Another Mother Runner

Sarah and Ellison “Book Bully” Weist get cozy and delve into a discussion of their favorite new—and upcoming—books. The books they recommend and are looking forward to, plus one suggested by producer Alex Ward are: Boom Town: the Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City by Sam Anderson The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld The conversation turns from letter-writing to books at 13:21. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your--and their--support! Cheers: Celebrate your 2020 finish lines wi

Welcome to AMR Trains, a new podcast under the Another Mother Runner pod umbrella and based on the Train Like a Mother Club. In this podcast that comes out every other Tuesday, we’re going to focus on topics related to training: everything from the best cross-training for runners to how to mentally stay in a race to how to optimally nourish your body. Our guests will include Train Like a Mother Coaches, a variety of #motherrunners talking about their athletic feats (because we love vicarious racing and training!) and other engaging experts.  Before we dive into fartleks and finish lines, we’re going to tackle a subject that affects our training—and our moods, metabolism and pretty much everything else: Sugar—and how to minimize its effect on us. In this first episode, Dimity talks to dietician Ellie Kempton, MSN, RD, the expert behind Simply Nourished Like a Mother and Metabolic Reset, who helps us back away from the Ben + Jerry’s. Simply Nourished Like a Mother, an 8-week foundational program, runs from Janu

Sarah and Coach Amanda gab with Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., a research psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University as well as author of the just-released book The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage, about why exercise helps our minds and moods. Dr. McGonigal talks with the duo about: -how to “tend and befriend” stress; -the science of a runner’s high—and the potent benefits of it; -why moving in synchronicity with people is so potent; -why you should become an early bird exerciser, if you’re not already; -how to mentally cope with a sidelining injury; and, -how to bring more joy to your life. Sarah and Amanda talk about their families’ holiday breaks, and the guest joins the show at 14:33. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your--and their--support! Explore treadmill options--and the brilliance of iFit technology—at NordicTrack.com Cheers: Celebrate your 2020 finish lines with a Sufferfest Beer. Check out the goods at SufferfestBeer.com

In this annual tradition, Sarah talks with each of her co-hosts to reminisce about their 2019 athletic accomplishments and cast ahead to the New Year. Hear: -Dimity detail how (and why) 2020 will be The Year of Grant (her hubby); -Amanda rave about “experiential runs,” including one involving the sunrise in the Alps (!!); -Maggie take Sarah (+ Alex!) on the major tangent, leading to this video; -Adrienne recount her four 2019 half-marathons in her quest to run 13.1 in every state; -Ellison talk candidly about getting right with substituting walking for running; and, -Molly shock Sarah with an admission about running. Loads (loads!) of laughs in this extra-long episode. The Nuun drinking game cue? “Mumford + Sons.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah suggest to: -Chicagoan Maureen how to spend her year-end bonus; -Pam in Atlanta the beauty of year-end reflections instead of New Year resolutions; -Portlander Barb some retorts when holiday conversations turn to races; -Mary Lou in Gresham, Oregon, favorite gifts for runners. Call 470-BADASS1 to record a question you want answered.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Maggie hit Start on conversations with four treadmill-lovers. The quartet of mother runners share: -how they shifted from loathing to loving treadmill running; -boredom-busters on the ’mill; -their favorite treadmill workouts; -get-fired-up phrases that propel them forward during rough patches; and, -the shows and podcasts they save to watch or listen to exclusively on the treadmill. In the intro, Maggie shares big race news. The first of the four BAMRs join the show at 15:37. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your--and their--support! Explore treadmill options--and the genius of iFit technology—at NordicTrack.com Get a set with all your shave essentials from Flamingo for just $16 (a $22 value!) with free shipping at shopflamingo.com/amr Get $20 off when you subscribe at StoryWorth.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Amanda have a chill conversation with Dr. Joanna Zeiger, a former professional triathlete and founder of Canna Research Group. A leading expert on the topic of cannabis and athletes, Dr. Zeiger: -shares her personal experience with cannabis to manage chronic pain; -demystifies the differences between marijuana and hemp; -details the potential benefits of CBD, plus the myriad ways to take it; and, -shares buying and dosing guidelines. Save 15% off by using code AMR at checkout on naturesgemcbd.com. Sign up here for a chance to win free 500 Mg CBD oil.   From 5Ks to ultras, use RaceRaves to find your next race. Go to RaceRaves.com Thanks, Bombas. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to bombas.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity give: -Paula from Bellaire, Michigan, advise for tackling a trail 50K; -Duluth-residing Maya strength-building alternatives to running with a tire tied on her back; -Leah in Minnesota advice on training by time versus miles. Call 470-BADASS1 to leave a question you want the duo to answer!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity gab with four gals about how they got in their miles in 2019. They talk about why: -community is key; -strength training is truly make-or-break; -consistent, not perfect, is the goal; and, -feeling accountable, yet not guilty, gets them out the door. Join Many Happy Miles here. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your--and their--support! Get two leggings for only $24 at Fabletics.com/amr Get started today at StitchFix.com/KIDS/AMR to try Stitch Fix with no styling fee and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box! Get $20 off when you subscribe at StoryWorth.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and two Train Like a Mother Club coaches, Amanda Loudin and Liz Waterstraat, circle up to debate the should-you-or-shouldn’t-you aspects of taking on 26.2 in 2020. The trio covers: -the slightly scary, and completely thrilling, reality of undertaking a marathon; -the make-or-break importance of training consistency; -pointers on deciding if you have room in your life for all the miles; -advice on choosing a training plan; and, -the importance of not overfilling your stress bucket. And Sarah makes a big (for her!) 2020 announcement. (Hint: It’ll happen in Missoula, MT.) When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your--and their--support! Take a deep breath: Get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr Find your perfect bra today and get 15% off your first order at thirdlove.com/amr Feel cooler—or warmer: Enjoy $60 off at EMBRWave.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah offer: -options for spicing up a treadmill workout to Jen from Milwaukee; -Nicole in Sauk Rapids, MN, permission to run by time instead of distance on snowy roads; and, -solutions for “now what?” to Julie from Argyle, WI, who just ran her first marathon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Adrienne chat with three mother runners in pursuit of running a race in every U.S. state. Marvel as: -67-year-old Penny describes the finish-line feeling of completing a second marathon in a single weekend; -Sara details her plans to travel and rack up states after her kids fly the nest; -Lisa tells stories about also running marathons on five continents (so far!); -Lisa shares cost-saving secrets; and -they tell their favorite marathons and half-marathons. (And here’s great guide for finding more!) In the introduction, Adrienne talks about her own 50-state quest, having just run half-marathon #10 in Arizona. The first guest joins the convo at 18:23. Give the gift of Bombas. Get 20% off Nov. 18 to Dec. 5 by going to bombas.com/AMR Get the full effect without the full routine: Here’s Sarah’s current Wander Beauty fave. Save 20% at wanderbeauty.com/amr Get the Flamingo Shave Set for just $16 with free shipping at shopflamingo.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Molly talk about the quintessential mother runner topics—running during pregnancy and postpartum—with Kate Mihevc Edwards, a physical therapist and co-author of the new book Go Ahead: Stop and Pee. Interspersed with empathetic laughter, the trio talks about: -the metric for gauging exertion when running during pregnancy; -stroller-running tips and arm-swing advice for all runners; -how to return to running after pregnancy; -the importance of seeking professional help for postpartum incontinence or leaking; and, -butt- and chest-gripping (it’s not what you think!). In the intro chitchat, learn in which scenario Molly and producer-Alex agree the best plan of action is to, “grab a beer; run like hell!” The guest enters the scene at 14:56. Get 15% off an EverlyWell at-home lab test by going to everlywell.com/AMR and entering promo code AMR Get started today at StitchFix.com/KIDS/AMR to try Stitch Fix with no styling fee and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box!  Thanks, Native. Get

Sarah and Dimity advise: -Katie from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, on layering for cold-weather running; -Beth in Eason, MD, on the best way to keep moving forward between intervals; -Claire in the Czech Republic (!) on cadence and a few ways to boost her stride rate; -Amanda from Bucks County, PA, on sodium in GU Gels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity, plus the attendees of AMR’s Cape Cod Retreat, are rapt by anecdotes and advice shared by Dave McGillivray, the longtime race director of the Boston Marathon. An amazing endurance athlete and father of five, Dave recounts: -his 3,452-mile saga of running across America in 80 days recounted in his new children’s book; -how Boston-qualifying time standards reflect the “pursuit of athletic excellence;” -how he puts his motto “My game; my rules.” into action; -running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days (!); -how he tried to sidestep his genetics to reverse his coronary artery disease; and, -his annual tradition of running from Hopkinton to Boston largely on his own after all the other Boston Marathoners have long since crossed the finish line. Get two leggings for only $24 at Fabletics.com/amr Take a deep breath: Get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr Enjoy $30 off at EMBRWave.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah take a (virtual) stroll down memory lane, recounting anecdotes from recording the audiobook version of their first book, Run Like a Mother, which was just re-released. Excerpts from the audiobook are interspersed in this special bonus episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Maggie keep it real with Latoya Shauntay Snell, a chef, writer, and sponsored athlete also known as Running Fat Chef. Latoya shares: -how numerous health problems led her to become a runner (and how a palm reader foretold it!); -the story of a heckler fat-shaming her during the 2017 NYC Marathon; -how she finally started calling herself an athlete; -numerous insider tips for running the NYC Marathon, which she is tackling for the fifth time this Sunday! In the intro, the #DanceMoms shares stories of their twinkle-toed offspring, including Sarah’s son’s professional dance debut. Latoya joins the show at 17:20. (And be sure to listen to bonus content at the very end of the show!) Save 15% off by using code AMR at checkout on naturesgemcbd.com  Get started today at StitchFix.com/KIDS/AMR to try Stitch Fix with no styling fee and get an extra 25% off when you keep everything in your box!  Homer creates a personalized learn-to-read plan for your kids ages 2-8: Visit LearnWithHomer.com/AMR to start a free

Sarah and Molly catch up with Chris McDougall, author of the acclaimed book Born to Run, who talks about running with a donkey (!!), the topic of his just-out book, Running with Sherman. Lots of laughs, plus talk of: -the joy and fun of running with animals; -the growing popularity of burro racing; -the status of the film version of Born to Run; and, -the barefoot running craze. In the introduction, Sarah and Molly talk about meditation and Sarah’s debut #SportsBraSquad run. Chris hops in at 9:20. Please note: The word “ass” (aka “donkey”) gets bandied about a lot on this episode. Go to ThirdLove.com/amr to find your perfect-fitting bra—and get 15% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode, Dimity and nutritionist Ellie Kempton share the details of Ellie's Two-Week Nutrition Taper Plan, which spells beautifully what to do two weeks out from a race to keep yourself healthy and ready to hit the starting line. In addition, Ellie shares 11 Race Week Recipes, including a delicious yogurt-marinated chicken (and explains why yogurt is the perfect marinade as you taper). Whether you're racing or not, we invite you to join us for Living Nourished Like a Mother: Fall, a vibrant program that blends the flavors of fall with the natural rhythms of the season. The result? Among other benefits, you'll tap into four weeks of helpful order, both in your life (think rituals + habits) and in your belly (no more bloat!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Coach Amanda explore up—and the down---sides of pursuing passions with Brad Stulberg, co-author of The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All in, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life. In this thought-provoking conversation, the trio discusses: -how passion can be a gift or a curse; -the difference between obsessive and harmonious passion; -the critical importance of rest—and patience; -how to get over a disappointing race finish; and, -the benefits of getting older. The mother runners talk parenting in the intro, including the value of occasionally loosening the reins on teens. Brad joins the conversation at 13:12. Thanks for the continued support, Native. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to nativedeodorant.com and entering promo code AMR Thanks, Bombas. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to bombas.com/AMR Take a deep breath: Get 25% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices