Alysia Montano, Molly Huddle and Roisin McGettigan are three Olympians, from 2 countries, including 2 Moms and 1 current pro coming together to talk about the inspiring figures, important topics and interesting stories in women's sports. We care about the landscape and future of our sport of Track and Field and we want to create more media coverage of women's sports in general. We'll be interviewing inspiring athletes, and discussing topics and news in the track world and beyond. Thanks for Keeping Track with us!
Sally intro and update on her situation staying in Kenya more, Coronavirus effects in Kenya, her home on the farm w fam Kevin and Emma
Trains solo , has help at home
16-Motherhood and training , a lot of struggles in the 2 years post baby
â I will always be a mother before Iâm an athlete, alwaysâ
Lots of illness and body not cooperating
21-training while pregnant: USA vs Kenya
24-Sallyâs struggles to train while pregnant, didnât run but walked after 17 weeks pregnancy
25-how to deal with not running when itâs such a big part of identity
âThere were times where I felt like I was kind of losing the battle in that (running thru pregnancy) aspect,because my fellow athletes where doing so well and they were managing it. I think i didnât prepare myself enough for if i couldnât runâ
âThe public eye is showing these women who are soing really well and thats fantastic i think thats a great think, but Theres a risk that comes with that, because if cant achieve that you almost feel like your preg or your journey is not as important...i just want to say itâs as important, that stage in your life is a wonderful stage, it should be celebrated weather you can run go to the gym 7 da week until you deliver or if you canât move 2 feet until you deliverâ
30- Sally racing NYC marathon a few weeks pregnant
35-When Sally decided to fit motherhood into her career
Societyâs (Kenya for ex) pressures on women vs own decisions to have family
43-Sallyâs school she helped build in Kenya, and on being a woman in a male dominated culture: education is such an important equalizer
49-Sallyâs role models and being enlightened by seeing USA, motivated by how important education is
54-Sallyâs sisters, married and had children young, ages 16 and 17
(not going to highschool limits education, but also limited chance to participate in sports, they probably had similar great talent)
58-Is Sally famous in Kenya?!
Why Sheâs âMamma-Emmaâ
1:01-Kenyan running community, from doping to popularity and celebrity
âRunning is huge in kenya, itâs like being in the NFL in the USâ
âThe younger generation, they think to run well you must dopeâ
And there are issues in USA too: She makes a point to distinguish herself from Oregon Project in Portland (she is Oregon Track Club w Mark Rowland in Eugene)
Needing to cultivate a culture of hard work rather than win at all cost in Kenya
âIf we have enough role models that are doing good, and for the young people to realize you can be good without ever cheating- I think thatâs the greatest thing we can do as athletes. And I think we need to go back to really redefining what greatness is⌠you donât have to be 1 to be great, just do your best and give 100%, and value that in our kidsâŚâ
1:14- What part of Sallyâs story she wants to shed more light on:
That the mother, athlete and family member she is are all entwined. (great athletes arenât robots-theyâre whole people!)
â The mother (in me) is so much linked to the wife and so much linked to the athlete. The qualities that I try it to accomplish as an athlete are almost the same qualities that Iâm trying to accomplish and trying to master and trying to learn as a mom and as a wife, like for example ...if im trying to be a good mom im trying to be diligent i'm trying to be disciplined im trying to be considerate,im trying to be forgiving, im trying to be patient i want to be loving. I want to be disciplined , I want to be diligent, I want to be faithful to my running.â
Ro-Sally âknows how she wants to show up in the worldâ
 whatâs next for Sally and how to follow herÂ