97. Amy Cragg

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

“I’m the one who just puts my head down and works really hard. That’s my thing.” —Amy Cragg

In February, Amy Cragg — who runs for the Bowerman Track Club — ran an incredible five-minute personal best at the Tokyo Marathon. She finished third overall, and solidified her spot among the greats, officially becoming the fifth fastest female American marathoner. Now, Amy is gearing up to run the Chicago Marathon in October. On this episode, she shares her goals (she's in it to win it!), how her training has been going, what it's like training with Jerry Schumacher, and how she handles pressure. Plus, she reflects on the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Trials, talks about her relationship with her Olympian husband, and shares her dreams of starting a guitar band with former college roommate and friend Des Linden.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Amy reflects on the 2018 Tokyo Marathon, her five-minute PR, and what her goals were for that race (1:45)
Amy’s take on the power of persistence, and whether a personal record matters when you’re a professional runner (4:20)
Why Amy decided to run the Chicago Marathon this year, and how her training has been going (7:20)
What it’s like when Amy races her teammates (11:35)
Amy describes what it’s like to train with the Bowerman Track Club (12:50)
Whether Amy and Des Linden — who were roommates in college — always knew they were destined for greatness (15:50)
Amy looks back on the 2012 Olympic Trials, when she came in fourth, and then reflects on the 2016 Trials, which she won! (19:30)
Amy compares the pressure of competing at the Olympics to the pressure of competing at the Trials — plus how she handles pressure (26:30)
Amy talks about her relationship with her husband, Alistair (29:30)
Amy shares the biggest challenge about being a professional athlete (33:00)
Amy’s advice for anyone running the Chicago Marathon (38:30)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.0	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:10.0	I'm your host Allie Feller and today's guest is one of my favorite runners.
0:14.0	Do I say that every week? Probably.
0:17.0	But today I'm joined by Amy Craig.
0:20.0	Amy is having a huge year.
0:22.0	She ran a five minute PR at the Tokyo Marathon in February,
0:25.0	which earned her third place overall and a spot among the greats.
0:29.0	Amy is officially the fifth fastest female American marathoner ever.
0:34.0	Now she's gearing up to run the Chicago Marathon on October 7th
0:38.0	and she's not afraid to put her big goals and dreams out there.
0:41.0	Amy is in it to win it.
0:44.0	Amy trains with the Bowroman Track Club in Portland, Oregon
0:47.0	and she took the time to chat with me while she was at altitude training camp
0:50.0	in mammoth lakes, California.
0:52.0	As always, it's such a treat getting inside the mind of an elite runner,
0:55.0	one of the all-time best ones, no less.
0:57.0	So enjoy this conversation with Amy Craig.
1:06.0	Amy Craig, welcome to the Allie on the Run Show.
1:08.0	I am super excited to have you here today.
1:11.0	I'm so excited to be here. Thank you for having me.
1:14.0	All right, so we start every episode of this show just like any good run.
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