Another Mother Runner
A family of three podcasts to get (+ keep) you moving without losing your family, job, or sanity! Nearly 1,000 (!) back episodes to enjoy.
Every Friday on the original show (launched in 2011), host Sarah Bowen Shea, a mom of three and veteran of 14 marathons, is joined by a rotating cast of co-hosts and often a guest expert to discuss topics ranging from how to reach a big race goal to finding your athletic happy place, and everything in between. Training, nutrition, motivation, mental toughness, TMI issues: This show covers it all (and then some!).
Many Happy Miles and AMR Answers drop on alternate Tuesdays: Many Happy Miles is hosted by AMR co-founder Dimity McDowell and Sarah Wassner Flynn, and it celebrates and explores all types of forward movement, whether an epic hike, century ride, or your first brisk walk after a setback. The co-founding duo of Sarah and Dimity host AMR Answers, providing insightful responses to listeners’ called-in questions. All three shows are witty and conversational, making them great running partners because the AMR gals do all the talking—even on the uphills!
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#177: Tales from Another Mother Runner Essayist...
Dimity and Sarah are joined by Marit Fischer, a mom of one, trail runner, and contributor to Tales from Another Mother Runner. Because the three mother runners have been friends for two decades, the conversation undulates and curves like a lovely mount...
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#176: Advice and Insight from Mental Skills Coach
Sarah and Dimity engage in an intriguing conversation with Carrie Cheadle, a certified sports psychologist and the author of On Top of Your Game: Mental Skills to Maximize Your Athletic Performance. A dedicated trail runner (and former race car driver!...
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#175: Dealing with a Running Injury
With both Dimity and Sarah on the injured-runner spectrum, the mother runners talk candidly about how they’ve dealt with situation, both physically and mentally. They offer insight on how to stay fit in other ways, possibly even discovering (or revisit...
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#174: A Conversation about Plus-Size Runners
Sarah and Dimity tap into the media zeitgeist of plus-size runners for a thought-provoking, hour+ podcast. First, they are joined by Jessie Sebor, editor in chief of Women’s Running, to talk about the magazine featuring a “curvy” runner on the cover an...
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#173: Chats with Two First-time Marathoners-in-...
Dimity in the house! Literally. Dimity joins Sarah in her basement recording studio for conversations with two debut marathoners, BFFs Heather Roszczyk and Marianne Lloyd, who have been chronicling their training for Wineglass Marathon on AMR site. Fir...
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#172: Third Annual Summer Reading Podcast + Ult...
This special-edition podcast will keep you company for many miles. First up: Solo host Sarah welcomes back her longtime running friend (and book buddy) Ellison Weist to talk about great books to read this summer (and beyond). Suggestions range from a p...
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#171: A Chat with #AMRinSaucony Amy Blake
Sarah and Dimity gab with Amy Blake, a mother of three young children (including 8-month-old Clara) training for the Twin Cities Marathon and the centerpiece of #AMRinSaucony. Laugh along as Amy tells of not knowing how long a marathon was when she agr...
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#170: Prehab, Not Rehab: The Secrets to Unlocki...
Dimity and Sarah are joined by Amanda Johnson, the marketing manager at TriggerPoint Performance Therapy (a.k.a. the company that makes the brilliant
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#169: A Conversation with a Shoe-and-Stride Expert
Sarah and Dimity welcome on Spencer White, the veep of the Saucony Human Performance & Innovation Lab, to talk shoes and stride. After a quick geek-out, the dialog quickly turns advice on how to make running feel joyful and effortless. (Really!) A ...
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#168: Tales from Another Mother Runner Essayist...
Dimity and Sarah have a digital sit-down with Katie Arnold, an ultramarathoner with two young daughters, to discuss a wide range of topics. Find out why D & S quickly dub this long-time runner, “Katie of the Massive Quads,” and how legendary Dean K...
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#167: Summertime and the Working out is Easier…...
Sarah and Dimity go guest-less this week to discuss whether it’s easier or tougher to fit exercise into the family summer lifestyle. Early on in this fun, meandering conversation, it’s evident the two mother runners fall on opposite ends of the summer-...
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#166: Father Runner Running Cross-Country with ...
To commemorate Father’s Day, Dimity and Sarah are joined by Shaun Evans, a dad who is setting off from Seattle on July 4 to run across the country. As if running 3,200 miles in two months isn’t impressive enough (here’s the math: 53-55 miles/day for 60...
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#165: Tips and Tales from an Ultrarunning Fitne...
Sarah and Dimity welcome on Laura Swenson to hear her tales of running the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim. This mother of three tells how she has run 30+ marathons since her first 26.2-miler in December 2001 (yeah, you do the staggering math on that feat!), a...
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#164: Tales from Another Mother Runner Essayist...
Dimity and Sarah are joined by Nicole “Nikki” Knepper, a mother runner of two and the genius behind the website Moms Who Drink and Swear as well as the author of
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#163: Best Running Friend Molly Interviews Inju...
With Dimity off hosting a Mother Runner party, Sarah’s best running friend, Molly, fills in as guest co-host—but with a twist: Molly interviews Sarah about how she’s faring with her broken ankle. Molly dives in with questions about how Sarah is filling...
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#162: Tales from Another Mother Essayist (and R...
Tish Hamilton, the executive editor of Runner’s World, once again joins Sarah and Dimity for a chat. This mother runner of one opines about the wonders of running friends and how hers got her through an unexpected divorce. After reading an excerpt of h...
47 min
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Bonus Episode: Molly's Marathon Report
In our first bonus episode, Sarah chats with her BRF Molly about her marathon PR (16 minutes!). Molly talks about her hill strategy during race, how much eating a few GU Energy Chews near Mile 24 made her feel like a new woman, and how having the right...
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#161: Grandmother Runner Katherine Beiers, the ...
A special in-studio guest, Katherine Beiers chats with Dimity and Sarah: At age 82, Katherine is the oldest finisher at 2015 Boston Marathon, running 5:53 in wicked-bad weather conditions. Perhaps more amazingly, this mother of three and grandmother of...
52 min
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#160: Special Nuun Year - No Limits Challenge P...
This week, we relive the Nuun Year: No Limits 5K, 10K and Half-Marathon Challenges via a range of comments from the 500+ participants. Recorded just before Sarah went in for ankle surgery, we talk about her broken joint, throw in a few songs (list belo...
62 min
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#159: Get Ready for Marathon Training!
With Dimity out of town hosting a Mother Runner party, Sarah is the solo host of this show. But she’s not alone: Two mother runners running fall marathons join Sarah to talk about how they’re getting ready to start 26.2 training. Jonna Bass Parr, who’l...
47 min
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#158: Boston Marathon 2015 Recap
Sarah and Dimity welcome back Bethany Meyer, who recorded the show less than 48 hours after completing her first 26.2, the prestigious Boston Marathon, as part of Team Stonyfield. The mother runners agree Bethany delivers the best line ever on an AMR p...
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#157: Mostly Marathon-Related Qs & As
Dimity and Sarah talk training and racing, giving answers to questions freshly fielded from the Another Mother Runner Facebook page. The veteran racers give tons of tips about building mental toughness and staying positive in a race. During this discus...
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#156: A Chat with Hood to Coast Relay Director ...
Sarah has a literal sit-down with Felicia Hubber, the race director for the famed Hood to Coast Relay. We love that the race deemed “the mother of all relays” is herself a mother runner. Find out how Felicia literally grew up with the race, yet still g...
48 min
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#155: Tales from Another Mother Essayist Terzah...
Sarah and Dimity chat it up with Terzah Becker, a Boulder, Colorado, contributor to the AMR duo’s month-old book, Tales from Another Mother Runner. This twin mom reveals her tenacity and perseverance as she tells about chasing a Boston Marathon qualify...
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#154: Summer Sanders: Olympic-Medalist Swimmer ...
Dimity and Sarah are joined by Summer Sanders, winner of four Olympic medals in swimming who has been a runner for two decades. A mom of two, Summer shares how she shifted from being a serious athlete to a social one (even though Dim and Sarah think he...
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