Another Mother Runner

Want to get into swimming this summer but don't know how to start? Does putting your face in the water make you nervous? Or just the thought of swimming in open water makes you shudder? Fear not, friends: We're addressing many of your swimming concerns in this episode. We put pro triathlete and swim coach Laurel Wassner in the hot seat to answer your questions on subjects including: Swim etiquette (to split or circle swim? That is the question.) Calming anxiety and fears in the water Steadily increasing speed and endurance Adult swimming lessons, and more!  Then, we bring on mother runner Cathy Johnson, a beginner swimmer who went from fearful to fierce in the pool. Hear how swimming with a snorkel eased her anxiety and the big event she's now training for.  Follow Laurel on Instagram!  Grab a swim snorkel for yourself. Here's what Cathy uses!  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Get a free colored watch band with purchase of any watch. Use code motherrunne

Enjoy chasing big goals? Contemplating finding a physical therapist? Like live events? This recorded-with-an-audience episode is folks who check any of those boxes. Co-hosts Sarah and Dimity talk with Lindsey Hagen, D.P.T., a physical therapist and mother runner who runs ultras and is training to re-qualify for the Olympic Marathon Trials. P.T. Lindsey: -explains when to see a physical therapist;  -describes the Olympic Marathon Trial process; -details how her training is different as an almost-40-year-old mom;  -shares three P.T. exercises all runners should do; and, -reveals why she might skip the Trials (!!) if she re-qualifies.   The guest joins the show around 2:49.   When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Use code AMR10 for $10 off 13.1 or 26.2 + AMR5 for $5 off 8K at RichmondMarathon.org   For stylish + comfy shoes, shop Rothy’s. Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you’re a later-in-life runner, like Michelle, a lifelong runner, or somewhere in between, you’ll appreciate Dimity’s week-at-a-glance training suggestions in this episode. If you’re like Roberta and you’re signed up for back-to-back races, you’ll find the duo’s insight and guidance invaluable. The ep wraps with their advice on rotating two (or more!) pairs of shoes, as Nikki wonders about.    Sarah details two PT exercises that rocked her running before the duo answers the first question around 8:25. Here’s the Better Together program Dimity describes. 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!   Take steps to better running:  Use code AMR15 for 15% discount at Currex.us   Get 25% off when you keep everything  in your Fix at StitchFix.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re an active woman of any age, this episode with respected exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Stacy Sims, Ph.D., is an enlightening must-listen! Hosts Sarah and Ellison welcome Stacy to talk about many of the topics covered in her book ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life, including:  -why women runners need to stop eating and training like men;  -why “one size fits all” should not be anyone’s guide to weight management;  -how to properly fuel for a workout (+ post-exercise);  -the powerful effect of female hormones; and,  -hacks for preventing menstrual cramps; GI distress during a run; and aiding sleep.    Before Dr. Stacy Sims joins around 21:33, Ellison and Sarah discuss these two books: Victoria: the Queen by Julia Baird and Framed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.   This repeat episode originally ran in January 2017.   When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—supp

If you love cycling or just love empowering stories about changemakers, this episode of Many Happy Miles is for you. Our guest is Marley Blonsky, a self-described “fat adventure cyclist, advocate and influencer,” who shares her knowledge about and joy of cycling with hosts Dimity and Sarah WF. In this episode, Marley covers: Why we need more “big babes” on bikes; The experience of starting and growing her non-profit, All Bodies on Bikes; The unique cycling culture of her adopted hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas; How to be less intimidated in a bike shop, how to be safe on the roads, and how to find other people to ride with. Be sure to listen all the way through to hear the debut of Nourished on the Run, a new bonus segment with Dimity & Ellie Kempton, RD, MSN. The two dive straight into the toilet bowl and give the 4-1-1 on the importance of regularity. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!  Take steps to better running: Use code AMR15 for 15% discount at Curre

Whether you are bedeviled by bunions or simply looking to have a stronger, healthier base of support (read: your feet!), listen to this episode featuring Amy Benton, DPT, a dancer-turned-physical-therapist-and-runner. With hosts Sarah and Dimity, Amy details:  -non-surgical solutions for bunions, bunionettes, and hammertoes; -how your body’s kinetic chain originates in your feet; -some band-assisted exercises to help runners’ toes + feet;  -foot-friendly shoe-buying advice; and,  -the deal with toe-spacers.    The hosts share their excitement for their upcoming retreat before welcoming their guest around 7:46. Head here for our BAMRbassador application.      When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Take steps to better running:  Use code AMR15 for 15% discount at Currex.us   Stories to last a lifetime: Save $10 on  your first purchase at StoryWorth.com/AMR   Use code AMR10 for $10 off  registration at portlandmarathon.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

This is an ideal episode for folks looking for a slew of running form and technique tips, like Megan. Or if you’re like Michelle and you are questioning your “runner” identity. And then there’s the hosts’ sidewalk etiquette suggestions, prompted by a query from Courtney.  Sarah shares a mermaid tale (truly!) in the intro chitchat before the  first question airs around 7:34. 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!   Save 15% on any full-price purchase thru 6/30/23  at topoathletic.com w/ code AMRTOPOMOVE   Bloom + grow: Get 15% off your entire order at fastgrowingtrees.com/amr   Find balance: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vegetarians and omnivores alike will eat up this episode (!): Jeanine Donofrio, creator of Love & Lemons and author of the new cookbook entitled Simple Feel Good Food, talks with hosts Sarah and Katie about eating and cooking plant-forward meals. Jeanine details:  -the two camps of cooks and how recipes can cater to them;  -how to make three distinct meals from many of the same fresh ingredients;  -the joys of a CSA box of veggies;  -numerous savory breakfast options; and,  -an homage to tempeh!  Co-host Katie shares a recent athletic triumph before guest Jeanine joins around 9:46. Listen all the way through to hear Coach Liz talk about these booksin Miles of Books. Head here for our BAMRbassador application.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Use code AMR10 for $10 off 13.1 or 26.2 + AMR5 for $5 off 8K at RichmondMarathon.org   Get 20% off every IQBar product, plus free shipping,
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If you need a dose of optimism and hope (who doesn’t?!), then you’ll love hearing from our endlessly positive guest, Siri Lindley. A world champion triathlete turned world-renowned triathlon coach, Siri shares some of her magical thinking with us—and how her determination and stubbornness has helped her triumph over significant obstacles throughout her life. Specifically, Siri touches on: How she went from not knowing how to swim to becoming a top triathlete; How coming out as gay helped her find her truth, despite the challenges she faced; How she kept her hope and spirit intact during a harrowing leukemia battle; And more lessons, in which she details in her new memoir, Finding a Way. For more inspiring content from Siri, follow her on Instagram. And if you’re fired up to find your way to a half- or full-marathon finish line, consider signing up for Better Together, a special program where we’ll pair up newer runners with more experienced runners to train together. When you shop our sponsors, you help

Whether you’re looking for advice on running to support a charity or you have no clue what a “charity runner” is (!), this episode is for you. Two women, Krista and Diane, who have run races to raise funds and awareness, share their wisdom and experiences with hosts Sarah and Ellison. The gals detail: -how + why they started doing races for charities;  -how running for a charity turns a race into a “team” event;   -how a charity bib can be a guaranteed entry to a bucket-list race; -myriad fundraising suggestions; and,  -the profound satisfaction you gain by running for a cause.    Before the first charity runner strides on the show around 8:32, Ellison shares how she’s casually stepping into coach-mode.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   For $25 off your first order, use code  AMR25 at GoKinesiologySleeves.com   Energy w/o the jitters: Get 15% off  with code AMR at mudwtr.com/AMR   For stylish + comfy shoes, shop Rothy’s. Get $20 off your first purchase at rot

Give a listen to this episode if your curious about the best way to take it easy after a race or big training run, like Emily is. The host-duo also give advice on taming marathon-size hunger, in response to first-time marathoner Meg, plus loads of open-water swimming suggestions for triathlete Amanda.    Dimity shares news about her “noisy knees,” before Sarah queues up the first question around 11:12. 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!   Save 15% on any full-price purchase thru 5/31/23 at topoathletic.com w/ code AMRTOPOMOM   Get 20% off every IQBar product, plus free shipping,  when you text AMR to 64000   Banish odor + funk: Save 15% with code AMR15 at SweatXsport.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever scratched your head (or shaken your fist!) at the gender gap in scientific research, this episode is required listening. Christine Yu, the author of the about-to-be-published Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, is the guest. Along with hosts Sarah and Amanda, Christine discusses:  -the staggering gender disparity of sports science research;  -practical ways that gaps in sports science affect women;  -being part of the “golden age” of books aimed at women runners; and, -why she has hope for the future of scientific research on women.   In the intro chitchat, Amanda and Sarah commiserate about being injured. Christine joins the conversation around 9:45.      When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Use code AMR10 for $10 off  registration at portlandmarathon.com   Protein-rich raw dog food: Get $40 off your first order at MeetMaev.com/AMR   Get 20% off every IQBar product, plus free shipping,  when you text AMR to 64000   Learn more

In this very special episode of Many Happy Miles, the hosts pull the curtain back a bit on their own lives and bring on their moms to share about raising daughters—particularly daughters who ventured into athletics and continue to pursue a healthy lifestyle well into adulthood. The conversations cover a gamut of topics, including: How Dimity’s mom’s active lifestyle inspired her own daughters to pursue their athletic goals; How Sarah’s mom gently encouraged her daughters to seek excellence without adding outside pressure; How Title IV changed the landscape for women’s sports (and what life was like for them before it); And their best advice for raising active kids. Listen all the way through for a special bonus segment featuring Another Mother Runner co-founder Sarah Bowen Shea pops on to share stories about her late mom, Margaret, including how she played a pivotal role in raising Sarah to be the fierce, strong woman she is today. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—su

This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking for solutions on how to make running more inclusive, racially diverse, and social. The guest, Tes Sobomehin Marshall, is a race director and founder of Run Social Atlanta, talks with hosts Sarah and Atlanta-native Tish Hamilton about: -leading the way in running events that end at breweries (cheers!); -how + why Atlanta is “the Black running mecca”;  -the empowering event called The Race;  -the importance of hyper-local running groups; and, -rediscovering your racing mojo after becoming a mom.    Tish tells a squeaker-of-a-tale about her recent 5K before the guest rounds out the trio around 10:15.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Get a free colored watch band with purchase  of any watch. Use code motherrunner at coros.com   Energy w/o the jitters: Get 15% off  with code AMR at mudwtr.com/AMR   Talk it out: For 10% off your first month,  go to betterhelp.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone

If you’re looking to overcome the urge to walk in a race, like Donna, give a listen to this episode, which also offers up suggestions for half-hour workouts in response to Miranda’s question. Folks with a chronic or recurring injury, like Megan, will appreciate the duo’s advice—and Dimity’s clear-eyed empathy. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Stress less, sleep better: Enjoy 40% off a  Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr   Get 20% off every IQBar product, plus free shipping,  when you text AMR to 64000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whatever the gender of your running partner(s)—or if you run solo—you’ll enjoy this episode. Three “regular” women runners, and co-host Katie, talk with Sarah about running with a guy or guys. Lessons shared:  -how to pick a pace when running with a partner;  -how conversations on the run differ from run-of-the-mill convos;  -theories on folks “having a side” when running with another person;  -how to find a local running group; and,  -that it’s really hard to run and cry at the same time.    Here are the two books Coach Liz talks about in Miles of Books at the end of the episode.    Hear about Sarah’s son nascent fan club and Katie talking about running with her own husband before the first guest joins around 10:24.    When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   A gift for you both: Save $10  on your 1st purchase at StoryWorth.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for an icy adventure for your listening pleasure? Then tune in, as Dimity and guest host Adrienne Martini chat with Anna + Kristy, the Berington Twins. The two, who are also talented endurance athletes, have finished the famed Iditarod 24 times combined. As we learn the ins and outs of the sled-dog world, we discuss: How the two got interested in dog racing (and moved to Alaska, much to their mother’s chagrin); How the pair care for their 30+ dogs at Seeing Double Sled Dog Racing; The process of picking a team—and leader; And how they train their human selves and their dogs for long-distance races. Follow Kristy, Anna, Rizzo, and the teams on Instagram.   When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Banish funk + odor: Save 15% with code AMR15 at SweatXsport.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No matter what stage of running you are in—from pushing a stroller to slowing down due to age—this episode is a must-listen! Host Sarah and Amanda Loudin have a wide-ranging conversation with Amanda Parrish Morgan, a contemplative marathon runner whose book of essays is called Stroller. The guest shares: -her stark reckonings with getting gray hair early and slowing down;  -how coaching cross-country taught her to be kinder to herself; -the impermanence of running;  -how running with a stroller helped her hone speed and avoid injuries; and,  -the stroller as a metaphor for parenthood.   In the intro, co-host Amanda talks about her recent Colorado half-marathon. The Other Amanda runs in around 11:25.     When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   For $25 off your first order, use code  AMR25 at GoKinesiologySleeves.com   Energy w/o the jitters: Get 15% off  with code AMR at mudwtr.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re curious about compression gear, as debut marathoner-in-training Gina is, this episode will answer your questions. Or maybe you’re like another marathoner-in-training, Carrie, who wants to know how much is too much activity on a rest day. Finally, if you find co-host Sarah’s obsession with #foundchange a bit baffling, this episode will enlighten you!    To leave your question, please call 470-BADASS1(470-223-2771), keeping your message to 60 seconds or less. As promised, here are our Better Together programs.     When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Pretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 15% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR   Protein-rich raw dog food: Get $40 off your first order at MeetMaev.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode for folks who are looking for running inspiration—and some jaw-dropping details: Hosts Sarah and Tish speak with Terri Rupp, a blind runner who tackles ultramarathons and epic bike rides. Terri shares:  -how she runs solo for shorter runs;  -the logistics for Achilles guides on long training runs + races;  -how SignUp Genius (!) factors into her training schedule;  -how she’s still processing a race DNF from last month; and, -why the gnarly, hot AF Badwater 135 is her dream race.    In the intro, the hosts compare notes from recent family reunions. The guest joins the show around 9:56.   When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support!   Get a free colored watch band with purchase  of any watch. Use code motherrunner at coros.com   For stylish + comfy shoes, shop Rothy’s. Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices