Welcome to the Season 2 premiere episode of Laps! To start the new season, we are diving deep into the running and marathon journeys of 5x marathoner, assistant HS XC coach, and high school math teacher, Ally Gryzbinski!

Ally shares her inspiring evolution as a distance runner and her current pursuit of breaking the elusive 3-hour marathon barrier. Plus, she shares the coaching wisdom she instills in her high school athletes to help you master your next race. We talk heavy training, high school coaching, and, of course, a shared love for coffee and Disney. Hit play and let's rack up some laps!

Timestamps

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0:00 Intro

0:56 Meet Ally

2:38 Ally’s Running Story

3:00 HS Running w sisters

4:38 Ally’s Running Hiatus

5:10 RunDisney idea!

6:00 RunDisney half prep

6:20 Narragansett Half mems

7:20 Keeping it Private

8:03 Strava & The Comparison Trap

9:50 Avoiding Comparison

11:00 Not THAT deep

12:20 Ally’s Marathon Journey

12:50 ladies, check your iron!

13:50 Becoming well rounded

14:20 2023 Baystate Marathon training

17:10 2023 Baystate Marathon recap

18:20 Post 1st marathon feeling

19:30 Qualifying for Chicago 2024

20:10 Ally’s 1st Boston Marathon

20:20 Ally’s Marathon Timeline

20:48 2025 Baystate Marathon recap

21:10 2026 Boston Marathon recap

21:30 The Mental Game

21:50 2026 Boston Marathon

23:00 Race Day Photos

23:50 2026 RunDisney recap!

25:40 Race Day Fits!

26:10 Running Buddies

27:10 Ally’s Reflections

29:50 Ally’s coaching experiences

30:45 Building Self Trust

31:00 Coach Ally!

32:06 Self Doubt

32:30 Coach Ally’s motivation

33:20 Ally’s Future Goals!

34:10 Ally’s Future Running Goals

34:40 Commitment Issues!

35:20 Flat fall marathon + Boston #3

35:41 Ally’s BIG announcement

37:44 Ally’s advice to all runners

40:00 Closing Remarks

41:10 Outro