503. Dominique Scott Efurd, Two-Time Olympian & Atlanta Women's 5K Champion

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

“I said, ‘You definitely have this win. Don’t be so scared anymore.'”

Last weekend, two-time Olympian Dominique Scott Efurd won the first-ever elite division at the Atlanta Women's 5K. And while it may have been her first time breaking the tape this year, Dom's 2022 is off to a solid start. In January, she finished third at the Houston Half Marathon. Then, she finished second at The TEN. And this weekend, she'll race the Cooper River Bridge Run. In this conversation — Dom's first time back on the show since late 2020 — Dom talks about her recent races, about the challenging start to 2021, which included a tibial stress reaction and a case of Covid, and about her experience representing Team South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics last summer. Dom is sponsored by adidas, and she lives in Boulder, CO, where she trains with Team Boss.

SPONSOR: The 2022 Bayshore Marathon. Go to BayshoreMarathon.org to sign up for this year’s marathon and 10K, taking place May 28th in Traverse City, MI.

What you’ll get on this episode:

How it felt to break the tape at the Atlanta Women’s 5K (5:30)
On being the race starter at the Atlanta Women’s 5K (13:45)
All about that 5K in Atlanta (16:00)
How Dom is feeling heading into the Cooper River Bridge Run 10K (23:15)
On finishing second at The TEN (24:30)
Dom talks about the tough times she’s faced over the past two years (40:00)
What Dom remembers most from the Tokyo Olympics, and recapping the Houston Half Marathon (47:00)
Dom’s marathon dreams (1:04:40)
All about the social media side of the sport (1:08:40)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by The Bayshore Marathon.
0:04.6	Go to BayshoreMarathon.org to sign up for this year's marathon and 10K in Traverse City taking place on May 28th.
0:13.7	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and it's bonus episode day.
0:24.0	Dom Scott returns to The Alley on the Run Show today. Dominique Scott is an adidas sponsored runner
0:29.8	who trains with team boss in Boulder, Colorado. And we recorded this conversation just 48 hours
0:35.9	after she won the first ever Elite Division at the Atlanta Women's 5K. She, and excuse the pun,
0:43.4	dominated that race, taking the lead early and never letting up during the challenging
0:50.0	criterion-style course that included hills, hairpin turns, and three different types of terrain.
0:57.5	They had road, track, and grass. Dom is having a heck of a year on The Run and you'll hear all about
1:04.9	the highlights and lowlights in this episode. We recap the Atlanta Women's 5K. We talk about her
1:11.0	second place finish at the 10 earlier in March. And we talk about her third place finish at the
1:16.4	Houston Half Marathon in January. We also go a bit further back in time, talking about last summer's
1:22.7	Olympic Games in Tokyo, where Dom represented team South Africa in the 10K. And we talk about the
1:28.9	injury and the COVID that started her year. Can you take away from this one? Lots of talk about how
1:35.6	to safely and happily come back from an injury. And it was so fun to hear Dom get so hyped,
1:42.2	talking about getting to be the race starter at the 5K this past weekend. After she won her race,
1:48.0	she got to be the person saying runner set, and then blowing the air horn to start the 5K for the
1:53.0	masses. It was so cute to watch, but talking to her, she loved it, and I loved hearing why I think
2:00.0	that you will too. Before we get into it, let's talk about Memorial Day weekend 2022. You may have
2:07.2	already seen, but I'm going to Michigan from Memorial Day. We are taking a family long weekend trip
2:14.1	to Traverse City, where I will have the honor of being the race announcer for this year's Bayshore
2:20.0	Marathon. Working with the Bayshore team, getting this ready has been such a pleasure, and I cannot
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