Allyson Felix's journey from childbirth to the Olympics

Track star Allyson Felix details the difficulties of her recovery from childbirth and how she has worked her body back into Olympic shape.

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ALLYSON FELIX: My daughter's name is Camryn. She is two years old. And she has just the best personality and is just so much fun. And she's going nonstop.

It's been tough as a working mom. Some days I feel like I have it, like I am absolutely killing it on the track and then I come home and I feel like it's chaos and I don't have anything in control. But I think that's OK. You know, every day I'm figuring it out, I'm doing the best that I can, I'm asking for help. And I think that's-- that's the thing, like having family support and them really stepping up so that I can have this opportunity to go after a dream.

I thought I'm finally feeling like myself again after having my daughter. And I feel like I definitely have to be patient with myself. It took about a year to get glimpses of, you know, my-- how I was competing before. And you know, it's-- it's difficult because your body is different and it's gone through a lot, it's created a life. And being OK with that and really embracing that strength looks all kinds of ways.

I definitely have doubts, you know, after giving birth and just it's a hard path. But I think just surrounding myself with good people who really encourage me through those moments was really, really helpful.