845. Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 3

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

"Fast, slow, good weather, bad weather — you are out there doing something that so many people are never going to do, and that's so cool."

Caroline Moss has a dream: to run the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon. As a New Yorker, it's her favorite day of the year. The catch: Caroline has never been a runner — until now. In this series, we're following author, creator, theater producer, Saved by the Bell super-fan, proud millennial, and professional shopper Caroline Moss as she embarks on a quest to start running and run the race of her dreams.

In Episode 3, Caroline updates us on hitting a major roadblock in her marathon dreams: a broken foot that took her off the run for the entire summer. She talks about dealing with an injury — a non-running-related one — just as she was hitting her running groove, and about how she spent her summer. She shares her unbridled enthusiasm for the New York City Marathon, and, unsurprisingly, takes us on detours including Lurlene McDaniel books, Baby-Sitters Club personality theories, and what it was like being at the Dawson's Creek reunion in New York City last month.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Allie on the Run show.
0:06.5	I'm your host, Allie Feller, and this is where I talk with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond.
0:13.0	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back-of-the-pack runner,
0:18.4	we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys
0:21.8	a life on the run.
0:23.6	Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that has been holding
0:26.8	you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.
0:31.3	Today, Caroline Moss is back for the third episode in our series called Caroline Moss wants
0:37.2	to run the New York City Marathon.
0:39.2	That title really rolls off the tongue, don't you think?
0:42.0	The last time we heard from Caroline here, she was in a groove.
0:45.9	She had just run her first 5K, she was gearing up for a 10K, she was figuring out all the running
0:51.7	gear that worked for her, and she was really happy to be a part of this running community.
0:56.0	And we're so happy to have her.
0:58.0	And then, this would be the part in Caroline's movie where the bad thing happens and derails all the progress she had made.
1:05.0	Caroline got injured.
1:07.0	And not because of running.
1:09.0	She tripped over her dog and broke her foot. So no more running, at least for a while.
1:15.1	Well, fast forward a few months and Caroline has the all clear to return to the run in just a few weeks, which is perfectly timed because it is Caroline's favorite time of year.
1:25.5	This woman loves the New York City Marathon, which, of course,
1:29.8	is happening this weekend. So in this episode, we're catching up. Caroline talks about the injury,
1:36.1	about how she handled it, and about how she's feeling about getting back on the run. And if you've
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