824. Nikki Hiltz on Competing at USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
"It feels really good — and it's a lot of pressure at the same time... I do have a target on my back, but that's fine."
Happy USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships! Today, eight-time National Champion (and fan favorite!) Nikki Hiltz will compete in the first round of the 1500m, hoping to advance to the Final and, ultimately, earn a spot on Team USA for World Championships in Tokyo. In this conversation, recorded the night before the meet, Nikki talks about how they're feeling heading into the first round and what the energy is like in Eugene, OR, right now.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Allie on the Run show. I'm your host Allie Feller and this is where I talk with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. |
| 0:12.3 | From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run. |
| 0:22.9 | Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding you back, |
| 0:27.0 | I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. |
| 0:30.5 | Hey, happy first day of USA Track and Field Outdoor National Championships. |
| 0:35.6 | Yay! So how do we celebrate? With Nikki Hiltz, of course. |
| 0:40.3 | Nikki will be racing in the first round of the 1500 meters on Thursday at 6.32 p.m. local time. |
| 0:47.0 | Local is Eugene, Oregon, where these athletes will be taking over Hayward Field for the next four |
| 0:52.0 | days. In this conversation, recorded 26 hours |
| 0:55.6 | before it's time for Nikki to tow the line. We talk about how Nikki's feeling heading into |
| 1:00.0 | USA's. Nikki began training with a new coach, Julie Benson, earlier this year, and it was fun to get |
| 1:05.3 | an update on how that's been going and why it's working, as well as what it's like having |
| 1:09.8 | training partners who are also |
| 1:11.4 | competitors. All eyes are on track and field for these next four days, so get excited. |
| 1:16.8 | Let these athletes know you love them. And please enjoy this conversation with fan favorite |
| 1:21.7 | Olympian Nikki Hills. All right. |
| 1:33.3 | I asked the people, I said, who do you want to hear from? |
| 1:37.0 | Who are you excited for? |
| 1:38.5 | The resounding, overwhelming, beautiful response was the people want Nikki Hiltz. So we're giving the people what |
| 1:45.4 | they want. Nikki, happy USA's week, happy everything. Welcome back to the Alley on the Run Show. |
| 1:51.3 | I meant to count. This might be number. We're definitely well into the double digits at this point. |
| 1:55.1 | Welcome back. Have to be. Have to be. Oh my God. Thank you. Thank you for having me. |
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