880. LIVE from the 2026 Boston Marathon Expo with Annie Frisbie & Amanda Vestri
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
"Go out there and send it within reason."
Every year, I host a panel at the Boston Marathon Expo featuring some of the top American women in the professional field. This year, that meant getting to chat with Puma and Minnesota Distance Elite's Annie Frisbie and Brooks athlete Amanda Vestri on the Friday before the 2026 Boston Marathon. Annie went on to lead much of the race, ultimately finishing eighth overall and as the second American woman in 2:22:00 (and 81-second personal best). Amanda, in only her second marathon, finished 15th overall and as the eighth American woman in 2:24:49 — a 51-second improvement from her marathon debut in New York City this fall.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host, Allie Feller, and we are in Boston Marathon |
| 0:09.4 | Recap Mode this week and for the foreseeable future, at least for a bit. I just love this weekend so |
| 0:16.1 | much. I love reliving it. I love hearing the stories from it. I love getting so many different |
| 0:20.7 | perspectives on it. And every year in Boston, I host a panel on Friday afternoon at the |
| 0:26.3 | Race Expo featuring some of the top American women marathoners in the field. This year, that meant |
| 0:32.1 | getting to sit down and chat with Puma and Minnesota distance elites Annie Frisbee and Brooks |
| 0:37.0 | athlete Amanda Bestry. |
| 0:39.2 | Annie went on to lead much of the race, ultimately finishing eighth overall and as the second |
| 0:43.9 | American woman in a time of two hours and 22 minutes flat, an 81 second personal best. |
| 0:51.6 | And Amanda, in only her second marathon, finished 15th overall and as the |
| 0:56.5 | eighth American woman in a very deep field. She ran 22449, a 51 second improvement from her New York |
| 1:04.8 | City marathon time in the fall. These girls are on fire. Please enjoy this conversation with |
| 1:10.8 | Annie Frisbee and Amanda Bestry |
| 1:12.7 | recorded at the Boston Marathon Expo on the Friday before Patriots Day. |
| 1:24.9 | Hi! How's everyone doing? Oh my gosh. I'm obsessed with you. All right. We're going to take a collective |
| 1:32.5 | deep breath. Are we feeling relaxed? Okay. My name is Allie. I am the host of the Allie on |
| 1:41.4 | the Run Show podcast. Welcome to one of my favorite weekends of the entire year. |
| 1:47.0 | You made it. |
| 1:48.0 | Who's local? |
| 1:50.8 | Who's skipping work right now? |
| 1:53.1 | Yes! |
| 1:53.9 | I love it. |
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