Welcome to the Alley on the Run show. I'm your host

Ali feller and most weeks I talk with people who are doing

exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and

celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur, and back-of-the-pack-the-pack runner, we are

here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.

Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you back,

I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.

With all of that being said, today's episode is not what I had

planned for today but with a few last minute scheduling changes and some thoughts that

have been running through my head lately it I felt like doing something a little

different even though yes I know we are just days away from this year's Olympic

marathon trials. I'm going to keep those stories coming I have a bunch more to

share I hope you enjoyed this week's conversation with Gabby Rucker, but today, just me. I love a crowd-source solo episode, so that's what you're in store for if you're into it. The prompt, what is the best advice you've ever been given?

And the responses? In droves. I didn't count them. People are always like, I got more than

982 responses to my

Instagram question and I always want to ask like are people going through and

counting them because they're not numbered are they guessing are they

lying lying will play a tiny little role in Are they lying? Lying.

We'll play a tiny little role in today's episode.

That will make sense shortly.

Now that I've sort of queued this up,

let's cut this background music because I am here to share

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