Another Mother Runner

Wondering if you’re properly cooling down post-workout? Learn the answer to Christine’s questions in this episode, along with garnering suggestions for fostering motivation to exercise in response to new-mom Nicole’s query. (Here’s the program Dimity mentions.) Or if you live at altitude like Laura, you’ll find the duo’s answer about sea-level races interesting.  Before answering called-in questions, Dimity shares her post-walk afterglow (fueled in part by this song + this Instagram post). These are the hiking programs Dimity talked up. 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! Pretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 20% offyour first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No matter where you run or live, you should listen to this safety-first episode: The guests are the authors of Street Smart Safety for Women. With Sarah and Liz as co-hosts, the savvy guests talk about: -how to figure out the safest time of day to run + which route to do;-women’s safety intuition—and how + why to listen to it; -the best defensive devices to carry; -strategies for getting away from an attacker; and, -the importance of being prepared’—and confident.  Before the guest-duo join around 6:56, the host-duo talk about Liz’s upcoming trip to Waco, TX, and Sarah’s ironically business-formal son.   When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Use code 60amr to get 60% off, plus free shipping, at GreenChef.com/60amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do just one sport when you can do many? That’s what Jennifer Strong McConachie questions in her new book, Go Multisport. A mom of two from Wichita, Kansas, Jennifer shares that there’s more to endurance sports than simply marathons and Ironman triathlons, and she wants you to choose your own adventure when it comes to your next endurance adventure. In the book, McConachie shares how to get into the arena and even create a multisport event on your own terms. Hosts Dimity, Sarah WF, and Jennifer chat about… The various definitions of multisport (hint: It involves more than just swimming, biking, and running!); Breaking down the gear needed to go multisport, plus tips on making it affordable;  Ways to make multisport accessible for everyone, and how to share the experience with your family. The epic way she celebrated a recent birthday…and more! Listen today, then let us know how you multisport!Simply Nourished Like a Mother starts October 18; register here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re a runner and you live on Planet Earth, you need to listen to this episode! Three guests impacted by the cancellation of the 2023 Twin Cities Marathon, including the race director, talk with hosts Sarah and Tish about how the weather sabotaged the day. Learn: -how the event week unfolded, leading to the cancellation; -extra safety precautions taken for hot conditions; -the story of one runner who still ran 26.2; -how races might morph to meet the climate crisis; and,-the spirit and support locals showed rogue runners.  Before the race director joins the show around 11:38, Tish and Sarah take a quirky conversational detour about rain. Please help us strengthen our shows by completing our podcast survey before October 9, 2023. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Save 15% on any full-price purchase thru 12/31/23at topoathletic.com w/ code AMRTOPOMOVE Use code 60amr to get 60% off, plus free shipping, at GreenChef.com/60amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting ready to run a race with friends like Lauren? The hosts serve up advice on whether to stick together—and how to take off, if the mood strikes. If you’re injured, like Rachel, listen as Dimity details how to train on the bike instead of the treadmill/road/trail. And if you relate to Jean fighting the urge to pee on the run, even after just hitting the loo, this is the episode for you. Before the Q+As begin around 5:58, find out which race Sarah just registered for.  Please help us strengthen our shows by completing our podcast survey before October 9, 2023. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! For $25 off your first order, use codeAMR25 at GOSleeves.com Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you imbibe alcohol or not, or are concerned about your drinking or not, you’ll gain insight and empathy by listening to this episode. Guests Celeste Yvonne, author of It’s Not About the Wine, and Amanda Kuda, who wrote the upcoming Unbottled Potential, open up with hosts Sarah and Molly about:-how giving up alcohol allows them to live more fully; -what a “gray-area drinker” is—and why it can be a bad place; -how sober-curious folks can “try on” sobriety;-getting comfortable with meditation—and its role as a sobriety-tool; and,-making friends and socializing as a non-drinker.  Molly tells of her recent hiking excursion with her youngest daughter before the first guest joins around 11:45. Listen to the end of the ep to hear Coach Liz extol two topnotch books that’ll strengthen your mental game in Miles of Books.  Please help us strengthen our show by completing our podcast survey before October 9, 2023.  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Pretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 20% offyour first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Calm racing thoughts: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you had to—or are you contemplating—giving up running because of injury and/or chronic pain? The Final Finish Line, a special four-part series, will be cathartic and helpful as you figure out your next steps.In the final episode, Dimity talks to Britt Parker, an ultra trail runner, about releasing her body from the pain of running, and, as she did so, finding peace and quiet internally and confidence athletically.The two talk about: Britt's success at the 50-mile distance and her subsequent goals—and falls; Processing the anger, frustration, and shame when you are in chronic pain; The community and structure around strength training classes; and How Britt returned to the Trans-Rockies in 2023 after sitting it out in 2022. Please give us your thoughts on our podcast here.Join our Blood Sugar Badass Challenge, September 26-29, here.Find Dimity's series for Women's Running and other not-running-anymore resources here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you’re already committed to weight training—or vow to start lifting soon—this is the episode for you. Hosts Sarah and Britany talk with Alyssa Ages, author of the new book, Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncover the True Meaning of Strength. While demystifying strength training, the guest:-shares how a miscarriage propelled her shift from running to lifting;-dispels the myth of bulking up; -offers advice for getting started, or resuming, strength training; -suggests how to incorporate found objects (read: rocks + more!) into your workouts; and,-tells how to integrate lifting w/ training for a 13.1 or 26.2.  Before the guest joins around 17:03, Sarah and new mom Britany have a far-reaching conversation about eye color.  Please help us strengthen our show by completing our podcast survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you had to—or are you contemplating—giving up running because of injury and/or chronic pain? The Final Finish Line, a special four-part series, will be cathartic and helpful as you figure out your next steps.In episode #3, Dimity about easing the mental side of stopping running with Kim Dawson, PhD, a professor of sports/exercise psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.Among other things, the two chat about: Why Kim is an advocate of healthy transitions—and why they’re harder than we think; How to cultivate a holistic self-identity, so you’re not too reliant on one aspect (like running); Why the rate of change isn’t never as quick as you’d like it to be; and How Kim is expanding her athletic world far outside of running. Please give us your thoughts on our podcast here.Join our Blood Sugar Badass Challenge, September 26-29, here.Find Dimity’s series for Women’s Running and other not-running-anymore resources here.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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the episode if you’re curious about what goes on in a medical tent—and what happens to runners who stop in one during a race. Sarah and co-host Amanda Loudin talk with two veteran medical professionals who have staffed countless race medical tents. The guests share:-tips to avoid a visit to the medical tent; -protocol for getting runners back out on the course; -details of heat stroke, and when it’s time to be sent to a hospital;-items at runners’ disposal in a medical tent; and,-moving memories from a 2013 Boston Marathon finish line medical tent.  Sarah and Amanda talk about the quirks of new college students before the first medical tent gal joins around 7:54.  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! For $25 off your first order, use codeAMR25 at GOSleeves.com  Use code 60amr to get 60% off, plus free shipping, at GreenChef.com/60amr  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices