Another Mother Runner

Sarah and Dimity re-connect with the four moms who shared their real-life weight and nutrition issues in earlier episodes to see how they are faring. Added into the mix is ultramarathon and nutritionist Stephanie Howe Violett, who offers insight and advice for women training for half- and full marathons. Included in the smorgasbord of topics they cover:-how to make smart food choices when ravenous post-run-what to eat for breakfast and dinner before a long run-proper on-the-go fueling, especially when running for weight maintenance-hormone treatments for perimenopause-protein options for picky eaters-teenage girls and bras (yeah, convo runs the gamut!) There’s talk of Fourth of July “detritus” in the intro. The broad-ranging weight-loss conversation begins at 12:40. To get more info about your symptoms and IBS-C, to to OhMyGut.info/podcast It’s time for a COROS GPS watch: For an extra silicone watch band in the color of your choice, use code MOTHERRUNNER at coros.com Laugh and learn with #motherrunner Lindsey

Sarah and Dimity tell:-Pam from Decatur, GA, how to “win” the comparison game;-Emily in southern rural MN the hot take on ice baths and foam rolling;-Shannon in Ontario, Canada, why one pair of the right running shoes is all she needs; and-Brenda from Columbus all sorts of get-more-and-better-sleep advice, including listening to the Sleep with Me podcast. Producer Alex even chimes in with an app suggestion! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and co-host Ellie Kempton have a chat about the Living Nourished Like A Mother summer nutrition program.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Maggie delve into a conversation about summer skin concerns with Dr. Elizabeth Hale, a board-certified dermatologist based in Manhattan and a mother runner with three children. The doctor sheds light on:-chemical versus “physical” sunscreens-best practices for applying sunscreen prior to a run or race-the vanity/aesthetic side of sun exposure-treatments for rosacea-best products for banishing “bacne” and face breakouts-wearing make-up while running (let the heated debate begin!) In the introduction, Sarah and Maggie talk about bugs and birds bothering runners. The good doctor kicks off the conversation with some great running anecdotes at 12:40. Here are the products Dr. Hale recommends in the episode. Find new hats and visors in the Mother Runner Store. It’s time for a COROS GPS watch: For an extra silicone watch band in the color of your choice, use code MOTHERRUNNER at coros.com Get a set with all your shave essentials from Flamingo for just $16 (a $22 value!) with free shipping at shopflamingo.c

Sarah and Dimity urge new-mom Cassandra on Long Island, NY, to adopt a “good-enough” mentality as she embarks on midday runs, offering her practical suggestions for successful lunchtime workouts. They give Molly from Buffalo, NY, tips on how to sidestep shin splints. To Hillary from North Carolina’s Outer Bands, the duo dispense advice on how to keep marathon training “fun and light,” including examining her reasons for opting for a 26.2-mile race. Finally, the canine-loving gals tell Meredith in Erie, Pennsylvania, dog-gone good ways to run with her dog! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Amanda talk with three mother runners about a (literally) painful subject: migraine headaches. The first guest is a nurse practitioner, with a special interest in working with individuals who have migraine, then two mother runners, who have suffer from migraine, share their personal sagas . Listen and learn: -steps to take to manage migraines while following a training plan -how to determine if you have food triggers -the importance of controlling what you can to avoid migraine symptoms -why a running partner can help -real-world tips and tricks from seriously badass mother runners -“horror” stories about running races with a migraine that make hitting the wall sound like a party! In the intro chitchat, find out if Sarah’s son made the dance program. The first guest joins conversation at 16:30. Find Laurel’s migraine self-management education videos and resources here. To find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase, go to thirdlove.com/amr now Thanks, Cove. For a limited time,

Sarah and Amanda are delighted to talk with marathon legend Meb Keflezighi, the first person to win both the Boston and New York City Marathons plus an Olympic marathon silver medal. These races, plus 23 others, are the basis for his thought-provoking new book, 26 Marathons: What I Learned about Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career. Part of the AMR Father’s Day tradition, Meb shares about: --his first-ever run, undertaken for a T-shirt and an A in school --being carried to victory at the 2014 Boston Marathon by spectators doing The Wave and chanting “USA! USA! USA!” --being bedeviled by injuries (and poor nutrition) for several years, then coming back “feeling more grateful” --bucket-list races he wants to run --running-longevity advice --mantras he repeats during races --the 2016 Olympic Marathon in Rio, including his now-famous fall at the finish line In the intro, Sarah and Amanda talk about goings-on in their respective son’s lives, including Amanda’s son’s college choice. The amazin

Sarah and Dimity enlighten Erica from Covington, Louisiana, about the purpose of a pre-run warm-up and offer some suggestions, including moves from Train Like a Mother Club videos. They counsel new mom Lisa from Minnesota about working back up to a marathon. Dimity offers Amanda in Buck County, Pennsylvania, solid advice about triathlon training for feeling confident on race day. In answering Maureen from Chicago’s question, Coach Dimity says while there is a place for both body-weight exercises (think clamshells and one-legged squats) and using weights to strength train, ultimately the former is better for injury prevention amongst runners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity have a candid conversation with LaJean Lawson, the country’s foremost expert on sports bras and breast movement as part of AMR’s debut Sports Bra Week. The gals talk about “the girls” and more, answering questions from the AMR Facebook page. The convo covers:--Why there’s no piece of apparel more difficult to design than a sports bra--Why sports bras cost so.dang.much--care advice and laundering tips for sports bras--insight into numerous love-hate relationships, including bra “cookies,” underwires, and racerback bras--apt analogies to a small pick-up truck—and a “bacteria buffet” in Vegas--more slang than Urban Dictionary! In the intro, Sarah and Dimity talk about end-of-school/beginning-of-summer-vacation activities. The bra expert joins the conversation at 23:17. Feel the oo! To peruse all styles and colors of OOFOS shoes and sandals, go to oofos.com Laugh and learn with host Lindsey Hein and her weekly guests on her running-related podcast, I’ll Have Another Make over your beauty routine

Special bonus podcast featuring Dimity chatting with Nicole DeBoom, the founder of Skirt Sports. In a crossover episode that also ran on Run This World with Nicole DeBoom, the duo talks about:Being a leader of a movementFinding “what you were created to do”Reinventing yourself in middle life (after you started a running movement and can no longer run)The beauty and insanity of trying new sportsHow to stay motivatedThe importance of community within a community: finding your peopleTo save 15% through June 21, use code TLAMSKIRT at skirtsports.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Molly road-tripped to Seattle to host this episode in front of a live (and lively!) audience at Nuun headquarters. Molly is in fine form, cracking countless jokes—be ready to laugh out loud while running! The two #motherrunner guests—Jamie Richard (aka @NurseRunner on Instagram) and Christine McHugh—are Nuun ambassadors, and the conversation covers: --Jamie’s start in running less than a decade ago, yet how she’s already run 33 (and counting!) marathons --How Jamie juggles working as a pediatric E.R. nurse and training --Ultramarathon advice from Jamie, a veteran of numerous 50K and 50-mile races --Running in the rain (hello, Seattle!) --How Christine overcame her fear of running outside --How (and why) Christine spells running “c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y” --Anecdotes about being a half-marathon pacer --And, of course, the guests’ favorite flavors of Nuun! To get more info about your symptoms and IBS-C, to to OhMyGut.info/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity counsel Pamela (and Katie) from Virginia about cross-training, telling them it should be a complement to running—something that makes you feel energized, not depleted. They remind Chicagoan Ellen to ask herself what her 26.2 intentions are when deciding whether to run other races during her upcoming marathon training cycle. The duo suggests options to on-her-feet Tia from Fort Hood, Texas, for making her legs and feet feel ready to run even after a full day of work. Finally, with a little help from Lemony Snicket, they tell Julie in Soulsbyville, Calif., how to get over her fear of running in the dark. To find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase, go to thirdlove.com/amr now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special crossover episode, Sarah has a candid conversation with BibRave co-founders, Jessica and Tim Murphy. This child-free married couple and married-with-three-kids Sarah have a point-counterpoint discussion about issues mother runners face that childfree folks might not see in the same light. Answering gripes, concerns, and points of contention from women on the Another Mother Runner Facebook page, the trio cover a lot of ground, including time constraints, sleep, prioritization, away-races, and mom guilt. Realizing we’re all in this together, this episode offers perspective and understanding—and a hearty dose of laughs. Run the free NYRR Virtual Global Running Day One-Mile race Powered by Strava anywhere, anytime between June 1-9. And make the pledge to run on Global Running Day, June 5, at globalrunningday.org/AnotherMotherRunner. To find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase, go to thirdlove.com/amr now Get a set with all your shave essentials from Flamingo for just $16 (a $

Sarah and Tish have the honor of talking to running royalty, 2x Olympian Ryan Hall and pro runner Sara Hall. The couple tells the story of adopting their four daughters, sisters from Ethiopia, and Sara talks about the adjustments she’s made to her training schedule (and life!) now that she’s a #motherrunner. She details the ups-and-downs of her pro career, taking the listener through the injury-riddled lead-up to April’s Boston Marathon and her hard-fought second-place finish at the USATF Half Marathon Championships (just two days prior to the recording of this episode). Ryan shares what it’s like to be a spectator at Boston instead of a competitor, then segues into what the title of his new memoir, Run the Mile You’re in, means to him. Ryan admits how nervous he felt about retiring from professional running—then breaks news regarding the launch of an online personal training program he is involved in called Run Free Training. (You heard it here first!!) The show wraps with Ryan and Sara answering mother runn

In this bonus episode, Sarah and Dimity chat with Rachel Pieh Jones, an expat, writer, and mother of three who lives—and runs—in Djibouti, Djibouti (pssst, it's in Africa). Rachel, our April Mother Runner of the Month, talks them through basics like the heat (and sweating through the sole of her shoes!); more complicated matters like harassment she’s endured while running; and Girls Run 2, a club she started in 2008 for local girls to experience, among other things, the benefits of running. Follow Rachel on Instagram + on her blog, Djibouti Jones. Her newest book about Somalia’s Mother Theresa, Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa, will be out in October 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity are coming to you from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as part of the AMR Retreat. Joining the duo in front of a live audience is Emi Uelmen, race director for the Eau Claire Marathon (and mom of four!), and Steph Toutant, who orchestrates merchandise and volunteers for the race (and has three young kids). Learn the story of how the Eau Claire Marathon became a family affair—Emi and Steph are sisters-in-law and several other family members are involved in putting on the race. Be surprised by all the last-minute details that crop up in race planning. Marvel at the innovative steps taken to make this mid-sized race have maximum impact for participants and spectators. Laugh along with Sarah over “circular balloons. Run the free NYRR Virtual Global Running Day One-Mile race Powered by Strava anywhere, anytime between June 1-9. And make the pledge to run on Global Running Day, June 5, at globalrunningday.org/AnotherMotherRunner. Order a dozen multicolored roses now for only $29.99, and get an additional do

In the second of a 2-part weight-loss series: Sarah and Dimity talk with two real-world mother runners about their “weighty issues,” as well as two experts who offer advice. First is a young mom of three who shares her struggle of creeping weight gain, leaving her focusing on the “chub” she sees in photos. Body-positive researcher Charlotte Markey, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Rutgers University, offers insight into recalibrating body perception and body-posi advice for greater contentment.  The next two guests—a mom of a daughter with finicky eating habits and Jill Castle, M.S., R.D., the author of myriad books about childhood nutrition—delve deep into food issues. Jill suggests ways to get everyone in a family to eat more vegetables while also letting teens make decisions about food choices. Learn how to work with your child to formulate a plan for food. In the intro, Dimity and Sarah discuss recent big events in their lives of their teens—a Minnesota volleyball tournament for Dimity’s daughter and d

Sarah and Dimity advise Elizabeth in Seattle on the best ways to increase her distance without wearing herself out. They counsel coming-back-from-injury Amy in Lakeville, Minn., on how to build back up to doing half-marathons, including giving a weekly mileage suggestion. The duo offers suggestions to another Amy, this one from Gaithersburg, Maryland, about juggling training for triathlons and marathons. Then they give Samantha in McMinnville, Oregon, suggestions for finding a BRF (best running friend). They wrap with an update from Marcella, who they’d counseled on breaking two-hour time goal in her half-marathon (spoiler alert: Marcella crushed it!). Spring on some spring running gear with a Mercury Mile box: Take $10 off your stylist fee by using code AMR at checkout at MercuryMile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of a 2-part weight-loss series: Sarah and Dimity chat with two real-world mother runners about their weight-management concerns, plus the duo are joined by registered dietitian Ellie Kempton, who weighs in with insight and advice. The first guest is Jennifer Summers, a nurse and a mom of one, who is infuriated by her belly fat. Jennifers laments how she made herself miserable logging calories. She details her numerous attempts to drop some pounds, saying, “everything worked for a little bit, but nothing was something I could maintain for the rest of my life.” She also talks about the loss of mental focus and “estrogen-oomph” she felt while riding the menopause rollercoaster. Ellie talks at length about the importance of looking “one layer deeper at the hormonal symphony,” which Dimity quickly re-dubs a “cacophony.” (Well played, Dim!) After explaining why stress can have such a negative impact on weight, Ellie shares numerous tips for managing stress in everyday life. The final guest is Emily Coo

Sarah and Dimity have a nearly marathon-length conversation with three first-time runners of the Boston Marathon—including Dimity’s husband, Grant Davis! First is Kristen Genet who, despite running fast enough to qualify for Boston, wore a charity bib in the legendary event. Laugh as Kristen tells about a treat she gave herself at the top of Heartbreak Hill, the notoriously hilly section around Mile 16. Find out why she stopped when she first spied the finish line. Next is Kristi Brown, a mom of four, who talks about the “electric” energy of Boston on marathon weekend—and how she would randomly burst into (happy!) tears as she toured the city. She shares two amazing TMI pre-race anecdotes, including one that had her asking herself, “What Would Sarah Do?” Marvel at her per-mile speed—and her ability to embrace a new pace when she slowed down starting at Mile 17. The final guest, Dim’s hubby, Grant, is well worth waiting for. He kicks things off with his running origin story that even Dimity didn’t know! Grant