656. Erica Stanley-Dottin, 2:52 Marathoner & Tracksmith Community Manager

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

"You can get humbled in this sport quickly. You're playing the long game the whole time. I've learned that I'm down with that. I'm into that. That part of it is what keeps me going. I thrive in the unknowns — getting out there and figuring it out."

Erica Stanley-Dottin started running young, and was a sprinter in college. But turns out, her fastest days are now, as a 49-year-old full-time working mom of two living in Brooklyn, NY. In this episode, Erica talks about her road to becoming a 2:52 marathoner. She talks about how she's gotten so fast, and about the significance of becoming a part of The List: a small group of American-born Black women who have run sub-3:00 marathons. (Erica joined when she ran 2:52:05 at the Berlin Marathon last year.) Plus, Erica talks about what's next on her racing calendar — and whether she plans to return to the track.

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What you'll get on this episode:

Why Erica decided to get back to the track recently (3:30)
What's next on Erica's racing calendar? (10:25)
Erica's keys to getting faster as she's getting older (12:55)
How Erica became a runner (18:30)
Why Erica ran her first marathon (24:00)
How Erica became a 3:15 marathoner after having her two sons (30:55)
On joining Black Roses, and how that changed the game for Erica (32:20)
"The heartbreaker," and the race that taught Erica there are no guarantees in the marathon (35:45)
The significance of running a sub-3:00 marathon and becoming a part of "The List" (39:45)
On life since Berlin (51:20)
What Erica has learned about herself through marathoning (53:50)
All about Erica's job as Tracksmith's NYC Community Manager (55:00)

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Transcript

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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 things
0:11.4	on the run and beyond.
0:13.7	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur and back of the
0:18.9	pack runner, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:24.4	Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding
0:28.6	you back,
0:29.6	I am here to help you pick up the pace.
0:32.2	My guest today is Erica Stanley Dotton.
0:34.9	Erica has a great story and I'm super excited to get to help share it today and I won't
0:39.4	give away too much upfront, but the short version, Erica is a collegiate sprinter, turned
0:44.2	mom of two, turned marathoner who now works in community events for Tracksmith.
0:49.4	She ran her first marathon in 2008 at age 35 and for that one she wanted to run it in
0:55.2	less than four hours.
0:57.2	And though she missed that goal by a few minutes, she was hooked.
1:01.7	Last year, at 48 years old, Erica ran the Berlin marathon this time in two hours, 52 minutes
1:10.7	and five seconds.
1:12.7	In doing so, Erica became one of a small number of women, 30 at last count, of American-born
1:19.9	black women to run a sub-three-hour marathon.
1:24.3	In this conversation, we unpack what it all means to Erica and of course, what's next.
1:37.4	I have been wanting to have this conversation for so long now, Erica.
1:41.1	Thank you so much for joining us on the Alley on the Run Show.
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