881. Chelsea Clinton's 2026 Boston Marathon Recap
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
"I'm so proud of all of us. I'm so proud of anyone who decides to even run a mile."
Of the 30,000 runners who completed this year's Boston Marathon, only one is a former resident of the White House. Chelsea Clinton — a mom of three, podcast host, activist, author, avid runner, and former First Daughter — is now and forever a Boston Marathoner. In this episode (her second appearance on the Ali on the Run Show!), recorded just 48 hours after the race, she talks about running Boston with her best friend, Jen, and about what it took to run a personal best time of 3:40:52.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
- How Chelsea is feeling 48 hours post-race (1:30)
- How Chelsea met Jen, her longtime friend and running buddy (4:30)
- How Chelsea's recovery is going, and reflections on marathon training this time around (6:15)
- When — and why — Chelsea decided she wanted to run this year's Boston Marathon (8:35)
- How Chelsea has explained to her children who their grandparents are (12:10)
- On the security team that ran with Chelsea (17:35)
- How Chelsea fits training into her busy schedule (20:30)
- Chelsea's impressions of Boston Marathon weekend upon arrival (24:00)
- Why Chelsea ran under the alias "Margaret Smith," and the meaning behind that choice (26:30)
- How Chelsea was feeling on race morning (30:25)
- The moment Chelsea and Des saw each other at the start (34:30)
- What the former President and First Lady thought of the Boston Marathon finish line (40:30)
- Chelsea's running must-haves (42:25)
- Chelsea's Boston Marathon race day recap (45:45)
- All about the finish line (57:10)
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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 |
| 0:08.8 | with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and |
| 0:14.1 | celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur, and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate |
| 0:19.0 | everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the |
| 0:22.0 | run. So whether you are running towards something big or away from something that has been |
| 0:26.1 | holding you back, I'm here to hold your hand and help you pick up to pace. We're still talking |
| 0:31.2 | Boston here on the show, and today's episode comes by very popular request, obviously. My guest today is Chelsea Clinton. The former first daughter, writer, podcaster, mother, wife, and activist is now and forever a Boston marathoner. Chelsea and her best friend Jen ran this year's Boston Marathon in three hours, 40 minutes, and 52 seconds. |
| 0:55.3 | A personal best, even with a hard fall in the final miles of the race. |
| 0:59.2 | I was truly honored to get to chat with Chelsea just 48 hours after the race to hear all about all of it. |
| 1:06.4 | So please enjoy Chelsea Clinton's 2026 Boston Marathon Recap. |
| 1:18.3 | 2026 Boston Marathoner, Chelsea Clinton. |
| 1:22.2 | Welcome back to the Allie on the Run show. |
| 1:24.3 | It is 48 hours post race. |
| 1:29.3 | How are you feeling today? Oh my gosh, |
| 1:36.4 | Ellie. I'm so excited to chat with you. I, yes, I started a little less than 48 hours ago. |
| 1:43.7 | That is wild. Also, as we were just kind of chit-chatting before we started, you were the first person I saw when I crossed the finish line. |
| 1:46.8 | And I sort of like collapsed into you. |
| 1:49.8 | It's sort of quasi-exhaustion, enthusiastic hug. |
| 1:54.3 | And then I really remember just apologizing for bleeding all over you because I'd had a |
| 1:58.0 | really bad crash at Mile 23. |
| 2:00.3 | And you said to me, you're like, |
| 2:01.3 | don't worry. It's like the least of the bodily fluids I'll be covered with today. Yeah, that's what you said to me. And I was like, oh, I know. And I was like, oh, my gosh, but I'm still sorry that my blood is going to be one of them. I am horrified that you remember that that's what I said because in those moments, you know, it all happens so fast. |
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