Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 682. Emily Oster, 3:17 Marathoner

682. Emily Oster, 3:17 Marathoner

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 10 a.m.

"Whenever we do something that we really invest in and that\u2019s hard \u2014 and that we\u2019re not sure we can do \u2014\xa0it\u2019s a reminder of the \u2018we can do hard things\u2019 aspect. And I\u2019ll always get to say that I did this."

Emily Oster is an economist, a professor at Brown University, and a best-selling author of books including Expecting Better,\xa0Cribsheet, and\xa0The Family Firm. And she just made her marathon debut at the California International Marathon (CIM), where she finished in 3 hours 17 minutes and 39 seconds. In this conversation, Emily talks about her decision to run 26.2 miles (which she twice swore she would never do, during her first and second appearances on the Ali on the Run Show), about working with coach Kaitlin Goodman and sports dietitian Meghann Featherstun, and about her race-day experience.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Emily\u2019s evolution as a runner, and why she made the decision to run a marathon this year (2:00)
  • Why Emily decided to start working with coach Kaitlin Goodman, and why they chose the California International Marathon (4:40)
  • On choosing a \u201cfast\u201d race course (18:00)
  • What Emily learned from working with sports dietitian Meghann Featherstun (21:10)
  • What Emily\u2019s CIM training was like (25:40)
  • On pre-race nervous, training stressors, and race goals (37:30)
  • The road to the start line (45:00)
  • Emily\u2019s highs and lows from CIM 2023 (48:45)
  • What it was like becoming a marathoner for the first time (1:01:05)

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