The Extended Bravey Universe of Alexi Pappas: Reinvention, Joy & Glitter

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Nov 20, 2023

Join the vibrant Alexi Pappas, a former Olympic track star turned poet and filmmaker, as she unpacks her journey of reinvention. She shares her new relationship with running, the joy of community over competition, and how mentorship has shaped her life. Alexi's insights into mental health in sports and her passion for empowering women to embrace movement are truly inspiring. Plus, she teases her upcoming podcast, Mentor Buffet, offering wisdom and playful connection—an exploration of joy, vulnerability, and personal growth.

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Running's Evolution

Running can evolve with you if you let it. Don't feel pressured to retire; adapt your engagement with the sport.

ANECDOTE

Dancing in the NYC Marathon

At the NYC marathon, Alexi wore glitter to signal playfulness, not injury.
She danced during the race, connecting with the crowd and her theatrical side.

ANECDOTE

Leadville 100-Miler

Before running a 100-mile race at Leadville, Alexi received advice to make quick, intuitive decisions. This helped her navigate the many choices.

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How do you ignite evolution? How do you find your purpose? And how do you have the confidence to pursue it?

Here to imbue our lives with more joy, glitter, and play is the highly inspiring and energetic Alexi Pappas, back for round two on the podcast.

If you missed her standout first appearance back in early 2021, Alexi is a former Olympic track and field athlete and Greek national record holder in the 10,000 meters. She’s also a poet, a performer, an award-winning filmmaker, and author of the critically acclaimed bestselling memoir Bravey.

Her feature film resume includes some variation of writing, co-writing, directing, and/or starring in Not an Artist with RZA, Olympic Dreams with Nick Kroll, and Tracktown with Rachel Dratch. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Outside Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. And she’s recently penned a new version of Bravey (Adapted for Young Readers).

My first exchange with Alexi centered on what it takes to execute at the highest level of sport and art simultaneously and the challenges she faced pursuing two very different dreams.

Today we go further, exploring her new relationship with running as a former pro, her goals as a professional in the creative arts, and her soon-to-be-released new podcast, Mentor Buffet.

We also discuss how she’s inspiring women and girls to fall in love with movement, mental health in sport, and how mentorship has informed her life and career. Alexi also drops some wisdom gold—sharing actionable tools for growth like her ‘blank whiteboard rule’, something she calls ‘glop’, and many more mindset gems.

Alexi is a delightful and wise role model—and this conversation is more than time well spent.

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