377. Colleen Quigley, lululemon Athlete

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

“I’m the quarterback of my life. All these different people play supporting roles, and I need all of them for sure. You can’t be a team with only a quarterback. But I get to be the one in charge, making the plays. And that feels super empowering and very exciting.”

Colleen Quigley is arguably one of the most influential track and field athletes today. She's a professional athlete who primarily competes in the Steeplechase, and she's a Team USA Olympian, a Florida State University alum, an NCAA champion, a model, and a mental health advocate. Colleen spent the first five years of her professional career sponsored by Nike and competing with the Bowerman Track Club in Portland, OR. But at the end of 2020, Colleen announced she was making a change: She was no longer sponsored by Nike, and was leaving the Bowerman Track Club. Now, after many months of anticipation and much speculation, Colleen announced yesterday that she has signed with lululemon, and is officially a lululemon-sponsored athlete. On this episode, Colleen talks all about her decision to leave Nike and BTC, and about what this lululemon partnership looks like. She talks about what it's like navigating sponsorships in the running industry today (with the help of Allyson Felix's brother, Wes), and about why a less-traditional model works for her right now. Plus, she shares that she'll be moving to Los Angeles with her boyfriend this fall, and talks about how she's feeling heading into this summer's U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

All about Colleen’s new sponsorship deal, including why she left Nike and Bowerman Track Club (4:30)
What Colleen’s lululemon sponsorship (or partnership!) entails (13:30)
What shoes will Colleen be racing in? (23:15)
What Colleen has learned about the professional running scene (26:35)
Is a Peloton partnership in the works? (34:15)
On speaking up, standing up, getting loud — and reading the comments (37:00)
Why Colleen is passionate about mental health (46:00)
How has Colleen’s life been different than what she imagined? (56:00)
How Colleen is feeling — physically and mentally — heading into the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials (58:15)

What we mention on this episode:

Jasmine Blocker

Coffey

Running to Protest

Colleen’s "Open Letter to the Bowerman Track Club"

Armchair Expert with Prince Harry

Cheat Code

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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.
0:10.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:16.9	I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people who are doing cool,
0:21.3	exciting things on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running and that's what brings us all together.
0:28.2	But of course there is more to life than what happens on the run itself and this show is about those in-between.
0:35.2	The water stops, the bathroom breaks, the moments and decisions that have shaped who we are today,
0:40.5	and the wise. Why do we do what we do and how does getting sweaty factor in?
0:46.3	My guest today is Colleen Quigley. Considering she has nearly 240,000 followers on Instagram,
0:54.0	my guest is who might know who she is. But if not, here's a quick intro.
0:58.4	Colleen is a professional athlete who primarily competes in the steeple chase.
1:03.2	She's a team USA Olympian, a national champion, and an alum of Florida State University.
1:09.2	Off the track, she's perhaps best known for her legendary homemade granola recipe and her hair.
1:15.8	She started the fast-breed Friday hashtag a few years ago and she's built a massive community
1:21.2	around this movement. Plus, she's a model, she's a mental health advocate, and she's a dog mom
1:27.0	to pie the cutest little pup ever. Well, I shouldn't say little. Pies huge.
1:32.0	For the past five years, Colleen has been sponsored by Nike and she's trained and competed with
1:36.8	the Barrum & Track Club in Portland, Oregon. So it was a pretty big shock when she announced a few
1:42.4	months ago that she would no longer be representing Nike and that she was leaving the Barrum & Track Club.
1:48.1	Fans of Colleen and of the sport have been eagerly awaiting a new sponsorship announcement
1:54.7	and that finally came yesterday when Colleen told the world that she is officially a Lulu
2:00.5	Lemon sponsored athlete. So she is here today to talk all about that, about her decision to leave
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