832. Olivia Enright, Creator of the "12 Olivias" Hood to Coast Team
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
"I am shocked at the amount of Olivias that responded to a random message on Instagram."
Olivia Enright is so fun. She's a sports marketing manager of global running for adidas, she ran at NC State (her BFF is pro runner Erika Kemp!), she's currently training for the Chicago Marathon, and she's a former competitive jump roper. (Olivia's sister and fellow former competitive jump roper, Cara, has been on the Ali on the Run Show before!) But most relevant to this conversation: Olivia is the brains behind the 12 Olivias Hood to Coast relay team. In this episode, she talks about how she came up with the idea to put together a group of same-named strangers to run nearly 200 miles across Oregon, and how she has actually brought this to life over the past four years.
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In this episode:
- All about Olivia, former competitive jump roper (2:30)
- Olivia talks about training for this year's Chicago Marathon (7:50)
- When, how, and why Olivia became a runner (10:00)
- How Olivia got her job at adidas, and what her job entails (15:40)
- Why Olivia is running the Chicago Marathon (31:45)
- All about the 12 Olivias Hood to Coast team (33:00)
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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 with people who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. |
| 0:13.1 | 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 |
| 0:22.8 | on the run. Whether you are running towards something big or away from something that's been |
| 0:27.3 | holding you back, I am here to hold your hand and help you pick up the pace. My guest today is |
| 0:33.0 | Olivia Enright, sports marketing manager at Adidas. And we talk about that. We talk about Olivia's |
| 0:39.6 | job working in the running industry and all about the fun stuff she gets to do and about how she spends |
| 0:44.7 | her days. We talk about how Olivia, whose sister Kara has been on the show before. We talk about how she |
| 0:50.8 | became a runner and about her time running at NC State. Her best friend is professional runner Erica Kemp. We talk about how she became a runner and about her time running at NC State. |
| 0:56.6 | Her best friend is professional runner Erica Kemp. |
| 1:01.3 | We talk about jump roping because Olivia is a former competitive jump roper. |
| 1:07.5 | But the main reason I wanted to have Olivia on the show today is because of the 12 Olivia's. |
| 1:08.5 | Have you seen this? For the past four years, Olivia has captained a hood to coast relay team |
| 1:12.8 | that is comprised of 12 women, all named Olivia. I have loved following this every summer. I think |
| 1:19.8 | it's so fun, and I've always wanted to learn more. Where did the idea come from? How did she find |
| 1:25.5 | 12 Olivia's? What do they call each other when they're all |
| 1:29.0 | hanging out together? This was such a delightful question. I absolutely adore Olivia and her fellow |
| 1:35.3 | Olivia's, and I felt really happy when we finished recording this conversation, so I hope it has |
| 1:40.1 | the same effect on you. Please join me in welcoming Olivia Enright, |
| 1:48.8 | creator of the 12 Olivia's relay team to the Allie on the Run Show. |
| 1:58.3 | Yay, I'm so excited. |
| 2:02.9 | Olivia Enright, welcome to the Allie on the Run show. How are you doing today? Oh, I'm good. I'm so excited. Olivia Enright, welcome to the Allie on the Run Show. How are you doing today? |
| 2:08.9 | Oh, I'm good. I'm so happy to be here and be chatting with you. I might be your biggest fan. |
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