323. Kamilah Journét, Tracksmith Marketing Manager

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

“The idea that someone would try to take me down a notch really just adds fuel to my fire.”

Last week, Outside magazine published a piece called “Tracksmith Made Running Culture Something You Can Buy.” On this episode, the ever-inspiring Kamilah Journét — who is both a 4:51 miler and Tracksmith’s marketing manager — is here to offer her response to that piece. Plus, Kamilah talks about running collegiately at UC San Diego, and reflects on times when she didn’t love running. She talks about rediscovering her love for running (pro tip: her love returned when she made it about something bigger than herself!), and about the role running plays in her life right now. Before coming to Tracksmith, Kamilah worked at Hoka One One and Patagonia, so she also offers her take on how running and outdoor brands are approaching diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2021, and whether she sees progress being made in the industry.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Kamilah’s reaction to that Outside magazine piece (4:45)
All about the Tracksmith Fellowship (19:15)
On women supporting women in the industry (23:30)
The role running plays in Kamilah’s life right now (30:00)
Where Kamilah’s competitive side came from, and how running has evolved for her over the years (35:20)
On working in the running and outdoor industries (43:30)

What we mention on this episode:

Your Black Teammate

Kamilah’s Instagram response to Outside magazine's piece

Tracksmith Fellowship

Dinée Dorame on Episode 239 of the Ali on the Run Show

Lee Glandorf on Episode 240 of the Ali on the Run Show

Veronica Jackson on Episode 211 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 Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:11.0	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:17.6	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people who lead compelling
0:21.8	lives on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running and that's what brings us all together.
0:27.7	But we all know that there is more to life than what happens on the run and this show is about those.
0:34.0	The in-between, the water stops, the bathroom breaks, the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today,
0:41.2	and why. Why do we do what we do? And how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:46.2	Today I am very excited to welcome Camilla Jornet to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:51.8	My introduction to Camilla came last year when she wrote a piece for Tracksmith called
0:56.2	Your Black Team Eat. It's linked in the show notes for this episode and if you haven't read it yet
1:01.4	or it's been a while since you did, I very much encourage you to give her words every eat.
1:06.4	Camilla is a brilliant writer and is an incredibly versatile runner. She's run a four-minute,
1:13.1	51-second mile and she's also run a 36K. So I'm quite certain this woman can do it all.
1:20.8	Today Camilla is the marketing manager at Tracksmith so I get to work with her.
1:25.0	She's the best, she's innovative, she's passionate, she truly sees the good and the potential in people,
1:31.4	in brands, in this industry. You may know that Tracksmith sponsors the On The Job series,
1:37.1	here on The Alley on the Run Show. I support the brand, where the brand, and I had the honor of being
1:42.4	on the Tracksmith Fellowship Selection Committee last year alongside notable people like Malcolm Gladwell.
1:48.8	So cool and you'll hear more about that Tracksmith Fellowship program on this episode.
1:53.8	But I've wanted to have Camilla on The Alley on the Run Show for a long time and today's
1:58.9	conversation is especially relevant. Last week, outside magazine published a story called Tracksmith
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