Did Allyson Felix retire from running track?

EUGENE, Ore. — Turns out, Allyson Felix has not operate her previous race. The most adorned sprinter in U.S. background will return to the globe championships to race in the preliminaries of the women’s 4×400 relay Saturday.

She reported team officers coaxed her out of her quick retirement after she aided the blended relay team get a bronze medal very last Friday in what she experienced claimed was her past significant race.

“The coaches requested if I was readily available and there was no way I’d change the staff down,” the 36-12 months-aged mentioned by means of an e-mail with The Connected Push.

The prelims of the 4×400 relay are Saturday and the ultimate will be held Sunday to close out the planet championships.

A 7 days in the past, Felix ran the next leg on the 4×400 combined relay squad in what she explained would be her very last event. Since then, she’s had a couple talking engagements and attended The ESPYS in Los Angeles. She’s back for a different look at Hayward Area.

“When I got the get in touch with, I locked in and refocused,” Felix mentioned.

The third-area finish in the blended relay gave Felix her 19th medal at environment championships, extending a report she currently held. Insert in her 11 Olympic medals and it brings the full to an even 30.

At the Tokyo Olympics last yr, she was on the gold-medal women’s 4×400 relay as section of a “dream team” with Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu. The foursome extended the American’s gold-medal successful streak in the party to 7 at the Olympics.

Felix leaves very a major footprint on observe. In addition to her bounty of medals, she’s also stared down Nike on pregnancy troubles through her journey toward getting to be an advocate for women’s correct. She also commenced her own footwear corporation identified as Saysh.

Now, there’s a prospect for a person extra victory lap. She’s soaking in the minute with her 3-calendar year-aged daughter, Camryn, in attendance.

“My finest reminiscences of this week are looking at my daughter cheer for me, looking at youthful women aid me and having them thank me for standing up for them, and strolling as a result of the stadium and seeing girls sporting Saysh,” Felix explained.