Another Mother Runner

Book lovers and casual readers alike will delight in this annual episode that serves up a dozen new book suggestions. Before switching to the literary conversation around 8:52, hosts Sarah and Ellison talk about E’s upcoming trip to Sweden to visit her beloved best running friend.  Here are the dozen new books the hosts discuss. Tom Lake: Ann PatchettSuch Kindness: Andre Dubus IIIThe Guest: Emma ClineThe Covenant of Water: Abraham Verghese Bad Summer People: Emma RosenblumLucky Red: Claudia CravensThe Celebrants: Steven RowleyYou Are Here: Karin Lin-GreenbergRomantic Comedy: Curtis SittenfeldKing: A Life: Jonathan EigWe Were Once a Family: Roxanna AsgarianWannabe: Aisha Harris When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Save 15% on any full-price purchase thru 09/23/23at topoathletic.com w/ code TOPOAMRSMR Use code AMR10 for $10 off 13.1 or 26.2+ AMR5 for $5 off 8K at RichmondMarathon.org Take steps to better running: Use code AMR15 for 15% discount at Currex.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you follow the running world in any way, you’ve probably heard of Sally McRae. Maybe you follow her on Instagram, you’ve tried her strength training app, listened to her podcast, watched her YouTube channel, or cheered her on during one of her Badwater races. But you likely haven’t heard or seen this side of Sally: Vulnerable, real, raw, and totally transparent. On this episode, hosts Dimity and Sarah Wassner Flynn have a moving conversation with Sally about topics including:  what inspired her to Choosing Strong, her recently-released memoir which draws back the curtain on her tumultuous childhood; how she defines strength and why it extends far beyond the physical; body image and self-acceptance; and what she’s training for next (hint: It’s a very long run!). Before Sally hops on, Dimity & SWF wax nostalgic about their (separate but similar) rollerblading adventures in NYC. Listen all the way through to hear Nourished on the Run, a new bonus segment with Dimity + Ellie Kempton, RD, MSN. The two talk celebrate fruits of summer—and a unique way to navigate a farmer’s market. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Drink up! Save 25% on GU Hydration Tabsw/ code AMR25 at GUenergy.comTalk it out: For 10% off your first month,go to betterhelp.com/amr Take steps to better running:Use code AMR15 for 15% discount at Currex.us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode for everyone who’s ever daydreamed about taking a trip centered on running or an away-race: Three “regular” runners talk about the running-centric vacations they’ve taken, either with friends or solo. With hosts Sarah and Katie, they share: -suggestions for choosing an ideal destination or race: -the importance of planning details; -the confidence-boosting benefits of a solo running vacation; -advice for ensuring fresh legs in an away-race; and,-whether to call it a “runcation” or a “racecation.” Before the first guest joins around 10:09, Sarah tells the (disappointing) details of her first pickleball tournament. Listen all the way through to hear Coach Liz talk about two women-centric books in Miles of Books.  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 Dinner, delivered: For 16 free meals plus free shipping,go to HelloFresh.com/amr16 + use code amr16 Talk it out: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to mesh your summer vacation with your training plan, like Elizabeth? Dimity and Sarah have it all mapped out, along with a great gear analogy to explain running based on RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion), in response to Dena’s question. Or maybe you’re like Liza, looking to learn when/how to skip or modify workouts during race-prep. Listen to this episode!  Dimity details the (literal) ups and downs of a Central Oregon hike before the first question around 10:03. Here’s our half-marathon training programs. 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 Pretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 20% offyour first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are a fan of National Public Radio, you’ll especially love this episode with special guest Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered and author of the bestselling memoir It.Goes.So.Fast. With hosts Sarah and Amanda, Mary Louise shares: -how she solves work quandaries on no-music-or-podcasts runs; -squeezing in workouts on assignment and in war zones; -that her slowing-with-age running pace has snuck up on her; -what it’s like to run as a person with significant hearing loss; and, -juggling mothering teens with a highly demanding job.  Mary Louise Kelly joins the show around 7:27, after both co-hosts share injury updates.  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 Use code AMR10 for $10 off 13.1 or 26.2+ AMR5 for $5 off 8K at RichmondMarathon.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 purchaseof any watch. Use code motherrunner at coros.comBloom + grow: Get 15% off your entire orderat fastgrowingtrees.com/amrSave $30 + get 1 month free dietitian supportwith code AMR at nutrisense.io/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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—support! Save 15% on any full-price purchase thru 6/30/23at topoathletic.com w/ code AMRTOPOMOVE Energy w/o the jitters: Get 15% off with code AMR at mudwtr.com/AMR Save $30 + get 1 month free dietitian supportwith code AMR at nutrisense.io/amr   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Currex.usProtein-rich raw dog food: Get $40 off your first order at MeetMaev.com/AMRPretty is as pretty does: Enjoy 20% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices