211. Veronica Jackson & Alex Bernardi, Olympic Trials Qualifiers
Ali on the Run Show26 Helmi 2020

211. Veronica Jackson & Alex Bernardi, Olympic Trials Qualifiers

"The only reason this was my goal is because it was her goal. I only have this dream because she was crazy enough to dream it first." —Veronica Jackson

Veronica Jackson and Alex Bernardi are among the 500+ women who will be running the U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon this weekend in Atlanta, GA. They're longtime training partners, and on this episode, they talk about the power of running friendships, and the effects your best running friends can have on your goals. Today, Alex and Veronica live in separate cities — Veronica in Boston where she's an attorney at the Partners Healthcare Hospital System, and Alex in New York City, where she's a research associate at a nonprofit — but we got together in person to record this episode (after they finished their 20-miler, of course).

Thank you to AfterShokz for sponsoring this episode of the Ali on the Run Show! CLICK HERE for $50 off your Aeropex wireless headphone endurance bundle!

What you'll get on this episode:

  • How Alex and Veronica were feeling two weeks out from the Trials (7:30)
  • Alex reflects on qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials (8:30)
  • What does it mean to each of them to get to run the Trials? (14:00)
  • Alex talks about her postpartum running experience, and shares how she qualified for the Trials again after having her son (16:20)
  • #TBT: Alex and Veronica share the story of how they met, and the importance of running friendships (19:50)
  • How moving out of NYC affected Veronica's training (34:15)
  • How Veronica found new running buddies in Boston (52:00)
  • How Veronica and Alex support each other from afar, and what the OTQ community is like (56:15)

What we mention on this episode:

Central Park Track Club

Sarah Cummings on Episode 112 of the Ali on the Run Show

Jenny Donnelly on Episode 193 of the Ali on the Run Show

Follow Alex:

Follow Veronica:

Follow Ali:

Listen & Subscribe:

SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you're enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Jaksot(867)

776. The 2025 State of the Ali on the Run Show

776. The 2025 State of the Ali on the Run Show

"There will be more sunshine. You just keep going. It's not always going to suck. I promise." It's tradition: Happy New Year, and welcome to the annual State of the Ali on the Run Show episode! In thi...

3 Tammi 20251h 40min

775. A Holiday Message from Ali

775. A Holiday Message from Ali

I love you. I appreciate you. In this short solo episode, I'm wishing you the happiest holidays and reflecting a bit. I'm delighted to report that I'm heading into 2025 with a renewed sense of self, a...

24 Joulu 202414min

774. Lee Glandorf, Sports Marketer & Creator of The Sweat Lookbook

774. Lee Glandorf, Sports Marketer & Creator of The Sweat Lookbook

"I mean, it's Taylor Swift Girlhood 101." Lee Glandorf is a lifelong athlete. The former Yale University rower turned marathoner has also had a lifelong passion for fashion. So it makes perfect sense ...

19 Joulu 20241h 8min

773. Emily Saul, Sports Psychology Coach, on End-of-Year Anxiety & New Year Goal Setting

773. Emily Saul, Sports Psychology Coach, on End-of-Year Anxiety & New Year Goal Setting

"If we can move from a place of fear to a place of curiosity — from a place of resisitance to a place of learning — we'll get a lot farther. We'll enjoy the process a lot more if we can be in the spac...

18 Joulu 20241h 29min

772. Emily Palmer, Investigative Crime Reporter & Marathoner

772. Emily Palmer, Investigative Crime Reporter & Marathoner

"I couldn't be just an observer or a reader. I had to be this person that could see everything and find the story." Emily Palmer's work is intense. As an investigative crime reporter who has worked f...

12 Joulu 20241h 28min

771. Sara Hall's 2024 in Review

771. Sara Hall's 2024 in Review

"I felt really relieved and happy and proud, and just so thankful that I took a chance on myself and chose to keep believing in myself." Sara Hall just ran her fourth — and fastest — marathon of 2024...

10 Joulu 202458min

770. Meghann Featherstun's 2024 in Review

770. Meghann Featherstun's 2024 in Review

"We all have fears in life. We all have things that hold us back from doing some really cool stuff. But I kept reminding myself, 'Meghann, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. You can hear those fea...

5 Joulu 202459min

769. Jenny Simpson's 2024 TCS New York City Marathon & Great World Race Recaps

769. Jenny Simpson's 2024 TCS New York City Marathon & Great World Race Recaps

"I hope that through my work, people saw my life." With a legendary 14-year career on the track and on the roads, professional 1500m runner and miler Jenny Simpson decided earlier this year that she ...

29 Marras 20241h 58min

Suosittua kategoriassa Terveys ja hyvinvointi

unicast
tiedenaiset-podcast
rss-pitaisko-erota
rss-hanna-tikander
vakeva-elama-viisaampi-mieli-vahvempi-keho
psykopodiaa-podcast
voi-hyvin-meditaatiot-2
rss-pt-paahtio
meditaatiot-suomeksi
terapiassa
rss-narsisti
rss-kuumilla-aalloilla
junnut-pelissa
fitnessvastaanotto
rss-uplevel-by-sonja-hannus
rss-rakas-mielenterveyteni
rss-kyykkya-ja-kuoharia
katilon-kahvitunti
rss-mighty-finland-podcast
rss-duodecim-lehti