Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 357. Shelby Houlihan & Karissa Schweizer, Bowerman Track Club Teammates

357. Shelby Houlihan & Karissa Schweizer, Bowerman Track Club Teammates

Published: April 8, 2021, 9 a.m.

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\\u201cWe get on the line and yeah, we\\u2019re competitive with each other, but as soon as we cross that line, we\\u2019re each other\\u2019s biggest fans.\\u201d

Shelby Houlihan and Karissa Schweizer are two of the fastest women on the planet right now. They run for Nike\'s Bowerman Track Club, and seem to have found the perfect balance of being both great friends and teammates and fierce competitors. On this episode, Shelby and Karissa \\u2014 a treat to get to talk to them together! \\u2014 talk about their relationship, how they first met, and what each of their respective "first runs with the Bowerman team" were like. They talk about what it\'s like knowing your toughest competition is right by your side \\u2014 or right on your heels \\u2014 at practice and on race day. And, of course, they talk about gearing up for this year\'s Olympic Track & Field Trials, where Shelby will compete in the 1500 and Karissa in the 5K. They talk about their biggest dreams (bringing home gold), their greatest fears, and the time they secretly went skydiving. Come for the friendship. Stay for the spontaneous ukulele concert.

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • How was your run today? (3:20)
  • The ways in which Shelby and Karissa are most similar, and which ways they\\u2019re totally different (5:20)
  • How Karissa and Shelby met (14:00)
  • Recapping Karissa\\u2019s win at last year\\u2019s 3000m National Record BU Last Chance Invitational (25:30)
  • On bonding (26:55)
  • What Shelby and Karissa were like when they were younger (28:00)
  • What the Bowerman Track Club women do off the track (36:15)
  • A ukulele concert, courtesy of Shelby! (45:30)
  • What the vibe is like at a Bowerman Track Club practice (48:00)
  • Looking forward to the Olympic Track & Field Trials (54:30)

What we mention on this episode:

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford on Episode 353 of the Ali on the Run Show

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