Popping In
Just here mid-OOO for a quick "Hey, how ya doin'?"
I’m OOO this week (we talked about this!) enjoying some quality time with Annie before I have surgery on Monday. So I’ll make this quick! (I should probably always make this quick, but you know me. Incapable.)
Two fun things this week, thanks to the greatest people at two of my favorite brands:
We’re giving away four pairs of Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 headphones! My faves! I’ve been wearing these for years, and we’re giving some away to celebrate the Ali on the Run Show surpassing 26.2 million downloads. You can get up to three entries over on Instagram (like the post, leave a comment, leave a second comment), and I’ll be choosing the winners at random on Sunday. Click here to throw your name in the bone conduction ring.
The Lagoon x Ali on the Run pillowcase collab is now live! This has been so fun to get to work on. Lagoon’s Cool Flex Performance Pillowcases are my favorite (I have them on all four pillows on my bed), so I was pumped when Ryan from Lagoon asked if I wanted to work on something special together. These pillowcases are my Good Morning & Goodnight messages to you. There’s a pink tag on the outside of the pillowcase that says “YOU’VE GOT THIS” on one side and “YOU’RE DOING GREAT” on the other. (And if you peek on the inside, you’ll find a special Ali on the Run logo tag!) Proceeds from pillowcase sales are going to my charity of choice, Runway For Recovery — an incredible organization that offers support (financial and beyond) to families impacted by breast cancer diagnoses. (This is the organization that puts on the runway show that Annie and I walked in earlier this year.) And you can still use code ALI for 15% off, which is valid on the pillowcases.
Beyond that: It’s been a lovely “vacation” (let’s call it a trip) week with my #1 girl, and this weekend I have scheduled time to “think about / process surgery.” (Sunday ~4 PM.)
I’m having a prophylactic laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, which means I’m having my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. (I have the BRCA2 gene, which puts me at higher-than-what-is-good risk for ovarian cancer. This surgery will drastically reduce my risk. We love science! We should definitely keep funding it, don’t you think?) (I said I’d keep this short, so I’ll stay off my soapbox as best I can. But every single day, I am so grateful for the cutting-edge research that is giving me the life I get to have, even with the diagnosis I have, and I cannot make any sense of why anyone — our current administration, individuals, etc. — would defend defunding cancer research.)
OK. I’m showered, Annie’s showered, and we’re off to the final dinner of our trip.
I hope you’ve had a good week, and that you do not have the lettuce diarrhea.
Catch you next week in my post-op state! I’m optimistic and appreciate all of the good advice people have shared with me (expect gas pains, bloating, etc. etc.). Anything else I should know? Comments section — catch you there.
This week on the Ali on the Run Show:
Molly Seidel’s 2026 Western States Recap (With Special Guest Molly Reidy): We’ve got the Mollys! Always love having Molly Seidel on the show, and what a treat to get her girlfriend, Molly Reidy, on the record with us!
Reading:
I finally finished Yesteryear, and yes, I would like to talk about it. Want to meet in the comments and share all of our thoughts?! Which parts shocked you the most? Which angered you the most? (All of them.) Anything you thought was actually relatable? (Expect spoilers in the comments, so if you haven’t read it yet and don’t want the twists and turns outed before you get there, scroll with caution!)
Wearing:
This bathing suit and this bathing suit. I was looking for inexpensive, full-coverage suits in fun colors, and I’m quite happy with both the fit and quality of these. Nothing fancy, but they have been my go-tos this week while splashing around with Annie.
SPONSOR SHOUT OUTS
I am so grateful for the wonderful brands and partners I get to work with on the Ali on the Run Show. Supporting them = supporting me!
Shokz: Click here and use code ALI for $10 off your next purchase.
Lagoon: Click here to get my favorite pillows (I sleep on the Otter every night), and use code ALI for 15% off.
New Balance: Click here to shop New Balance’s latest releases for the season.
Oofos: Click here to check out the new Club+ line. Comfy and supportive = a dream!
Vuori: Click here for 20% off your first Vuori order.
And so…
Take good care of yourselves. Take good care of each other. Be the good. Have some fun.
(You’ve got this. You’re doing great.)
Love,
Ali
I loathed Yesteryear — Natalie had no depth and was just set up to knock down for the readers’ enjoyment, which is unsatisfying. I’m also a social worker and could not — could not!!!! — with the unrealistic ending. That is not how that process works. So many things about the book were wildly unrealistic (“Harvard”, supposedly in this century, with a phone down the hall? Try harder, author) and I came away feeling like it was a waste of time. I really wanted to like it!
Best of luck with your surgery and recovery!
Saw the subject line in my email and swore it said “pooping in.” Which would totally be appropriate these days. But, it definitely started my day with a smile!