126. Allyson Felix, Sprinter & 6x Olympic Gold Medalist
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Man, was I excited for this one. Allyson Felix is officially a hurdler! (Just, not at the actual track.) She's also a total legend. For episode 126, I'm chatting with the most decorated female athlete in track and field history. Felix realized her Olympic dreams early on at age 18, and has been unstoppable ever since. In today's episode, we talk about all of it. She tells me about what it was like to succeed in her sport at a young age, and what it was like to fall short of her goal in back-to-back Games. She tells me about simultaneously tackling college while thriving in her sport, the evolution of emotions through four different Olympic Games, and how she feels about the shift to 2021. We also chat about her exciting new chapter — becoming a mom — and how that has been both the best and scariest challenge of her life. She tells me about her new collection with Athleta, and how she's excited to finally feel like she has value to a sponsor beyond her racing times. A huge, huge thank you to the Athleta team for finally connecting me with one of my original "dream" guests.
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| 0:00.0 | embrace this moment, like this moment where you feel like this is a failure, look at what you can |
| 0:05.4 | learn from this. Like take out the positives because I think every defeat, every failure, |
| 0:10.8 | every missed mark, whatever that looks like in your life, there is a lesson to be learned. |
| 0:15.3 | And there's something to take out of that that can prepare you for something later. |
| 0:56.2 | Hey, hurdlers. Emily Abbottie here bringing you episode 126 of hurdle. A wellness focus podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins to how they've conquered life's toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple. |
| 1:02.7 | To inspire you to be your best self, move with intention and have some fun along the way. |
| 1:10.4 | I'm not even going to bury the lead here. |
| 1:12.3 | I am amped because this week I am talking to one of the best Allison Felix. |
| 1:22.0 | She is the most decorated female track athlete in Olympic history, a nine-time medalist, including six golds, |
| 1:29.9 | and has been competing since around age 18. In short, she is a force. This has been an interview |
| 1:36.9 | that I've been after forever, and a huge, huge thanks to my friends at Athleta for lining it up with the release of her first ever line with the company. |
| 1:48.4 | More on that in just a second. |
| 1:49.7 | In the meantime, let me wrap a little bit about Allison. |
| 1:52.6 | I clearly have a girl crush on this woman. |
| 1:55.2 | She is a rock star. |
| 1:57.6 | In today's episode, we talk about what it was like for her to find success at a really |
| 2:02.1 | young age. And I found it so, so interesting that our definitions of success definitely, definitely |
| 2:09.2 | differed. We chatted about how she got over the mental hurdles that came with falling just |
| 2:15.5 | short of her goals early on. and what it felt like when she felt |
| 2:20.0 | as though she realized her full potential. Allison is amped up for the projected |
| 2:25.5 | 2021 Olympic Games, but of course we chat about what it was like for her to deal with the |
| 2:32.3 | announcement that they would be postponed, as well as the |
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