638. Run Your Way with Molly "Your Running BFF" Hernandez

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

"It took a lot of work, realizing that the running community is made up of so many different people, so many different paces, so many different body types. And just accepting that — accepting that you don’t have to run a certain pace or look a certain way to be considered a runner... I finally accepted that truth."

Molly Hernandez grew up in Texas with big dreams of being a Disney Channel star. Running? A big "no thank you." Fast-forward to today, and Molly is a 10-time marathoner, two-time ultramarathoner, freelance copywriter, and content creator living in Austin, TX. She's best known on the internet as "Your Running BFF," and she's on a mission to make runners — especially new runners — feel less alone and less overwhelmed. In this conversation, Molly talks about going from non-runner to marathoner in the span of six months, and how her relationship with running has grown and evolved since then.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Molly is feeling after running the Oklahoma City Marathon last weekend (2:50)
All about Young Molly and her Disney Channel dreams (4:45)
How, when, and why running entered Molly’s life (7:25)
Why Molly decided to run her first marathon, and what that training was like (10:25)
The moment Molly finally decided to call herself a runner (15:10)
A marathoner in the making! All about Molly’s first 26.2-mile race, and her decision to run more marathons (17:20)
On running the Oklahoma City Half Marathon last weekend, and how Molly plans her racing schedule (21:20)
How Molly became “Your Running BFF” (26:05)
How becoming a content creator has changed Molly’s relationship with running (33:20)
On becoming an ultra runner (36:40)
On time, pace, and the numbers on the watch — and mid-race hallucinations (40:30)
What’s next? (46:45)
Molly’s advice to anyone struggling on the run right now (51:35)

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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.
0:04.3	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.
0:17.7	I'm your host, Alley Feller, and this is Run Your Way.
0:22.0	The premise of this series is simple.
0:24.4	If the best way to run is your way, which I totally think it is,
0:28.4	what does that actually mean?
0:30.5	My guest today comes by popular request.
0:33.3	It is Molly Hernandez, best known as your running BFF.
0:38.7	Molly is a 10-time marathoner and two-time ultra marathoner.
0:42.4	She just ran her first 50-mile and march and she's already thinking about going even further.
0:47.4	Yeah, you'll hear all about that in this episode.
0:49.8	Molly is a total joy. She lives in Austin, Texas, and she is on a mission to make runners,
0:54.5	especially new runners feel less alone and less overwhelmed.
0:58.8	Remember when you first started running and how all that information and advice and technology
1:04.3	was kind of a lot? Well, Molly wants people to know that they have a running best friend at their
1:09.6	fingertips and she's got you. I love getting to know her better. I love what she's all about.
1:15.0	So, what does it mean to run the Molly Hernandez way? Let's find out.
1:25.4	All right. By very popular request here on the alley on the run show, Molly Hernandez,
1:31.9	best known as your running BFF. Thank you so much for being here.
1:36.5	You're such a joy already in the two minutes that we spent talking offline.
1:40.4	Welcome to the show. I am so happy we're doing this. How are you?
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