Episode 158: Alysia Montaño: Fighting the Motherhood Penalty in Professional Sports

What does it actually mean to support motherhood in professional sports?

This week on Trail Society, Corrine sits down with Olympic medalist, seven-time U.S. champion, and maternal rights advocate Alysia Montaño to discuss her journey from professional runner to one of the leading voices fighting for maternity protections in sports.

From racing at the U.S. Track and Field Championships while eight months pregnant to publicly challenging the policies that penalized athletes for starting families, Alysia shares the experiences that inspired her advocacy and ultimately led to the creation of For All Mothers.

Together, they explore the motherhood penalty, the progress made in athlete contracts and race policies, and the work still needed to ensure women can pursue both athletic careers and motherhood. They also discuss Alysia's latest initiative, the Mother in Sport Collective, and what brands, race organizers, and the broader running community can do to create meaningful, lasting change.

Stay connected with Alysia:

• For All Mothers+ — ⁠forallmothers.org⁠

• Mother in Sport Collective (MISC) — ⁠Learn about MISC⁠

• Alysia's 2019 New York Times op-ed — ⁠Nike Told Me to Dream Crazy, Until I Wanted a Baby⁠

• For All Mothers+ on Instagram — ⁠@forallmothers⁠

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