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Allyson, the multiple Olympic champion always struggled to get his out-of-shape body back on track after the offseason.
Seven-time Olympic champion Allyson Felix has opened up about the hardships she underwent when the athletics season was on the break.
Felix, 39, retired in 2022 after two decades of dominance on the track. However, 'rare breed' Felix who is a 14-time world champion, revealed in a Mavericks podcast that getting her body back to shape from the offseason was one of the toughest assignments she faced.
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'I was embarrassed to show my face' - American sprint legend Allyson Felix reveals the sorrow of missing gold in 2008
Allyson Felix has revealed the emotional turmoil of winning silver in the 2008 Olympics, feeling devastated and letting others down.
Despite saying that running was a process that required several building blocks, training after the season break was more of a puzzle for the four-time Diamond League champion.
When quizzed about her favorite part of the race, she said: "I think my favorite was like the process. There's something special about really starting firmly." She continued: "You come out of the season and you are looking out of shape you know. I love building and I love like this is the way to go, how am I getting there...it is almost like a puzzle, like putting it together."
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'It was kind of an unspoken thing'- When Allyson Felix opened up about struggles of female Olympic athletes
Allyson Felix highlights the challenges female athletes face balancing marriage, motherhood, and career.
She maintained that she always paid the prize during preseason as she returned to training in not-so-good condition. "I could be out for one and a half months without running and be out of shape and when you return, you pay the prize. You realize why did I do that but I always felt it was necessary for me to have the love for it and feel rejuvenated, because I needed that time and space."
The American track and field star competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m. She specialized in the 200m for a decade (2003 to 2013), then gradually shifted to the 400m later in her career.
She is the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history, having earned 11 total medals from five consecutive Olympic Games.
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