533. Friendship Fest with Allie Wilson & Yolanda Ngarambe
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2022
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
"This is the first time in so long that I've been lining up with teammates, and it makes it so much more special. There's nothing better than having a teammate who, even if you're not in the same heat, you're warming up together. There's less pressure because you're doing it together."
Allie Wilson and Yolanda Ngarambe are two of the fiercest middle-distance competitors in running right now. But off the track? The Atlanta Track Club Elite teammates are fun, silly, and as giggly as it gets. In this conversation, Allie and Yolanda share the story of how they first met (Allie was running late, Yolanda saved the day) and how their instant bond was formed. We recorded this conversation on Friday morning, June 24, when Allie and Yolanda were both in Eugene, OR, for USATF Outdoor National Championships. Allie had just competed in the 800m prelims the night before and was resting up before the semi-finals that night. (She ultimately advanced to the finals, where she finished fourth in a very exciting race.) And while Yolanda (the Swedish indoor mile record holder!) awaits word on whether she'll get to represent Team Sweden at World Championships next month, she was in Eugene cheering for her teammates and managing the team's social media accounts (her first time on the other side of the mixed zone!).
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What you'll get on this episode:
- What Allie and Yolanda are doing in Eugene (3:20)
- Allie and Yolanda introduce each other (5:00)
- What the Atlanta Track Club Elite team dynamic is like (10:00)
- How Allie and Yolanda met and became friends (15:25)
- What Yolanda has to do to make Team Sweden for the World Championships (25:00)
- The lowdown on Yolanda's recent racing (26:00)
- All things USAs (38:00)
- What Yolanda and Allie are each like on race days (52:45)
- Yolanda and Allie shares the moments when they felt most proud of each other — and all about Allie's viral finish line moment in May (1:01:10)
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Allie Wilson on Episode 469 of the Ali on the Run Show
Olivia Baker on Episode 491 of the Ali on the Run Show
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| 0:00.0 | Friendship Fest on the Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by TrackSmith. |
| 0:04.4 | Go to TrackSmith.com and use code Alley22 to get free shipping on your next TrackSmith order. |
| 0:11.9 | Plus, TrackSmith will donate 5% of your purchase proceeds to the Trevor project. |
| 0:22.3 | Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show. I am your host Alley Feller and this is Friendship Fest. |
| 0:28.1 | This series is all about celebrating Friendship on the Run. I love talking about what Friendship looks like for adults. |
| 0:36.1 | Whether it's maintaining a childhood friendship into adulthood or finding new friends as grown-ups, which we all know, it's not always easy. |
| 0:45.1 | We kicked off season 2 of Friendship Fest with professional marathoners Laura Thweet and Emma Bates. |
| 0:51.1 | And last week we heard from two of my closest friends, Jess Movold and Connor Nichol. |
| 0:57.1 | Today, we turn our attention back to the pros. At Lanna Track Club Elite Team Aids, Alley Wilson and Yolanda Garambe are here today. |
| 1:07.1 | This conversation was extra special because we recorded it this past Friday morning. |
| 1:13.1 | The morning after Alley raced in the first round of the 800 meters at USETF Outdoor Championships. |
| 1:21.1 | So at the time that we talked, Alley and Yolanda were both in Eugene at USA's Alley competing in the 800, talking to us on the morning of the semifinal round. |
| 1:31.1 | And Yolanda there as Alley's roommate and number one fan. |
| 1:35.1 | Yolanda competes for Sweden and was eagerly awaiting an update, which we will have by the time you're hearing this episode. |
| 1:42.1 | About whether or not she made Team Sweden and will be competing at World Championships next month. So lots of excitement building in this one. |
| 1:52.1 | Alley did advance through the semifinal round in the 800 and then she finished fourth in the final just narrowly missing a spot on Team USA by just about one second. |
| 2:04.1 | Alley and Yolanda are such a treat together. They are fun and they are giggly, but get these two on a track and these teammates are as fierce as it gets. |
| 2:14.1 | So please join me in welcoming Alley Wilson and Yolanda Garambe to friendship fest on the Alley on the Rung Show. |
| 2:24.1 | Alley Wilson and Yolanda are so excited. |
| 2:30.1 | All right. Atlanta track club represent Alley Wilson. Yolanda, I am so excited. I don't know why I always use your full name, Alley. |
| 2:39.1 | You're like one of those. Everyone do that for you or you always Alley Wilson. |
| 2:43.1 | I don't think so, but I do that to other people. So I get it. Like I always I was in a panel with Emma Coburn and I I referred to her as Emma Coburn and she's sitting right next to me and I was like, I'm really sorry. |
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