629. Run Your Way with Chloe Abbott

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

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

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

"You go out there, and you have to trust that you’re going to do what you’ve trained to do. Your body is ready to race. But if your mind isn’t? It does not matter."

Chloe Abbott is an On Running-sponsored professional runner who specializes in the 400m and trains with renowned coach Bobby Kersee and the Formula Kersee team in L.A. (which includes Sydney McLaughlin, Athing Mu, and Jenna Prandini). Most recently, Chloe took her talents off the track and competed on The Voice! In this conversation, Chloe talks about the benefits of being a singer and a runner, and how her passions work in tandem. She gives all the behind-the-scenes scoop about what it's like being on a reality singing competition — including whether or not she got to keep the clothes, and why it was important to her to have her coach there in the wings. Plus, she shares the lessons she learned from former teammate Allyson Felix, dishes on her big dreams on the track and onstage, and talks about what it's like training with world-class athletes every day.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Chloe reflects on her experience on The Voice (2:35)
The road to The Voice (4:45)
All about the blind auditions, and what it was like performing on the Voice stage (17:45)
On being coachable, and finding that flow state onstage and on the run (24:30)
What it’s like working with coach Bobby Kersee (29:40)
On asking Bobby to be at Chloe’s audition for The Voice (37:00)
How being on The Voice has changed Chloe’s life and her running (43:00)
Chloe’s outlook for her next race: a 4x4 at Mount Sac next weekend (54:50)
Chloe’s greatest takeaways from her time training with Allyson Felix (57:40)
All about the Formula Kersee team vibe (1:03:45)
What’s on Chloe’s “watch me do this” list? (1:07:30)
What does it mean to run the Chloe Abbott way? (1:10:00)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by New Balance.
0:04.4	Go to newbalance.com slash running to check out all of New Balance's newest releases for the season.
0:15.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host, Alley Feller, and this is Run Your Way.
0:21.5	The premise of this series is simple. If the best way to run is your way,
0:26.1	which I totally think it is, what does that actually mean? And how do we figure it out?
0:31.2	I am recording this introduction mere moments after closing my Zoom window and hanging up with
0:35.9	professional runner Chloe Abbott. I am bouncing out of my seat over here. Can you hear that in my
0:41.3	voice? Yeah, probably. We just had so much fun and I am pumped to be sharing this conversation
0:46.9	with you today. Chloe is sponsored by On Running. She specializes in the 400 meters and she trains
0:53.8	with Formula Cursey, the LA based team coached by the legendary Bobby Cursey. Chloe's teammates
1:00.0	includes Cindy McLaughlin, A Thing Mo, Jenna Prandini. If you've ever wondered what it's like to train
1:05.7	alongside Olympic gold medalists and world record holders like Alice and Felix, Chloe is here to talk
1:10.9	all about it. Chloe isn't just a professional runner though. She's also an incredible singer.
1:17.5	And she was just on the voice. Did you see her? Did you watch that? This conversation is a beautiful
1:23.4	mix of training insights and race mindset and reality singing competition behind the scenes
1:28.8	details and takeaways. I cannot wait to see what Chloe continues to do on the track and on stage.
1:35.6	So what does it mean to run the Chloe Abbott way? Let's find out!
1:46.8	All right, you've seen her on your TV screens or your computer screens where do people watch
1:51.6	things these days? Regardless, you've seen her face, you've heard her voice, Chloe. Thank you so
1:57.2	much for being here. I'm so excited for this. Welcome to the Allie on the Run Show. Thank you!
2:02.7	You're so just breath of fresh air. So exciting. Like I'm so excited to be here.
2:07.6	Oh, I've just been so excited to talk with you. And so we're going to have a lot of fun,
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