Wilma Nielsen Shares Insights From Her 4:25 Mile, Plans To Break The Collegiate Record, Being Coached By Shalane Flanagan, & How You Can Make Your Dreams Come True In Sport

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Wilma Nielsen, the Swedish mid-distance phenom from Oregon, joins the show today to discuss her recent breakthroughs in running.

Wilma is fresh off breaking the school record in the mile in January at the Dr. Sander Scorcher indoor meet at the Armory in New York. This six-second PR places her number three all time in the NCAA for the indoor mile and number two on Sweden’s all-time indoor list.

Wilma is a two-time All-American and three-time Swedish National Champion. She won the bronze medal at the European U23 Championships in Estonia where she ran a 2:02.29 in the 800m. Wilma has run collegiately for Bradley University, the University of Washington and now Oregon.

Wilma was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. She has a twin sister, Julia–who was a package deal with her at Bradley–as well as older siblings Simon and Elisabeth, the latter of who was a Swedish National Championship finalist in the 800m in 2019 and 2020. Needless to say, running was a fixture in the Nielsen household.

Wilma was running fast even in her high school days, logging PRs of 58.19 in the 400m, 2:10.01 in the 800m and 4:31.59 in the 1,500m. Since she started running collegiately, she has lowered those to 57.50 in the 400m, 2:02.26 in the 800m, 4:07.38 in the 1500m and the aforementioned 4:25.89 mile.

In today’s conversation, Wilma dives into her recent 4:25 Mile, her plans to do bigger and better things at the Millrose games, her hopes for her future, how she’s grown as an athlete while at Oregon, what it’s like to have Shalane Flanagan as a coach, and so much more.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'm going back to New York and running Milrose actually this Saturday.
0:04.0	So that's going to be a really good opportunity to maybe, I think it's going to be even faster.
0:10.0	So I'm hoping to have like a shot at the NSA record and even the Swedish record, which is 423 and 424.
0:17.0	So that's next for me. So this week it's going to be pretty chill to like really set me off for a good race there.
0:27.6	That was Wilma Nilsson today on the Running Effect podcast. And I'm your host, Dominic Schleader. I'm thrilled you've clicked on today's episode.
0:34.6	This one is a little more of a short one.
0:38.2	Wilma just ran 425.89 in the mile.
0:41.3	If I have this correct, that was the third fastest time ever run by a woman in the NCAA.
0:45.9	She's running the Milrose games this weekend.
0:48.1	As she walks me through, she's going after the NCAA record as well as the Swedish record indoors.
0:52.9	Really exciting stuff.
0:54.2	Today's conversation breaks down that 425 mile, her growing up in Sweden,
0:58.4	including competing with her twin sister Julia,
1:01.4	her upbringing in the sport, how she's made it to the University of Oregon,
1:04.3	what went into this breakthrough, how you guys can take your running to the next level this year,
1:08.5	and much more.
1:09.3	This was a thoroughly enjoyable conversation, a brief glimpse into the life of one of the fastest runners in the NCAA could be
1:16.3	the fastest at the end of this weekend in the mile indoors. And yeah, it was a really enjoyable
1:20.4	conversation. If you enjoy it, share it with a friend. The majority of people find their favorite
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1:28.8	I'm sure there are people out there that the running effect podcast could be their favorite
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