Getting Chicked

In today's episode, Karen, Megan, and Rachel catch up on all things training, injuries, and life lately before diving into a round of listener questions. Rachel shares how she's added swimming into her recovery from injury and why she's unexpectedly fallen in love with it. Megan gives an update on the chaos of moving and how she's balancing it with the rest of her life. The Chicks...

In today's episode, Karen and Rachel break down the London Marathon's announcement that it will expand to a two-day event beginning in 2027. They discuss the new format, what it could mean for the race and its participants, and share their thoughts on the major change. Karen also talks about buying a road bike and diving into the world of cycling, while Rachel shares an update on her injur...

In today’s episode, Rachel takes us down a rabbit hole of family running lore, including the story of her grandfather, Terry McDermott, who brought home Olympic gold and silver medals in speed skating. She also shares a much more encouraging injury update and explains why pelvic floor therapy has been helpful in her recovery journey. Meanwhile, Karen is inching ever closer to being fully healthy a...

In today's episode, Rachel's sister Audrey joins the Chicks just a week after graduating from Duke. Audrey reflects on her running journey, from her start in high school to competing at both Stanford and Duke, and shares how she developed as an NCAA athlete over the course of her collegiate career. She opens up about navigating the pressures of college running, undergoing surgery at just 1...

In today's episode, Megan recaps her dramatic drop in distance from the marathon all the way down to the mile, where she raced to a 4:37 finish and second place. She breaks down the race, reflects on the experience, and looks ahead to her upcoming half marathon. Rachel's injury saga continues as she shares the latest frustrations in her search for answers, including MRI scheduling mishaps...

In this week’s episode, Rachel shares that she’s been diagnosed with a pubic ramus stress reaction, which is an injury she previously dealt with during her college running career. She opens up about the emotions that come with facing a setback, how she’s processing the news, and what the road ahead looks like. Karen also shares a quick update on her own injury recovery and how training has been go...

In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel share updates on their recent injuries and how they’re navigating recovery. Karen has been able to keep training through her injury to an extent, while Rachel is taking time away from running to focus on healing and getting healthy again. Fortunately, Megan is healthy and continuing to build momentum in training! She shares updates on her recent workouts and mi...

In today’s episode, Karen shares an update on her improving foot injury and walks us through her self-care reset week. Rachel talks about getting back into strength training and the positive impact it’s having on her running. Karen and Rachel also dive into a few listener questions: - Best running watches? - Which recovery methods are worth it for runners? - Is a 12 week marathon build long enough...

In today’s episode, Karen shares an update on her foot injury, while Megan talks about what training has looked like since getting back into workouts post-marathon. Rachel is back with the receipts, breaking down why this year’s Boston Marathon saw massive performance jumps across the entire field. She compares improvements between the men and women, the rise in negative split performances, and th...

Special guest on today’s episode! Minnesota Distance Elite’s Elena Hayday joins Karen, Rachel, and Megan after her huge 2:24:45 breakthrough at the Boston Marathon, where she finished as the 6th American woman and 13th overall. Before joining Minnesota Distance Elite, Elena ran for the University of Minnesota, where she posted a 17:10 personal best in the 5K. Following college, she rediscovered he...

Karen, Megan, and Rachel unpack some of their favorite moments from the Boston Marathon, including Sharon Lokedi's last minute watch swap, the 609 women who broke three hours, and lots more highlights. Rachel shares about how her 5K road race went last weekend and Karen breaks down her recent speed workout on the track. Meanwhile, Megan shares the behind-the-scenes of her life as a WWE talk sh...

In today's episode, Karen, Rachel, and Megan share all their best tips and advice for racing the Boston Marathon, including how to taper, manage the weather, keep stress low, and lots more. Karen shares about taking on solo training and working on speed while Megan updates us on her return to training post-marathon and learning to run with a stroller. Plus, Rachel breaks down her experience an...

In today's episode, Megan shares more of her post-marathon reflections now that she’s a week removed from officially hitting the OTQ. She also talks about her full progression from running through pregnancy to her return to running postpartum and shares tips on how to make a successful comeback. Rachel gives an update on training, which includes a bit more speed work than usual as she preps to...

Two years ago when Getting Chicked first started, Megan shared that one of her biggest dreams was to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. With a couple more marathons under her belt and a ton of hard work, she DID it! In today's special edition of the pod, Megan walks us through her race at the McKirdy MicrOTQ from start to finish and breaks down how the marathon unfolded. She also shares...

Karen is finally back racing and shares the full breakdown of her experience at the Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago on Sunday. Rachel shares about her recent "workout from hell" and why it was one of the hardest sessions she's ever done. Meanwhile, Megan shares some of her final pre-race thoughts before racing the McKirdy Micro Marathon this weekend where she'll be targeting the OTQ....

In today’s episode, Karen shares about splurging on a new gym membership and she and Megan compare hot takes on the best and worst gyms they’ve trained at, plus what makes a gym actually worth it for runners. Meanwhile, Rachel breaks down how her workouts and training structure have changed since joining the Peninsula Track Club. The Chicks also offer their tips on how to plan your racing season a...

In today’s episode, Megan shares an update on her training as she gears up for the McKirdy Micro Marathon on March 29th, where she’s aiming to hit the Olympic Trials qualifying standard. The trio also unpack the latest developments from the USATF Half Marathon Championships, including how Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley, and Ednah Kurgat were awarded honorary podium spots following last week’s cha...

Rachel just had her biggest breakthrough yet! On Sunday, she ran 1:14 for a massive personal best in one of the most surprising races she's had. She breaks it down with Karen and Megan and shares about arriving at the course late, not being able to get in a warm up, thoughts throughout the race, and closing in a 5:13 for the last mile of the race. She and Megan also share about what races they...

In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel share their tips for finding places to run while traveling and Rachel recaps her recent work trip to London. The two also break down the best and worst surfaces to run on and revisit some of the classic advice their high school coaches gave them growing up (and whether it actually holds up). They also chat about the Strava segment logged during the Super Bowl h...

In today's episode, Megan and Rachel share about how to stay mentally tough during races and break down some of their staple workouts for marathon training. Megan also shares about how she and her coach are adjusting her training and what it’s been like running while balancing life with a baby. The two also reflect on their "Super Bowls" of running that stick out to them as the most...

After knocking on the door with countless 1:17 half marathons, Rachel finally breaks through with a 1:16 last weekend! She breaks down the race, why everything clicked on the day, and the biggest lessons she’s taking away for the next one. Next up, she’s heading to the start line of the Napa Valley Half. Karen checks in with an update on her road back to fitness, what training has looked like late...

Lots of updates from the Chicks in today's episode! Rachel recaps her race at the USATF Club Cross Country National Championships in Tallahassee (her first time racing on the grass since college!) and breaks down how it went better than expected. It also marked her debut racing for the Peninsula Distance Club. Karen shares highlights from her recent training stint in Flagstaff with Dani Aragon...

Getting Chicked made it to Flagstaff! Karen is joined by special co-host Dani Aragon for a fun catch-up with Molly Seidel after her trail racing debut at the Bandera 50K, where she took the win and set a course record in 4:09:39. Molly walks through how the race went, what surprised her about trail racing, and what might be coming next. She also shares updates on brand deals, her recent run club e...

Karen, Rachel, and Megan are back with fresh running and life updates, along with their thoughts on what’s been happening around the running world lately. Rachel traded the roads for the grass last weekend, racing the USATF Club Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, with a race breakdown to come in next week’s episode. Meanwhile, Karen is heading to Flagstaff to visit Molly Seidel and get so...

Another year of Getting Chicked is officially underway! Karen, Megan, and Rachel look back on how they did with their 2025 goals and take stock of which of their predictions aged well and which ones didn’t. They also revisit some of their favorite moments from the running world in 2025, including Faith Kipyegon’s Breaking4 attempt and the fourth and eighth place finishes from Susanna Sullivan and...