588. 26 Questions with Emily Sisson
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
"Picture yourself as the eye of the hurricane, the eye of the storm. You have all this going on around you, but it doesn't affect you."
It was a big year for Emily Sisson! The professional runner for New Balance broke not one but two records! In May, Emily became the American record holder in the half marathon, running 1:07:11 at the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Indianapolis. Then, in October, she finished the Chicago Marathon in 2:18:29, effectively becoming the American record holder in the 26.2-mile distance. Now, Emily has her eyes on 2023. She'll race the Houston Half Marathon in January, she's committed to a spring marathon (can't say which one yet!), and she's hoping to run a fall marathon to complete the year. Today, in the span of 26 questions, Emily talks about how life has (or hasn't) changed this year, shares what she's excited about and intrigued by, and talks about her favorite and hardest races to date.
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For more from Emily, check out:
Emily Sisson, Sara Hall, & Emma Bates on Episode 490 of the Ali on the Run Show
Emily Sisson & Shane Quinn on Episode 479 of the Ali on the Run Show
Emily Sisson on Episode 394 of the Ali on the Run Show
Emily Sisson on Episode 234 of the Ali on the Run Show
Emily Sisson on Episode 169 of the Ali on the Run Show
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| 0:00.0 | 26 questions on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by TrackSmith. |
| 0:05.0 | Go to TrackSmith.com and use code Alley22 to get free shipping on your next TrackSmith order, |
| 0:12.0 | plus TrackSmith will donate 5% of your purchase to the Trevor Project. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:23.5 | I'm your host Alley Feller and this is 26 questions. |
| 0:27.5 | More specifically, this is the 10th and final episode in this 26 questions series. |
| 0:34.5 | Now I've loved this series. It's probably been one of my all-time favorites actually. |
| 0:39.5 | This is the series where I asked guests 26 questions. I know, pretty simple concept. |
| 0:44.5 | Some of these questions are about running. Some are about their fall marathons. |
| 0:48.5 | That's what unites our 26 questions guests. They are all fall marathons. |
| 0:53.5 | Some questions are totally random, turns out lots of pro runners are out there driving |
| 0:58.2 | jeeps and raft force. This season we enjoyed 26 questions worth of fun with Deslinden, |
| 1:05.5 | Dina Caster, Laura Green, Nell Rojas, Kyle Merber, Matt Wilper's, Tommy Runs, |
| 1:11.9 | Kira Demado, and Emily Durgan. And there's only one way to wrap things up. |
| 1:17.3 | That is with the American record holder in the marathon, Emily Sisson. |
| 1:21.5 | Yes, she's an Olympian. She's the American record holder in the half marathon. |
| 1:26.5 | She runs for new balance. She has two cute dogs. She has a hilarious Irish husband. |
| 1:31.5 | And she lives in trains in Flagstaff, Arizona. Emily has had an amazing year on the run. |
| 1:36.5 | I mean, two American records? In May, Emily broke Sarah Hall's American record in the half marathon, |
| 1:42.5 | running a 107-11. That is a 507 pace for 13.1 miles. |
| 1:49.5 | And then in October in Chicago, she ran 218.29, breaking Kira Demado's record from earlier this year. |
| 1:57.5 | It is always a treat catching up with Emily. |
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