From Track Star to Trailblazer with Alysia Montaño

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Alysia Montano is a professional runner who's competed at the highest possible level. She's a two-time world champion and an Olympian. She's breaking the barriers that limit a woman’s choice to pursue and thrive in both career and motherhood.

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0:00.0	Sometimes going after a wild idea means mustering up courage and speaking out when you know
0:10.4	things aren't right, even if you have to risk important relationships, your livelihood,
0:15.4	or your reputation.
0:17.4	It can take a lot of courage to stay true to your integrity.
0:21.6	Professional runner Alicia Montagno knows how scary it can be to stand up for what you believe
0:26.4	in.
0:27.4	Even using her voice to advocate for athletes who want to have children.
0:32.3	Sometimes women in professional sports lose their sponsorships and brand contracts when
0:36.6	they decide to become mothers.
0:38.6	Alicia knows about this firsthand because it happened to her.
0:42.2	A few years ago, she spoke out publicly about this issue and her voice is still shaping
0:47.2	the conversation in the industry today.
0:50.4	I'm Shelby Stanger and this is wild ideas worth living.
0:55.5	An R.I. co-op studios production.
1:01.2	Alicia Montagno is a professional runner who's competed at the highest possible level.
1:06.0	At one point, she was one of the top three runners in the world.
1:10.0	She's a two-time world champion and an Olympian.
1:13.6	When Alicia competes, she runs with a flower in her hair.
1:17.8	She tucks it into her ponytail because it represents something important to her.
1:25.0	The flower in my hair represents being bold and courageous.
1:28.8	It's about recognizing just the strength in my being.
1:33.0	A flower, a lot of times, represents divine femininity in a lot of ways.
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