850. Carl Radke's 2025 New York City Marathon Recap
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
"Running single-handedly saved me during this last year."
Carl Radke is best known as a longtime cast member on Bravo's Summer House. Through nine seasons of the reality show, he's been open and honest about his mental health struggles and his history with drug and alcohol addiction. Carl got sober in 2021, and this year, he opened Soft Bar, a non-alcoholic bar and café in Brooklyn, NY, where he lives. His memoir, Cake Eater, comes out next month. And this month, Carl added another title to his resumé: marathoner! In this conversation, Carl talks about how he found running and the role running plays in his sobriety journey, and he shares every detail from his first 26.2-mile race at the 2025 New York City Marathon.
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In this episode:
- How it feels to be a New York City Marathoner (1:50)
- On the fear of not finishing (11:30)
- Carl's history with the New York City Marathon (13:05)
- Carl's journey to becoming a runner (15:30)
- All about Carl's training (21:45)
- How Carl fit training into his busy life (26:55)
- Is a Soft Bar run club in the works? (32:35)
- How Carl spent the days leading up to the marathon (41:00)
- The stress of race morning (44:35)
- Carl's sights and sounds from the start line (52:45)
- Carl's high points from race day (1:00:45)
- What Carl wishes people understood about him (1:13:15)
- Carl's advice to first-time marathoners (1:16:45)
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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 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, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life |
| 0:22.3 | on the run. Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been |
| 0:26.9 | holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. My guest today is |
| 0:32.1 | Carl Radke. Carl is best known as one of the longtime cast members on Bravo's Summerhouse. |
| 0:38.3 | Through nine seasons on the show, Carl has been really open about his struggles with mental health and drug and alcohol addiction. |
| 0:45.0 | Today, Carl is nearly five years sober. This year, he opened soft bar, a non-alcoholic bar and cafe in Brooklyn, and his memoir, Cake Eater. |
| 0:54.6 | Getting high, hitting low, and trying to stay in the middle comes out next month. |
| 0:59.5 | And on November 2nd, Carl added marathoner to his resume. |
| 1:05.3 | This episode was really fun. |
| 1:06.8 | I love getting to talk with runners after their first marathons because the first one, no matter how it goes, is so special and so life-changing. |
| 1:15.2 | You'll learn a lot about Carl in this episode, and this one isn't just for the Bravo crew. |
| 1:20.1 | There's a lot to take away from this conversation, and I really appreciated how open and honest Carl was throughout our chat. |
| 1:25.8 | So let's get to the good stuff. |
| 1:27.2 | Please join me in welcoming Carl Radke So let's get to the good stuff. |
| 1:31.5 | Please join me in welcoming Carl Radke to the Allie on the Run show. |
| 1:43.1 | Carl Radke, you know, there are many things we could put after your name. |
| 1:44.6 | Carl Radkei, author, Carl Radke, entrepreneur. But right now, Carl Radke, you know, there are many things we could put after your name. Carl Radkeke, author, |
| 1:51.6 | Carl Radkei, entrepreneur. But right now, Carl Radkee Marathoner, how does it feel? And welcome to the Allie on the Run Show. I need a, I need another paragraph in my bio now with all the different |
| 1:57.6 | descriptions. No, marathoner sounds really, really good. |
| 2:19.4 | I appreciate it. I can't believe I did it, but it's really good to be here. Thank you for having me, Ali. I'm still feeling the vibes from Marathon Sunday. Yeah, as a New Yorker, what was it like? And we're going to break down all the nitty-gritty. But part of what makes this race special for so many is it's your hometown race. |
| 2:20.2 | How'd that feel? |
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