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315: Nia Akins – Float in the River (Not Fight It)

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C Tolle Run

Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness, Running

4.7556 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Carrie chats with USATF 800m Indoor Champion Nia Akins! They break down each lap of her race (including the amazing inside pass that she made to break the tape), life lessons in running, moving across the country (multiple times!) to pursue her dreams, her passion for nursing, her musical talents, and so much more!

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1:07.7

Hi, I'm Olympian, Carrie Tullifson, and welcome to the C-Tolley Run podcast. This week on C-Tolley Run, I talk withian Carrie Tullifson and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast.

1:11.7

This week on C-Talry Run, I talk with USATF National Indoor 800-meter champion, Nia Aiken.

1:17.9

In this episode, we hear all about her race.

1:20.1

Every single lap, every single thought that went through it.

1:24.0

Well, maybe not every single thought, but a lot of them.

1:26.4

And even that amazing inside pass that she made with 50 meters to go to break the tape. We talk about life

1:33.1

lessons and how that happens in our sport. We hear about her ability to move all across the country

1:39.4

for college and then back across the country as a pro to follow her dreams, not once but twice.

1:46.1

And we also talk about her passion for nursing, her voice and how she's using it in music

1:51.4

and how she writes music. She plays on her guitar, how she became a runner. Oh my gosh,

1:56.6

you guys, so much. But you know what? We also hear about how she's using her platform to empower and to

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