Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 487. Friendship Fest with Emily Infeld & Aisha Praught Leer

487. Friendship Fest with Emily Infeld & Aisha Praught Leer

Published: March 1, 2022, 10 a.m.

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\\u201cWhen I met Aisha, I was like, \\u2018Oh, we\\u2019re gonna be friends forever.\\u2019\\u201d

Emily Infeld and Aisha Praught Leer are professional runners and Olympians, and despite never sharing a coach, team, or hometown, they have the type of friendship that transcends all of that. On this episode, Aisha and Emily talk about how they met, share their first impressions of each other, and talk about how they bonded long-distance in the early days of their professional careers. We get some big life updates: Emily officially announces who she\'s being coached by since leaving the Bowerman Track Club, and Aisha talks about how her return to running has been going since having surgery to repair her torn meniscus after last year\'s Tokyo Olympics. Plus, LOL-worthy stories about Emily behind the wheel, Aisha in the pool, and so much more.

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • When and how Emily and Aisha met (6:00)
  • Emily and Aisha recall their first impressions of each other, and talk about how their friendship progressed (10:55)
  • The time Emily taught Aisha how to swim \\u2014 kind of (18:00)
  • On running together and making a long-distance friendship work (19:40)
  • How Emily and Aisha are alike, and how they\\u2019re different (26:00)
  • What Emily and Aisha talk about, and what they\\u2019re each like when the other is racing (38:00)
  • What\\u2019s new with Aisha (43:00)
  • What\\u2019s new with Emily (52:10)
  • Emily and Aisha talk about moments when they\\u2019ve felt especially proud of each other (1:04:20)

For more, check out:

Emily Infeld on Episode 400 of the Ali on the Run Show

Aisha Praught Leer on Episode 462 of the Ali on the Run Show

Aisha Praught Leer on Episode 415 of the Ali on the Run Show

Aisha Praught & Will Leer on Episode 204 of the Ali on the Run Show

Aisha Praught Leer on Episode 197 of the Ali on the Run Show

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