Olivia Williams tied the course record of Amber Trotter's (2001's HS national XC champ) 16:15 at Hayward High School in November of 2021. Shortly thereafter, Olivia started to feel the effects of the sacrifices it took to be able to achieve such an unprecedented effort. Although she had made it to the Eastbay Nationals as undoubtedly one of the top runners in the nation. Her rise to success was just as quick as her exit from the sport in the spring of sophomore track season due to her declining physical health in the form of anorexia. Two years later, Olivia is getting back into the sport she loves, but now in a body she is becoming more familiar with. By sharing this vulnerable story, Olivia hopes that others that want success as bad as she does understand that they cannot and should not do it as it comes at a great cost & is not worth it.
5 окт 2023
