The Olympics When You Didn't Make The Olympics || 16x400 workout & coping with change

[@kittykatkayte5061]

LA 2028! You are still #1 in our hearts!

[@Shevock]

Yes she is!

[@DavidSmyth-f8s]

Amen to that ❣️❣️❤️

[@allie_ostrander]

Thank you 🫶 love you all!

[@kittykatkayte5061]

@@allie_ostrander 🩷🩷🩷

[@saskhiker3935]

I'd be crying too after 9-400s. Ugh that workout sounds super brutal.

[@leonardmilcin7798]

All depends on pace and rest. 16x400 can be as easy or as hard as you want. But if it does not feel hard it probably haven't done anything worthwhile to you.

[@chloeledieff1462]

Allie I feel you. I used to be the fastest girl on my XC/track team and in my freshman year of high school I broke two school distance records. After a lengthy injury, I’ve been struggling to run nowhere NEAR as fast as I was. Two miles feels hard at this point. Keep going, Allie, your splits are all my 400 pr 😂

[@Tyronnisos]

I really admire how you share all your highs and lows seemingly unfiltered. I'm not an athlete in the running world, but I follow your journey to see how you handle the ups and downs and conquer them. Keep it up!

[@RayLabs]

Damn.... for someone suffering you were incredibly consistent on your splits. Well done.

[@debrahudson3334]

I am so glad you are showing us this. We armature runners struggle constantly, and we think professionals do not. I know you can't see us or hear us but we, your fans, are always rooting for you.

[@evangrip4618]

Spencer with the assist. The MVP for this workout!

[@Wings_nut]

You're always an Olympian in our hearts. UTMB is the Olympics of trail racing. I see you crossing the finish line at Chamonix.

[@maddie8801]

you're incredible. I'm currently returning to training post eating disorder treatment, in a body that isn't my smallest anymore. something I've held onto is a quote from Kara Goucher "No it won't be the way it was. But it can still be pretty damn amazing. Don't let the fear of not being who you used to be stop you from living now." Loosing fitness is hard. I haven't hit my pr's from before recovery yet, but the fact that you were able to shows that it's possible (but also running is more than pr's!!) Again, the messages you spread are so important!

[@xerocrat9277]

The dog helicopter was such a nice touch!

[@annemeyers2840]

Thanks for posting all the vulnerability. Much appreciated

[@snooples]

i love how spence knew from the very start it was going to be tough and didn't wait to start supporting you only when it got hard but throughout the whole thing, and you are a trooper for getting through ik the feeling of being frustrated in a workout its actually the worstttt also doing a double and lift after that is just... wowowow, love helicopter george and we need a george time for touchin the wall running upstairs touching the wall and running downstairs again, also listened to the pod and it was great, actually years in the making tbhhh

[@allie_ostrander]

Georgie's time for the race would almost certainly break my record

[@leonardmilcin7798]

For anybody who wonders 72s for 400 is 15:00 5k pace and 70s for 400 is 14:35 5k pace. Add to it altitude and you get pretty brutal workout.

[@giovanehuskyarcobalenoso6147]

thanks for calculating that for me. I was like "uhh, my coach said when I do 40 sec in the 200m I'm doing 3:20 min/km, she's doing double of that, and she's taking less than 80 seconds, so hmm no idea how fast she is, but she's fast" now I know she is going 3.00 min/km, and I'll never be that fast

[@genericusernamehere01]

Sorry, I'm trying to understand. That means that if she ran 72s for 400 and was going to 5K, she'd do 5K in 15 minutes? And same with 70s for 400 but would complete 5K in 14:35? Am I understanding correctly? I never really understand what people mean when they say, "5K pace" and things like that.

[@leonardmilcin7798]

​@@genericusernamehere01 I think you understand it right. "5k pace" means the fastest you can run at the distance of 5k. People run at very different speeds so it does not make sense to communicate intensity of the exercise by giving an absolute pace like 5:00/km. For some people this is super easy pace, for some people this might feel like sprinting. Instead when I ask two people to run 400m at their 5k pace, they will run at different absolute paces but roughly similar intensities. For both of these people they will be running at a bit challenging pace but one that they can maintain for about 5km so they should be fine doing it for 400m.

[@kathrynchamberlin3405]

Pushing through the pain is making you stronger for the trails where you will be in/out of pain!! Great workout and so nice to see your great support person.

[@tworunningbrooms]

That Spence sure is a great support and guy.

[@juliethomas705]

Great work out, it is difficult to not compare yourself to what you could do at a peak. That used to get me down at times too when coming back from a lay off

[@thomasphilyaw8593]

Love seeing you have emotions! It means you're not a robot and true to yourself. Those 400's are to just build strength, not speed. You accomplished more than you think during that workout!!! Keep chugging along with your running schedule. You're going to do amazing things this trail season.❤❤❤

[@jjcabello1]

I love how you share the reality of how you are feeling.. despite everything you know about peaking, periodization, training for the different sports, really, and that your track fitness SHOULD be different right now, how it still affects the mental side. So, kudos to you for your transparency as always! So happy about the pod!!!

[@brianastreet9560]

This workout is insane. Damn. 😳🔥💪👏

[@magla5818]

You are so inspiring, makes me want to stop giving up when things get tough

[@compassionatepeercounseling]

Love seeing the realness. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[@QuinStovall-pf1qp]

I appreciated this so much. Not long ago I broke down and cried on my long run workout and generally struggled start to finish. It was brutal. It makes me feel so reassured that one of my idols has tough days as well - and is strong enough to show the hard parts and be a total badass. Thank you.🙏🏾

[@greenenergi9427]

That was so impressive to watch. Super difficult workout to run on your own. And doing a workout like that on trail fitness. You’re probably more fatigued than you realize. You give all of us motivation to tough it out when it hurts!

[@lars277]

You can always look at your effort as a great achievement Allie. Just think if you had not tried. You would have been in a mental and emotional dilemma about not trying for the rest of your life. I think you won! Your triumph over self is something 99.99% of people never get an opportunity to do. Well done Allie. I am sure I am not the only one who says, 'I am so proud of you'!👏👏

[@veganvagabond]

You are brave, you are strong! Thanks for sharing your vulnerability. It means a lot that you'd share it with us. Very inspiring!

[@shannonblack9712]

I love that thing you said something like: I know I'm not out of shape just in a different kind of shape. I'll be pulling that one out to keep me going to build my mental resilience as well. Thanks for the candid and honest video, as always. Wishing the best in the coming weeks.

[@davidgoggin7921]

Thank you for sharing your hard days! It means a lot to us back-of-the-packers that we're not alone when workouts aren't what we'd hoped they'd be 🙂 You're perseverance is inspiring!

[@sarahbauerfeldsarahcph9733]

Dear Allie. You ARE AMAZING! No matter what! I believe in you. And I wanna be your little reminder that you can do anything you fight for 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@MiaKiser693]

The way i screamed when i heard about the podcast!!! I will be listening to it when i xtrain today

[@emily2989]

this was a particularly beautiful video allie!!! i literally enjoyed it just as much as any of the olympics ive watched. your perseverance and honesty is really inspirational and a breath of fresh air, and a reminder of what is most real-- grit and love!!!

[@johnborton4522]

It's not an adventure if you know how it ends, and adventure is awesome. Kudos for the effort.

[@randylazer2894]

It is one thing to crush it almost every workout, and then run a PR.....oh yeah....you did that, except I think two PR's, with one in the Olympic finals..Holy moly! Then you were able to take a really nice and relaxed break by....packing up everything you own, and driving across the western United States in your relocation to Boulder, while being very kind not to lock Spencer in the moving van as my ex wife did to me (I still say that wasn't PMS, but temporary imprisonment without basis!). Then you had a whole bunch of incredibly hard workouts, and you rocked that awesomely! However, every now and then, life says "Running needs to chill just a little bit". Even young people have some periods where the body and mind need a break, a little recovery period, and then gradually get back into it. Meaning, not lets just instantly return to setting PR's. Of course we want to immediately pick things up where they were at the highest levels of performance. But, running is a funny thing. It's not like playing the piano or violin which I do. I could not play either instrument for 2 weeks, and give me a day and I am right on track and working on getting better from where I was. Running....oh good Lord it doesn't go that way. Your video reminded me of the week after a marathon. I always thought... "gosh, I did all of these double digit runs for 3 months, and I should be faster because I have built such a great base." Nope, not for me. I am slower and it hurts to try to run at the pacing I had previously done on the track. Albeit, if I was born in Kenya or Ethiopia a marathon is just a weekly long run, and of course at a minimal 8000 feet of elevation! Sometimes we can feel pretty well, and, the workout doesn't flow. What we had in our minds we were for sure going to accomplish is not happening. We always want to see progress, but sometimes the really good workouts aren't where you felt great, ran fast and smooth, and everything was 100% fine. No, some really good workouts that build character are exactly what you shared, for which there is frustration and in this case some tears, for which you have to be the most honest person on KZbin, and that is why nearly 70,000 subscribers love you. Not for whether you are doing 400 meter intervals in 67 seconds or 71 seconds, but just for being you. Sometimes our body is in conflict with our beliefs, that our mind tells us we should be running faster and stronger, but our body says "oh this isn't happening!" However, you showed guts again. No quit, and Spencer was great. Its good that you let it out. From my experiences (which could be completely wrong, as I am not writing a book on the thought process and emotions of women!), anytime a woman kind of breaks down and sheds some tears the guy's stomach will tighten up, we enter a mental panic mode with the first words running through our heads of "oh no", and we try to think of some magical phrase to say that will make the lady feel better. However, when you get older, you know in times of duress not to offer any layperson's psychological diagnosis, but just let the lady know you are there for her, you care for her, don't say too much, and have the correct amount of tissues on hand! I think it was really cool that you shared the emotions of a workout and even the frustrations that even the very top athletes in the entire world can have, for which you qualify for that incredibly elite group. Life isn't always one step forward, two steps forward, 100 steps forward, but every now and then we take a step or two back. But, that just makes us that much tougher than we were before. Some great workouts are the one's you gut out, and you did that. The thought I leave you with is that some days our best is absolutely brilliant (for which most of us don't do our personal best on international TV at the Olympic trials....yes I know you might have possibly been even faster, but .....damn!), and other days our best sucks, and that goes for everybody, whether Tiger Woods or any other person who ever played golf. But, when you give it your best, then as you have noted, we can accept that no matter the results, and keep getting better. Well, Allie O, in writing all of this, I have delayed my shower from my 4 mile run as long as I can! Enjoy Boulder, enjoy your running, and all kinds of other things that life has to offer. With your commitment you will continue to ascend and be better and stronger, although just like a trail, there are going to be ups and downs on that journey, but the destination will be amazing!

[@luisfmercadojr9116]

Great video with tons of positivity on tenancy, steadfastness, and perseverance. Don’t stop pushing forward and don’t forget you are dealing with a new altitude reality. 🎉

[@wordmunger]

Boom! Running 72-70 at elevation while doing long trail workouts is insane! You are crushing it. Super excited for your trail season!

[@aliciafenner3098]

I'm sorry you had such a tough workout, but I am proud that you kept going despite not feeling better while doing it :) Im so happy that spencer was there to help and encourage you to finish the workout. He seems like a wonderful support system :)

[@ClairesUniverse]

You did not fall short! You still hit a PR. You have so much to be proud of!!!

[@meganblanchard8759]

Honestly thank you for posting the highs and lows. You’re an amazing athlete and your future is so bright ❤. Thanks for inspiring us to just keep going 😊

[@baca782]

Great workout, huge mental challenge with everything has happened...way to go!

[@TS-eo9uf]

I'm doing my strength workout with you doing your workouts with me! Thanks for being my workout buddy, Allie! I'm coming off covid+mono+a three-day hospitalization, and took over a month off - I relate so heavily to "I used to be able to do this comfortably!"... but it will come back - I'm reminding both of us! 😅

[@juliad6201]

Wow, thanks for sharing the lows as well as the highs. I too have cried during a workout because I was disappointed in myself only to realize later that it was fine. Looking forward to seeing you in 2028!

[@jenc1276]

Thank you so much for sharing the hard days too. You’re so freaking impressive 🙌⭐️

[@megmikerodriguez6011]

❣Really appreciate the honest emotion--showing us all that it's tough for EVERYBODY some days! This is a huge encouragement to me training in the heat at over 2x your age. 😁 God bless your continuing journey, Megan 🙏🦵

[@mikestevenson1334]

Allie, you're doing so great. SO to Spence for all the support you give Allie especially on these tough sessions. You got this, Allie! =D

[@FrogJuicee]

Sometimes workouts feeel HARD; especially when switching seasons and hitting the end of a training block. You know this better than I do. I always give myself 3 days before I make any major decisions/judgements about my fitness after having done a hard workout. I would've quit years ago if I decided to criticize my fitness after every bad workout, time trial, and honestly, easy run (because 'easy' changes). One workout, fortunately, doesn't define us. You'll get out of this slump! You've done it before, and you'll do it again. Way to go Allie!

[@thestrengthline]

Look at it this way, you've got more energy and stamina then many to be able to complete this workout. Keep on pushing yourself and take care of yourself at the same time.

[@tonabuettner4661]

These r the trials that make u stronger. Keep your head up love your hard work will play off. U may not see it today or tomorrow but your time will come ❤❤

[@kayyylaaa___]

you deserve to sanbag if you want to! you've earned it. and i will be listening to the pod as soon as its on apple! cant wait!

[@nro337]

SO excited for your next step, don't ever doubt your ability or the supporters in your corner.

[@stephaniecansfield2430]

Aww I get the emotions. You’re incredible! ❤

[@peachxblue]

You have such grit doing that workout!! I aspire to have even 10% of that!!

[@chrispotter6847]

Great session at altitude, give yourself a break and enjoy running in the sun and think of us brits who get maybe 60 days of sun a year and 300 days of cold and wet!! Enjoy the journey and keep the vids coming as they are so motivating!! 😊

[@hyperzzzzz1]

I love the humor and the honesty. It's easy for us to say, but I will repeat it: LA2028, your home turf. Think about it. Also, your great and heartwarming efforts remind me of a Teddy Roosevelt quote. It's old, says man , but applies. I hope you don't mind my putting it here. You are the epitome of it: “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

[@gregorypetka8799]

400 got to be one of the most painful thing, expected to be pretty much a sprint the whole way, with two coasting around the turns, you can see the additional muscles from running hills, unfortunately strength works against us at 400+ races, being an old track and powerlifter, hard to find the right balance on where i want to be. nothing but love for you guys

[@4FunAndFitness]

Wall-stairs-wall house run. . . I'd go sub-17 sec, easy. So, step up your indoor training, Allie & Spence! 😉

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Good morning Allie how are you happy Monday morning and I just wanted to say you are amazing supporter

[@NY12jets]

Despite you being too hard on yourself, it really was a very good workout. There is nothing to be disappointed about. Stay positive and keep trying to push those negative thoughts out. All your subscribers are cheering for you.

[@my_fun_account6298]

Don't worry. 400m repeats feel different when you are doing them at your own pace versus in a group. You did a wonderful job!

[@amorgan78]

That black cherry lime sparkling water is soo good!

[@kevinmshea58]

Great track workout. And you did a cross train double plus lift. 👍🏻

[@arcadewong935]

Do not give up Allie. Keep training hard and you will get there. I started watching Yugioh anime season Zexal and Arc V and the heroes I learn never give up. In Sep returning to Arcade Gaming to finish the challenge.

[@Ella-py2oc]

Excited for your podcast to come to Apple!

[@paulgallagher6544]

2028 is going to be great looking forward to watching you on the podium!

[@kevinhanover5001]

remember that you need to acclimate, and the heat doesn’t help. it can take up to a year to fully acclimate, especially in upper intensities on the track. slow your easy pace down around 1 min/mile and focus on recovery. hope to catch you on the track!

[@GotDamBoi]

5:25 me after running a 40 minute 10k

[@YellowShark2000]

Well done Allie.

[@irritablearchitect]

Not every day is a step forward, just another in a series to get you to where to want to be. Having some grace with yourself is often hard, but you must look at things in the perspective of what is going on right now. You moved, you're training in a high altitude setting, and maybe a handful of others that have you at...not your best. The toughest days of training, where you're doubting yourself and you're forced to persevere are the days you need more than any others. You'll get through this.

[@floracook4803]

Georgie actually beat both of you up and down the stairs 😅 great job on that track workout!!! You should be happy! You are amazing 🤩

[@LesDexia13]

Yay whirly-dog, now with sound effects!

[@lars277]

I look forward to watching your videos.

[@paddycunningham6834]

Well done 👍 super fast workout, good job

[@angiebenson9481]

You inspire me to keep going after my goal..:..never give up….

[@zaneclone]

There's nowhere to hide on the track... and whatever your running goals... never leave track alone for too long ! Nevertheless, that was a great effort- and let's not forget you're at altitude ! That was a better workout than you think ! :)

[@jillianjackson2787]

How you likin' the Sarah J. Maas book. I just finished that series. It is a wild ride and awesome. Finishing the series before you is the only race I am ever going to be out front of you with:-) Keep on keeping on Allie. You are a rockstar!

[@andrewh7599]

So strong. Great job.

[@sharonboudreau9953]

That was amazing all,of that at sub 5 minute miles

[@carochan86]

You had spence and us as your accountability partner. Congratulations. By the wasy I really like your music choices for your videos.

[@joshuafoulds8107]

Touch the wall training: every night when you turn the lights out... but you're not afraid of the dark!!

[@elenamerelo8072]

Well done ❤

[@smiks83]

Showing up. Getting it done. Eating sushi. 💯

[@zylviij]

I hope you can post the podcasts to KZbin! I don't have apple music or spotify, but would listen here!

[@paulgallagher6544]

Hope you are enjoying Boulder it looks great!

[@karolina.321]

The definition of resilience; Allie I was wondering if you ever change directions on the track? I havent seen it in any of your videos so I think you dont. Curious as to why you dont. Thanks 🙂

[@mnelson929]

Wall/stairs/wall run with Georgie hazard... not for the faint of heart. Keep us updated on this event!

[@brianastreet9560]

I cannot believe you did a double AND a lift, with that workout. 😳💀

[@ctgctg1]

Think of it this way, you didn’t get worse near the end. If anything you were more consistently 71. It’s hard to feel like you hit a brick, but overall n injuries s a huge victory.

[@1995walkerkatie]

Can I put some stuff in your belief bag mate? You're the bloody champion of effort and resilience, and I've got nothing but belief in you.

[@becmango]

I've definitely forgotten to pack my belief bag before...❤

[@pianosign]

I know you said you got over your track wallowing, but just in case it's still nagging at you: hitting your paces (which you did) is a success. Feeling good while doing it is just a bonus and doesn't always happen. Plus as you said, it was 90º and at altitude, which cannot be discounted.

[@sbragdon212]

🫶 you’re so strong 💪

[@Hawkkaii-ih2ps]

Hi new here and love your video, your an amazing athlete and don't worry you'll make it to LA 2028. Hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

[@toddboucher3302]

I think you’re better off that the Olympics got a little weird this year but I’ve been four years. We’re back in the US and you’ll get it. You got the drive.

[@stevenschmidt3321]

Have you thought about hurdling the steeplechase water jump instead of stepping off it?

[@trainwellracewell]

Remember that it takes longer to recover at higher altitude and the body accumulates fatigue much faster. You put in a great deposit into the fitness bank, even if it didn’t feel good

[@andrealyons4718]

Seventh place at the Olympic trials is totally bad @$$! Congrats! You are young and will have more opportunities to take another shot at this! No worries!

[@madelinearmetta9608]

Don’t underestimate how much more difficult running in elevation is!! Going from living at sea level to elevation is a huge change. When I run in elevation, I am huffing and puffing and going at a much slower pace😂

[@KyawKyawBolJohnBol]

Keep going sister ❤I am pretty sure that you will be performing in 2028 LA Olympics qualifies and taking a goal medal if you are keeping it, hard training. ❤

[@jippiijajee]

I would love if you would make 'run along 40 min - 60 min', maybe slow run with intervalls or 5 min hard 1 min slow or something. Your voice would be perfect to hype me up while running

[@deemons182]

wonder what your VO2 max is? must be super high :)

[@steffhelen]

The mental issue with track workouts (or any precisely measured workout) is separation of these two separate things: "training to improve fitness" and "measurement of current fitness". For most sessions, the second thing is not at all the goal, but is so salient in the moment. When the news is bad on the measurement front, the real challenge is to hold the quality of the workout so that primary goal (or indeed only goal) of a good training stimulus is still achieved. Allie, with support, achieved the goal here.

[@e.a.c.8584]

Can you add the podcast to other apps also, such as on KZbin? I don't have Spotify nor Apple Music.😅 But there's no way I'm not gonna listen to your podcast!