800. Aisha Praught Leer, on Life After Professional Running

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

"There’s a stigma about retiring from pro running, that it’s this huge thing and it’s so hard. And there are parts of it that are challenging. But I’m seriously so great. I’m loving life."

Aisha Praught Leer is no stranger to the Ali on the Run Show. She returns today for her fifth appearance — but it's her first in this new phase of life. Last year, Aisha officially retired from professional running. The longtime Puma athlete, two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games champion, and six-time Jamaican record holder is now embracing a career in corporate America, while also continuing to be an advocate for professional athletes, and working in front of the camera and on the mic with Citius Mag. In this episode, we're catching up on all of it, including how Aisha feels about that 9–5 life, what her relationship with running is like now that she's no longer competing professionally, and what it's actually like retiring from your dream job in your thirties — and figuring out what comes next.

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In this episode:

How Aisha is doing right now, and how she’s feeling about “racing” this weekend at the New Balance Marathon Relay in Boston (4:15)
Aisha’s takeaways from the first Grand Slam Track event (16:15)
Why Aisha decided to retire from professional running in 2024 (24:00)
What it was like working with a career coach (35:40)
All about Aisha’s job in tech sales at Adobe (48:30)
How Aisha’s relationship with running has changed since retiring (59:40)
How Aisha’s personal relationships have changed since retiring (1:04:10)
What’s next for Aisha? (1:12:00)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is where I talk
0:09.1	with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and
0:14.5	celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate
0:20.1	everyone and anyone who enjoys a life
0:23.0	on the run. Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been
0:27.7	holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. And today,
0:33.3	for episode 800, we are catching up with fan favorite Aisha Prat Lear.
0:39.4	Real quick, I just want to give a shout out to all of you for listening right now.
0:43.3	This is the 800th episode of the show, and that's just, it's so much talking and so much talking
0:49.6	about running, this little hobby of ours, and it's a lot of listening.
0:53.6	So thank you for tuning in,
0:56.0	for hyping this all life, for hyping me up and for being a part of this community. I am so
1:01.1	happy you're here and I appreciate you. But more importantly, Aisha is back on the show.
1:07.4	Aisha is no stranger to the Allie on the run show. This is her fifth appearance, but it's
1:11.9	her first time on the mic in this new phase of life. Last year, Aisha officially retired from
1:17.6	professional running. The longtime Puma athlete, two-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games champion,
1:23.6	and six-time Jamaican record holder is now embracing a career in corporate America
1:29.0	while also continuing to work with world athletics and be an advocate for professional
1:33.4	athletes, and she's working with our good friends over at Sidious Mag.
1:38.3	In this episode, we're catching up on all of it, including how Aisha feels about that
1:43.0	9 to 5 life, what her relationship with
1:45.6	running is like now that she's no longer competing professionally, and what it's actually
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