Strides for Strength

We recently had Lauren on one of our athlete calls and the feedback was so good we knew we had to have her on the podcast! Lauren is a licensed sports psychotherapist and coach and she shares insights on how to overcome trauma and self-doubt to become a high-achieving individual, particularly in the realm of sports and athletics. She emphasizes the importance of building belief in oneself and the...

There is a huge importance behind understanding the purpose and intention behind different types of runs to maximize performance and training benefits. Today we're chatting about the different types of runs with an emphasis on easy running. This is the meat and potatoes of all training that many runners tend to overlook. Even though easy runs may seem effortless, they can still be challenging...

Today we have one of our very own athletes on the podcast! Brittani is a marketer working in Wisconsin and she shares with us how she has incorporated running into her life. She combines her love for books and reading into her runs and she shares more about that along with her dislike for mile runs, and how she found an appreciation for running.  We are so proud of all Brittani has accomplished so...

You are going to love this episode with Mike, a 41 year-old vice president of supply chain and a dedicated runner!  Mike shares his journey of going from not running at all to trying to lose weight and running several half marathons. We also discuss the idea of setting weight and fitness goals, and how achieving them is not always the solution to all of life's problems.  Mike is truly an exam...

Today we're chatting all things race day! From tips and tricks, such as utilizing a coach and researching logistical details, to the importance of saving energy for the race itself. Of course there is a big focus on mindset,  and physical strength and we share some of our best race day strategy secrets to help you achieve your goal AND enjoy the process! 00:04:47 Save your energy for race day...

Today we have Jessie on the podcast! She is a certified personal trainer and holistic fitness coach and we chat all about supporting yourself through your menstrual cycle and increasing your physical strength. Jessie discusses hormones and their fluctuations during a female's menstrual cycle and emphasizes that regular exercise and focusing on hormones, mindset, physical strength, and stress...

We are so excited to have Makenzie on the podcast today! She shares her experience with running as a way to control something during a difficult time in her life and the amount of physical and mental strength it's taken for her to be successful. She describes herself as an average everyday runner from Rochester, New York. Mackenzie shares her favorite running song, her go-to shoes, and even s...

Today we are chatting with Christine, co-founder of Relentless Runners and a certified run coach, about the benefits of working out and running while pregnant. We cover the myth that pregnant women should not run, while acknowledging there are reasons why running may not be suitable for every pregnant woman. Christine shares her expertise on how to safely and effectively incorporate running and ex...

Today we are SO excited to have Michael Gabriel on the podcast! Michael was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and is a tech professional who stumbled into running and costuming while running. He was a soccer player in school, but when he did not make the team, he turned to track and field. He and his friend Elizabeth, who he met during college, decided to do the Atlanta Track Club's 10-mile...

Today we are chatting with one of our very own athletes, Amelia! She is a full-time ER nurse, a new wife, dog and cat mom, and loves a good true crime podcast. Amelia and Coach Erin met as ER nurses and connected through running! She started her running journey following the Couch to 5K as a way to get in more movement and prepare for the Tour Du Mont Blanc hike she and her husband planned to do f...

Today we're recapping the very first Strides For Strength retreat that we just hosted, and let's just say, it exceeded all our expectations! From the very moment we arrived, everything was perfect and we saw the vision we had had for so long actually coming to life. As a rewind moment, Strides for Strength became an LLC in November of 2021 and a retreat was something we always wanted to...

Toni is a fellow Running Coach and a wealth of knowledge! Transitioning from a college athlete playing soccer, she tore her ACL and was looking for what could be next. Running was not on her radar but she jumped into the Pittsburgh Half Marathon and it hooked her! So many athletes can relate to the transition when you stop your sport and aren't sure what's next. Toni signed up for her fi...

Ready for us to dish on all the Q&A's that you have, or maybe didn't even realize you had?! Q. How'd we get started running? A. Erin - Dated into a family of runners - yep I was that meme that people talk about not wanting to marry into a family that runs 5ks on holidays...  And fun fact, I got cut from track in high school... twice. SO much to unpack here, including being a fem...

In this weeks episode we chat with Tyler, one of Coach Erins athletes! Tyler came to Erin with no running background (excluding some OrangeTheory here and there) and now he is an Atlanta Track Club Peachtree Finisher, training for his SECOND half marathon and even now talking about potentially setting the goal to run a full marathon! We talk with Tyler about how he made training work while being a...

With the turn of the calendar you might be looking at 2023 and wondering what goals do you set? What races do you sign up for? How do you keep making forward progress without losing momentum? What things are actually important to you vs. what is the goals/beliefs you are adopting because of what others are doing? In this weeks episode Coach Erin and Michaela talk about some of their 2023 goals and...

In todays episode we want to have an honest conversation about NORMALIZING the come down feelings after running a marathon, as some would call it, the 'post marathon blues'. Whether you crushed your fall race season or things didn't go as planned you probably have found yourself a little down, without much sense of direction and some feelings of "I wish I could go back". T...

If you are on the fence about signing up for your first marathon you will leave todays episode with the BELIEF that you CAN. Denise approaches the marathon distance in such a practical way. Skip the VO2 max and perfecting your cadence -- lets talk about the TANGIBLE way to get to the start line of your first marathon. Denise explains marathon train a lot like taking a class (but it has to be an el...

Lexy worked with Coach Michaela while training for her FIRST marathon and she is now officially a 2022 Chicago Marathon FINISHER! Lexy is a tech in a hospital working 12 hour shifts and is also in the process of applying to PA school-- she is busy but she made training a priority and it paid off on race day! Before working with Coach Mich she tried to find a training template online but was instan...

This week guest, Becky, is a nurse, personal trainer and a runner herself. In this episode we chat about: why strength training for runners matters how to fit strength training in to your training schedule tips for staying consistent with an active lifestyle as a nurse  navigating injury and learning to listen to your body how to get the most out of the QUALITY of your runs rather just focusing on...

Running coaches talking about hiring run coaches? YEP! Because all great coaches ALSO have great coaches! In todays episode we talk about: What even a working, successful coach/athlete relationship IS How we decided when it was time for ourselves to invest & hire in a running coach and how it's impacted our growth as athletes Identifying when a coaching relationship isn't working and...

In this weeks episode we chat with a Strides for Strength athlete who has been working with Coach Erin since the very beginning. Jess is a mom of 3, badass human and runner and wife to a LA Rams coach. Jess pulls back the curtains around the stress that came with her first marathon being rescheduled, dealing with an insane football schedule and mom-ing all while never missing a beat in her trainin...

Coach Erin and Coach Michaela took on the TCS New York City Marathon and both crossed the finish line as stronger, better athletes because of it. In todays episode recorded LIVE from our hotel room bed-- we talk all about  race weekend from the expo to the start village all the way to the finish line, breaking down our race day experience mile by mile. Neither of us ran a race day PR but we both r...

Welcome to the FIRST episode of our podcast! Coach Erin and Michaela are so excited to bring this podcast to 'everyday runners', we will be doing duo episodes just like this, athlete interviews, guest expert interviews and so much more! We plan to shift the focus from focusing on just running to encompassing everything on the run and beyond! We want to make running simple and accessible...