848. Amanda Vestri's 2025 TCS New York City Marathon Recap

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Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

"Oh I'm hooked."

Last weekend, Amanda Vestri made her much anticipated 26.2-mile debut at the TCS New York City Marathon. She ran 2:25:40, good enough for ninth place in the women's pro race and a strong showing for the marathon debutante. In this conversation, Amanda breaks it all down, including how training went, why she wanted to move to the marathon this year, what she wants to do next, and what it was like running through the five boroughs. Plus, Amanda shares her training, living, and coaching plans now that her longtime training group, ZAP Endurance, is disbanding.

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In this episode:

How Amanda is feeling post-NYC Marathon — and what's next (2:10)
All about Amanda's new coach, and what's motivating to her in the marathon (10:00)
Why the marathon, why now, and why New York? (12:45)
Amanda's snapshot moment from the New York City Marathon (18:15)
Amanda reflects on her first marathon training block and her goals for her marathon debut (19:15)
How Amanda spent race weekend (24:10)
How it felt standing on the New York City Marathon start line (31:15)
Amanda's race plan (35:40)
Amanda breaks down her race at the 2025 New York City Marathon (39:45)

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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
0:08.7	with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. For professional athletes and
0:13.6	celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate
0:18.3	everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:22.1	So whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding
0:25.6	you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace.
0:29.6	My guest today is marathoner Amanda Vestry.
0:33.4	Amanda just made her 26.2 mile debut at the New York City Marathon, where she finished in ninth place in the women's pro field in a time of two hours, 25 minutes, and 40 seconds.
0:44.3	A heck of a debut.
0:46.3	Until just a few days ago, Amanda was living and training in Boone, North Carolina with the Zapp Endurance Group.
0:52.3	Zapp announced earlier this year that they would be closing their
0:54.7	team doors and in this conversation Amanda talks about what that means for her, including where
0:59.5	she's living now and who will be coaching her going forward. And we of course do the full race recap,
1:05.1	including how training went, how Amanda was feeling heading to the start line, and how the race shook
1:09.6	out. I think you will all
1:10.9	appreciate and relate to the parts where she admits that she fully blacked out and was really
1:15.0	just putting one foot in front of the other hoping for the best. I am a big Amanda fan and I was so
1:20.1	excited to get to chat with her. So please enjoy this conversation with debut marathoner Amanda Vestry.
1:36.4	Amanda Vestri, 22540 in New York,
1:38.7	9th overall, heck of a debut.
1:41.0	So excited to get to chat with you today.
1:43.2	Welcome back to the Allie on the Run Show.
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