Ali on the Run Show5 Aug 2018

88. What's New With You Week with Allie Kieffer

"Expectations obviously are higher now. But I put them on myself." —Allie Kieffer

When Allie Kieffer was on Episode 46 of the Ali on the Run Show last November, she was fresh off a fifth-place finish at the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon. Her 2:29 finish was triumphant: She was this unknown, unsponsored runner from Buffalo, NY, who happened to be the first American woman to finish behind winner Shalane Flanagan. Now, Allie is no longer unknown or unsponsored. She signed with Oiselle soon after NYC, trained in Kenya for seven weeks, and recently moved to Boulder, CO, where she's gearing up to return to the New York City Marathon.

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What you'll get on this episode:

Allie reflects on the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon and how it impacted her career (2:15)
Allie's best advice for moving past a bad race or workout (6:05)
How Allie became a sponsored runner, thanks to Oiselle, what the signing process entailed, and what her sponsorship agreement looks like (7:20)
Whether becoming a well-known, in-the-public-eye runner after the 2017 NYC Marathon was stressful or motivating for Allie (13:40)
What training in Kenya was like — and how Allie ended up there in the first place (15:30)
How Allie coped emotionally after going from being in the best shape of her life to having a stress fracture and being totally sidelined (22:10)
Why Allie traded Buffalo for Boulder (28:00)
Allie opens up about how she became an advocate for body positivity, and her relationship with her body and race times (31:15)
What's next for Allie Kieffer (37:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Allie Kieffer on Episode 46 of the Ali on the Run Show

AJC Peachtree Road Race

Portland Track Festival

Emma Coburn

New York Road Runners

Nike Moonshot Project

Oiselle

Brad Hudson

Sarah Lesko

TCS New York City Marathon

Desiree Linden

Boilermaker 15K

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