advocate, an inspiration — and on Monday, April 18, she'll return to both Comm Ave. and Boylston Street, but this time it will be en route to her own marathon finish. Adrianne will be racing in the Boston Marathon's para division alongside friend and official guide Shalane Flanagan. In this conversation, Adrianne talks about training under Shalane's guidance, about how she's feeling with race day just a week and a half away, and about what she's doing now to prepare for the potential post-marathon blues. She also talks about the emotional component of running a race that she has such a heavy history with, and about what she pictures when she imagines her finish line moment.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Adrianne is feeling with less than two weeks to go until the Boston Marathon, and reflections on this training cycle (6:00)
On returning to Boston after DNF-ing the 2018 race (11:00)
What it’s been like moving during marathon training, and how Adrianne met her boyfriend, Harry (15:30)
All about Adrianne’s running leg (23:00)
How Adrianne and Shalane Flanagan met and became friends (25:15)
What it’s like being coached by Shalane (34:20)
The low and high points from Boston 2022 training (43:25)
How the weather affects Adrianne’s leg (57:30)
The mental and emotional components of returning to the Boston Marathon (59:00)
All about Adrianne’s upcoming IMAX film (1:02:55)
Adrianne’s guide to Boston (1:10:00)

For more, check out:

Adrianne Haslet on Episode 192 of the Ali on the Run Show

Shalane Flanagan on Episode 438 of the Ali on the Run Show

Shalane Flanagan on Episode 242 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 New Balance.
0:04.2	Go to newbalance.com slash Beyond the Run.
0:07.6	To learn more about how New Balance is supporting the conversation around running and mental wellness.
0:17.1	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:19.3	I'm your host Allie Feller and this is Beyond the Run.
0:23.2	This series comes your way twice a month on The Alley on the Run Show and my goal with these
0:27.4	conversations is to talk about running and mental wellness and the connection between the two.
0:33.2	We do that by hearing from a mix of industry professionals, professional athletes, and everyday
0:38.4	runners. My guest today is returning Allie on the Run Show favorite, the ever inspiring
0:44.9	Adrienne Haslet. Adrienne is a former professional ballroom dancer turned amputee marathoner.
0:51.7	She lost her leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and while Adrienne has faced
0:57.0	so much adversity, she was also hit by a car in 2019 and sustained serious injuries from that accident.
1:03.8	She is above all else a survivor and on April 18, Adrienne will line up at the start of the Boston
1:11.7	Marathon hoping to take the win in the race's Para Athlete Division and she's not doing it alone.
1:19.5	Adrienne will be running with a guide someone you may know. Her name is Shulane Flanagan.
1:25.1	In this conversation, Adrienne talks about meeting Shulane for the first time at the Boston Marathon
1:30.8	finish line years ago and about how that chance encounter turned into a very real friendship.
1:36.0	She talks about Shulane coaching her for this year's race and about the best and most challenging
1:41.7	parts of her training. The reason I wanted to include this conversation as part of the Beyond The Run
1:47.2	series is because Adrienne is a tremendous advocate for mental health. She talks about her perspective
1:54.0	on this training cycle on already preparing herself for the potential post marathon blues
1:59.6	and on how she's able to live her life without a why-me mentality. I am forever in awe of Adrienne's
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