678. Run Your Way with Elle Purrier St. Pierre

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

"So many people asked me if I was going to keep running. And it's like, to me it's just a ridiculous question. You have a kid, what, you have to give up your whole career? I just needed a little bit of time!"

She's back! After giving birth to her first child, a son, Ivan, in March, Elle Purrier St. Pierre made her return to racing in September at the Fifth Avenue Mile. In this conversation, she talks about what postpartum running has looked like, about what's next for her, and about what life on the dairy farm looks like these days.

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What you'll get on this episode:

How Elle's day is going so far (2:20)
What is Elle training for right now? (5:15)
An update on farm life (7:40)
On returning to racing at the 2023 Fifth Avenue Mile (14:15)
How Elle has navigated nursing Ivan and returning to high-mileage training (25:50)
Elle's thoughts on the "never-perfect" time to have a baby as a professional athlete (30:55)
What it's like watching the women's 1500 from the sidelines (34:15)
How motherhood has changed Elle's relationship with running (38:25)
On racing as her "old self" vs. "new self" (43:20)
Elle's message to fellow new moms (47:15)

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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 New Balance.com slash running to check out New Balance's newest releases for the season. Welcome to the Alley on the Run show.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Ali Feller, and this is Run Your Way.
0:22.0	Today we are hearing about running the Elly Perrier St. Pierre way
0:27.2	because today the Olympian and new mom is back on the show talking about her return to running and racing since
0:34.8	having her son Ivan in March. Ellie who is sponsored by New Balance returned to the
0:40.6	races at six months postpartum at the Fifth Avenue mile this past
0:44.4	September and she ran a four twenty three point three yeah
0:50.7	Ellie perrier st pier. Pierre is back. So what has it all been like and what is next on
0:57.5	Ellie's racing calendar? Let's find out. All right, I am so excited to welcome Elly perrier, St. Pierre back to to the Alley on the Run Show.
1:13.2	Ellie, thank you so much for being here.
1:15.0	And you know what, let's just clarify right away.
1:18.0	Is Ellie perrier, St. Pierre, correct?
1:20.4	Is it just Ellie, St. Pierre?
1:22.3	Have you dropped the perrier? Give us a little fact check here.
1:25.4	What should we be calling you?
1:28.0	Yeah, I'm happy to be here. It is Ellie prayer, Saint-Pier.
1:32.3	Purier is now. A L. A L. A L. A Prier is not my middle name. So like you can say L. A.
1:36.8	Perrier. Or you can just say L. A. C. A. C. A. Either it is fine. I know that I kind of confused people when I was trying to like ease them into my new
1:47.2	last name and it kind of backfired on me but so both are correct. All right, perfect.
1:54.0	I love that and we love to see,
1:56.0	so St. Pierre goes on the bib though.
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