342. Ce'Aira Brown, Professional Track Athlete for Hoka One One

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

“Once I started to believe in myself and believe I was faster — which is the power of the mind — I started showing it.”

Ce'Aira Brown wants you to know that she's still running. She's still training (alongside Ajeé Wilson), and she's still staying true to her "talk less, grind more" mentality. (And when she's not on the run training for the 800m or 1500m, she's on the runway, modeling.) On this episode, Ce'Aira — who is a former NCAA All-American and 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier who formerly trained with Frank Gagliano and now runs professionally for Hoka One One — talks about her running journey and her career. So why don't people think she's running? Because you're pretty unlikely to see a lot of running "content" on her Instagram feed. But Ce'Aira promises, she's more in it than ever. In honor of International Women's Day, she talks about the women who inspire her, and she talks about being a role model herself. She explains why, after running a 2:02 season opener in Austin two weeks ago, she's "not satisfied, but hungry," talks about the power of positivity and hard work, and talks about how she's built mental strength and confidence.

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Hokaone One.
0:04.8	Hoka just released the all new Mach 4, and you can try it on and get your pair
0:09.3	at your local Jackrabbit sports store or at Jackrabbit.com.
0:18.1	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:20.3	I'm your host Allie Feller and hey, happy International Women's Day!
0:24.4	To celebrate, I am here with a bonus episode featuring a strong fierce fearless woman on the track and beyond Sierra Brown.
0:34.2	Sierra is a professional track athlete for Hoka. She's a former NCAA All-American, a 2016 Olympic trials
0:41.6	qualifier in the 800 meters and a many, many time, sub-two-minute 800 meter runner. Can you even imagine?
0:49.7	She trains alongside Aja Wilson and her team and right now, like many track and field athletes,
0:57.2	Sierra is gearing up for the 2021 US track and field Olympic trials, though fun fact, she is not yet
1:03.8	decided if she will be racing the 800, the 1500 or both. Sierra loves to work hard and run fast,
1:11.6	and when she's not doing that, she is all in on her fashion dreams as she is a model,
1:17.1	so from running on the track to the runway. I love Sierra's outlook. She is a firm believer in
1:22.6	the power of positivity, and I love that she's all about putting her head down and doing the work,
1:27.5	knowing that is the greatest path to success. So please join me in welcoming Sierra Brown to The Alley
1:33.5	on the Run Show.
1:41.2	All right, we are celebrating International Women's Day today, and we are doing that with the
1:46.1	iconic Sierra Brown. Sierra, thank you so much for being here and welcome to The Alley on the
1:51.3	Run Show. Thank you for having me. All right, so we start every episode just like in the
1:56.8	sort of rule for a good run. Can you tell everyone who you are, where you live, and what you do?
2:03.2	Hi everyone, my name is Sierra Brown. I'm a 800 meter professional 800 meter runner, and I live in
2:09.9	Delaware right now. All right, so you just raced. Last weekend down in Austin, you ran the 800,
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