826. Keira D’Amato’s 2025 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor National Championships 10,000m Recap

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Ali Feller

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

"It felt like I was playing with house money."

Let the 2025 U.S. Track & Field Outdoor National Championships recaps begin! First up: Keira D'Amato, fresh off her first track race of the year. In this conversation, recorded just 48 hours after crossing the finish, Keira talks about racing the 10,000m, running 32:19, finishing seventh, and breaking the American Master's Record. She explains why she decided to race, shares what her goals and race plan were, and talks about how she feels about the outcome.

In this episode:

How Keira feels about her race at Nationals (2:30)
Why racing in spikes is harder on the body than racing in super shoes on the roads (4:00)
The last time Keira finished a race and felt satisfied (6:00)
How Keira’s body is feeling post-10,000m (9:00)
On arriving in Eugene, and what the atmosphere was like (14:10)
Why Keira wore a GPS watch during the 10,000m Final (18:30)
How Keira spent race day (22:00)
Keira’s race plan, and the advice she got from coach Ed “Easy E” Eyestone (31:00)
All about that American Master’s Record (34:15)
Keira breaks down the race, and talks about when moves were made (39:20)
Was it fun? (43:00)
What happened after the race (49:55)
Keira’s experience recording the audiobook for Don’t Call it a Comeback (58:00)

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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
0:09.0	with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and
0:14.1	celebrity runners to the everyday amateur and back of the pack runner, we are here to celebrate
0:18.7	everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on the run.
0:22.5	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. We have officially entered USA Track and
0:32.8	Field Outdoor National Championships recap time. First up with her USA's recap, we've got Kira de Mato.
0:40.3	Kira raced the 10,000 meters at Outdoor Nationals. It was her first track race of the year,
0:45.9	and she finished 7th, running 3219 and taking 73.22 seconds off the American Masters record in that event. That record was previously
0:56.8	held by Steph Bruce. In this conversation recorded on Saturday night just 48 hours after
1:02.9	Kira competed at Hayward Field, we talked about why Kira decided to line up for this race
1:08.0	and about what her goals were for the event. She talks about a race
1:11.2	plan, about sticking her nose in it, which if you watched, she was hanging solidly in second
1:16.8	for the first half of this race and about how she feels about the outcome. As always with Kira,
1:22.6	we laugh a bunch, but mostly this episode is filled with really insightful takeaways and
1:26.8	wildly optimistic outlooks.
1:29.3	So please join me in welcoming the American Masters record holder in the 10,000 meters,
1:34.3	author of the forthcoming book Don't Call It a Comeback, Kira Damato.
1:39.3	Of course we were going to do this.
1:48.2	Kira Damato, welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
1:52.0	Congratulations, the American Masters record in the 10K on the track.
1:57.5	We have so much to talk about.
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