Another Mother Runner

Spurred on by Sarah’s recent trail 10K, the mother runners talk about the myriad joys of off-road races before moving on to answering questions from the tribe. They offer up a solution for Amy, who is debating between slower, heart-rate monitor runs versus running with faster friends, and they urge Amanda to move out of […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-time U.S. 5000-meter Champion, 2:37 marathoner, and brand-new mom Lauren Fleshman gets real with Dimity and Sarah, talking about the ups-and-downs of running while pregnant and coming back post-partum. You’ll breathe a sigh of relief along with the mother runners to hear a professional runner say she “couldn’t have cared less about” her own running in the […] Learn more about your ad choices....

Dimity and Sarah firmly believe the best running “accessory” is a friend to cover the miles with, so this podcast celebrates bonds forged by running. Dimity reads the friendship chapter from Run Like a Mother (Sarah’s fave chapter of the book), which contains perhaps the best line in the entire book. “When you keep your […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity have heard from countless frustrated mother runners who have seen the number on the scale creep up instead of down while training for a half- or full marathon. So the gals talk to two guests about keeping weight in check while running. First up: sports dietician (and mother of two) Jackie Dikos, […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Dimity decided to go all Click and Clack (from “Car Talk”), and have gals call in on Skype to chat and get answers. All the questions deal with marathon training: Mom of six Sarah wants to know how to build speed as well as endurance; Cyndie wonders how to work around an injury; […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perfect timing: Dimity’s feet are extra-gnarly thanks to doing the Ironman, so the mother runners welcome Jane Andersen, a podiatrist in private practice Chapel Hill, N.C., to talk all things feet. All three gals have big paws, so they start by talking about the importance of having roomy-enough shoes—and, perhaps surprisingly, big-enough socks to give […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Other than exercise, Dimity and Sarah don’t have many hobbies, but they are both avid readers. In this podcast, they share some of their favorite sports-related books, ranging from the incredibly inspiring (Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women’s Sports by Kathrine Switzer; Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmerby Lynne Cox; and Devoted: The Story of a […] Learn...

Sharon Barbano, a past winner of the Finland and Long Island marathons, talks Dimity and Sarah through the experience of being part of the first-ever women’s Olympic Marathon Trials: from the spectators that lined the course even hours before the 11 a.m. start to horrifying pre-race “test” each competitor had to pass. Sarah and Dimity get this […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Recorded when Dimity was mere days away from tackling her Ironman triathlon, the mother runners discuss the days (and hours and minutes) leading up to a starting line. They reveal when the reality of a race sets in for them: For SBS, it’s all about dairy product expiration dates; for Dimity, it’s often not until […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah talk to the pace guru Greg McMillan, the coach whose online calculator is like a Magic 8-Ball for runners: It not only predicts the time of your next race finish, but also tells you what speed to muster on your long runs, tempo runs, and track workouts. In this podcast, Greg gives […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our most epic podcast yet: Dimity tells, in wonderfully recalled detail, about her strong, heroic effort at Ironman Coeur d’Alene. From the 62-degree swim, to the wetsuit strippers, onto her trusty tri-bike Lyle, up hills and down, a chat with a cute guy named Ryan, to the final 26.2-mile run/walk, that starts with searing pain […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As temps are heating up across the country, Sarah and Dimity answer your questions about sweaty summer concerns. Hope it doesn’t rub you the wrong way, but they spend quite a bit of time talking about chafing. They move on to myriad tips on how to have enough fluids for long runs. (One important take-away: Do […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Father’s Day, Dimity and Sarah brought on Dan Britton, father of five and founder of Chariot Carriers. These innovative strollers convert from a running carrier to a bike trailer to even a ski (!) carrier. Dan tells about the design process, describes proper running-with-stroller form, and lets you know it’s okay to occasionally drown […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

The gals know many of you admire and adore their guest, Dorothy Beal of Mile Posts as much as they do. This mother of three youngsters and veteran of 24 (!!) marathons inspires many, having cut more than an hour pushing a triple stroller. Dorothy confesses to Sarah and Dimity what kept her going while running […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to talk triathlon (and weight loss and the mantra, “just keep moving forward”): Dimity and Sarah are joined by Meredith Atwood, known to many of you as Swim Bike Mom. As recently as the summer of 2010, this mom of two and practicing attorney weighed 280 pound; her only foray into cardio exercise was […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You read her written race report, now hear Dimity describe her journey through a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run in Grand Junction last weekend. This Ironmother takes you from the churning water to the stool in the transition area to her aerobars on her beloved bike, Lyle, then out onto the windswept out-and-back […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah recount a brutally hot run they recently survived in Sacramento, showing sometimes they don’t heed their own advice.  After their done laughing at their own stupidity (and chafing!), they answer a few questions from mother runners, including how to come back from a stress fracture and how to run races on a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an extra-special, hour-long podcast, Dimity and Sarah offer advice and encouragement for gals running the Another Mother Runner Virtual 5K. They talk about the importance of getting a little goofy in a race, yet also fighting like a warrior to make a goal. Songs get woven into the mix, everything from One Direction to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah dig in with Danielle LiVolsi, the mother of three who created the delicious and nutritious nut and seed butter called NuttZo. Find out how the textured yumminess made its way from her home food processor—where Danielle whirred together nuts and seeds to provide a hearty and healthy food for her two adopted-from-Ukraine sons—to […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Sarah and Dimity trade training tips as they both stare down starting lines: Sarah is set to run the Vancouver Marathon in a mere week, while Dimity now has less than two months to go until Ironman Couer d’Alene. They share secrets on how to keep workouts—and yourself—feeling fresh. Some of the advice is even packaged […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dimity and Sarah each talk to a mother runner who ran the 2013 Boston Marathon to hear the story in their own words. Melissa Fryback of Portland dug deep and set a PR (3:43:46) but had barely 20 minutes to celebrate before the blasts, while Katherine Sullivan and her friend Becky Stouder finished just ahead […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kara Goucher in the house! Dimity and Sarah gleefully interview Olympic marathoner Kara Goucher as she preps for her third Boston Marathon. Kara answers questions from @TheMotherRunner Twitter followers, like about running while pregnant three years ago and how her training has changed since then. She talks about cooking dinner for her husband, Adam, and son, Colt, […] Learn more about your ad cho...

Sarah and Dimity bring on Coach Christine Hinton to enlighten all of you who are now four weeks into training for the AMR Virtual 5K—or training for any race. The ladies talk about how to maintain an even pace while running and how to get over a sucky run. (Everyone has ‘em!) They delve into […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ladies launch into a discussion about lunch-making fatigue: Dimity suffers from it, and Sarah has recently discovered a few cures. After reliving encounters with various lunchmeats during their formative years, the mother runners get to the meat of the show: answering questions from their Facebook community. They give Amy advice on how to stick to a […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The show opens with Dimity’s big confession of which singer she’s groovin’ to these days (we won’t spoil it for you), while Sarah admits to loving slightly more racy tunes (and to letting her children watch “Glee”!). At long last the mother runners move on to providing answers to questions, including one from Karen about […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices