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🗓️ 1 September 2022
⏱️ 62 minutes
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"I saw a lot of people, especially on social media, saying, ‘She’s not gonna make it.’ And in my mind, I wanted to prove them wrong. And I think, honestly, that might have been my biggest downfall — trying to do more too soon, to prove to people that I could do this."
It would be putting it lightly to say that the past two years have been a whirlwind for professional runner Aliphine Tuliamuk. At the beginning of 2020, she won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon, earning herself a spot on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics. Then, when the Olympics were postponed due to the pandemic, she and her partner, Tim, saw that as an opportunity: Instead of going to Japan and competing at the Olympics that summer, Aliphine was newly pregnant. She gave birth to a baby girl, Zoe, in January 2021. Then, with the Olympics just seven months away, new-mom Aliphine went all-in on marathon training (with a plus-one!). She traveled to Tokyo, lined up at the start of her first Olympic race, and had to pull out after 20K due to an injury. Today on the show, Aliphine talks about taking a much-needed break after Tokyo, and about how she knew — physically and emotionally — that she was ready to get back on the run. The Hoka NAZ Elite athlete is currently happy, healthy, and ready to light the fall racing scene on fire. (Her words!) This weekend, Aliphine will race the USATF 20K Championships, and then she will line up for her first marathon since Tokyo at the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon in November.
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0:00.0 | Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. |
0:06.5 | I'm your host Allie Feller, and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting |
0:11.1 | things on the run and beyond. |
0:13.7 | We all share that love for running, and that's what brings us all together. |
0:18.0 | But of course, there is so much more to life than what happens on the run itself. |
0:22.7 | And this show is all about the in-betweens. |
0:25.7 | We are talking about the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today and the wise. |
0:31.2 | Why do we do what we do? |
0:32.6 | And how is getting sweaty factor in? |
0:35.6 | My guest today is professional runner, Alephine Tuleumung. |
0:40.0 | This is Alephine's third time on the Alley on the Run Show, and each time she's been here |
0:45.1 | has been doing a really exciting time in her life. |
0:48.5 | First, at the end of 2020, when earlier that year, she had won the Olympic trials marathon, |
0:54.5 | earning herself a spot on Team USA to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. |
1:00.0 | Then, as you might remember, when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed, Alephine went all |
1:04.8 | Carpe Diem on the pandemic. |
1:06.8 | She and her partner Tim decided it was time for them to have a baby. |
1:10.8 | So the next time Alephine came on the show, in March of 2021, was shortly after she had |
1:16.4 | given birth to their baby girl Zoe. |
1:19.2 | She was a new mom, training for the Olympics, and navigating life as a professional runner |
1:24.4 | with a plus one. |
1:25.4 | Today, Alephine returns with big dreams and big goals once again. |
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