Moms of Triathlon

On this week’s episode Amy and Aly share updates from their last two weeks. Aly talks about the decision not to race due to wildfire concerns and local planned power outages. Amy gives a recap of spectating the cold, rainy Ironman Wisconsin with kids (i.e. from the car). Amy and Aly both share recent kid sleep struggles they have been experiencing. And Amy shares some perspective on scheduling in...

On this week’s episode Amy and Aly talk about one of Amy’s favorite topics, mental toughness. They both share what mental toughness means to them, and some of the skills they keep in their mental toolbox to pull out when things get hard. Both have found success in encouraging others along the way in a race.  Amy's go-to strategy in training and racing is repeating various mantras (such as &ap...

This week Amy and Aly are excited to share their first ever interview! Mother, coach, Olympic athlete, and age-group world champion, Juliet Hochman joins them to discuss her pregnancy and postpartum experience to her now 21 and 24 year old sons. After many years of being a high level athlete she was unaware of any other competitive outlets available to her following her collegiate and Olympic care...

Ever notice that Amy and Aly don’t post photos with their kid’s faces on Instagram ? On this week’s show they dive into their thoughts on social media and personal preferences when it comes to posting in general and sharing photos of kids. They cover the benefits of social media, like increased motivation and new parentings ideas, and also the drawbacks. And the episodes finishes with their Go Mam...

This week’s episode dives into all things stroller running. Amy and Aly discuss tricks to keep the kids happy, some examples of runs that haven’t gone as planned, and timing a run with kids (during naptime or not). They also talk through all the details including their favorite gear, locking the front wheel, running form, where to run, and pacing a run with the stroller. The episode finishes with...

This week Amy and Aly share what’s been going on with them this week and Aly gives a full recap of her race weekend in Bend, OR. From a 2:40am alarm clock on race day, to relaxing lakeside afterwards and dealing with anxiety about actually relaxing vs immediately heading home when the race was over. You’ll get to hear some fun details about open water racing in a competitive pack! The episode fini...

This week’s topic was a listener suggestion, Amy and Aly discuss how they manage to maintain some balance in their lives with training, parenting, work and home life. They go into detail about how they each do meal preparation, grocery shopping, split up parenting duties, house/yard work, and how their perception about how it “should” be done has changed with time. They share some tips that work f...

In this Episode of the Moms of Triathlon Podcast, Amy and Aly dive into their personal experiences with working with a triathlon specific coach. Aly shares that when she first started in triathlon she was loosely following a plan she’d been given but it wasn’t until years later that she made the transition to working with a coach one-on-one and gained an invaluable amount of knowledge that she’ll...

This week Amy recaps her second pro race at Oregon 70.3, from the fast downstream swim, to a strategic pass on the bike, capped off by seeing her kids at the finish line. Amy and Aly discuss the differences in motivation when you’re racing as an amateur compared to being a pro. And Aly shares her experience spectating the race with Beth in tow. They finish with their Go Mamas of the week. Here is...

This week Amy and Aly share their experiences with breastfeeding and pumping.  Amy talks about learning how to breastfeed her son including dealing with back pain from bad positioning, and baby having a shallow latch. Aly talks about the emotional rollercoaster she experienced the first few weeks of her daughters' life on the unexpected path to becoming an exclusively pumping mother. They tal...

With both Amy and Aly having just gone on vacation, this week seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss training on vacation with kids in tow. Amy talks about her trip to Italy for her brother’s wedding; complete with yoga, a bike ride around Italy, and surviving two 17hr flights solo with a 10 month old. Aly shares a little bit about her trip to Bend and the opportunities she had to ride and...

This week’s topic was a listener suggestion! Amy and Aly discuss their timelines on getting back into training, and compare how different each of their postpartum recoveries were from each other. Amy discusses some differences between both of her postpartum experiences and talks about what she thinks helped her return to fitness faster with her second baby. She also shares her thoughts on pelvic f...

It’s still raining in Portland! On this week’s episode Amy and Aly talk about mental health as it relates to parenting and athletics, and the role the weather has been playing on their ability to stay motivated and keep moving. They each share some personal experiences with mental health struggles, some coping mechanisms to stay positive, and how they feel mental health affects them as parents. Al...

This week Amy and Aly talk about racing planning as parents, and how it has changed since before having kids, including how much more you have to rely on your partner.. Aly recaps her triathlon relay bike leg and talks about kids and water safety. Amy talks about how her first family meeting went and what Ollie suggests for an easier bedtime routine. The episode closes with their big mom wins of t...

In episode 5 of the Moms of Triathlon Podcast we hear a little bit about what’s been going on with Aly this week, and Amy recaps Chattanooga 70.3.  She’ll talk about what it was like traveling to a race without the kids, and a little bit about her experience pumping during a travel trip and on race day. The episode finishes with Amy and Aly’s big mom wins of the week (Go Mama of the Week).

It’s race week for Amy! Today we get to hear how Amy is feeling about going into her first 70.3 as a new mom and as a rookie pro triathlete. Also on today’s episode Amy and Aly discuss all things epidurals; personal pros and cons, what the research says, how they’re perceived, how they may (or may not) be related to endurance sports, and their own experiences with them. They close out the episode...

This week Amy and Aly are talking about goals, upcoming races, and what motivates them to continue training even now that their lives have become more complicated with children. They discuss a big pregnancy announcement in the triathlon world and share what they did for their own announcements. Aly asks about playground etiquette, and Amy talks about taper week going into Chattanooga 70.3. They cl...

Meet Amy and Aly, two triathlete moms that decided to start a podcast about all things parenting (pregnancy and postpartum) and triathlon. In this first episode, Amy and Aly start off with some introductions, what’s been going on with them this week, and what big races they have coming up. They talk about their sports background, how they got into triathlon, and how it was this podcast came to be....

In Episode 2 of the Moms of Triathlon Podcast Amy and Aly dive into one of the most obvious but under-discussed parts of pregnancy; body image and body changes. They’ll share some personal experiences on pressures they felt before, during, and after pregnancy, and how they dealt with those big changes. They also share their thoughts on social media’s impact on women feeling the need to “bounce bac...