170. LIVE at NYRR RunnerCon with Nikki Hiltz & Allie Ostrander
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2019
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
“Pressure is a privilege.” —Nikki Hiltz
Allie Ostrander and Nikki Hiltz are both having huge breakthrough years on the run. Allie, who recently signed with Brooks Running, and Nikki, who is in her second year as a pro athlete for adidas, joined me for a live show at New York Road Runners's second annual RunnerCon event the day before the New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile to talk racing, big dreams, goals, and activism. Neither Allie nor Nikki had ever run Fifth Avenue before, so it was fun talking to them on the eve of the big race. (Nikki ended up running strong and placing fourth!)
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Emma Coburn and Jenny Simpson on Episode 96 of the Ali on the Run Show
Allie Ostrander on Episode 162 of the Ali on the Run Show
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by New York Roadrunners. |
| 0:08.8 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and I'm so excited to share |
| 0:14.0 | this live show with you. On the day before the new Balance Fifth Avenue Mile, New York Roadrunners |
| 0:19.5 | put on their second-ever runner-con event. It was a filled with great live podcasts, panels, |
| 0:25.6 | and conversations and I was thrilled to get to be there for the second time. And it's cool. |
| 0:31.2 | Last year I was very, very pregnant at Runner-Con and I got to host a conversation with Emma |
| 0:37.1 | Coburn and Jenny Simpson. This time around I was there with my 10-month-old daughter Annie |
| 0:43.1 | Into and I got to interview two women who are really representing a new crop of young, hungry, |
| 0:50.2 | fast professional runners. Nikki Hiltz and Allie Ostrander aren't just rising stars. They are stars. |
| 0:58.0 | Nikki is in her second year as a professional runner and Allie, who was actually a guest on |
| 1:02.8 | episode 162 of The Alley on the Run Show. Allie just went pro a few months ago and both of them are |
| 1:09.6 | killing it. They're winning races and they both just qualified for their first US World Teams. |
| 1:15.6 | They'll be headed to Doha later this month to represent the United States at Worlds. |
| 1:21.2 | Nikki and Allie are strong, smart, and confident and they're using their platforms as |
| 1:26.0 | professional runners for good. I'm in awe of their positivity and their genuine love for the sport |
| 1:31.2 | and at one point in this conversation I remember asking whether there's pressure to be a role model. |
| 1:37.0 | Nikki said she doesn't look at it as pressure. It's a privilege. Love that. |
| 1:42.2 | If you were there in person, thank you. The crowd was fantastic and I am so grateful and |
| 1:47.7 | loved getting the hugs so many of you before and after the show. And if you could not be |
| 1:52.1 | there in person, you're in luck. The whole conversation is right here right now. |
| 2:05.1 | All right, well, good morning, everybody. How are we doing this morning? Happy Saturday to you. |
| 2:09.6 | Thank you. One person. Good morning. We're off to a great start at 1009. Allie, I'm just |
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