Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 656. Erica Stanley-Dottin, 2:52 Marathoner & Tracksmith Community Manager

656. Erica Stanley-Dottin, 2:52 Marathoner & Tracksmith Community Manager

Published: July 11, 2023, 9 a.m.

"You can get humbled in this sport quickly. You\u2019re playing the long game the whole time. I\u2019ve learned that I\u2019m down with that. I\u2019m into that. That part of it is what keeps me going. I thrive in the unknowns \u2014 getting out there and figuring it out."

Erica Stanley-Dottin started running young, and was a sprinter in college. But turns out, her fastest days are now, as a 49-year-old full-time working mom of two living in Brooklyn, NY. In this episode, Erica talks about her road to becoming a 2:52 marathoner. She talks about how she's gotten so fast, and about the significance of becoming a part of The List: a small group of American-born Black women who have run sub-3:00 marathons. (Erica joined when she ran 2:52:05 at the Berlin Marathon last year.) Plus, Erica talks about what's next on her racing calendar \u2014 and whether she plans to return to the track.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Why Erica decided to get back to the track recently (3:30)
  • What\u2019s next on Erica\u2019s racing calendar? (10:25)
  • Erica\u2019s keys to getting faster as she\u2019s getting older (12:55)
  • How Erica became a runner (18:30)
  • Why Erica ran her first marathon (24:00)
  • How Erica became a 3:15 marathoner after having her two sons (30:55)
  • On joining Black Roses, and how that changed the game for Erica (32:20)
  • \u201cThe heartbreaker,\u201d and the race that taught Erica there are no guarantees in the marathon (35:45)
  • The significance of running a sub-3:00 marathon and becoming a part of \u201cThe List\u201d (39:45)
  • On life since Berlin (51:20)
  • What Erica has learned about herself through marathoning (53:50)
  • All about Erica\u2019s job as Tracksmith\u2019s NYC Community Manager (55:00)

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