162. Allie Ostrander, Professional Runner for Brooks Running

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

"It’s still really unreal to me that I get paid to run. Running is something that I would do anyway. It’s not a job, it’s just a good time!"

It's been a big summer for Allie Ostrander. The Alaska native graduated from Boise State University, signed her first professional running contract with Brooks Running, and made her pro debut at USA Track & Field Nationals, where she finished fourth in the 3000m steeplechase, landing her a spot on the U.S. team headed to world championships in Doha next month. On this episode, Allie talks about the process of going pro, how she became a steeplechaser, what her first pro race was like, and what's next.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Allie recaps her fourth-place finish at USATF Nationals (3:00)
What Allie’s training will look like between now and the world championships in Doha in September (7:30)
Allie’s decision to go pro, and why she chose to sign with Brooks Running (9:20)
Allie talks about her life on the trails (17:00)
What the transition from college to pro life has been like so far, and what Allie is most looking forward to with her new pro lifestyle (19:20)
Allie reflects on her road to going pro (26:00)
On that viral Instagram post (29:40)
Why the steeplechase? (38:00)

What we mention on this episode:

Emma Coburn on Episode 60 of the Ali on the Run Show

Pan American Games

NYRR Fifth Avenue Mile

Allie’s viral Instagram post

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:10.4	I'm your host Alley Feller.
0:12.1	I'm a writer and editor, a runner and a new mom.
0:15.2	And every week on this show, I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond.
0:21.9	Running is what brings us all together, but any runner knows there's so much more
0:25.6	to those daily runs than splits, paces and sports broadband lines.
0:30.1	We're here to talk about the other stuff.
0:32.4	The decisions people have made to get where they are today,
0:35.2	and how getting sweaty has factored in along the way.
0:38.4	I'm really excited to welcome today's guest, Alley Ostrender, to the show.
0:42.7	Alley and I recorded this episode just a few days after she finished fourth in the 3000 meter
0:48.0	steeple chase at USA Track and Field Nationals. Her fourth place finished, landed her a spot on the
0:53.5	US team headed to worlds next month. Now, a spot on the US team would be a big deal no matter what,
0:59.8	but it's especially exciting since Alley just went pro.
1:03.3	She's fresh out of college and last month, she signed a professional contract with Brooks.
1:08.3	On this episode, Alley talks about what that process was like and why now was the time for her to
1:12.9	go pro. We also talk about her viral Instagram post from a few weeks ago where she called out sports
1:18.6	commentators for constantly talking about her appearance, saying things like she looks like she
1:23.5	was just playing with Barbies or calling her the baby-faced assassin. Alley is super fast,
1:30.0	super smart and has a super sassy sense of humor, so this one was a lot of fun.
1:34.7	Now, enough from this Alley. Let's hear from Alley O.
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