682. Emily Oster, 3:17 Marathoner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

"Whenever we do something that we really invest in and that's hard — and that we're not sure we can do — it's a reminder of the 'we can do hard things' aspect. And I'll always get to say that I did this."

Emily Oster is an economist, a professor at Brown University, and a best-selling author of books including Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and The Family Firm. And she just made her marathon debut at the California International Marathon (CIM), where she finished in 3 hours 17 minutes and 39 seconds. In this conversation, Emily talks about her decision to run 26.2 miles (which she twice swore she would never do, during her first and second appearances on the Ali on the Run Show), about working with coach Kaitlin Goodman and sports dietitian Meghann Featherstun, and about her race-day experience.

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What you'll get on this episode:

Emily's evolution as a runner, and why she made the decision to run a marathon this year (2:00)
Why Emily decided to start working with coach Kaitlin Goodman, and why they chose the California International Marathon (4:40)
On choosing a "fast" race course (18:00)
What Emily learned from working with sports dietitian Meghann Featherstun (21:10)
What Emily's CIM training was like (25:40)
On pre-race nervous, training stressors, and race goals (37:30)
The road to the start line (45:00)
Emily's highs and lows from CIM 2023 (48:45)
What it was like becoming a marathoner for the first time (1:01:05)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run show. I'm your host
0:07.1	Ali feller and every week I talk with people who are doing
0:10.3	exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and
0:14.6	celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are
0:19.7	here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:24.4	Whether you are someone who has been running towards something big or away from
0:28.8	something that's been holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.
0:35.2	My guest today is Emily Auster.
0:37.4	Emily is an economist. She's a professor at Brown University.
0:40.9	She is the best-selling author of books including expecting better,
0:44.0	crib sheet and the family firm. She's the host of the Parent Data Podcast
0:49.0	and, despite what she said on her past two appearances on the Alley on the Run show, Emily is now
0:56.5	a marathoner.
0:58.0	Emily just ran the California International Marathon, that's CIM, as her debut marathon in three hours, 17 minutes and 39 seconds.
1:08.0	Naturally, this conversation is about all of it.
1:11.0	From that big decision to go 26.2 miles to the coaching and
1:15.4	training and nutrition to of course the finish line. Please join me in
1:20.8	welcoming Emily Auster back to the Alley on the Run show. She's back and she is here as a marathoner Emily Auster welcome back to the
1:36.9	alley on the run show how are you doing look at that smile I wish everyone
1:39.9	I'm so happy to see you how are you how are you I'm so happy to see you. How are you? I'm good. I'm excited to be here. Do you remember when you were here a little over a year ago and you were like, I'm not interested in the marathon. I'm not going to run a marathon and like we knew it was inevitable like anyone who followed your running could tell this was going to happen.
1:59.4	Listen I have been on your show this is the third third time. And the first time I was like, I don't time myself
2:06.3	or use a watch, I just run for fun.
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