The Third Lap

"Take a bet on yourself and what's the worst that can happen? You don't love it? You can come back to how you were originally doing things, but you'll learn a thing or two from it." In this episode, we dive deep into Kobi Walker’s extraordinary story from her athletic roots in Australia to competing at the NCAA level in the US, all while building a thriving social media prese...

“All of my visits that I did, I was going to schools that had the art programs. I actually didn’t do like an extensive visit to other colleges really. I went to Temple and we went to the Philadelphia Art School…Like I just, I was going to art school. That was what I was gonna do. So I was very locked in on that and there were just kind of no thoughts behind it. And then Cross Country was going a l...

In just her second marathon ever, Katherine runs an evenly paced 2:45 (6:17/mile) in Chicago. What makes this performance perhaps even more impressive? She trained up to this all while balancing a full college lifestyle from sorority life, to rigorous honors classes at Emory, and now landing a post-grad full time job offer in NYC. Katherine tells us, “Right now marathons and long running is very,...

“It felt so rewarding to have that race back and then be able to see success in my first season back knowing that I was doing things the right way…I was fueling properly, taking care of my body, physically and mentally doing all the things I needed to do.” Angelina Perez has been having what many have labeled a "comeback season", but what does this comeback really mean? In this episode, we'll sit...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Makenzie Steele, also known as  @goodfoodgoodrun , who has built a loyal community of over 44k followers on Instagram, along with a YouTube and TikTok presence. Makenzie and I first connected years ago through our shared love of food and running, and now that friendship has come full circle into today’s conversation. We dive into her journey...

Hey everyone! After an incredible first month of the podcast, 4 guest episodes later, I’ve decided to bring it back to basics this week, coming at you with my first full solo episode :) Before recording, I asked you guys on my Instagram to send in some questions about anything that I could answer in an episode. So in the first half, I dive into a little life update including those questions about...

First of all, THANK YOU all for your patience in this delay of Third Lap "Thursday". The weekly upload cadence can be a tough squeeze, but all of the support in the podcast so far makes the hard work worth it :) The next episode will be a solo to slow down and talk through allll my updates, so stay tuned for that! Now, in this 4TH episode of The Third Lap Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting wi...

In this episode, I sit down for a full circle conversation with one of my closest friends and former teammate, Tori Mariano , to reflect on lessons learned through college running. We dive right into discussions on the reality of under fueling and how crucial it is to keep fueling simple (food is fuel), why getting a regular menstrual cycle is essential for female athletes, and debunking long-stan...

In this episode, I sit down with Grace Hartman , one of the NCAA’s most accomplished and versatile distance runners running for NC State, to talk about the highs, lows, and everything in between. Grace takes us behind the scenes of her journey, opening up about the battles that shaped her standout year. From fighting through sickness during a tough stretch of the indoor season, to bouncing back wi...

In this first-ever guest episode of  The Third Lap Podcast , I sat down for a fun, jam-packed conversation with Katherine Kennedy! She is a former D3 collegiate runner turned sub–3-hour marathoner, senior at Emory College, Consulting intern, and Creator behind Running and Raspberries . We chat about the evolution of the “foodstagram,” her experience navigating the decision to leave collegiate runn...

Welcome to the Third Lap Podcast -- a space for ALL runners in all walks of life to feel connected in life's "third lap moments". Otherwise known as the uncomfortable "In-between" periods of time. For the full explanation, listen to this episode of the pod to find out :) I'm your host, Adele Alexander, and am a recent college graduate and distance runner currently navigating finding my post-gradua...