Allyson Felix pens heartwarming message on mother's birthday

Allyson Felix wished her mother Marlean Felix a birthday on January 8, 2025. The latter had been a constant supporter of the Olympian's athletic pursuits, witnessing her become the most decorated track and field athlete in history.

Allyson Felix accumulated 11 Olympic medals over five Olympic Games, the most for a track and field athlete both men and women. Her prowess on the track also made her a ten-time US National champion and a 20-time World medalist.

Though she retired from her sport, Felix remains connected to the domain through various roles. With the maximum votes, she became an International Olympic Committee AC member at the Paris Olympics.

Besides balancing her professional life, Allyson Felix invests time in her family. The mother of two often posts family pictures on social media. On January 8, she took to her Instagram story to wish her mother Marlean Felix a birthday with a heartfelt message:

"Happy Birthday to the most incredible mom and Gammy extraordinaire! Feeling so blessed to have you in our lives!"

Allyson Felix celebrates her mother Marlean Felix's birthday; Instagram - @allysonfelix

The picture of Marlean also featured the 14-time World gold medalist's daughter, Camryn, and son Kenneth Ferguson III.

Marlean Felix teaches kids at Balboa Magnet Elementary in Northridge, California. Besides that, she helps her daughter Allyson Felix raise Camryn and Trey. Allyson Felix set up a nursery at the Paris Olympic Village to help the parent athletes balance quality time with their kids and competing.

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Allyson Felix's mother Marlean once opened up about their support for their daughter's career

Allyson Felix at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games - (Source: Getty)

Since Felix was young, her mother attended all her track meets and even did lesson planning and homework while she practiced. Talking about how the family supported the Olympian to Mom.com in 2021, Marlean said:

"We attended not only all of her track meets but most of her practices as well. As an elementary school teacher, I would often balance my responsibilities of lesson planning and paperwork at her track practice. My husband would also often bring work to complete at her practices. When Allyson became a professional athlete competing at international meets, we found ourselves traveling around the world with her."

Furthermore, Marlean also backed the former Olympian's decision to speak up against her sponsor Nike's maternity policies as they reportedly wanted to pay her 70% less than the contractual fee during her pregnancy. Felix went on to pen an op-ed for The New York Times before switching sponsors and signing with Athleta.

Allyson Felix had a complicated childbirth birth experience in 2018, delivering her daughter Camryn in an emergency C-section. Shedding light on the ordeal, Felix's mother Marlean lauded her daughter for the bold step and expressed contentment with her decision:

"I’m convinced that once Allyson made the decision to speak out, she was committed to it and willing to trust the Lord regarding her future. The process, while frightening, led to our son (her agent) helping to secure a wonderful contract for her with Athleta...Although Allyson still deals with some backlash from her outspokenness, she knows that what she did was right and she has never regretted it. We fully support her efforts." (via Mom.com)

Allyson Felix signed with Athleta in July of 2019 and became their first-ever sponsored athlete.