543. World Athletics Championships Recap, Part I with Jay Holder

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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"You said, 'I could never do that.' And that actually made me think that you could do it. Because it made me think about what you do every day, and it just felt like you’d be a natural at that role. So that’s where we’re at."

Hi from the Pacific Northwest! I'm coming to you today from Eugene, OR, where I'm working on site as the press conference moderator for the 2022 World Athletics Championships. (How cool is that?!) In this episode, I'm joined by Jay Holder, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Atlanta Track Club, to talk about our respective roles at World Championships and our experiences so far. We talk about how I got this job, what it actually entails, and what the highlights have been so far. We're working hard, getting just enough sleep to get by, and having a lot of fun along the way. (Check out Jay's previous appearances on the Ali on the Run Show, talking about his role at the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, and about working as the deputy venue media manager for last summer's Tokyo Olympics.)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:06.7	I'm your host Alley Feller and today I am coming to you live, kind of live, from Eugene
0:12.4	Oregon.
0:13.6	I am in Eugene for the World Athletics Championships where I am a part of the Media Operations team.
0:19.8	My official role is as press conference moderator, which you'll hear more about shortly.
0:25.1	I will be bringing you updates from Eugene over the next few weeks, including some episodes
0:29.2	about my experiences here and, of course, conversations with the athletes and beyond about their
0:35.4	time at World Champs.
0:37.6	First up, my good friend Jay Holder returns to the show today.
0:41.5	We are kicking things off together, talking about our respective roles on the Media team,
0:46.2	including how I even got this job, what it entails, and what some of the highlights have
0:51.5	been so far.
0:52.8	We are working hard.
0:54.0	We are getting just enough sleep to get by, and we're having a lot of fun along the
0:58.6	way.
0:59.6	This has been a really cool and eye-opening experience for me so far, and I'm really looking forward
1:03.6	to sharing more of my stories and takeaways from this trip.
1:07.3	Before we get into it, though, I want to thank you, for supporting the Alley on the Run
1:11.6	Show.
1:12.6	Those long hours I mentioned, yeah, I would not be surviving this demanding summer work
1:17.9	schedule without you can chocolate almond butter bars.
1:22.2	Anyone in the Media Center, which is where we work, will tell you that I am pretty much
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