Ali on the Run Show

"It's running friendship in true form. We would not otherwise be friends. We're different ages, our kids are different ages, we live completely different lifestyles. She's as organized and type A as it gets, and I could not be further from that. And it works. Running brings people together, and it's so special to have that connection. We make fun of how different we are in the rest of our lives, but in running, we jive."
On the day we recorded this episode, Arielle Chernin dropped her three daughters off at school. She has three girls ages five and under, with three different drop-off and pick-up locations. Then, she completed her 20-mile training run for the upcoming Chicago Marathon before putting in a day's work at the Brookline Food Pantry, where she is the organization's operations manager. The Newton, MA-based 3:02 marathoner is booked and busy, but she's having so much fun along the way. In this conversation, Arielle talks about finding her mom strength, and how that's changed her life on the run and beyond. She talks about running a personal best (3:02) at the Boston Marathon earlier this year, when she was six months postpartum, and about the big goals she's ready to share for next month's 26.2 in Chicago. Plus, all about her career path, her wild first birth story ("baby born on bathroom floor!"), and how she approaches training and racing.
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IN THIS EPISODE:
All about Arielle's friendship with fellow runner Emily Oster (2:55)
What's making Arielle happy today, and what she's into right now (7:40)
How Arielle's relationship with running has evolved over the years (10:25)
Arielle's earliest Boston Marathon memories (16:15)
What motivates Arielle on the run (19:20)
Arielle's wild first birth story (29:30)
How Arielle's Chicago Marathon training is going (36:00)
All about Arielle's job as the operations manager at the Brookline Food Pantry (44:15)
Arielle talks about why she loves running whimsy (48:00)
How Arielle ran a marathon PR six months after having her third daughter (51:50)
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"But I'm really grateful. I had so much time to make mistakes, look stupid, look cringe, not know what I'm doing — so that when the opportunity arose, I was ready to go. I knew who I was, and I was ready to hit it."
Cody Rigsby is undoubtedly one of the most popular — and most loved — fitness instructors on the planet. With a big personality, endless sass, and pop-heavy playlists, it's not surprising that Cody's Peloton classes are taken by millions. (From Pink to Prime Ministers, you're likely to see some buzzy names on the leaderboard during any given Cody class.) Since rising to superstardom, Cody has published a book, competed on Dancing With the Stars (he and pro partner Cheryl Burke finished third in 2021), and become a celebrity in his own right. In this conversation, Cody talks about his love/hate relationship with running, about his perspective on relationships in 2026, and about how he got the job at Peloton. 
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IN THIS EPISODE:
What's making Cody happy today? (3:55)
What Cody's consuming right now (5:35)
Getting to know Cody via Google Search (12:45)
When running came into Cody's life, and what his childhood was like (18:30)
Cody's plans for turning 40 (June 8, 2027!) (26:00)
How Cody got the job at Peloton (30:20)
How Cody has found his voice on the platform (38:00)
Cody's reflections on his experience emceeing at lululemon's SeaWheeze 2026 (45:20)
When Cody realized that Peloton — and he — were making a massive impact (49:45)
Cody looks back on his experience on Dancing With the Stars (52:00)
The role running plays in Cody's life right now (55:00)
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"Sometimes you've gotta just get a little messy."
Caroline Moss has long had a dream: to run the New York City Marathon. As a New Yorker, it's her favorite day of the year. The catch: Caroline has never been a runner — until recently. In this series, we've been following author, creator, theater producer, Saved by the Bell super-fan, proud millennial, and professional shopper Caroline Moss as she embarks on a quest to start running and run the race of her dreams.
Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 1
Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 2
Caroline Moss Wants to Run a Marathon, Episode 3
In Episode 4, Caroline updates us on whether or not she still does, in fact, want to run a marathon. Plus, the usual pop culture chatter, talk of root canals and colonoscopies, and Caroline's read on the running community after attending a live show during NYC Marathon weekend last year.
 
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IN THIS EPISODE:
What's making Caroline happy today (4:30)
What Caroline's into right now (12:50)
How Caroline's life has — and hasn't — changed in a year, and what life has been like with a puppy (20:30)
An update on Caroline on the Run (30:00)
Caroline's experience at the New York City Marathon Final Finishers celebration (34:15)
Caroline shares her perspective on the running community (54:35)
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"It's such a rewarding job because you're working on things that affect your actual community. Some of the big stories are down the road from my house."
When Tara Rincón was in college, she needed an internship to graduate. She was a communications major, so she decided to apply for an internship at her local news station, News 12 Long Island. Now, more than two decades later, Tara is still very happily at News 12, where she is a senior content producer. In this conversation, Tara — one of my best buds from Quinnipiac University, and a fellow journalism major / Spanish minor — talks about what her job entails, about what has kept her at News 12 for her entire adult life thus far, and about what a day in the life looks life. Tara wakes up every day at 1 AM, is at the station by 2 AM, and works until 11 AM. Then, she heads home, gets a run in, and is ready to transition to mom mode by the time her 6- and 9-year-old kids get home from school. 
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IN THIS EPISODE:
What's making Tara happy today, and what she's into right now (2:55)
What Tara was like in college (8:15)
Tara's road to working in broadcast news (11:30)
A day in the life of Tara (18:25)
What it's like being on the receiving end of viewers' phone calls (24:55)
The importance of local news in 2026 (28:10)
The biggest stories Tara remembers working on (33:40)
What Tara does after the show wraps for the day (40:00)
How Tara became a runner! (44:40)
How Tara met her now-husband, thanks to being a New York sports fan (56:45)
What's next for Tara on the run? (1:00:20)
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"Don't let bodily things make you not show up."
Welcome to the fourth episode in a new series on the Ali on the Run Show called "No Stupid Questions." This is where experts come in to answer everything you've always wanted to ask about running. Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught Leer kicked off the series answering questions about professional running (and so much more); Jinger Gottschall, New Balance Director of Sports Research, answered questions about shoes and sports bras; and professional runner and coach Kim Conley offered loads of advice about how to be a better, stronger, faster, happier runner. 
Today, we're talking TMI, with the always honest, always unfiltered Ashley Desanno, content creator and cofounder of the Creepy Book Club. Ashley is a mom to two teenage boys. She lives in Oregon, and she's been running for more than two decades. In this episode, we're here to assure you that with runners, there's no such thing as too much information. But if you have questions about bathroom emergencies on the run, chafing, underwear, and more — and we know you do — this episode aims to talk about it. 
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IN THIS EPISODE:
How to deal with GI stuff on the run (10:00)
Underwear, going commando, and more (32:25)
Skin, sweat, and chafing (41:00)
…and more (54:00)
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