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Mary Decker's my idol.
I'm used to running against the clock.
I don't think I could hack it in the 200m.
My training is about growing, and getting better.
I'm still the weirdo who enjoys taking organic chemistry.
I'm never one to shy away from competition or working hard.
Returning to running has been a really cathartic experience.
I joined Nike because I wanted to be the best female athlete ever.
When I kick I tend to be a little bit too tight and all over the place.
I never let myself get psyched out. My motto is, 'Stay calm and carry on.'
I never let myself get psyched out. My motto is, ‘Stay calm and carry on.’
I'm an epic nerd. My life is running and schoolwork and sleeping. And eating.
Rather than force young girls to fend for themselves, we have to protect them.
I don't really think of records beforehand. I don't want them to freak me out.
I'm not one of those people who is scared, like, 'Ooooh, I'm going to burn out.'
Getting to wear a Team USA uniform is amazing. I really wanted to get a uniform.
One thing I struggle with is competing, being in a pack, running with a lot of bodies.
My competitors won't be thinking, 'Oh, she's only 18, let's go a little slower for her.'
Ultimately, I decided to go pro because that is what makes the most amount of sense for me.
My goal is to demonstrate that you can have a happy, full life and run at your highest level.
Some runners have a constant progression, but mine was very stop and start because of injuries.
It's good to have somebody who is there to see you day-to-day, even hop into some runs with you.
I'll do my core, I'll do my strength training, I'll do my occasional cross training if I need it.
I was lucky to have friends and family who were always supportive. It didn't matter to them how I raced.
In so many ways, I just love athletics. It would be really hard for me to pivot outside of the sports world.
I tied so much of my self-worth - and trust me, if you're a runner, you understand this - to my performance.
I want to stay humble and not sound cocky. But at the same time I don't want to be the little high schooler.
In track and field, Nike is all-powerful. They control the top coaches, athletes, races, even the governing body.
I'm definitely somebody who wants a college degree. My attitude is, if I'm going to do it I'm going to go full in.
It's nice in that I have my track life and I have my school life, and so far I've been balancing them really well.
Now that I'm officially signed with Nike to get to race with the Oregon Project, it's definitely a dream come true.
Latin AP was a struggle. There were a lot of people in class drawing pictures during that, but I took it seriously.
Societal pressures can really force girls to look one specific way, when in reality there's not one way to be good.
I love the sport of track and field. If I can be the person to make it a big thing in this country, that would be amazing.
The emotional weight being lifted just let me run free and commit to it. I have almost been able to refind a joy for running.
I think you have to be a leader to be a coach. I think you have to be somebody who is willing to stand up even when it's hard.
There's something really fun about being a kicker. Once you get to 200 to go and you're still with those girls, you smell blood.
As long as I really stay on top of my school work, which I'm for the most part able to do, it's really no problem, me missing school.
Going pro out of high school maybe won't work for everybody, but I know that wherever my career goes I'm happy with the choice I made.
To be completely consumed by track, that might be a little bit out of my comfort zone. I kind of like having friends who are less tracky.
I often kind of forget about my running. It's not until I'm really at these competitions and at these meets that I really remember what I do.
And I know I will run for the rest of my life because the actual act and art and feeling of running I love, and I hope to compete on a high level.
That's one reason I think the 1,500 is so exciting. You have to be strong, have to be a distance runner. But in that last hundred you are going all out.
I'm an Armory girl. I've been racing here since eighth grade. Our relay won here my freshman year, but winning the Wanamaker Mile is even bigger. That's huge.
For many years, the only thing I wanted in the world was the approval of Alberto Salazar. I still loved him. Alberto was like a father to me, or even like a god.
When I was out in Portland there was a lot of really great things about it. But being home, I'm a New Yorker, and I think I've really enjoyed being back out here.
One of the things Coach Salazar always tells me is you're in just as good shape as anyone else and as long as you're in it with 400 meters to go, you can't give up.
So in my sophomore year of high school, I ran in Barcelona for the World Junior Championships, and I set the national record for the girls' 1,500 meters in doing so.
It took me so long to accept that a lot of the stuff I went through was really messed up. I did realize I was being invested in more as a product rather than as a person.
I was only looking at a few schools and narrowed it down to the University of Oregon. Having a great choice made me more excited and I knew it would be a great opportunity.