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This is the ideal episode for anyone in need of athletic inspiration, empathy, and laughter: It’s a conversation with three co-hosts—Tish Hamilton, Amanda Loudin, and Ellison Weist. The gals recount 2024 highlights, including a marathon, numerous mountains summited, and a new fitness endeavor. And Ellison can always be counted on for book suggestions, including one about human longevity and another about the long life of a house. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! For a coveted entry as part of a dream race-cation, go to TCSSydneyMarathon.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join co-hosts Dimity McDowell and Sarah WF for a special episode as they look back on the incredible accomplishments within the Train Like a Mother community in 2024. From half-marathons to ultra-marathons, hiking challenges to marathons, these women have set big goals and crushed them.In this episode, we chat with four inspiring women: Dana Parisi, who rocked her Richmond Half-Marathon after training with the Better Together program. Amanda Ryan Fear, who flew across the country to take on the Mammoth March 20-mile hike with Hike Like a Mother. Courtney Kampf, who completed the grueling 50K Green Monster Trail Ultra with her dog, Theodore by training with AMR’s Ultra + Trail program. Maggie Rohlfing, who tackled her first marathon, the Crossroads Marathon, with the Heart + Sole program. Along the way, you’ll hear personal highlights from our Train Like a Mother coaches, sharing what made 2024 so special.Ready for a full year of workouts, community, and support? Join us in Many Happy Miles in 2025.Grab your limited-time “I Run Things” sticker here.Follow us on Instagram @anothermotherrunner for more inspiration and updates.When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on allIQBar products by texting AMR to 64-000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Armchair travelers and adventurous runners alike will enjoy this episode: The guest is travel writer and mother runner Allison Torres Burtka. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Molly Williams, Allison shares: -details on running + hiking in Alaska, Sri Lanka, the Alps, + more; -why exploring somewhere on foot is so rewarding; -the transformative power of a BIPOC running retreat; and,-advice for finding running routes in new-to-you places. Before the guest joins at about 10:27, Molly shares some quasi-gruesome tales of the survival course she’s taking! Get your free sticker here. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! For the chance at a coveted spot in 2025, go to TCSSydneyMarathon.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is ideal for anyone looking for holiday gift suggestions for runners, prompted by a question from Nicole, as well as folks struggling to formulate a weight-room workout, like Sarah. Also, anyone with an irregular work schedule, like Jen, will appreciate Dimity’s insightful training advice. Doing a downhill race in 2025, like Whitney? Coach Dimity has loads of practical advice—and Sarah reads a short, sassy essay about going downhill. The duo turns to questions at about 7:11. Call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771) to record your question. Here are the giftguides mentioned, as well as our discounts page and Many Happy Miles. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! For the chance at a coveted spot in 2025, go to TCSSydneyMarathon.com Train smart: Get $200 off your Tonal purchasewith promo code AMR at Tonal.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This enlightening episode is required listening for any and all runners, whether healthy or injured! The guest is Erin Ayala, Ph.D., a sport psychologist and certified mental performance consultant. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Coach Liz Waterstraat, Dr. Ayala talks about: -personality traits that can precipitate injury (!); -common mistakes she sees with injured athletes;-ways to find an empathetic physical therapist; -an intriguing activity to help during injury downtime; -revamped goals + little wins for injured athletes. Before the guest joins at around 10:23, the hosting duo re-hashes Thanksgiving dinner. Get your free sticker here, and join Joy to the Run (it’s free, too!). When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Save 15% on any full-price purchase w/ code TOPOAMR2024 at topoathletic.com Download the free Ibotta app using code AMR to get $5 + start earning cash back Enjoy secure access: Get an extra 3 months free at ExpressVPN.com/AMR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for inspiration to push past your own boundaries—whether in running or life? In this episode, Dimity and Sarah WF sit down with Jenny Hoffman, a mother of three, Harvard physics professor, and three-time national ultrarunning champion. Jenny shares about her recent accomplishments, including the story behind setting a Guinness World Record for running across the U.S.In this episode, the trio discusses: How Jenny got her start in running; Her childhood dream of crossing the country on foot and how she made it a reality; The challenges she faced during her record-breaking journey; The mental and physical strategies she used on the road; Balancing motherhood, career, running...and more! You won’t want to miss this inspiring conversation!Get ready to kick off the new year with Joy to the Run! This 2024 virtual training program is your chance to embrace the joy of movement, set new goals, and celebrate every step of your journey. Sign up today and make 2024 your most joyful year yet!When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Stories worth sharing: Save $10 onyour first purchase at StoryWorth.com/AMRDownload the free Ibotta app using code AMR to start earningcash back and get $5 credit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Native American Heritage Day, we are re-running this episode, which originally aired November 26, 2021. Gain a deeper understanding of Native American runners in this installment of our Run in Her Shoes series, featuring two Indigenous women runners, including Verna Volker, founder of Native Women Running. With Coach Liz as co-host, the guests explain: -the prayerful nature of running for Native Americans; -how being a morning runner is especially profound to a member of the Navajo Nation;-the mission to bring light to cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women; -how race organizers and participants can go beyond land acknowledgments; and,-the sense one runner has of her ancestors watching out for her as she runs in nature.Social Sarah shares details about producer Alex’s beautiful (2021) wedding before the first guest joins at 10:00. Need movement in December? Sign up for Joy to the Run! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All active women need to listen to this episode with Stacy Sims, PhD, author of two bestselling books, ROAR and Next Level. This respected performance physiologist and nutrition scientist talks with hosts Sarah and Molly all about supplements for active women, including: -the best online sources for supplements; -the full lowdown on creatine; -how + why to take Vitamin D; -all you need to know about essential amino acids; and,-a supplement that can eliminate poop-breaks mid-run! Before the esteemed guest joins at around 9:29, Molly and Sarah talk about found change and kids home from college. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Live a more empowered life: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr Give the gift of stories: Get $10 off your first purchase at Storyworth.com/AMR Get $30 off your 1st box + free croissants when you start your subscription at Wildgrain.com/AMR or use code AMR at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to set some goals for 2024? Then listen to this episode, where hosts Dimity and Sarah WF bring on pro triathlete, coach, and adventure seeker Alyssa Godesky, who shares how she approaches going after the next big thing. From timing it right (hint: patience is key!) to setting realistic expectations, Alyssa goes over how she works with her athletes to earmark and ultimately achieve goals big and small.First, though, Sarah WF shares about how she parlayed her marathon fitness (and post marathon frustration) into one of her fastest 5Ks in years, and then Alyssa pops on to talk about her own incredible athletic achievements before getting into goal-setting.What was your 2023 athletic highlight? Tell us here!When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support!Get a free gift w/ purchase + free shippingon orders $29+ at Nuts.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