Another Mother Runner

Whether you’re a rugby fan or know very little about the sport, you’ll want to hear this chat with Naya Tapper, an influential athlete who’s changing the game in so many ways. A true star of the sport, Naya led Team USA to its very first Pan American Games gold medal in November, competed at the Tokyo Games and will return to the Olympics in Paris this summer. On this candid episode, Naya joins us from the U.S. Olympic Training Center to chat with co-hosts Dimity and Sarah WF on a variety of topics, including: how her background as a runner helps her shine on the pitch; rugby rules and lingo; diversity in the sport and debunking the stigmas attached to it; being a role model and how she gives back; her guest stint on Project Runway…and more! Know a kid who may want to follow in Naya’s footsteps? Head to USA Rugby for resources on youth and high school opportunities. And click here to learn more about the Naya Tapper Scholarship Program. And here’s the hiking program Dimity mentions in the episode.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to keep running into their 60s, 70s, and 80s: Hosts Sarah and Tish (herself a 62-year-old running strong!) talk with three Senior Masters runners, who share:  -their starts in running—and what keeps them going; -their pre-run routines;  -the importance of stretching, rest, and running with others;  -their biggest surprises of running in their later years; and,  -their racing plans for 2024.  Before the first Senior Masters runner joins around 11:30, Sarah details a few runs in Japan on a recent family trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder how Another Mother Runner got started and grew? The founders (who are also the hosting duo) recap the highlights in response to Amy’s question. Maybe you’re like Meg, looking to return to running. If so, you’ll appreciate the guidance from Coach Dimity. And, finally, there’s Stephanie and Elisa, wondering which weather extreme Sarah and Dimity prefer to run in.  Before answering questions, Sarah reveals her packing blunder on her family’s recent trip to Japan. Here’s the hiking program Dimity mentions, and the info session she mentions. To record a question, please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Folks looking to go big, exercise consistently, or somewhere in between will gain a lot from this episode, featuring Train Like a Mother Club coaches Jennifer Harrison and Liz Waterstraat. With host Sarah Bowen Shea, the coaching duo discusses:  -ideas for shorter goals to stay motivated all year;  -the importance of respecting recovery;  -how to overcome training-overwhelm;  -best practices for coming back from injury or surgery; and, -the importance of being “pliable and flexible” to set up race-day success.   Coach Liz switches from intro chitchat with Sarah to being a guest joined by Coach Jen around 6:20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to this episode if you need an injection of inspiration to go after a big adventure in 2024.  After a quick catch-up, hosts Dimity and Sarah WF welcome Gill Watson, a mother runner and fitness instructor from the UK. Gill has a fascinating story of adventuring around the world that began 20 years ago when she won a reality show on the BBC in Borneo. Since then, she’s competed in far-flung places including the Arctic Circle, and was even on Ninja Warrior UK. Hear how Gill plans to celebrate turning 60 this year in the most extreme way—and why she’ll never consider her age as a hindrance to her fitness or her future plans.  Register for Many Happy Miles 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you like eavesdropping on the athletic accomplishments of other runners, give this episode a listen. It’s a casual, candid conversation with three co-hosts—Ellison, Tish, and Liz. The gals talk about their athletic (+ personal) lives in 2023 —and potential 2024 goals.    Also, Ellison shares three book recommendations, and Coach Liz talks up two more books in Miles of Books at the end of the ep.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Get $30 off your 1st box + free croissants when you start your subscription at Wildgrain.com/AMR or use code AMR at checkout   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Give a listen if you’re like Holly and you want to figure out how your half-marathon finish time can predict when you’ll cross your marathon finish line. Or if you can relate to Amy, who’s looking to support friends training for a 13.1 or 26.2 during winter weather.  The first question drops around 6:11. To record your question, please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), keeping your message to 60 seconds or less. This repeat episode originally aired on December 14, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyone looking for athletic inspiration, empathy, and laughs will want to listen to this episode. It’s a conversation with three co-hosts—Britany, Amanda, and Molly. The gals talk about their 2023 highs (hello, first baby!) and lows (recovery from knee replacement)—and what the new year might hold for them.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Get a free gift w/ purchase + free shipping  on orders $29+ at Nuts.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2 of our year-end wrap-up, hosts Dimity & Sarah WF continue to highlight our collective athletic highlights of 2023. First, Dimity shares her favorite fitness moments of the year (hint: They involved a bike and hiking shoes!), then AMR coaches pop in to reflect. Hear from Jennifer Steele, Jennifer Harrison, Jess Hofheimer, Elizabeth Waterstraat, and Mandy Cherry, who shed some light on what made 2023 special for them. And, throughout the episode, we play voicemails from listeners featuring a variety pack of peak moments. We hope this episode inspires you to celebrate your own athletic high points—and motivates you to go after even more in ’24. Register for Many Happy Miles 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avid readers, as well as casual ones, will enjoy this annual episode, in which the hosts Sarah and Ellison talk about a dozen new books they’ve read and recommend. The talk of books kicks off around 4:32.   Here are the books the hosts discuss: The Fraud: Zadie Smith Day: Michael Cunningham Absolution: Alice Mcdermott West Heart Kill: Dann Mcdorman If on A Winter’s Night a Traveler: Italo Calvino The House of Doors: Tan Twan Eng Pet: Catherine Chidgey The Scrupulous Confession of Lydia Bennet, Witch: Melinda Taub The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies: Alice Goodman So Late in the Day: Claire Keegan  The Comfort of Crows: Margaret Renkl Untold Power: Rebecca Boggs Roberts The In-Between: Hadley Vlahos, R.N. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for effective, at-home strength moves, like Maura? Then give a listen to this episode. (Here are the three programs Dimity recommends, including Many Happy Miles.) Or maybe you are in Karen’s shoes, wondering when to replace your running shoes. Finally, learn along with Leah where the gals land on pausing their GPS at stoplights (or scooping up #foundchange!). Before turning to the questions, Sarah shares why she nearly needed a snorkel on a recent run. To record a question, please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771). When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! You need Indeed: Visit Indeed.com/amr to start hiring now. Get a free gift w/ purchase + free shipping on orders $29+ at Nuts.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No matter your stress level, this is a must-listen episode: Physical therapist and coach Chris Johnson talks with hosts Sarah and Amanda about the impact stress has on our daily and athletic lives. In this advice-laden episode, the guest talks about: -how to keep goals from adding to your stress level;  -using rate of perceived exertion to minimize exercise-related stress; -a simple routine to relieve neck + shoulder tension; -pivoting your workouts based on your energy levels; and, -“movement snacks” and how to add them to your day.  Before the guest comes on around 9:17, Sarah talks about trends she saw at The Running Event trade show, including so.many.running.shoes!    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   For $25 off your first order of any sleeves,  use code AMR25 at GOSleeves.com   Row for it: Save up to $500 at Hydrow.com  and use code AMR at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was your favorite athletic moment of 2023? Perhaps it was PR'ing in a 10K or crossing the finish line of your very first marathon. Maybe it was something simpler, but oh-so-sweet, like a scenic hike with your family or that first pain-free run after dealing with a nagging injury. Whatever the highlight, we're showcasing several on this episode, including those from three of our Train Like a Mother coaches. After hosts Dimity and Sarah WF reflect a bit on the year, hear from Amy Skorich, Christy Scott, and Jenn Giles, who each share what made 2023 special for them. And, throughout the episode, we play voicemails from listeners featuring a variety pack of peak moments. We hope this episode inspires you to celebrate your own athletic high points—and motivates you to go after even more in '24.  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Give the gift of Thrive: Enjoy 20% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR    Find incredible, unique gifts: Get 15% off at U

All active women need to listen to this episode with Stacy Sims, PhD, author of two bestselling books, ROAR and Next Level. This respected performance physiologist and nutrition scientist talks with hosts Sarah and Molly all about supplements for active women, including:  -the best online sources for supplements;  -the full lowdown on creatine;  -how + why to take Vitamin D;  -all you need to know about essential amino acids; and, -a supplement that can eliminate poop-breaks mid-run!   Before the esteemed guest joins at around 9:29, Molly and Sarah talk about found change and kids home from college.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Live a more empowered life: For 10% off your first month,  go to betterhelp.com/amr   Give the gift of stories: Get $10 off  your first purchase at Storyworth.com/AMR   Get $30 off your 1st box + free croissants when you start your subscription at Wildgrain.com/AMR or use code AMR at checkout   Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

If you’ve got a hilly race on your horizon, like Christina, give a listen to this episode. Or if you’re not chuffed about chafing (especially in delicate areas), à la Amanda, you’ll appreciate the crowd-sourced solutions the hosts serve up. Finally, you’ll flip over the cartwheel conversation at the end of the ep!  Before providing answers to called-in questions, Sarah shares momentous news in her bulging-disks saga. Please share your 2023 athletic highlights here, and jump into Joy to the Run (pssst: It’s free!). To call in a question, dial 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), day or night.  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get all your gifts:  Get 15% off at UncommonGoods.com/AMR   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode for anyone who is curious how to become a “greener” runner: Hosts Sarah and Molly have an enlightening conversation with Keri Straughn, co-founder of the Low Impact Alliance and co-owner of Palmetto Running Company. This mother runner details: -how making small changes adds up to big differences;  -what “plogging,” “greenwashing,” and “circularity” mean; -the environmental footprint of races;  -the future of good-for-the-planet shoe manufacturing; and, -how to (easily) shop more responsibly for running gear.    Molly details her return to running before the guest joins around 6:00. Listen all the way to the end to learn what book-related milestone Coach Liz reached—and her top three books in 2023—in Miles of Books.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Give the gift of stories: Get $10 off  your first purchase at Storyworth.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to set some goals for 2024? Then listen to this episode, where hosts Dimity and Sarah WF bring on pro triathlete, coach, and adventure seeker Alyssa Godesky, who shares how she approaches going after the next big thing. From timing it right (hint: patience is key!) to setting realistic expectations, Alyssa goes over how she works with her athletes to earmark and ultimately achieve goals big and small. First, though, Sarah WF shares about how she parlayed her marathon fitness (and post marathon frustration) into one of her fastest 5Ks in years, and then Alyssa pops on to talk about her own incredible athletic achievements before getting into goal-setting. What was your 2023 athletic highlight? Tell us here! When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get a free gift w/ purchase + free shipping on orders $29+ at Nuts.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anyone who struggles with or questions her body image will appreciate this episode, with guest Charlotte Markey Ph.D., a psychology professor at Rutgers University and author of Adultish: The Body Image Book for Life coming out in 2024. Along with hosts Sarah and Tish, the guest discusses:  -body neutrality, and how it differs from body positivity;  -how compulsive running can be—and how to avoid falling into that trap;  -how to set a good example for our kids with our running; and,  -obligatory exercise: what it is, and how to avoid it.    Before the guest joins around 9:40, Sarah and Tish hash out finishing less than a second apart in a recent race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode for folks who love a laugh—and listening to folks think on their feet! For the first time ever, Sarah and Dimity fielded questions from a live audience (at an AMR Retreat) on a wide array of topics, from the inane (peanut or almond butter?) to the serious (how to reach a big goal).    To record a question, please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771).    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get all your gifts:  Get 15% off at UncommonGoods.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fans of cooking and/or scrumptious food will enjoy this lively conversation with New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark, whose newest cookbook is Dinner In One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals. With hosts Sarah and Amanda, Melissa shares: -her shift from doing no races to running two annual ones;  -the “flow” she achieves while cooking—and running; -how to disguise leftovers + turn them into a “magic bullet of flavor”;  -sneak peaks at her next book or two; and,  -an ode to a can of chickpeas!    Before Melissa joins the ep around 9:07, Sarah and Amanda detail the race they each ran last weekend.      When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   For $25 off your first order, use code AMR25 at GOSleeves.com   Pretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 20% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices