Another Mother Runner

Sarah and Dimity give guidance to: -Lisa from Westminster, MD, on running two marathons in one training cycle; -Holly in Oklahoma City about remedies and exercises to combat low-back pain (including CBD balm); -Michael in Needham, MA, about junk miles—and how they’re not so junky; -New Hampshire Phoebe on clever runner-themed birthday treats, including these Marathon Cookies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity have a sit-down with Olympian—and beloved Minnesota native—Carrie Tollefson during a podcast party at the Twin Cities Marathon expo. During the trio’s conversation, Carrie covers:-her training for her second marathon (the day after the recording);-what her life-and-running credo, “Get after it,” means to her;-what “nighttime fitness” and what its results can be (!);-her favorite speed workouts; and,-detailed advice on black toenails. No intro chitchat—the three mother runners jump right in. Find the audio version of Sarah and Dimity’s first book, Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving without Losing Your Family, Job, or Sanity, wherever you get audiobooks. It’s time to make over your morning with Wander Beauty! Get 20% off your purchase at wanderbeauty.com/AMR Get 15% off an EverlyWell at-home lab test by going to everlywell.com/amr and entering the 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

Sarah and special co-host Katie get up close and personal with four people dealing with breast cancer and its aftermath. The intimate conversation covers:-the power of friends (running and otherwise) during treatment;-how lessons learned through sports can carry over to dealing with chemotherapy;-the surprising side effects of chemotherapy and radiation;-what one woman vowed to do during her treatment (spoiler alert: run-streak); and,-the importance of accepting help when it’s offered. In the intro, Katie shares her breast cancer story—as well as deets about the Jonas Brothers concert she just attended with her oldest daughter! The first of the four guests comes onto the scene at 21:00. (And hear producer Alex Ward at 16:20!) Be part of the Motherlode of Miles on October 5 or 6: It’s free, but we’d love if you made a donation to the Donna Foundation. All details here. Discover the immersive total-body training you can get from Peloton Tread. To get $100 off accessories with purchase of a Tread, go to onepelot

Sarah and Dimity offer advice to: -Michelle from Edmonton, Canada, about what to eat after a nighttime run; -Deb, a marathoner-in-training in upstate New York, whether to wear a hydration vest in her race; -Sheri from Indianapolis, about getting over a bad marathon and pursuing a 50K. -In response to Chicagoan Diane’s cute query, learn the back story behind Sarah’s sports nickname, Champy, and Dimity’s unique first name. Homer creates a personalized learn-to-read plan for your kids ages 2-8: Visit LearnWithHomer.com/AMR to start a free 30-day trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Tish get real with three mother runners about pulling a DNF (Did Not Finish) in a race. The conversation includes:-tales of dropping out at Mile 5 of a 100-mile race (!!), Mile 17 of a marathon, and Mile 6 of a marathon;-advice on how to handle stepping out of a race due to injury or mental-monkeys;-starting-line suggestions for boosting finish-line success;-ways to overcome the “sadness and embarrassment” of not finishing a race;-suggestions for getting in the right race mindset from been-there, run-that BAMRs. In the intro, Tish and Sarah share several of their DNS (Did Not Start) stories. The first of three guests joins convo at 17:55.  Go to ThirdLove.com/amr to find your perfect-fitting bra—and get 15% off your first purchase! Homer creates a personalized learn-to-read plan for your kids ages 2-8: Visit LearnWithHomer.com/AMR to start a free 30-day trial. From 5Ks to ultras, use RaceRaves to find your next race. Go to RaceRaves.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice

Sarah and Coach Amanda dive in to a conversation with mental skills coach Carrie Cheadle, co-author of the forthcoming book called Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries, about staying mentally strong in a race. Sarah and the coaches discuss: -replacing dread with gratitude at a starting line; -what grit is—and how to hone it; -keeping your brain where your feet are in a race; -the two levels of perceived effort—and how it’s a bit like a hall of mirrors; and -post-race blues, and how to veer away from them. In the relatively brief intro chitchat, Sarah shares a story about why she ended up walking barefoot halfway through a trail run. The mental skills advice starts rolling in at 15:10. Save 30% off Carrie Cheadle’s book Rebound at Bloomsbury.com using code REBOUND Thanks to Native. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to nativedeodorant.com 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

Sarah and Dimity suggest:-to Amy in SoCal how to silence the doubting-demons in her head;-girlfriend getaway ideas to Shayna in the suburbs outside Philly;-peanut-free, pre-run fueling options for newly allergic Jess in Fort Leonard Wood, MO;-leakage solutions to Kate from western Wisco; and-to Jen in Denver she should meet herself where she is with her running. Go to ThirdLove.com/amr to find your perfect-fitting bra—and get 15% off your first purchase! Homer creates a personalized learn-to-read plan for your kids ages 2-8: Visit LearnWithHomer.com/AMR to start a free 30-day trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah goes it solo chatting with entrepreneur/writer/former pro runner Lauren Fleshman and her husband/pro triathlete/Picky Bars CEO Jesse Thomas—in front of an audience in beautiful Bend, Oregon. The married couple opens up about: -how years (and years!) of being competitive athletes shaped them as parents and partners; -how to be the best cheerleader for each other; -how to hone your own writerly voice (and the parallels between running + writing); -the truly challenging endurance “sport” of traveling with children; -why their on-again, off-again pre-marriage relationship serves them well today. And Lauren pulls back the curtain on her new writing routine—and the new book she’s working on! By shopping our sponsors, you help AMR. Thanks to you—and them! You’ll be hankering for Picky Bars products after listening: Use code AMR for 30% off, including your first delivery of The Picky Club. Visit pickybars.com/amr Thanks to Everlywell for supporting our show. Get 15% off an EverlyWell at-home lab test by going t

Sarah and Ellison jump into the topic of identifying as a runner—and how wearing that mantle affects your health and lifestyle choices. The duo talks with a researcher plus two real-life mother runners, addressing issues like: -ways to get comfortable calling yourself a runner; -why ID’ing as a runner helps make exercise a stick-with-it habit; -how a health scare made one BAMR jump on the exercise bandwagon; -the ways being a single parent stripped one woman of her athletic identity; -how one mother runner is trying to get over her “imposter syndrome.” Books recommended in the intro conversation are Less by Andrew Sean Greer; American Spy: A Novel by Lauren Wilkinson; Haunting Paris by Mamta Chaudhry; and How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. The runner-ID conversation begins at 16:25. Discover the immersive total-body training you can get from Peloton Tread. To get $100 off accessories with purchase of a Tread, go to onepeloton.com and use code amr Thanks, Cove. For a limited time, get your doctor cons

In this special episode, Dimity dives into three programs starting on Monday, September 9 in the Train Like a Mother Club. First, she chats with nutritionist Ellie Kempton about Simply Nourished Like a Mother and Metabolic Reset and with two runners who have participated in each program. Highlights include the importance of fat, the difference between omelets and pancakes, and how to integrate veggies into your life. Then she has a conversation with Coach Jenn Gill, head of the Stride into the School Year program, about how this five-week program is a great fit for anybody who simply needs to keep moving forward. Simply Nourished Like a Mother: https://trainlikeamother.club/product/simply-nourished-fall2019/ Metabolic Reset: https://trainlikeamother.club/product/metabolic-reset/ Stride into the School Year: https://trainlikeamother.club/product/stride-into-the-school-year/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Molly, her big-busted BRF, get real with four mother runners—two who had a breast reduction (April + Stacy), then two who had a breast augmentation (Dana + Meghan). The conversation reveals: -the “sense of empowerment” April felt after her reduction; -that post-reduction, Stacy started running faster and age-group placing; -how you need to be “okay with reduced sensation” after both types of surgery; -that Meghan walked a marathon two weeks (2 weeks!) after her augmentation; -the clever solution Meghan discovered for the under-boob chafing that almost lead her to quit running completely! In the introductory chitchat, Molly shares stories from her latest backpacking adventure. The boob-related conversation begins at 14:25. Homer creates a personalized learn-to-read plan for your kids ages 2-8: Visit LearnWithHomer.com/AMR to start a free 30-day trial. Thanks, FEALS. Become a member today by going to Feals.com/AMR and you’ll get 50% off your first order with free shipping. Learn more about your ad ch

Sarah and Maggie get real with Brittany O’Neill, the woman whose story is told on the big screen in the just-released movie, “Brittany Runs a Marathon.” This candid conversation covers: -Brittany’s actual first running steps; -Brittany’s admission that she had to be clued in to washing her workout clothes after every workout (!!); -Brittany’s belief that self-acceptance and self-confidence are not mutually exclusive; -how Brittany started using friends as “anchors” on her journey of self-acceptance; -how Brittany learned to be okay with being bigger than society’s ideal of “fit.” In the intro, learn what sport Maggie is coaching and what musical Sarah and her younger daughter recently enjoyed. Brittany joins the duo at 13:35. Make over your beauty routine with Wander Beauty: Here’s the lip gloss/oil Sarah is loving. Save 20% at wanderbeauty.com/amr 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

Sarah and Dimity counsel:-Becca in South Carolina how best to meld a running streak with half-marathon training;-Barb in Portland how to successfully include a few relay races with marathon training;-Elizabeth in Seattle how to manage jet lag and humidity during an away-race; and-Austin Alyssa on a running-related pre-baby bucket list. To ask the Another Mother Runner duo a question, please leave a 90-second-or-less voicemail anytime at 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), starting with your first name and where you’re calling from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Molly, her best running friend (BRF), chat with three sets of BRFs about their friendships. Laugh along as: -Molly shares her own running genesis tale; -Anne and Holly explain how they keep their long-distance friendship moving forward; -BAMR Molly and child-free Paige give new meaning to “9-miler”; -Cheryl and Erika detail running the NYC Marathon one week after Marine Corps Marathon (!). The first of three BRF duos start sharing at 18:30. Thanks, Native. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to nativedeodorant.com and entering promo code AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity talk with three mother runners, including the pregnant founder Still I Run, about their journeys with depression and anxiety and how running helps them keep moving forward. Listen and learn: -what it is about running that gives them each a boost; -how Still I Run is fighting the stigma attached to mental illness; -the power of writing and journaling; -how one of them stopped “catastrophizing” a running injury; and -the beauty of observing and appreciating the “mundane” parts of life. In the intro, hear about Dimity’s hike up a 14er. The first of three guests enters this important conversation at 17:55. Discover the immersive total-body training you can get from Peloton Tread. To get $100 off accessories with purchase of a Tread, go to onepeloton.com and use code amr Thanks, Cove. For a limited time, get your doctor consultation and first month of treatment for just $30, with no medical insurance required, at withcove.com/amr Homer creates a personalized learn-to-read plan for your kids ages 2

Sarah and Dimity tell:-Devon in Chicago how to sidestep a UTI competing in a triathlon (+ pee on the move!);-Mika in Redlands, CA, how to juggle marathon training and strength training;-Tiana from Saskatchewan, Canada, the rationale for doing long runs slower than race pace; and-Jennifer from Louisiana numerous cross-training options while laid up with a stress fracture. To ask the Another Mother Runner duo a question, please leave a 90-second-or-less voicemail anytime at 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), starting with your first name and where you’re calling from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity welcome Coach Liz Waterstraaat and Emily Opacich, a coming-back-from-a-stress-fracture mother runner, to explore the ins and outs of coming back to running after an injury or pregnancy. In this empathetic, informative conversation, learn: -why walk breaks during a run are “great release valves”; -three recommendations for exceptionally injury-prone runners; -how nutrition or an underlying medical condition can lead to injury; -how to find your motivation when you resume running (it’ll happen!); and -why Emily walked her first 5K in jeans! Here’s the new Return to Running program Coach Liz helped design, and the AMR/TLAM Club YouTube channel, where you can find a host of strength-training exercises. And this episode’s Nuun drinking game: Chug every time someone says “lovely.” Get a set with all your shave essentials from Flamingo for just $16 (a $22 value!) with free shipping at shopflamingo.com/amr It’s time for a COROS GPS watch: For an extra silicone watch band in the color of your choice,

Sarah and co-host Ellison “Book Bully” Weist converge once again to suggest summer reading options. Here are the books the duo discusses: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz The Farm by Joanne Ramos Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera Plain’s Song by Wright Morris The Editor by Steven Rowley Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard Once More We Saw Stars by Jayson Greene Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road to War by Tim Bouverie Get your Goofy (or Dopey) on with our comprehensive 24-week training program. It’s the running equivalent of pixie dust! Go to ThirdLove.com/amr to find your perfect-fitting bra—and get 15% off your first purchase! Thanks, Native. Get 20% off your first purchase by going to nativedeodorant.com and entering promo code AMR Feel powerful; look beautiful: Get 20% off your Sweaty Betty purchase of full-priced items by visiting

Sarah and Dimity offer options to:-Judith from Sun Prairie, WI, about splitting up runs while on training plan;-Laurie in Rockville, MD, regarding increasing cadence (including alternatives for getting speedier);-Ilyce in Wellesley, MA, about sharing the sidewalk; and-Mary (and everyone listening!) for staying safe on roads and trails. To get an answer to your question, please leave a 90-second-or-less voicemail anytime at 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), starting with your first name and where you’re calling from. Make over your beauty routine with Wander Beauty: Here’s the lip gloss/oil Sarah is loving. Save 20% at wanderbeauty.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Adrienne Martini talk with the Hood to Coast director, Felicia Hubber, and avid relay participant Cyndie Pelto about single-day relay races. The conversation covers: -relay-race logistics -the inside scoop on race port-a-potties (!) -why one-day relays are a fun part of a girlfriend getaway -secrets to relay-race success -gear and nutrition advice for relay races In the intro, hear why Adrienne has scrapped plans for a speedy 5K and learn what Sarah’s arts-loving son is up to. Plus, Adam Driver in the house! The duo hands off the conversation-baton to the first guest at 13:20. Make over your beauty routine with Wander Beauty: Here’s the lip gloss/oil Sarah is loving. Save 20% at wanderbeauty.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices