Michelle Wolf on Ultrarunning: “It Does Make You Feel Like a Badass”

Runner's World ^ | Augusst 6, 2018 | Brian Dalek

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Comedian Michelle Wolf has had quite the year. Her HBO special, Nice Lady, proved she’s one of today's best standups. Then, whether you loved it or hated it, she made her mark as the featured guest at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

On top of that, Wolf, 33, just wrapped up the first 10 episodes of her new Netflix show The Break, which is a half hour of sketches, late-night show desk segments, and her cutting standup on news and politics.

But when she needs her own break from writing a weekly comedy show or preparing for a set on the road, Wolf searches out trails and running routes to clear her head or work through a bit that just isn’t coming to her. In fact, the Hershey, Pennsylvania, native completed her first ultramarathon—a 50-miler—in May. This is after taking time off from running after college and picking it back up only a few years ago.

“It’s very important for me to fit running in when I’m very busy,” Wolf told Runner’s World by phone. “When I don’t do it for a couple days I feel off, and I don’t think I perform as well.”

Wolf spoke about her transition from middle-distance track and jumping in college to becoming a devoted distance runner, the key thing she loves having in her office, and why ultrarunning makes her feel like a badass.

Runner’s World: Why do you run?

Michelle Wolf: Sometimes I do it to relax my mind. Other times I do it just to pump myself up, and other times I’ll be writing and I’ll have a roadblock. I’ll just go for a run, and I’ll think about it while I’m on the run. A lot of times I end up figuring it out. . .

[PLMerite]

“I think one reason Ann Coulter is still single is that not many men really want to be around that level of sarcasm for very long.”

I agree. If she treats her men like she talks about leftists, it would be a no-go. I can give as good as I get, but that’s not a good basis for a relationship.