832. Olivia Enright, Creator of the "12 Olivias" Hood to Coast Team

"I am shocked at the amount of Olivias that responded to a random message on Instagram."

Olivia Enright is so fun. She's a sports marketing manager of global running for adidas, she ran at NC State (her BFF is pro runner Erika Kemp!), she's currently training for the Chicago Marathon, and she's a former competitive jump roper. (Olivia's sister and fellow former competitive jump roper, Cara, has been on the Ali on the Run Show before!) But most relevant to this conversation: Olivia is the brains behind the 12 Olivias Hood to Coast relay team. In this episode, she talks about how she came up with the idea to put together a group of same-named strangers to run nearly 200 miles across Oregon, and how she has actually brought this to life over the past four years.

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In this episode:

• All about Olivia, former competitive jump roper (2:30)
• Olivia talks about training for this year’s Chicago Marathon (7:50)
• When, how, and why Olivia became a runner (10:00)
• How Olivia got her job at adidas, and what her job entails (15:40)
• Why Olivia is running the Chicago Marathon (31:45)
• All about the 12 Olivias Hood to Coast team (33:00)

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