607. Run Your Way with Emily Sisson

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Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

"I never think that in a race. I never think, 'I’ve got this.' For better or for worse, I don’t ever feel like something’s done until it’s done."

She's done it again! Earlier this month, Emily Sisson broke her own American record in the half marathon, running 1:06:52 at the Houston Half Marathon. She became the first U.S. woman to run under 67 minutes in the half marathon on a record-eligible course, and Emily now owns four out of six of the fastest half marathon times run by an American woman. (She is also the American record holder in the marathon!) In this conversation, Emily talks about the mental side of staying so strong during training and on race day. She shares how she avoids the comparison trap, and how she stays focused on what she can do vs. what her competition is capable of. Plus, what it was like racing alongside longtime training partner Molly Huddle, the secret to that finishing kick, and what the finish line media frenzy is really like.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Emily has been feeling since Houston, and what it’s like being one of the greats in U.S. distance running (3:15)
What the Houston Half finish line was like (9:00)
When Emily decided she’d try to break her record in Houston (12:00)
Why Emily is already thinking about running faster (17:50)
How Emily was feeling the morning of the Houston Half (20:15)
All about the newest addition to Emily’s family! (24:45)
Emily explains the use of pacers during races — and why she didn’t want them for Houston (30:50)
Emily’s choice of racing shoe: the New Balance FuelCell SuperComp Pacer (33:30)
Emily walks us through her race at the Houston Half Marathon (36:20)
How Emily finishes her races so strong (43:15)
How Emily spent the rest of her day in Houston, and how she’s feeling heading into her spring marathon (45:30)
On being clued into the competition vs. focusing inward (50:20)
What it means to run the Emily Sisson way (53:15)

For more from Emily, check out:

Emily Sisson on Episode 588 of the Ali on the Run Show

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	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by New Balance.
0:04.0	Go to newbalance.com slash running to check out New Balance's newest releases for the season.
0:15.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is Run Your Way.
0:21.4	Yeah, a new series for 2023. Last year I introduced the Beyond the Run series where I talked
0:28.3	with professional athletes, industry professionals, and everyday runners about running and mental wellness,
0:34.0	and their takes on the connection between the two. This year, we're expanding on that with a little bit
0:39.8	of a twist. This series is called Run Your Way. If I have learned anything from more than 600
0:47.1	episodes of The Alley on the Run Show, it's that yes, there are best practices, there are things we
0:52.8	know we should do, there's lots of good advice to go around, but ultimately, the best way to run
0:59.4	is your way, however that looks. This series will explore what it means to run your way.
1:05.5	Today, we are learning what it means to run a record setting way.
1:10.4	Emily Sisson is the American record holder in both the marathon and the half marathon.
1:15.8	She was just on the show this past fall after running 218-29 at the Chicago Marathon,
1:21.3	a new American record, and now she's back just a few months later because she just ran the Houston
1:27.6	Half Marathon where she didn't just break the American record in the half marathon, she broke her
1:33.1	own American record in the half marathon. Emily ran 106.52 and in doing so, she became the first US
1:40.4	woman to run under 67 minutes in the half on a record eligible course, and of the top six all-time
1:47.8	fastest half marathon times run by an American woman. Well, Emily owns four of them,
1:53.6	four of the six fastest times. Absolutely worthy of a wow-wow-wow-wow. Not only is Emily here to
2:00.7	break down that record setting run at the Houston Half Marathon, she also talks about her goal
2:04.9	setting process and has some sage words of wisdom to offer about how to avoid the comparison
2:10.0	trap both on and off the run. Plus, all about the newest addition to her family, what it was like
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