821. Grant Fisher, Two-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist

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Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Last summer, Grant Fisher made history by becoming the first American man to win Olympic bronze in both the 5000m and 10000m at the Paris Olympic Games. Last month, he dropped down in distance and ran an 11-second personal best at the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic. Now, he's gearing up for the USATF Outdoor Championships, where he's hoping to land a spot on Team USA for this year's World Championships in Tokyo. In this episode, he talks about how his training is going, how he reflects on being an Olympian (never an under-dog again!), and what it was like being Faith Kipyegon's right-hand man during her Breaking 4 attempt. (Spoiler: If you don't already love Grant Fisher, you're about to love Grant Fisher.)

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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
0:19.9	everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. Whether you are running out of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate 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
0:27.6	holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. And I am so excited
0:33.5	to share today's conversation with Grant Fisher. Because who doesn't love Grant Fisher?
0:39.3	Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Grant Fisher, master of the 5,000 and 10,000, and just an all-around great guy, fun to root for, I swear everyone is a Grant Fisher fan.
0:52.3	In addition to his own racing, including dropping down to the Mile at the Prefontein
0:56.7	Classic and running a personal best at the Bowerman Mile, we also just saw Grant on the pacing team
1:02.2	for Faith Kipiaghan's Breaking Four event.
1:05.1	He was quite literally chosen to be Faith's right-hand man, and I loved hearing all about
1:10.7	how he got the job, what it was
1:12.6	really like being a part of it, and whether he'd do it again, if asked. So let's get right to the
1:18.0	good stuff. Please join me in welcoming Grant Fisher to the Allie on the Run show. All right, we're giving the people what they want.
1:34.9	Grant Fisher by very high demand here on the Alley on the Run Show.
1:38.7	Thank you so much for doing this.
1:40.5	How you doing today?
1:42.3	Yeah, I'm doing great.
1:43.6	It's a beautiful day up in Park City.
1:46.4	I've been back here for a few days after a couple of races and events I've been at. So,
1:51.5	yeah, nice to be home and relaxing and back in the good weather and back in the mountains.
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