591. The Life-Changing Date Night Episode, Five Years Later

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

"How awesome would it be to spend all day talking to people? That's all I want in life."

Get in your time machine, friends: We're going back to January 2018. Today on the Ali on the Run Show, I'm re-releasing "Episode 57." I didn't realize it at the time, but this was a pivotal conversation for me. I recorded it at 10 PM with my husband, Brian. I was in a tough place then. I wasn't fulfilled. I was floundering. The Ali on the Run Show was my hobby while I was freelance writing full-time. I was struggling to move on from my past dreams, and couldn't quite articulate what I wanted to do next. This conversation — which was hard to have, and really scary to put out into the world — helped. I cried. Multiple times. I was scared. Scared of failure, whatever that meant. And scared to admit that I was scared. (And definitely scared of what the response to this episode would be, which was overwhelmingly wonderful.) I didn't know what success meant to me, but I was able to pinpoint one thing: I wanted to spend more time talking to people. (Five years later: Check!)

I revisited this episode as a reminder to myself, as I start planning for 2023: It hasn't always been live shows, race announcing, and World Championships! It hasn't been easy! So whether you're hearing "Episode 57" for the first time today, or you've heard it before, maybe something will resonate with you as you navigate your own "what do I want to be when I grow up?" journey. (PS: You're doing great.)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:06.8	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting
0:11.2	things on the run and beyond.
0:13.9	We all share that love for running and that is what brings us all together.
0:18.0	But of course, there is more to life than what happens on the run itself.
0:21.7	And this show is about those in-betweens.
0:24.0	We're talking about the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today and the
0:28.7	wise.
0:29.7	Why do we do what we do and how does getting sweaty, factor in?
0:34.1	Okay, so we're doing something a little different today.
0:38.9	It's December 1st.
0:40.7	It is that time of the year when I tend to be extra emotional, extra reflective, extra
0:49.2	introspective.
0:50.2	Yeah, okay, fine.
0:51.2	It's the time of the year when I am just extra.
0:54.1	Okay, I'm extra.
0:56.0	This episode today is a rerun.
0:58.5	I've never done this before, so I'll give you some context.
1:02.2	The episode that you are about to hear was recorded on Friday, January 19th, 2018 at 10
1:10.2	o'clock PM.
1:12.2	I was having a hard time.
1:14.2	It had been almost one year since I had launched the Alley on the Run Show, but it was very
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