Allyson Felix: an American hero both transcendent and relatable

The sprinter met and defied every lofty expectation of her on the way to setting an impossibly high standard of excellence Allyson Felix is an 11-time Olympic medalist. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Officialsportsbetting.com Of course they called her Chicken Legs. Ninth graders are the worst. Clearly, the girls on Los Angeles Baptist High’s track team were just waiting to pounce on Allyson Felix, all stems and a cheeseburger shy of skinny back then. A nickname like that makes clear she was more eggbeater than world