828. Emily Infeld’s 2025 USA Track & Field Outdoor National Championships 10,000m Recap
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
"I love this sport and I love the people in it. I love the people I race against. I love all the fans. People are wonderful."
Fresh off her U.S. Outdoor National Championships 10,000m win, fan favorite Emily Infeld returns to the Ali on the Run Show to talk about winning her first national title at age 35, 13 years into her professional career. Ten years ago, Emily made her first World Championships team, and went on to win a bronze medal in the 10,000m on the world stage. The next year, she made her first Olympic team, and competed at the Games in Rio. Then, Emily had a string of tough years and struggles, including injuries, surgeries, changing teams, changing coaches, changing locations, changing sponsors, and navigating a three-year ordeal with a stalker. Today, Emily is happy, healthy, and breaking the tape. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband, Max. She's sponsored by Brooks, after 12 years with Nike. And she's coached once again by her college coach, Chris Miltenberg. In this conversation, Emily talks about what it took to unleash that kick in the homestretch and to break the tape at a National Championship.
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In this episode:
- What the view from Cloud 9 is like (2:15)
- Emily’s take on becoming a National Champion at 35 years old (5:35)
- How Emily reflects on the runner she was in 2015, when she won bronze at World Championships, and the runner she was last summer, when she finished last in the 5000m at the Olympic Trials (11:15)
- How Emily has maintained an unwavering belief in herself — and whether she’s ever doubted herself (16:00)
- Emily’s approach to visualization, and what it was like breaking the tape at USAs (19:00)
- All about the victory lap (23:30)
- What it took to go from last place at the Trials to first place at Nationals (29:20)
- Did Emily know it was going to be a special day? (32:10)
- Emily’s race plan (38:00)
- How Emily spent the day leading up to the 10,000m, how Hayward Field felt that day, and how the race played out (43:15)
- What it was like going through the mixed zone after the race, and how Emily spent the rest of the night and weekend in Eugene (57:45)
- What’s the deal with world rankings, and is Emily definitely going to Tokyo for World Championships? (1:06:20)
- What it’s like being on the receiving end of an outpouring of support (1:10:00)
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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 |
| 0:08.6 | with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. From professional athletes and |
| 0:13.7 | 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. |
| 0:22.8 | And whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been holding |
| 0:26.4 | you back, I'm here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. |
| 0:30.3 | You knew this one was coming. |
| 0:32.3 | My guest today is Emily Infeld, fresh off her 10,000 meter win at the U.S. track and field outdoor national |
| 0:39.1 | championships, her first national title at age 35. Emily has had an incredible career on the track. |
| 0:46.9 | 10 years ago, she made her first world championships team and earned a bronze medal in the |
| 0:51.2 | 10,000 on the world stage. She competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, |
| 0:56.9 | and throughout her career, Emily has become a fan favorite. Known for being ruthlessly, |
| 1:01.4 | upbeat, and optimistic, and unbelievably kind, Emily's fan base is vast. And that's in part because, |
| 1:08.8 | over the past 13 years, Emily has shared the struggles |
| 1:11.9 | too. She has been injured. She's had major surgeries. She has changed teams, coaches, |
| 1:18.5 | locations, and sponsors. She had a stalker for three years, a tremendously stressful time |
| 1:23.8 | for Emily. Right now, Emily and her husband Max live in Portland, Oregon. She is sponsored |
| 1:29.1 | by Brooks after being a Nike athlete for 12 years, and she's coached by her college coach, Chris |
| 1:34.7 | Miltonberg. I know we are all so happy for Emily in this win, which came down to an impressive |
| 1:40.1 | kick down the home stretch. So I hope you enjoy hearing all about the race and the road to |
| 1:45.0 | breaking the tape. Please enjoy this conversation with national champion Emily Infeld on the |
| 1:50.9 | Alley on the Run Show. All right, by insanely popular demand, Emily, you crossed that finish line and my inbox blew up from people being like, we need her on the show. |
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