Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 102. Ashley Fizzarotti AKA Running Bun

102. Ashley Fizzarotti AKA Running Bun

Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 11:49 p.m.

\u201cMake it important. Make a goal, and make time for it. It\u2019s not about 'no excuses,' but make it a priority.\u201d \u2014Ashley Fizzarotti

Ashley Fizzarotti \u2014 best known on the internet as "Running Bun" \u2014 joins the\xa0Ali on the Run Show fresh off a huge PR and BQ at the Chicago Marathon. (That's personal record and Boston Qualifying time \u2014 AKA pretty big deals and accomplishments. She also raised more than $5,600 for\xa0Every Mother Counts.) Ashley is proof that hard work works: She's a 5-time marathoner who has shaved nearly an hour off her marathon time, going from a 4:24 marathon debut to her 3:29 in Chicago. On this episode, Ashley \u2014 who works in finance (we get into that), is a mom of two (Jennie and Christopher), and lives in New Jersey \u2014 talks about her training, setbacks, injuries, and how she made a dream six years in the making a reality.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • How Ashley\u2019s feeling post-Chicago, plus what her training looked like (3:00)
  • How Ashley fit marathon training into her very busy life (9:00)
  • What motivates Ashley (12:00)
  • Ashley talks about her mental training, and how she\u2019s evolved from the mistakes she made in the past (14:25)
  • Ashley breaks down the Chicago Marathon (22:15)
  • What\u2019s next for Ashley (27:15)
  • How Ashley\u2019s running has changed since having kids, and what running was like during both her pregnancies (29:00)
  • Ashley talks about her work ethic (35:00)
  • Ashley talks about what her diet looks like and her decision to become a vegetarian (40:20)
  • Confidence talk! Ashley shares her take on confidence, how she\u2019s instilling it in her kids, and what she\u2019s done recently to boost her own confidence (43:30)

What we mention on this episode:

Chicago Marathon

TCS New York City Marathon

Ashley\u2019s coach, Mary Johnson

Stephanie Bruce

How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald

Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor

Boston Marathon

Spring Lake 5

What it\u2019s like to volunteer at the New York City Marathon

Parker Stinson

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