841. Courtney Dauwalter, 2:49 Marathoner & Ultra Runner
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
"Running is running is running, and I love it all."
Courtney Dauwalter returns to the Ali on the Run Show — this time as a 2:49 marathoner! Courtney is an ultra runner who is best known for her GOAT-status success on the trails. In 2023, she became the first person to win Western States, the Hardrock 100, and UTMB int he same year. Earlier this year, she won Hardrock in a women's course record: 26 hours 11 minutes and 49 seconds. Most recently, Courtney's been hitting the roads! She just completed the Twin Cities Marathon — her first marathon in more than a decade — in 2:49. But it's not about the time on the clock for Courtney. In this conversation, she talks about why she wanted to run a road marathon, why Twin Cities, and why now. Plus, an exciting announcement about what's next.
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In this episode:
- "It's candy corn season!" (2:00)
- Courtney's snapshot moment from the 2025 Twin Cities Marathon (4:50)
- What's making Courtney happy today, and what she's into right now (5:45)
- How Courtney is feeling post-marathon, and how road marathons fit into her career right now (8:20)
- What Courtney's marathon training looked like, and how it differed from ultra training (16:00)
- Courtney's time goal and expectations for Twin Cities (21:30)
- Courtney's fueling and hydration plan for Twin Cities (26:35)
- Courtney's take on the marathon community (29:30)
- Courtney recaps her race at the Twin Cities Marathon (36:00)
- Courtney's takeaways from the marathon (43:20)
- What's next on the run for Courtney (47:00)
- How it feels to be a 2:49 marathoner (53:30)
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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 with |
| 0:08.7 | people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and |
| 0:13.8 | celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate |
| 0:18.8 | everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. |
| 0:22.6 | Whether you're running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you back, |
| 0:26.7 | I'm here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. Today, I am excited to welcome |
| 0:31.2 | ultra runner extraordinaire and marathoner Courtney DeWalter back to the alley on the run show. |
| 0:38.9 | Courtney is of course best known for her success on the trails. I think we can all agree that she is the goat in ultra running. In |
| 0:44.2 | 2023, Courtney became the first person to win the Western States 100, the Hard Rock 100, and |
| 0:50.2 | UTMB in the same year. Earlier this year, she won the Hard Rock 100 |
| 0:54.7 | where she ran a woman's course record, |
| 0:56.8 | 26 hours, 11 minutes, and 49 seconds. |
| 1:00.6 | But most recently, Courtney's been hitting the roads. |
| 1:03.6 | She just completed the Twin Cities Marathon, |
| 1:06.3 | her first road marathon in more than a decade, |
| 1:08.8 | and she did that in two hours and 49 minutes. |
| 1:12.6 | In this conversation, the always fun Courtney talks about why she wanted to run a road race, |
| 1:17.2 | why Twin Cities, and why she loved it so much, plus an exciting announcement about what's next. |
| 1:23.7 | Please join me in welcoming Courtney DeWalter to the Allie on the Run show. |
| 1:35.3 | Thank you. Please join me in welcoming Courtney DeWalter to the Allie on the Run Show. Courtney DeWalter, fan favorite running industry and community favorite marathoner, which I know you've done one before, but marathoner yet again. Welcome back to the |
| 1:45.7 | Alley on the Run Show. How are you doing today? Thank you. Oh, I'm so happy to be here. So |
| 1:51.2 | happy to chat with you. You know, this was timed for so that we could talk about your race recap, |
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