Sanya Richards-Ross is open to some drama in her life

• Richards-Ross has won four Olympic gold medals
• She had toe surgery last fall after London Games
• Adidas Grand Prix features strong field in 400

Sanya Richards-Ross is always running, even when she's not. From the Olympics, to the hair salon she owns in Austin, to her husband's NFL games, to the filming of a reality show, to delivering the commencement speech at her alma mater last weekend, to a return to New York, and racing, this weekend.

On Saturday Richards-Ross will compete for the first time since the 2012 London Olympics, where she won gold in the individual 400 meters and her third consecutive gold in the 4x400 relay.

After toe surgery last September and a lengthy rehab, Richards-Ross isn't exactly easing into her return. The Diamond League's Adidas Grand Prix has the depth of an Olympic final, featuring the top five 400 runners from 2012, including the last three world champions.

Richards-Ross had two bones shaved on her big toe and returned to the track just three weeks ago. Workouts on an anti-gravity treadmill, which reduces the body weight on the injury, helped as well as some pushing from her husband, New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross. "I was one of her hardest personal trainers," he said as his wife laughed.

A new reality show, Glam & Gold, which will air on WEtv in July chronicles her fast-paced life. "I always thought my family was made for TV," said Richards-Ross, an executive producer on the project.

Richards-Ross's mom is her agent; dad is her manager; sister is her business partner at The Hair Clinic; and a cousin is her publicist. As for drama, her family provides plenty. She calls her sister, Shari, a firecracker: "We're consistently fighting over who is the bigger boss."

The show also captures unexpected moments, such as when Ross was dropped by the Jacksonville Jaguars and picked up by the Giants, the team that drafted him in 2007. "It was bittersweet," Ross said of his emotions. "First you get fired. Not knowing if another team is going to pick you up is stressful. But it was sweet to come back home where everything started, where we won two Super Bowls, where a lot of my friends are still on the team."

During the February to April filming, one of those teammates, Jason Pierre-Paul, lobbied for some air time. "He was trying to get a cameo," Ross said, laughing. "He would come by the house and drop off flowers or something."

Richards-Ross said her husband was reluctant at first about the show, but then enjoyed the experience.

Ross, who met his wife while both were at the University of Texas, will be in the stands this weekend on Randall's Island. "I'm always excited to see her do what she loves to do," Ross said. "I'm always excited to go see my baby run."

Richards-Ross isn't focused on the stacked field since she said she's not 100%. Her goal is to compete in the world championships in August by performing well at nationals in June. (She won the world title in 2009.)

"This race is about getting myself out there and getting prepared to run 49 seconds again," she said. "It's impossible to do that in practice."

After being motivated by a disappointing third-place finish in the 400 at the 2008 Beijing Olympics to greatness in 2012, Richards-Ross is aiming for the 2016 Games in Rio.

"I think that at this level, you want to be the best so badly and you get to my age (28) and you start to think about your legacy in the sport," she said. "For me defending the 400-meter Olympic title would be one of the most amazing things to accomplish. I want to run 48 seconds in an Olympic final."