Another Mother Runner

Give a listen for some laughs—and to learn why Erin (and probably you!) feels crummy during a recovery week while marathon training. Get training advice for a weekend of “stacked” races, like Caroline is doing. And find out if the hosts crave any food while working out after Cathy admits she daydreams about doughnuts. To leave your question, please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), keeping your message to 60 seconds or less.  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Feel supported: Save 15% at Handful.com with promo code HandfulAMR15 For simple, smart savings on your prescriptions, go to GoodRX.com/AMR  Take your free hair quiz + get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/AMRNeed more answers? Check out more episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calling all injured runners—and runners looking to get stronger or faster: This is a must-listen-to episode! Sarah and Coach Liz have an in-depth conversation with two deep-water running instructors, including the founder of Fluid Running. Learn:-how to stay in shape when you can’t run;-how each guest ran a speedy marathon after training almost exclusively in a pool;-ways to make “aqua jogging” less boring; and,-the cardiovascular and strength-building benefits of pool running.In the intro, the hosts kvetch about unsolicited athletic advice from older white men; the first guest hops on at 12:31.As promised: Save $25 off Fluid Running with coupon code AMR25.When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Feel supported: Save 15% at Handful.com with promo code HandfulAMR15 California-inspired classics: Get 15% off your first at JenniKayne.com with code AMR Vita-save: Get 50% off your first Care/of order by visiting takecareof.com and using code AMR50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to hit the snow on skinny skis? You will be after this podcast about cross country skiing basics!Dimity and co-host Sarah Wassner Flynn talk to Anne Hinrichs, a cross country ski instructor and Birkebeiner finisher, and Emily Fischer, a marathoner and triathlete who is training for her first Korteloppet, a 29K ski race during the Birkebeiner weekend.The group chat about:—the differences between classic cross country skiing and skate skiing;—what cross country skiing equipment you need to get started (step one: a strong core!); —how skate skiing compares to running—and training for a ski event compares to a marathon;—and why conquering a downhill on skinny skis makes you feel like a rock star. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Save 20% off your purchase up to 3 items at TopoAthletic.com with code TOPOAMR20 (good thru 2/28/22) Great socks! Get 20% off your first purchase at Bombas.com/AMRStress less this year: Enjoy 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book lovers: This bi-annual episode is a must-listen! Sarah and Ellison cozy up (remotely) to talk about the best new books they’ve read (and listened to). Fiction and non-fiction. Here are the books they discuss:Fight Night: Miriam ToewsA Line to Kill: Anthony HorowitzThe Days of Afrekete: Asali SolomonChouette: Claire OshetskyThe School for Good Mothers: Jessamine ChanIntimacies: Katie KitamuraA Net for Small Fishes: Lucy JagoSea of Tranquility: Emily St. John MandelThe Lost Daughter: Elena FerranteThese Precious Days: Ann PatchettGraceland, at Last: Margaret RenklThe Secret History of Home Economics: Danielle DreilingerAll That She Carried: Tiya Miles Before starting to talk about books at 11:01, the duo reminisces about track workouts from their (relative) glory days.When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Enjoy 20% off your purchase up to 3 items atTopoAthletic.com with code TOPOAMR20 (good thru 2/28/22) Style AND comfort: Get 30% off your Betabrand order at Betabrand.com/AMR Connect with your sexual self: Enjoy an extended 30-day free trialby going to Dipseastories.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to this episode if you’re like Carly and you’re waffling on winter training for a spring race. Or if you’re like Katie and you wonder if you still need to do hill repeats when you live in a hilly part of the country. Or Amy, who is contemplating joining a Masters swim team. To leave your question, please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771), keeping your message to 60 seconds or less.  When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! New Year, new Rothy’s shoes! Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/AMR A clean start to 2022: Get 20% off your first order at Blueland.com/AMRNeed more answers? Check out more episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An episode for everyone who admires trailblazers like Kathrine Switzer and Jane Fonda: Journalist Danielle Friedman shares insight and anecdotes gained from her research for her brand-new book, Let’s Get Physical. She talks with hosts Sarah and Katie about:-the genesis of our contemporary fitness industry;-the pervasive (and now debunked!) notion that strenuous physical exertion harmed women;-how the 1970s running boom affected women differently than men;-Jane Fonda blending fitness and feminism; and,-women finding solace from movement in navigating loss.Sarah shares poignant family news in the introduction; the guest comes on at 15:18.When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Get happier this year: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr  Indeed, indeed: 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

If you’re looking for some simple, easy ways to integrate habits into your life, we’ve got you. Two experts—psychologist Dr. Michelle Trotter-Mathison and dietician Ellie Kempton—chat with Dimity and Sarah Wassner Flynn about what makes a sustainable, healthy habit.Among other things, the discussion includes: The disconnect between intention and action—and where most of us get tripped up; Why size (think super tiny!) and simplicity (think super easy!) are key when forming a new routine and subsequent habit; How a routine, rather than being constricting, can actually be freeing; and The idea that willpower is actually a reflection of needs not being met. (So true when it comes to nutrition!) Ready to join Michelle in Creating Habits that Stick? Register here; the four-week program starts Monday, January 10.Ready to join Ellie in Simply Nourished Like a Mother? Register here; the eight-week program starts Monday, January 10. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Stress less this year: Enjoy 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amrGet a free 7-day trial plus $20 off your first purchase of vet-recommended pet products at YourFuzzy.com with code AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wrapping up this annual, year-end tradition, Sarah gabs with Dimity, Tish, Liz, and Ellison. Laughs abound in this 500th episode!When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! We can all use some help: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr A beautiful deal: Get 15% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/AMR Hop to it: Save 20% off your first purchase at Jiminys.com/AMR and use code AMR20 at checkout  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may be biased, but we think ringing in the new year with an athletic tradition is pretty much the best idea ever. You will too, after you listen to this podcast.Dimity and co-host Sarah Wassner Flynn chat with three women who start the year off with athletic traditions: First up is Jane Martin-Lavaud, who began her tradition of participating in the Coney Island Polar Plunge in 2015 to honor her daughter, and now plunges weekly; Then we hear from Jodi Snowdon, who has run the in the Resolution Run 5K, a Canada-wide event, with her two daughters for nine straight years; Then we connect with Jen Miller, who spent New Year's Eve in 2020 doing the Hainesport Hundred and 24 Hour Endurance Run—and had so much type-2 fun she went back this year for another 45 or so laps. Many Happy Miles offers fresh monthly workouts, strength circuits, challenges, as well as expert workshops, a 15% yearlong discount on merchandise and training programs at Another Mother Runner, live strength and yoga classes, among other features. Join us today!We can all use some help: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr Get 50% off your first order at HiyaHealth.com/AMR or enter code AMR at checkoutTune in, turn on: Enjoy 30 days free of the Dipsea app by going to DipseaStories.com/amrReady for more Training? Steaming hot episodes served up here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in on this annual tradition: Host Sarah Bowen Shea catches up with half of her co-hosts to hear what they were up to in 2021—and what 2022 might hold for them. (With a fair number of conversational side trips!) This week: Katie, Adrienne, Amanda, and Molly.When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Stay Calm during the holidays: Enjoy 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at Calm.com/amr Hop to it: Save 20% off your first purchase at Jiminys.com/AMR and use code AMR20 at checkout A rare Rothy’s discount! Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices