394. Emily Sisson, Olympic Track & Field Trials 10K Champion

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

"I just remember thinking during the race, 'I’m running my race and I’m doing everything I can to give myself a shot at making this team.' And at the end of the day, if it’s enough, it’s enough."

The last time Emily Sisson was on the Ali on the Run Show, it was to break down her disappointing race at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Today, Emily returns to the show — and this time, we're celebrating! Last month, Emily raced — and won! — the 10,000m at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, earning herself a spot on Team USA for this summer's Olympic Games. On a hot day at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR, Emily took the lead five laps into the 25-lap race, and she held it the entire time, finishing in 31:03 and breaking a 17-year-old Trials record that was formerly held by Deena Kastor. On this episode, Emily talks about the win and shares every detail from race day. She talks about how hot it really was on the track that day, explains how she recovered physically and emotionally after last year's Marathon Trials, and shares how she feels about making her first Olympic team.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

How Emily celebrated her 10K win (3:55)
Reflecting back on the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (5:35)
What Emily’s training was like leading up to the Track & Field Trials (11:00)
On arriving at Hayward Field (15:45)
Emily’s thoughts on the heat and the 40-woman field (22:30)
What it’s like being the one to watch (27:00)
How Emily felt at the start of the race (33:55)
What it was like lapping the field (40:40)
On “running scared” (42:30)
When Emily knew she had the win (45:30)
What happened after the race (48:00)
What Emily has learned from training partner Molly Huddle (51:30)

What we mention on this episode:

Emily Sisson on Episode 234 of the Ali on the Run Show

Emily Sisson on Episode 169 of the Ali on the Run Show

Molly Huddle on Episode 391 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 Gooder. Go to Gooder.com slash
0:05.6	on the run and use code on the run 15 to get 15% off your next pair of sunglasses.
0:16.6	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and we've got yet another
0:21.8	Olympic track and field trials episode today. I so hope that you're enjoying celebrating
0:27.0	these women as much as I am and boy does today's guest deserve to be celebrated.
0:32.9	The last time Emily Sisson was on The Alley on the Run Show was last year after a
0:37.0	disappointing race at the Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta. So today we've got a
0:42.8	whole different conversation on tap because today Emily Sisson returns to the show as an official
0:49.5	member of Team USA. Emily just won the 10,000 meter race at the track and field trials and
0:56.1	what a race it was. Holy cow. Emily took the lead in the fifth lap of the race and she never
1:04.0	let up. She won the 10k in a time of 31 minutes and three seconds breaking a 17 year old trials
1:11.7	record in the process and did I mention it was 85 degrees at the start of the race? Yeah. Emily
1:18.9	is so tough and it was so fun to get to have her back on the show to celebrate her this time as
1:24.6	an Olympian. So please join me in welcoming professional runner and member of Team USA Emily Sisson
1:32.8	to The Alley on the Run Show.
1:41.6	All right Emily Sisson returns to The Alley on the Run Show today. We have so much to celebrate
1:47.6	today. Emily you're an Olympian. Welcome back to the show and congratulations.
1:52.7	Thanks. Thank you and thanks for having you back on. So in case anyone is new to you in case
1:59.2	somehow I don't know maybe people are living under a little running rock. We need you to do the warm-up
2:04.7	all over again. You've been through this a few times on the show but the warm-up is where you get to
2:08.8	tell everyone who you are, where you live and what you do. My name is Emily Sisson. I'm a professional
2:16.1	runner for a new balance and I live in Phoenix, Arizona and I train here. Most of the year of my
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