Roisin McGettigan-Dumas

Molly interviews Ro about athlete Mental Health. Roisin McGettigan-Dumas is of course our Co-Host, but also: a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (and 2012 Olympian in Track and Field!) and also coaches athletes on sport performance psychology. We chat about the information Ro Learned from the IOC's new course on Athlete Mwntal Health and share resources for athlete screening. Ro also talks about how she found her passion for this field, working with young athletes, barriers to seeking a provider and we share some personal experiences on the topic as well.Resources: IOC mental health assessment and recognition toolshttps://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2021/06/BJSM-SMHAT-1-Athlete365-2020-102411.pdfhttps://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2021/06/BJSM-SMHRT-1-Athlete365-2020-102411.pdf

Molly interviews Ro about athlete Mental Health. Roisin McGettigan-Dumas is of course our Co-Host, but also: a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (and 2012 Olympian in Track and Field!) and also coaches athletes on sport performance psychology. We chat about the information Ro Learned from the IOC's new course on Athlete Mwntal Health and share resources for athlete screening. Ro also talks about how she found her passion for this field, working with young athletes, barriers to seeking a provider and we share some personal experiences on the topic as well. Resources: IOC mental health assessment and recognition tools<a href="https://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2021/06/BJSM-SMHAT-1-Athlete365-2020-102411.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2021/06/BJSM-SMHAT-1-Athlete365-2020-102411.pdf</a><a href="https://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2021/06/BJSM-SMHRT-1-Athlete365-2020-102411.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2021/06/BJSM-SMHRT-1-Athlete365-2020-102411.pdf</a>

Athlete Mental Health with Roisin McGettigan-Dumas

Grace Gonzales

Check out their website for inquiries on joining or supporting!Social media announces events: @angelcityeliteAngel City Elite is a women's running group based in the Los Angelese area. Their athletes have competed at the US Olympic Trials Marathon and other track and road races around the country. They are a small group of runners now but hope to support more women who want to contitnue to train at a high level post collegiately and also offer support to youth athletes as well as host community events. Their mission is to bridge the gap:Angel City Elite's mission is to bridge the disparity gap of BIPOC representation in the running community, raise awareness, empower, educate, and inspire by creating a supportive platform and establishing partnerships in LA and surrounding communities.

Check out their <a href="https://www.angelcityelite.net/team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> for inquiries on joining or supporting!Social media announces events: @angelcityeliteAngel City Elite is a women's running group based in the Los Angelese area. Their athletes have competed at the US Olympic Trials Marathon and other track and road races around the country. They are a small group of runners now but hope to support more women who want to contitnue to train at a high level post collegiately and also offer support to youth athletes as well as host community events. Their mission is to bridge the gap:Angel City Elite's mission is to bridge the disparity gap of BIPOC representation in the running community, raise awareness, empower, educate, and inspire by creating a supportive platform and establishing partnerships in LA and surrounding communities.

Angel City Elite's Grace Gonzales

Liberty AC is the oldest all women’s track club in the country, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. I speak to president of the board Viki Bok and official- unofficial team historian Alda Cossi (both women are competitive members of the masters running scene).Liberty has run through the gauntlet of sea changes in society via womens sport:It began as a new england sports club for young boys, and soon also became an opportunity for girls in sport when there were none-as schools did not offer this to girls in the 50s. During the 60’s and 70’s they had women athletes from many events in track and field competing for them and some went on to become Olympians and National Team Members and Champions like sprinters Betty Selman and Kathy Lawson to name a few. On the distance side of things, women like Darlene Beckford, Lynn Jennings and Joan Samuelson came through the program, and eventually professional contracts came into the picture to offer more support. (We didn’t talk about it as I wasn't sure who else had been traumatized by this but one of the eras of coaching in the club was that of John Babbington-who has recently been named as a serial abuser of his young athletes, which is extremely upsetting and a sadly not unheard of piece of the womens sport landscape . Currently, athletes and supporters are pushing for prevention and better protected against this.)Their website statement:“Liberty is a community of women committed to inclusive athleticism, compassion, and fairness. We are deeply disturbed to learn of the behavior that led to SafeSport’s investigation and findings of sexual misconduct by John Babington. We acknowledge the extraordinary strength it takes to share the pain associated with sexual misconduct, including assault. Liberty’s current board and membership want Lynn Jennings, Darlene Beckford Pearson, and others who suffered similar abuse to know that we stand with them and will do whatever we can to support their healing and justice.”  “today-Liberty is mostly adult women actively engaged in career and community in addition to being dedicated runners”The club is a hub for masters women athletes -some of which only tried competitive running once reaching this age. The fulfillment, community and healthy habits cultivated in the group are a benefit to women of all abilities and show you don’t become invisible or have to give up parts of your life when you hit a certain age. 

<a href="http://libertyacrunning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberty AC</a> is the oldest all women’s track club in the country, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. I speak to president of the board Viki Bok and official- unofficial team historian Alda Cossi (both women are competitive members of the masters running scene). Liberty has run through the gauntlet of sea changes in society via womens sport:It began as a new england sports club for young boys, and soon also became an opportunity for girls in sport when there were none-as schools did not offer this to girls in the 50s. During the 60’s and 70’s they had women<a href="https://libertyacrunning.com/history-lac" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> athletes from many events</a> in track and field competing for them and some went on to become Olympians and National Team Members and Champions like sprinters Betty Selman and Kathy Lawson to name a few. On the distance side of things, women like Darlene Beckford, Lynn Jennings and Joan Samuelson came through the program, and eventually professional contracts came into the picture to offer more support. (We didn’t talk about it as I wasn't sure who else had been traumatized by this but one of the eras of coaching in the club was that of John Babbington-who has recently been named as a serial abuser of his young athletes, which is extremely upsetting and a sadly not unheard of piece of the womens sport landscape . Currently, athletes and supporters are pushing for prevention and better protected against this.) Their website statement:“Liberty is a community of women committed to inclusive athleticism, compassion, and fairness. We are deeply disturbed to learn of the behavior that led to SafeSport’s investigation and findings of sexual misconduct by John Babington. We acknowledge the extraordinary strength it takes to share the pain associated with sexual misconduct, including assault. Liberty’s current board and membership want Lynn Jennings, Darlene Beckford Pearson, and others who suffered similar abuse to know that we stand with them and will do whatever we can to support their healing and justice.”   “today-Liberty is mostly adult women actively engaged in career and community in addition to being dedicated runners”The club is a hub for masters women athletes -some of which only tried competitive running once reaching this age. The fulfillment, community and healthy habits cultivated in the group are a benefit to women of all abilities and show you don’t become invisible or have to give up parts of your life when you hit a certain age.

Women Of Liberty Athletic Club

Julia Lucas

Julia Lucas was a multi time All American at North Carolina State and Professional Distance runner for 8 years. She talks about how that's informed her own coaching approach and she tells us about the 2 NYC groups she is guiding and some other stops along the way on her coaching journey:Julia is currently working with the womens Elite Group Atalanta , the Atalanta community group training team online which you can join, a few private clients and the No Name Program (@thenonameprogram) community group. More from Julia here and on our blog Keeping-Track follow her on instagram @justrunjulia 

Julia Lucas was a multi time All American at North Carolina State and Professional Distance runner for 8 years. She talks about how that's informed her own coaching approach and she tells us about the 2 NYC groups she is guiding and some other stops along the way on her coaching journey:Julia is currently working with the womens Elite Group <a href="https://www.atalantanyc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atalanta</a> , the Atalanta community group <a href="https://www.atalantanyc.org/join#Training-Team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">training team</a> online which you can join, a few private clients and the No Name Program (@thenonameprogram) community group. More from Julia <a href="https://www.runnersworld.com/author/211178/julia-lucas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and on our blog <a href="www.keeping-track.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keeping-Track</a> follow her on instagram @justrunjulia

Catching Up With Julia Lucas on Coaching 

Molly Talks to co founder Abeo Powder and Run LeadHer Alia Qatarneh about Boston Based women's running group TrailBlazHers Run co . They touch on topics like their big event -The Bra Run- their weekly events and other activations and how they are crearing a welcoming space for women to enter the running world and find community through all paces and levels of running. As they say they "Value and nurture the diversity in sisterhood!"

Molly Talks to co founder Abeo Powder and Run LeadHer Alia Qatarneh about Boston Based women's running group TrailBlazHers Run co . They touch on topics like their big event -The Bra Run- their weekly events and other activations and how they are crearing a welcoming space for women to enter the running world and find community through all paces and levels of running. As they say they "Value and nurture the diversity in sisterhood!"

Creating Community With TrailBlazHers Run Co

Betsy Saina

Molly will also link the resources mentioned in the National Women and Girls In Sport Day recap on www.keeping-track.com , but here is more info onVaughn Childcare Fund for college MothersBooks: Good For A GirlHow She Did ItSites:Voice In Sport online mentorship program for girlsWomens Sports FoundationMolly catches up with Betsy Saina on her new journey as a Mother and American Citizen who has stepped from the track into the Marathon and road race world. Betsy recently signed with Asics and won the Seville half. Betsy talks about her struggle for motivation and lack of opportunities during Covid, her decision to have a baby in the middle of her running career and how her agent and new sponsor Asics reacted to this. She also talks about how much more support she has in Kenya around childcare and pacing duties compared to the USA. look for Betsy at the Tokyo Marathon next month !(note-baby noises in the background due to two Moms talking !)

Molly will also link the resources mentioned in the National Women and Girls In Sport Day recap on <a href="http://www.keeping-track.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.keeping-track.com</a> , but here is more info on<a href="https://www.vaughnchildcarefund.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vaughn Childcare Fund for college Mothers</a>Books:<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/664493/good-for-a-girl-by-lauren-fleshman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Good For A Girl</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673032/how-she-did-it-by-molly-huddle-two-time-olympian-and-american-record-holder-and-sara-slattery-two-time-ncaa-champion-and-ncaa-coach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How She Did It</a>Sites:<a href="https://www.voiceinsport.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Voice In Sport</a> online mentorship program for girls<a href="https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Womens Sports Foundation</a> Molly catches up with Betsy Saina on her new journey as a Mother and American Citizen who has stepped from the track into the Marathon and road race world. Betsy recently signed with Asics and won the Seville half. Betsy talks about her struggle for motivation and lack of opportunities during Covid, her decision to have a baby in the middle of her running career and how her agent and new sponsor Asics reacted to this. She also talks about how much more support she has in Kenya around childcare and pacing duties compared to the USA. look for Betsy at the Tokyo Marathon next month !(note-baby noises in the background due to two Moms talking !)

Catching Up With Betsy Saina  

Lauren Fleshman

Molly, Ro and Alysia all speak with their mutual friend Lauren about her new NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING BOOK Good For A Girl: A Woman Running In A Man's World.They talk about how the system (from NCAA to the professional side) could better serve a women's life cycle, body and needs and how playing in a system built by men for men has harmed women athletes by minimizing or not adequately addressing common pitfalls that young women athletes encounter, like eating disorders, negative body image and navigating puberty and pregnancy.

Molly, Ro and Alysia all speak with their mutual friend Lauren about her new NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING BOOK Good For A Girl: A Woman Running In A Man's World.They talk about how the system (from NCAA to the professional side) could better serve a women's life cycle, body and needs and how playing in a system built by men for men has harmed women athletes by minimizing or not adequately addressing common pitfalls that young women athletes encounter, like eating disorders, negative body image and navigating puberty and pregnancy.

Lauren Fleshman 

Emily Sisson

Ro and I chat with friend of the pod Emily Sisson a few days after her amazing second place, 2:18:29 American Record run in the marathon-only her third crack at the distance, and talk about the build up, the race, recovery from covid, and how she’s grown as an athlete with her mental approach toward high pressure situations. Emily is a long time talent-from racing internationally at Pan American and World Jr championships in XC and on the track as a young athlete to winning indoor and outdoor NCAA 5000m titles, setting the indoor NCAA 5000m record, and as a pro representing Team USA at the 2017, and 2019 world championships and the 2021 Olympics in the 10,000. She is a 5 time USA champion over road and track distances and recently set the American record in the half marathon . Emily is a super talented and focused athlete and we can’t wait to hear about this big achievement that was a long time in the making! check out the feed!

Ro and I chat with friend of the pod Emily Sisson a few days after her amazing second place, 2:18:29 American Record run in the marathon-only her third crack at the distance, and talk about the build up, the race, recovery from covid, and how she’s grown as an athlete with her mental approach toward high pressure situations. Emily is a long time talent-from racing internationally at Pan American and World Jr championships in XC and on the track as a young athlete to winning indoor and outdoor NCAA 5000m titles, setting the indoor NCAA 5000m record, and as a pro representing Team USA at the 2017, and 2019 world championships and the 2021 Olympics in the 10,000. She is a 5 time USA champion over road and track distances and recently set the American record in the half marathon . Emily is a super talented and focused athlete and we can’t wait to hear about this big achievement that was a long time in the making!  <a href="https://thefeed.com/teams/keeping-track-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check out the feed!</a>

Emily Sisson- 2:18!

Alison Mariella Dèsir

Alison Mariella Dèsir Author of Running While Black : Finding Freedom In A Sport That Wasn’t Built For UsMolly and Alysia speak with Alison about the process of writing her book, who she hopes reads it, how she hopes it affects the running industry, her love of running and her approach to the disruption the book may stir. Alysia reads you a few sneak peeks from the book that are particularly powerful so tune in!pre order now, release dat OCT 18 and meet Alison on Tour here! Links-Book! Buy Running While Black hereAlisons site and social instagram- @alisonmdesir twitter- @AlisonMDesir Our previous episode with Alison: listen here from May of 2020Alisons outside mag piece referenced in podWe continue to thank TheFeed.Com for supporting our 4 month epsidode block! Claim your Feed Credit freebies here! 

Alison Mariella Dèsir Author of Running While Black : Finding Freedom In A Sport That Wasn’t Built For UsMolly and Alysia speak with Alison about the process of writing her book, who she hopes reads it, how she hopes it affects the running industry, her love of running and her approach to the disruption the book may stir. Alysia reads you a few sneak peeks from the book that are particularly powerful so tune in! pre order now, release dat OCT 18 and meet Alison on Tour <a href="http://alisonmdesir.com/rwbbooktour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>! Links-Book! Buy Running While Black <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675749/running-while-black-by-alison-mariella-desir/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>Alisons <a href="http://alisonmdesir.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">site </a>and social instagram- @alisonmdesir twitter- @AlisonMDesir Our previous episode with Alison: listen <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keeping-track/id1483545272?i=1000476315854" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> from May of 2020Alisons outside mag <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/ahmaud-arbery-murder-whiteness-running-community/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">piece</a> referenced in pod We continue to thank <a href="http://TheFeed.Com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheFeed.Com</a> for supporting our 4 month epsidode block! Claim your Feed Credit freebies<a href="http://www.thefeed.com/keepingtrack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>!

Alison Mariella Dèsir's New Book Running While Black

Grab your 80$ credit at The FeedLink-Hannah’s website: Schooloftrack.org for aspiring track and field coachesHannah Chappel-Dick Brown University Womens Middle Distance and Cross Country CoachOn being brought on for her first coaching position: "That's why, as a coach now I try to do as much shoulder tapping as possible. If I see that (potential) in someone I try to mention it right away because I think a lot of women maybe don’t naturally form that confidence without hearing it from someone else first…maybe that’s a little bit cultural, but to have that confidence placed in me was really huge”Thanks for listening head over to Keeping-Track for more show notes!

Grab your 80$ credit at <a href="https://thefeed.com/teams/keeping-track-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Feed</a> Link-Hannah’s website: <a href="https://schooloftrack.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schooloftrack.org</a> for aspiring track and field coaches <a href="https://brownbears.com/staff-directory/hannah-chappell-dick/2415" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hannah Chappel-Dick</a> Brown University Womens Middle Distance and Cross Country Coach On being brought on for her first coaching position: "That's why, as a coach now I try to do as much shoulder tapping as possible. If I see that (potential) in someone I try to mention it right away because I think a lot of women maybe don’t naturally form that confidence without hearing it from someone else first…maybe that’s a little bit cultural, but to have that confidence placed in me was really huge” Thanks for listening head over to <a href="http://www.keeping-track.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keeping-Track</a> for more show notes!

Women in Coaching Series: Hannah Chappell-Dick of Brown University

Alysia Montano, Molly Huddle and Roisin McGettigan are three Olympians, from 2 countries, including 2 Moms and 1 current pro coming together to talk about the inspiring figures, important topics and interesting stories in women's sports. We care about the landscape and future of our sport of Track and Field and we want to create more media coverage of women's sports in general. We'll be interviewing inspiring athletes, and discussing topics and news in the track world and beyond. Thanks for Keeping Track with us!

Love these ladies, such an insightful and interesting podcast!

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Keeping Track

Emma Coburn

0-21:00-Emma discuses the recent IAAF decision to remove events from the Diamond League https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/triple-jump-and-200m-cut-from-2020-diamond-league-1039926366/USATF Annual Meeting: https://www.usatf.org/events/2019/usatf-annual-meeting-2019 Christian Taylor and the Athletics Association   https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/christian-taylor-launches-new-athletics-association-1039926414/ 21:00- Emma runs through Doha Silver medal run and great 2019 season(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrMSolINtU) 24:00-We talk about her team,  the Boss Ladies spend a lot of QT together 25:30 -structure of a typical season and break28:00-dynamics of the Boss Ladies-how they work so well together 30:00 Coach Joe Bossard and the making of their team 34:00-Aisha! and their team VIBE-Let's get better together 38:00 Why “It’s just running, babe” 41:00 ***How Joe helped Emma get over race anxiety when she was younger*** 42:30 How Emma learned to stay healthy for the big races and consistently good every season 46:00 Social Media: How Emma handles it with confidence and surrounds herself with things that give her joy/support/happiness 50:00 Having a healthy balance of fun and being a dedicated athlete ex.) not seeing certain foods as “good” or “bad”  55:00 Being a role model 56:00 And we learn who some of Emma’s role models are (we know some of them! :) ) 60: Emma’s Elk Run and her werkout gear! (https://www.elkrun5k.com/) Shout outs to Crested Butte, Colorado: Emma’s hometown 1:06 Emma’s story: she’s an open book! Surround yourself with joy and support  Follow her at @emmajcoburn on twitter and @emmacoburn on instagram facebook Emmacoburnsteeples

0-21:00-Emma discuses the recent IAAF decision to remove events from the Diamond League <a href="https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/triple-jump-and-200m-cut-from-2020-diamond-league-1039926366/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/triple-jump-and-200m-cut-from-2020-diamond-league-1039926366/</a> USATF Annual Meeting: <a href="https://www.usatf.org/events/2019/usatf-annual-meeting-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.usatf.org/events/2019/usatf-annual-meeting-2019</a> Christian Taylor and the Athletics Association   <a href="https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/christian-taylor-launches-new-athletics-association-1039926414/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/christian-taylor-launches-new-athletics-association-1039926414/</a> 21:00- Emma runs through Doha Silver medal run and great 2019 season(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrMSolINtU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrMSolINtU</a>) 24:00-We talk about her team,  the Boss Ladies spend a lot of QT together 25:30 -structure of a typical season and break 28:00-dynamics of the Boss Ladies-how they work so well together 30:00 Coach Joe Bossard and the making of their team  34:00-Aisha! and their team VIBE-Let's get better together 38:00 Why “It’s just running, babe” 41:00 ***How Joe helped Emma get over race anxiety when she was younger*** 42:30 How Emma learned to stay healthy for the big races and consistently good every season 46:00 Social Media: How Emma handles it with confidence and surrounds herself with things that give her joy/support/happiness 50:00 Having a healthy balance of fun and being a dedicated athlete ex.) not seeing certain foods as “good” or “bad”  55:00 Being a role model 56:00 And we learn who some of Emma’s role models are (we know some of them! :) ) 60: Emma’s Elk Run and her werkout gear! (<a href="https://www.elkrun5k.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.elkrun5k.com/</a>) Shout outs to Crested Butte, Colorado: Emma’s hometown 1:06 Emma’s story: she’s an open book! Surround yourself with joy and support  Follow her at @emmajcoburn on twitter and @emmacoburn on instagram facebook Emmacoburnsteeples

Emma Coburn! Steeplechase Star

Lindsay Crouse

0-4:00-intro4:00-Lindsay is a journalist, competitive athlete and news reader and saw a disconnect with the fact that she had little interest in the sports section7:00 Lindsay discusses her op-eds, which are mostly side projects for her, in which she chose topics she was interested in as a female runner and journalist (such as the psychology behind an athlete’s unique situation). She was not sure many other people would resonate with them and is surprised at how wide the reach has been 9:00-What goes into making a video op-ed,discussing how they came up with Dream Maternity Op- Ed’s style11:00- Alysia: Lindsay helped her validate her issues with Maternity support , similarly her journalism validated that eating disorders are a problem in many women’s sports with Mary Cain’s story-Dream Maternity athletes-maternity-leave.html-Mary Cain nike-running-mary-cain.html13:00- the stories have resonated with many -why? Validating, mitigating fear and isolation, and lending perspective and frame of reference around problem-issues that were once normalized19: Why the focus on weight over the other more impactful variables of reaching peak fitness?-This topic becomes a common women’s issue due to unique female physiology26:00-The shadow cast by a win at all cost mentality-Lindsay goes into more detail on the production and genesis of Mary Cain Op Ed- Growing a voice outside the sport could help grow the following of athletes and their sport as a whole32:00-Does culture at Nike need to change?40:00- Lindsay talks about her own running and a time when she was under fueling45:00-The misconception of an overly “clean” and “light “ diet being ideal and a virtue when it is in truth not providing enough energy for you to recover from and build upon your training load- Misconception that fitness follows weight loss(not mentioned but scientist Trent Stellingwerff explains this better than I can here! https://twitter.com/tstellingwerff/status/1193320543207845888?s=12 )49:00 What story would Lindsay like better told: broader themes, questioning current norms: who made them and what are they for, we can have higher ethical standards than “legal or illegal”

0-4:00-intro4:00-Lindsay is a journalist, competitive athlete and news reader and saw a disconnect with the fact that she had little interest in the sports section7:00 Lindsay discusses her op-eds, which are mostly side projects for her, in which she chose topics she was interested in as a female runner and journalist (such as the psychology behind an athlete’s unique situation). She was not sure many other people would resonate with them and is surprised at how wide the reach has been 9:00-What goes into making a video op-ed,discussing how they came up with Dream Maternity Op- Ed’s style11:00- Alysia: Lindsay helped her validate her issues with Maternity support , similarly her journalism validated that eating disorders are a problem in many women’s sports with Mary Cain’s story -Dream Maternity <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000006427547/athletes-maternity-leave.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">athletes-maternity-leave.html</a>-Mary Cain <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/nike-running-mary-cain.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nike-running-mary-cain.html</a>13:00- the stories have resonated with many -why? Validating, mitigating fear and isolation, and lending perspective and frame of reference around problem-issues that were once normalized19: Why the focus on weight over the other more impactful variables of reaching peak fitness?-This topic becomes a common women’s issue due to unique female physiology26:00-The shadow cast by a win at all cost mentality-Lindsay goes into more detail on the production and genesis of Mary Cain Op Ed- Growing a voice outside the sport could help grow the following of athletes and their sport as a whole32:00-Does culture at Nike need to change?40:00- Lindsay talks about her own running and a time when she was under fueling45:00-The misconception of an overly “clean” and “light “ diet being ideal and a virtue when it is in truth not providing enough energy for you to recover from and build upon your training load- Misconception that fitness follows weight loss (not mentioned but scientist Trent Stellingwerff explains this better than I can here! <a href="https://twitter.com/tstellingwerff/status/1193320543207845888?s=12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tstellingwerff/status/1193320543207845888?s=12</a> )49:00 What story would Lindsay like better told: broader themes, questioning current norms: who made them and what are they for, we can have higher ethical standards than “legal or illegal”

Lindsay Crouse: Runner And Journalist At The New York Times

Shalane Flanagan

0-10: catch upLinks: Ro’s journals and code keepingtrack202010-on Shalane’s retirement: the emotions, the decisions, the difficult parts and the shifting of passion from her running to fostering other athlete’s successes, family and other projects3-How transition from runner to coach affects her support team 7- the transition to Shalane’s post-running life was always in the back of her mind, part of why it has gone smoothly8-emotions at the end of running career: sadness, relief, happiness10-relating to the Lindsey Vonn  documentary the Final Season and the book The Second Mountain by David Brooks12-retirement isn’t easy stage for athletesShalanes double knee surgeries19-Shalane on wanting it all: coaching, and family, looking to adoptLink to shalanes journal, third cook book coming out, link to other two Run Fast Eat Slow, Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow21- Motivation for Elyse and Shalane’s cook books: to help educate athletes on good fuel and combat eating disorders in sports23-Shalane learning to fuel her body throughout career- not always perfect27- Hows could/could a coach speak to an athlete about nutrition and weight?31-Bowerman Babes bond by cooking together33- Shalane’s feelings on the negative aspects vs positive experiences at Nike: it’s uncomfortable, the positive impact of Bowerman in the Portland community,  lessons she has learned from being adjacent to the story of Mary Cain40: Shlane: advocate for yourself and be aggressive in going for your dreams”43- How Shalane learned to be confident and aggressive in going for things she wants-operating on a pace of no regrets“To not be afraid of advocating for yourself, if you think you’re going to be good at something and for taking that leap of faith to just push people to accept your vision and your goal….I felt like it was a much needed role and I created it for myself”“I encourage people to be agressive about things that you want”“ My athletic career has allowed me to continually believe in myself more and more. Its not that i dont have moments of doubt, but athleteics has propelled me to have these moments of ‘why not me’”

0-10: catch up<a href="https://www.believeiam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Links</a>: Ro’s journals and code keepingtrack2020 10-on Shalane’s retirement: the emotions, the decisions, the difficult parts and the shifting of passion from her running to fostering other athlete’s successes, family and other projects3-How transition from runner to coach affects her support team 7- the transition to Shalane’s post-running life was always in the back of her mind, part of why it has gone smoothly8-emotions at the end of running career: sadness, relief, happiness10-relating to the Lindsey Vonn  documentary <a href="https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/lindsey-vonn-the-final-season" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Final Season </a>and the book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Second-Mountain-David-Brooks/dp/0812993268" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Second Mountain</a> by David Brooks12-retirement isn’t easy stage for athletesShalanes double knee surgeries19-Shalane on wanting it all: coaching, and family, looking to adoptLink to shalanes journal, third cook book coming out, <a href="https://runfasteatslow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a> to other two Run Fast Eat Slow, Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow21- Motivation for Elyse and Shalane’s cook books: to help educate athletes on good fuel and combat eating disorders in sports23-Shalane learning to fuel her body throughout career- not always perfect27- Hows could/could a coach speak to an athlete about nutrition and weight?31-Bowerman Babes bond by cooking together33- Shalane’s feelings on the negative aspects vs positive experiences at Nike: it’s uncomfortable, the positive impact of Bowerman in the Portland community,  lessons she has learned from being adjacent to the story of Mary Cain40: Shlane: advocate for yourself and be aggressive in going for your dreams”43- How Shalane learned to be confident and aggressive in going for things she wants-operating on a pace of no regrets “To not be afraid of advocating for yourself, if you think you’re going to be good at something and for taking that leap of faith to just push people to accept your vision and your goal….I felt like it was a much needed role and I created it for myself”“I encourage people to be agressive about things that you want” “ My athletic career has allowed me to continually believe in myself more and more. Its not that i dont have moments of doubt, but athleteics has propelled me to have these moments of ‘why not me’”

Ep 9: Shalane Flanagan on Coaching, Cooking and Caring

In today’s episode we talk to 2:23 marathoner, two time Team USA 10,000m runner and fellow Ray Treacy coached athlete Emily Sisson. We talk about how she finds the right frame of mind amidst pre-race hype and managing race day anxieties. We talk about her marathon debut and how it could have gotten derailed, transitioning from a world class jr athlete to a world class sr athlete and embracing her strong looking body. London Marathon -Emily’s debutEmily’s Half Marathon PREmily Sisson Providence CollegeEmily Sisson Jr career0-7 We catch up on the Thanksgiving Holiday, announce our *Live* Podcast Plans- and Ro offers her Holiday deal on the Believe Training Journal BelieveIAm.com 20% off with code “keepingtrack2020”7-12 Emily talking about not getting overwhelmed by hype at  start of Olympic Trials Buildup , her strategies for quieting distractions and reducing anxietyRo: “Be the eye of the storm” 14-pre race boundaries: balancing media and solitude 17 -Finding your IZOF, holding on to valuable energy as an introvert, getting the process right21-Dealing with Pre-race anxiety-her tools“Once the gun goes I find that’s when all the worries go away”24-threats to joys of racing: anxiety, performance clauses, 27- on Emily being suited to the MarathonHow she handles the beast of tempos and long runs29- reading your body during the race: Emily’s half marathon in Houston and marathon debut in London 35- London Marathon- funny story, how Emily didn’t take herself out of the race even when things were going awry “shit just happens!”: on navigating transition from a phenom jr to a world class sr athlete39- embracing her physical strength after being told “you don’t look like a runner”43- what part of Emily’s story she’d like told:Everyone has their own challenges45: Emily says nice things about Molly lol 46-shout out to @thegoldenlifeofdes Emily’s fave books:-

In today’s episode we talk to 2:23 marathoner, two time Team USA 10,000m runner and fellow Ray Treacy coached athlete Emily Sisson. We talk about how she finds the right frame of mind amidst pre-race hype and managing race day anxieties. We talk about her marathon debut and how it could have gotten derailed, transitioning from a world class jr athlete to a world class sr athlete and embracing her strong looking body.  <a href="https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/04/28/2019-london-marathon-results/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London Marathon</a> -<a href="https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/04/news/heres-why-emily-sissons-london-marathon-performance-matters-right-now_102267" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily’s debut</a><a href="https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a25968471/emily-sisson-second-fastest-american-woman-half-marathon-houston/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily’s Half Marathon PR</a><a href="https://friars.com/sports/womens-cross-country/roster/emily-sisson/2559" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Sisson Providence College</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Sisson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emily Sisson Jr career</a> 0-7 We catch up on the Thanksgiving Holiday, announce our *Live* Podcast Plans- and Ro offers her Holiday deal on the Believe Training Journal <a href="http://BelieveIAm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BelieveIAm.com</a> 20% off with code “keepingtrack2020”7-12 Emily talking about not getting overwhelmed by hype at  start of Olympic Trials Buildup , her strategies for quieting distractions and reducing anxietyRo: “Be the eye of the storm” 14-pre race boundaries: balancing media and solitude 17 -Finding your <a href="https://academy.sportlyzer.com/wiki/arousal-and-performance/individual-zones-of-optimal-functioning-izof/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IZOF</a>, holding on to valuable energy as an introvert, getting the process right21-Dealing with Pre-race anxiety-her tools“Once the gun goes I find that’s when all the worries go away”24-threats to joys of racing: anxiety, performance clauses, 27- on Emily being suited to the MarathonHow she handles the beast of tempos and long runs29- reading your body during the race: Emily’s half marathon in Houston and marathon debut in London 35- London Marathon- funny story, how Emily didn’t take herself out of the race even when things were going awry “shit just happens!”: on navigating transition from a phenom jr to a world class sr athlete39- embracing her physical strength after being told “you don’t look like a runner”43- what part of Emily’s story she’d like told:Everyone has their own challenges45: Emily says nice things about Molly lol 46-shout out to @thegoldenlifeofdes Emily’s fave books:-

Episode 7- Emily Sisson  "Be The Eye Of The Storm"

Tianna Bartoletta

0-9:00 discussion w Ro Molly and Alysia about REDS and Conference Ro went to with Endocrinologist Kathryn Ackerman MD MPHMeet-our-teamSee our website www.keeping-track.com  for slides from the conference 9-Tianna introduces herself-resume is lit!11:30-Tianna’s beginnings in track13:30-Tianna’s approach of show up every day, and how she earned a car and a scholarship in Highschool16:00-Tianna’s decade between medals, how she stayed motivatedTrack is a vehicle for other things18:00-”physics doesn’t give a F***”20:00-in 2005, Tianna was surprised to win and not ready to handle the weight of a world championship as a college sophomore24:00-advice to young athletes, why she likes “The Alchemist”(link to her e-books and courses )25:00-”i was chasing a ghost”, disappointment in 2006 world indoor , not medaling after winning gold months earlier, the expectations were so heavy29:00-importance of showing the journey not just the arrival(link to tiannabee.com)31:00-existential crisis in the life of an athlete-being enough but wanting more from the sport, how she had to address her mental healthBuddhism and yoga are her strategies 33-Tianna’s experience in an abusive relationship(share her poster, and another other resource for abuse victims)Link to book Tianna for her  talk “performance Fuel” 38-Tianna calls out powerful coaches for being more responsible with the way they handle athletes , who are trusting them with life changing decisions that go beyond sport41- How Tianna left her relationship and the risk and fears involved45:-How Tianna was competing ok but mentally unhealthy years ago, and is now in a good place mentally but is waiting for her performance to catch up. Seeing self as a whole person, committing to the next Olympic cycle, proving self she can do it healthy 46-Tianna’s resources and advice to abuse victims(share the signs of abuse poster on www.keeping-track.com , and her blog for abuse victims)49-What Tianna would like better told, advice to listeners:“I want to give athletes permission to be the whole mess that we are sometimes, and to take all of that with you to the track and to..work those demons out there on the oval. You don’t have to hide anything and you can be you and you dont have you win every time- and odds are you'll lose way more than you win.... ““....If its a bad time right now its temporary and if its a good time right now, its temporary, so keep moving”

0-9:00 discussion w Ro Molly and Alysia about REDS and Conference Ro went to with Endocrinologist Kathryn Ackerman MD MPH<a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/programs/f-_-n/female-athlete-program/meet-our-team" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meet-our-team</a>See our website <a href="http://www.keeping-track.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.keeping-track.com</a>  for slides from the conference  9-Tianna introduces herself-resume is lit!11:30-Tianna’s beginnings in track13:30-Tianna’s approach of show up every day, and how she earned a car and a scholarship in Highschool16:00-Tianna’s decade between medals, how she stayed motivatedTrack is a vehicle for other things18:00-”physics doesn’t give a F***”20:00-in 2005, Tianna was surprised to win and not ready to handle the weight of a world championship as a college sophomore24:00-advice to young athletes, why she likes “The Alchemist”(link to her <a href="https://www.tbtrackstar.com/optin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">e-book</a>s and courses )25:00-”i was chasing a ghost”, disappointment in 2006 world indoor , not medaling after winning gold months earlier, the expectations were so heavy29:00-importance of showing the journey not just the arrival(link to <a href="https://tiannabee.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tiannabee.com</a>)31:00-existential crisis in the life of an athlete-being enough but wanting more from the sport, how she had to address her mental healthBuddhism and yoga are her strategies 33-Tianna’s experience in an abusive relationship(share her poster, and another other resource for abuse victims)Link to book Tianna for her  talk “<a href="https://www.tbtrackstar.com/performance-fuel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">performance Fuel</a>” 38-Tianna calls out powerful coaches for being more responsible with the way they handle athletes , who are trusting them with life changing decisions that go beyond sport41- How Tianna left her relationship and the risk and fears involved45:-How Tianna was competing ok but mentally unhealthy years ago, and is now in a good place mentally but is waiting for her performance to catch up. Seeing self as a whole person, committing to the next Olympic cycle, proving self she can do it healthy 46-Tianna’s resources and advice to abuse victims (share the signs of abuse poster on <a href="http://www.keeping-track.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.keeping-track.com</a> , and her <a href="https://tiannabee.com/blog/2019/11/18/being-mary-cain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog</a> for abuse victims)49-What Tianna would like better told, advice to listeners: “I want to give athletes permission to be the whole mess that we are sometimes, and to take all of that with you to the track and to..work those demons out there on the oval. You don’t have to hide anything and you can be you and you dont have you win every time- and odds are you'll lose way more than you win.... ““....If its a bad time right now its temporary and if its a good time right now, its temporary, so keep moving”

Episode 6-Tianna Bartoletta "Physics Doesn't Give A F**k"

Nia Ali

0-5: Ro Molly and Alysia catch up5:30  Nia introduces herself as the new World Champion from Doha and a Mom(Watch the race !)5:50 Nia talks being a Mom of 2, the comeback and compartmentalizing on the track9:00 A day in the life of Nia11:30 Andre De Grasse-balancing being the best as athletes/partners/parents17:00 bringing kids and family to team camps23: obstacles on Nia’s postpartum comebacks25: Training and RACING while pregnant-contracts etc-How much perception has changed in the 4 years between baby 1(Titus) and 2(Yuri)27-contract q32-Nia benefits from being more vocal about 2nd pregnancy with sponsor, but raced for first 5 months of pregnancy to keep contract35: how Nia found the hurdles -(was XC/3000/1500 as a youth athlete-4:43 1500 at age 11!)38: what part of Nia’s story is untold?-that everyone and every woman has a different journey with her own strugglesTakes inspiration from others’ stories-even competitorsSuccessful people have struggles42-how Nia finds inspiration44-Being on a team USA that is so talented46-Nia’s pre-race zone the night before48:  Life as a World Champ51: getting back into training post baby57: -follow Nia on instagram @NiaAli and on twitter @itspooda 59-end

0-5: Ro Molly and Alysia catch up 5:30  Nia introduces herself as the new World Champion from Doha and a Mom(Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzd6jhi0bk8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">race</a> !)5:50 Nia talks being a Mom of 2, the comeback and compartmentalizing on the track9:00 A day in the life of Nia11:30 Andre De Grasse-balancing being the best as athletes/partners/parents17:00 bringing kids and family to team camps23: obstacles on Nia’s postpartum comebacks25: Training and RACING while pregnant-contracts etc-How much perception has changed in the 4 years between baby 1(Titus) and 2(Yuri)27-contract q32-Nia benefits from being more vocal about 2nd pregnancy with sponsor, but raced for first 5 months of pregnancy to keep contract35: how Nia found the hurdles -(was XC/3000/1500 as a youth athlete-4:43 1500 at age 11!)38: what part of Nia’s story is untold?-that everyone and every woman has a different journey with her own strugglesTakes inspiration from others’ stories-even competitorsSuccessful people have struggles42-how Nia finds inspiration44-Being on a team USA that is so talented46-Nia’s pre-race zone the night before48:  Life as a World Champ51: getting back into training post baby57: -follow Nia on instagram @NiaAli and on twitter @itspooda 59-end

Nia Ali! World Champion

Aliphine Tuliamuk

CatchupAlysia catches us up on having baby number 33-baby blues hit, Alysia talks new parent struggles and ppd/blues and Social Distancing struggles6:45-Molly catchup on trials and uncertainty as races are cancelled9:30-Alysia has finished her book Feelgood Fitness-preorder available on11:40-inspiration for the fitness book-accessibility for all abilities, inspired by her 67 year old Mom (and Astor says hi!)13:45-Ro’s news!Ali T!14:45- intro Aliphine, Marathon Olympic Trials champ and 10 time USA champion16:45-uncertainty amidst Corona Virus cancellations and quarantines19:45-Corona Virus in Kenya21:30-Growing Up in Posoy, West Pokot , Kenya20:45-Being of two worlds-Kenya and America“ without growing up in kenya I don’t know that I would be the person that I am today, without the experiences of experiencing a hard life, and I think that hard life that I had earlier made me appreciate the things that I do have today...I’m a very proud Kenyan-American.”42-How do we feel about changing allegiance?44-How Aliphine grew to want to compete for and live in USA47-Nationality as an identity in the melting pot of America49- Aliphine speaks on being between countries,  common immigrant experience: you have roots in the new country so to leave it would be hard, and returning is strange when the old country has changed since you were there.50-being a woman in Kenyan culture“If you got married you became part of a property of a man and his family...back then a woman didn’t have anything, like a woman doesn’t own anything, but then for me now I have the freedom of being able to get myself something,like when I bought my first house here it made me very happy because I came here with 100 dollars…. And having something that is mine that no one is gonna claim, that right there is independence that I don’t know if I had not ran or came to america I don't know if i would have had that independence. This is something that really makes me appreciate where I am and the opportunities that I have...I want to take that message to those little girls and tell them you can be indepent too...they don’t have a vision of being independent and I want them to know that they have a chance that they can do that”59-system of spouses controlling athletes contributing to doping in Kenya60:30-CoronaVirus again-how Aliphine is staying positive1:03-AliT Resiliency Beanies -she has an employee now! Business has expanded1:04-Aliphine’s string of injuries in 2018/2019 and how she dealt with themAli T resilience Hats on etsyAliphines story:“So much of my identity is running but I am more than a runner, I’m someone who...whenever I can, likes to interact with my community and offer support.  I want people to relate with me first as a human being, as a person who loves crocheting, who loves gardening, who grew up from a big family, who grew up from a lot of challenges.”

CatchupAlysia catches us up on having baby number 33-baby blues hit, Alysia talks new parent struggles and ppd/blues and Social Distancing struggles6:45-Molly catchup on trials and uncertainty as races are cancelled9:30-Alysia has finished her book Feelgood Fitness-preorder available on11:40-inspiration for the fitness book-accessibility for all abilities, inspired by her 67 year old Mom (and Astor says hi!)13:45-Ro’s news!Ali T!14:45- intro Aliphine, Marathon Olympic Trials champ and 10 time USA champion16:45-uncertainty amidst Corona Virus cancellations and quarantines 19:45-Corona Virus in Kenya21:30-Growing Up in Posoy, West Pokot , Kenya20:45-Being of two worlds-Kenya and America“ without growing up in kenya I don’t know that I would be the person that I am today, without the experiences of experiencing a hard life, and I think that hard life that I had earlier made me appreciate the things that I do have today...I’m a very proud Kenyan-American.” 42-How do we feel about changing allegiance?44-How Aliphine grew to want to compete for and live in USA47-Nationality as an identity in the melting pot of America49- Aliphine speaks on being between countries,  common immigrant experience: you have roots in the new country so to leave it would be hard, and returning is strange when the old country has changed since you were there.50-being a woman in Kenyan culture “If you got married you became part of a property of a man and his family...back then a woman didn’t have anything, like a woman doesn’t own anything, but then for me now I have the freedom of being able to get myself something,like when I bought my first house here it made me very happy because I came here with 100 dollars…. And having something that is mine that no one is gonna claim, that right there is independence that I don’t know if I had not ran or came to america I don't know if i would have had that independence. This is something that really makes me appreciate where I am and the opportunities that I have...I want to take that message to those little girls and tell them you can be indepent too...they don’t have a vision of being independent and I want them to know that they have a chance that they can do that” 59-system of spouses controlling athletes contributing to doping in Kenya60:30-CoronaVirus again-how Aliphine is staying positive1:03-AliT Resiliency Beanies -she has an employee now! Business has expanded1:04-Aliphine’s string of injuries in 2018/2019 and how she dealt with them <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AllieResiliencyHats?ref=seller-platform-mcnav" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ali T resilience Hats on etsy</a> Aliphines story:“So much of my identity is running but I am more than a runner, I’m someone who...whenever I can, likes to interact with my community and offer support.  I want people to relate with me first as a human being, as a person who loves crocheting, who loves gardening, who grew up from a big family, who grew up from a lot of challenges.”

Aliphine Tuliamuk: Running For Independence and Opportunity

Obsie Birru

0-5Obsie talks about having balance with running work and school-how she thrives5: Obsie talks about her upbringing in Ethiopia, and her other great coaching influences from HS and college in Iowa and Coach Kurt at NeD9:30 Obsie talks about Ethiopian Running culture10:40- Running helped Obsie make friends when she came to America, and she didn’t focus on it as an elite sport 11:30-Obsie’s first marathon -in college! She set the NAIA record 2:45 In 2012 at Grandview, where she ran everything from 4x800 to 26.2 in that week15-How Obsie worked with her competitor to PR in CIM this yearHer strategies for managing herself in the race17:30-edit out the freeze please18;00-East African running culture20: Nice is not a weakness:  “When you lift eachother up that’s when I feel the most comfort and benefits you, benefits them. What’s meant for me will be mine...there’s enough room for everyone...I know its a competition but I know when to turn that on and when to turn that off”21-Obsie surrounds herself with real and good people-she is grateful for the mentors in her life: Janet Bawcom, Dianne Nukuri, her HS coach, her post college coach Kurt, and her teachers in EthiopiaOn coaching middle school kids in her NeD days; “coaching those kids, I find it inspiring, I think as an adult you lose that part of you sometimes that gets so excited about the sport and ...as adults we are so fearful that x-y-z will happen. Those kids I lay out hurdles in front of them and some of those kids have never seen it and they’re like “im gonna do it!....they have no fear” 25- Obsie is grateful for her coaches’ efforts and it inspires her in the race26-Obsie’s workouts! -we thought she did 5X5 mile, but i think it is 5X mile :)She loves mileage!30-Obsie learns to fit in training, rest, sleep and diet better now than she used to32-Ethiopian culture and attitude on food and diet36-Obsie is not sponsored and mostly trains solo39-what’s next? Trials are on the calendar!“Running for me is the way I feel the most confident,it’s when I feel like I’m open to people, so it’s like a language. It’s like a smile is a universal language and running is the same because whether you run slow,.....people run at different levels but we’re all in it together. All those marathoners still out there on the course, were all on the same journey. I love that. “It’s really opened up my world and my mind and what I can do with other things. It motivates me to be better:to be a better advisor, a better student.”Link to Obsie’s Saucony commercialLink to NeDistance

0-5Obsie talks about having balance with running work and school-how she thrives5: Obsie talks about her upbringing in Ethiopia, and her other great coaching influences from HS and college in Iowa and Coach Kurt at NeD9:30 Obsie talks about Ethiopian Running culture10:40- Running helped Obsie make friends when she came to America, and she didn’t focus on it as an elite sport 11:30-Obsie’s first marathon -in college! She set the NAIA record 2:45 In 2012 at Grandview, where she ran everything from 4x800 to 26.2 in that week15-How Obsie worked with her competitor to PR in CIM this yearHer strategies for managing herself in the race17:30-edit out the freeze please18;00-East African running culture20: Nice is not a weakness:  “When you lift eachother up that’s when I feel the most comfort and benefits you, benefits them. What’s meant for me will be mine...there’s enough room for everyone...I know its a competition but I know when to turn that on and when to turn that off” 21-Obsie surrounds herself with real and good people-she is grateful for the mentors in her life: Janet Bawcom, Dianne Nukuri, her HS coach, her post college coach Kurt, and her teachers in Ethiopia On coaching middle school kids in her NeD days; “coaching those kids, I find it inspiring, I think as an adult you lose that part of you sometimes that gets so excited about the sport and ...as adults we are so fearful that x-y-z will happen. Those kids I lay out hurdles in front of them and some of those kids have never seen it and they’re like “im gonna do it!....they have no fear” 25- Obsie is grateful for her coaches’ efforts and it inspires her in the race26-Obsie’s workouts! -we thought she did 5X5 mile, but i think it is 5X mile :)She loves mileage!30-Obsie learns to fit in training, rest, sleep and diet better now than she used to32-Ethiopian culture and attitude on food and diet36-Obsie is not sponsored and mostly trains solo39-what’s next? Trials are on the calendar!“Running for me is the way I feel the most confident,it’s when I feel like I’m open to people, so it’s like a language. It’s like a smile is a universal language and running is the same because whether you run slow,.....people run at different levels but we’re all in it together. All those marathoners still out there on the course, were all on the same journey. I love that. “It’s really opened up my world and my mind and what I can do with other things. It motivates me to be better:to be a better advisor, a better student.” Link to Obsie’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/saucony.my/videos/189984838548917/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saucony commercial</a>Link to <a href="http://www.nedistance.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NeDistance</a>

Episode 8- Meet Marathon lover Obsie Birru

13-Marielles start in the sport-grew up in NJ, tried a lot of different sports and track events14-why isn’t distance running as popular in black American culture? Not as much visibility of African American distance runners, but African distance runners are very visible17:30-Influences in her track career-AAU very diverse and Derek Thompson HS coach (currently coaches world class 800 women Ajee Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, etc) 19:30-Why in the USA is there a separation in races amongst events?Who Marielle looked to as a youngster: Venus, Serena, Tiger WoodsRepresentation is so important, even apart from raceUnderstanding trainingLack of representation in media (ex Runner’s World Covers?) , Don’t know where to run in neighborhoods? 26:30-consumers are aware and responsive to these issues-and there are new platforms popping up which are a good thing29:00 Any Marathon ambitions??31-What’s it like being a part of the excellence of the Bowerman Group?34-Navigating training with the best without overdoing it: finding the line. Not competing with each other on a daily basis is key “work on being in control and confident and smooth”38: What is Marielle’s story? “There’s some people that get the opportunity to tell their story 100 times other people only get it 5 times...to continue to tell my story, get it closer to 100, be myself around different types of people as much as possible and hopefully it resonates with someone...that’s why I love sports in general so much....I’m attached to the players and the people and their families. That’s what I tune into games for. I’m somehow connected to this person because I saw an interview or read an article.39-what will Marielle’s second and third acts be? What else is she interested in?Storytelling (tv, podcasts, and creative ways), musicMarielle’s playlistFollow marielle at jacksonville 15k and Online at @Mariellehalll

13-Marielles start in the sport-grew up in NJ, tried a lot of different sports and track events14-why isn’t distance running as popular in black American culture? Not as much visibility of African American distance runners, but African distance runners are very visible17:30-Influences in her track career-AAU very diverse and Derek Thompson HS coach (currently coaches world class 800 women Ajee Wilson, Raevyn Rogers, etc) 19:30-Why in the USA is there a separation in races amongst events?Who Marielle looked to as a youngster: Venus, Serena, Tiger WoodsRepresentation is so important, even apart from raceUnderstanding trainingLack of representation in media (ex Runner’s World Covers?) , Don’t know where to run in neighborhoods?  26:30-consumers are aware and responsive to these issues-and there are new platforms popping up which are a good thing 29:00 Any Marathon ambitions?? 31-What’s it like being a part of the excellence of the Bowerman Group? 34-Navigating training with the best without overdoing it: finding the line. Not competing with each other on a daily basis is key “work on being in control and confident and smooth” 38: What is Marielle’s story? “There’s some people that get the opportunity to tell their story 100 times other people only get it 5 times...to continue to tell my story, get it closer to 100, be myself around different types of people as much as possible and hopefully it resonates with someone...that’s why I love sports in general so much....I’m attached to the players and the people and their families. That’s what I tune into games for. I’m somehow connected to this person because I saw an interview or read an article.39-what will Marielle’s second and third acts be? What else is she interested in?Storytelling (tv, podcasts, and creative ways), musicMarielle’s playlistFollow marielle at jacksonville 15k and Online at @Mariellehalll

Marielle Hall : 5k 10k expertise 

Celeste Goodson

Ro, Molly and Alysia Catch up after the Holiday break and discus the place of female athletes in fans' and media's yearly and decade rankings, and talk about discovering our voices for 2020. We have a great resource episode where ReCORE creator Celeste Goodson talks about the inner core rebuilding that is essential for post partum return to running and sports.

Ro, Molly and Alysia Catch up after the Holiday break and discus the place of female athletes in fans' and media's yearly and decade rankings, and talk about discovering our voices for 2020. We have a great resource episode where ReCORE creator Celeste Goodson talks about the inner core rebuilding that is essential for post partum return to running and sports.

New Year's Discussion and Celeste Goodson of ReCORE Fitness

Dawn Harper Nelson

Link-dawns 2008 Oly Gold, and 2012 silver and most recent 2017 world champs silver0-10 Ro and Alysia catch up on Alysia’s commentating job from Boston Indoor Games!10-15 Dawn’s background and dreams for being mother and Olympic champ, the decision to wait to have a baby until she was done running in 2018 and coming OUT OF RETIREMENT for 2020!16:50-coming back from pregnancy -practice 6 weeks post baby was frustrating “that felt terrible to not be able to do something (a start off the line) that I feel like is just rolling out of bed” Felt rushed , but body has own timeline.23: link to the Tea on Players Tribune (via Facebook)We talk about the WNBA Collective bargaining agreement“The world recognized that this was a big deal” and deserved a news cycle not just small printWhat would be our issues in Collective Bargaining in track? Maternity, contract minimum?29: Perspectives on race and marketing: on seeking appropriate media attention and sponsorship opportunities for her achievements. The unexpected olympic gold in 2008-came from no contract, borrowed shoes , worked 3 jobs and shared a house with others“When I get to the line I’m not thinking of my hair style, my skin , my build, I’m thinking when I get to the line can I beat these other women”33 describing post gold feelings-so happyVs Interview experience: so much focus on LoLo who was the favorite to win not medaling-it didn’t follow the media script and there was some backlash because LoLo was a media darlingand Dawn was relatively unknown.She understood it took time for public to adjust to her win37: Marketability for female athletes come with unique challenges : ex- black female athletes-hair is a big deal, takes time and money to look good on tv39- on being called “jealous, dark, black and ugly, mad because LoLo got the spotlight”-upsetting, because she didn’t want fame she wanted to realize her full potential“Thar Narrative carried on for years” “I felt lost”42: How comments on her braids made her feel ugly and regret a style she likes ”I felt like the world was telling me I was ugly”44-2012 olympics-so happy to medal again. She was more well known and ready again to battle Sally Pearson-PR’d,broke former Oly Record w Sally,  came second by a fraction46 : 2012 reactions: social media- people call her “angry, black b--, kill yourself”The TV interview was centered around Lolo’s loss again49: Remembering back to 2008, room mate was devastated by loss while she was so happy to win, showed her to be sensitive and respectful to her competitors-why it’s so upsetting that she was portrayed as bitter regarding Lolo’s loss51: Kelly Wells purple hair was called too “ghetto” and unamerican by internet trolls52: ”there was a time for four solid years, olympics to olympics, where I was fending for myself and had to somehow find my own confidence and say no matter what the world is telling me I know that when I line up its a blessing to wear these 3 letters on my chest and every time I line up im just going to do my best” 53: The medals didn’t have the sponsorship power she expected-she felt her team didn’t push back at the narrative of “the market is down, no one is asking for you” and “you’re not the look”59: she felt lonely and unsupported in her issue. She felt like she didn’t have value for what she’d done, 62:2020-looking for sponsors but going for the dream anyway “you’ve been here before and you can do it again”65: outside influences matter (media and social media trolls etc), I

Link-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqDrmybuFz0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dawns 2008 Oly Gold</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqL-lAud0k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2012 silver</a> and most recent<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3idUIgQf0Vg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 2017 world champs silver</a>0-10 Ro and Alysia catch up on Alysia’s commentating job from Boston Indoor Games!10-15 Dawn’s background and dreams for being mother and Olympic champ, the decision to wait to have a baby until she was done running in 2018 and coming OUT OF RETIREMENT for 2020!16:50-coming back from pregnancy -practice 6 weeks post baby was frustrating “that felt terrible to not be able to do something (a start off the line) that I feel like is just rolling out of bed” Felt rushed , but body has own timeline.23: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theplayerstribune/videos/991043791269791/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link </a>to the Tea on Players Tribune (via Facebook)We talk about the WNBA Collective bargaining agreement“The world recognized that this was a big deal” and deserved a news cycle not just small printWhat would be our issues in Collective Bargaining in track? Maternity, contract minimum?29: Perspectives on race and marketing: on seeking appropriate media attention and sponsorship opportunities for her achievements. The unexpected olympic gold in 2008-came from no contract, borrowed shoes , worked 3 jobs and shared a house with others“When I get to the line I’m not thinking of my hair style, my skin , my build, I’m thinking when I get to the line can I beat these other women”33 describing post gold feelings-so happyVs Interview experience: so much focus on LoLo who was the favorite to win not medaling-it didn’t follow the media script and there was some backlash because LoLo was a media darlingand Dawn was relatively unknown.She understood it took time for public to adjust to her win37: Marketability for female athletes come with unique challenges : ex- black female athletes-hair is a big deal, takes time and money to look good on tv39- on being called “jealous, dark, black and ugly, mad because LoLo got the spotlight”-upsetting, because she didn’t want fame she wanted to realize her full potential“Thar Narrative carried on for years” “I felt lost”42: How comments on her braids made her feel ugly and regret a style she likes ”I felt like the world was telling me I was ugly”44-2012 olympics-so happy to medal again. She was more well known and ready again to battle Sally Pearson-PR’d,broke former Oly Record w Sally,  came second by a fraction 46 : 2012 reactions: social media- people call her “angry, black b--, kill yourself”The TV interview was centered around Lolo’s loss again49: Remembering back to 2008, room mate was devastated by loss while she was so happy to win, showed her to be sensitive and respectful to her competitors-why it’s so upsetting that she was portrayed as bitter regarding Lolo’s loss 51: Kelly Wells purple hair was called too “ghetto” and unamerican by internet trolls52: ”there was a time for four solid years, olympics to olympics, where I was fending for myself and had to somehow find my own confidence and say no matter what the world is telling me I know that when I line up its a blessing to wear these 3 letters on my chest and every time I line up im just going to do my best” 53: The medals didn’t have the sponsorship power she expected-she felt her team didn’t push back at the narrative of “the market is down, no one is asking for you” and “you’re not the look”59: she felt lonely and unsupported in her issue. She felt like she didn’t have value for what she’d done, 62:2020-looking for sponsors but going for the dream anyway “you’ve been here before and you can do it again”65: outside influences matter (media and social media trolls etc), I

Dawn Harper Nelson’s Cinderella Story 

Ayesha McGowan

Ro and Alysia chat with Ayesha McGowan , first African American Professional Cyclist about her journey, her advocacy for people of color in Cycling and how she created space for herself in this sport as well as celebrating the differences in the cycling world. Molly is off werkin out.6- Ayesha’s Background: how she got into sports and cycling-into track, field hockey and basketballWent to school in Central New Jersey-Piscataway 9- Ayesha’s mission to diversify road cycling. She recently became Pro w contract w Liv (she is Category II). Also fighting for representation in the cycling industry espn article14-womens cycling is being restructured-Women still only just now mandated to be paid at top level of cycling!She is not on team as it may limit her autonomy/ability to do advocacy work17- Ayesha’s influence in making space in the world as a black woman : Serena Williams, Kittie Knox21- her piece on people for bikes24-Cycling has such diverse participants: performance based cyclists, commuters, recreational cyclists. There feels to be  judgement between groups.25:  “I think the hardest thing about my work is trying to encourage people to learn how to celebrate differences instead of using them as tools for division and judgement and negativity. ...I don’t want you to not see that I’m a black woman. ….I want you to embrace that I’m a black woman and understand how that’s a good thing for this community and understand how that can be an asset to pushing the sport forward and growing cycling. But instead it becomes a negative thing. I feel like that’s how humans have learned to look at differences in general...I feel like cycling is this micro version of the world because you have people from all over...doctors and delivery workers...the range is massive...people from all different cultures and colors and whatever and so it’s a big reflection of the world and  it feels like a huge opportunity to teach some of these larger points that extend beyond cycling but use cycling as that commonality”28-barriers Ayesha has faced-understanding the confusing structure herself ,ignorance of others in regards to her humanity, explaining diversity, getting into a community’s bubble, angry people , people who are upset to be told they’re doing things wrong31-Double Consciousness, W.E.B Dubois“How much of myself can I be?”35- Ayesha-wants to create more opportunities for other people this yearFollow these accounts! @Allmountainbrothers @pedal2thepeople Ayesha doesn’t just want a black person to be used as an inclusivity project -she wants to show the diverse people who already come to the sport/ to show the people who are doing their thing already. She doesn’t want to be THE diversity.  She wants a broader representation of black people. Where to find Ayesha: blog www.aquickbrownfox.comPodcast - Quick Brown Foxinstagram/twitter- @Ayesuppose&lt;

Ro and Alysia chat with Ayesha McGowan , first African American Professional Cyclist about her journey, her advocacy for people of color in Cycling and how she created space for herself in this sport as well as celebrating the differences in the cycling world. Molly is off werkin out. 6- Ayesha’s Background: how she got into sports and cycling-into track, field hockey and basketballWent to school in Central New Jersey-Piscataway 9- Ayesha’s mission to diversify road cycling. She recently became Pro w contract w Liv (she is Category II). Also fighting for representation in the cycling industry<a href="https://www.espn.com/espnw/life-style/story/_/id/21962159/ayesha-mcgowan-plans-first-african-american-female-pro-cyclist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> espn article</a> 14-womens cycling is being restructured-Women still only just now mandated to be paid at top level of cycling!She is not on team as it may limit her autonomy/ability to do advocacy work 17- Ayesha’s influence in making space in the world as a black woman : Serena Williams, <a href="https://medium.com/@joebiel/how-kittie-knox-changed-bicycling-forever-c874260c11ef" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kittie Knox</a> 21- <a href="https://peopleforbikes.org/blog/how-to-grow-the-bike-community-3-ideas-from-ayesha-mcgowan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her piece on people for bikes</a> 24-Cycling has such diverse participants: performance based cyclists, commuters, recreational cyclists. There feels to be  judgement between groups. 25:   “I think the hardest thing about my work is trying to encourage people to learn how to celebrate differences instead of using them as tools for division and judgement and negativity. ...I don’t want you to not see that I’m a black woman. ….I want you to embrace that I’m a black woman and understand how that’s a good thing for this community and understand how that can be an asset to pushing the sport forward and growing cycling. But instead it becomes a negative thing. I feel like that’s how humans have learned to look at differences in general...I feel like cycling is this micro version of the world because you have people from all over...doctors and delivery workers...the range is massive...people from all different cultures and colors and whatever and so it’s a big reflection of the world and  it feels like a huge opportunity to teach some of these larger points that extend beyond cycling but use cycling as that commonality” 28-barriers Ayesha has faced-understanding the confusing structure herself ,ignorance of others in regards to her humanity, explaining diversity, getting into a community’s bubble, angry people , people who are upset to be told they’re doing things wrong 31-Double Consciousness, W.E.B Dubois “How much of myself can I be?” 35- Ayesha-wants to create more opportunities for other people this yearFollow these accounts!<ul> <li>@Allmountainbrothers</li> <li>@pedal2thepeople</li> </ul>Ayesha doesn’t just want a black person to be used as an inclusivity project -she wants to show the diverse people who already come to the sport/ to show the people who are doing their thing already. She doesn’t want to be THE diversity.  She wants a broader representation of black people. Where to find Ayesha: blog <a href="http://www.aquickbrownfox.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.aquickbrownfox.com</a>Podcast - Quick Brown Foxinstagram/twitter- @Ayesuppose&lt;

Ayesha McGowan: The First African American Female Pro Road Cyclist!

Note: We recorded this prior to the murder of George Floyd. We don't mention his murder in the show, and actually worried that the attention on race issues in running (and America in general) brought by Ahmaud's murder would start to fade too soon. As you can see, this is an even more essential discussion now. Check out the website for the rest of the show notes! Alison’s Bio: Alison holds her BA in History, MA in Latin American and Caribbean Regional Studies, and EdM in Counseling Psychology, all from Columbia University. She is a Mom, activist (Harlem RunRunforAllWomenGlobalWoman RunCollective) Endurance athlete, mental health counselor,  author, and speaker.Catchup:0-6 news with us -Alysia is getting somewhat back to her regular schedule/self, Molly’s heading back to RI, Ro’s Dare To Believe is on TV in Ireland7-Alison Desir our guest and introducing Race and Running11-Alysia reads @TheConsciousKid educational post on White Privilege (bc instagram was taking it’s content down!)15-Why it’s important to not be afraid of being uncomfortable or awkward with these conversations (note: but do at least some work/reading on your part first! Care enough to do your own research, it's step 1)18- Alysia’s personal experience with racism and having to worry about white people’s discomfort21-How early experiences with racism have shaped how Alysia approaches the topic with her white friends26- Alysia calling out all the Running media publications to do more Resources:Books- White Fragilityme and white supremacyInstagrams :@Theconsciouskid@rachel.cargleAlison on instagram and TwitterWebsiteHer programs:Harlem RunRunforAllWomenGlobalWoman RunCollective-encouraging more women leaders in running Her recent articles:Flotrack: on Race and Running Outside Magazine article: Ahmaud Arbery and Whiteness in the Running WorldHer Virtual Tour (see end of page)How she got started: 8 years ago was struggling with depression and saw someone training for a marathon, inspired her to start  running and it helped get her through it3:00 Running While Black:-She became a mom 10 months ago and this perspective, as well as her own as a black woman and distance runner,  compelled her to speak out, connected to Ahmaud Arbery murder in an even more personal way(contd. at our site!)

Note: We recorded this prior to the murder of George Floyd. We don't mention his murder in the show, and actually worried that the attention on race issues in running (and America in general) brought by Ahmaud's murder would start to fade too soon. As you can see, this is an even more essential discussion now. Check out the<a href="http://www.keeping-track.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> website</a> for the rest of the show notes! Alison’s Bio: Alison holds her BA in History, MA in Latin American and Caribbean Regional Studies, and EdM in Counseling Psychology, all from Columbia University. She is a Mom, activist (Harlem RunRunforAllWomenGlobalWoman RunCollective) Endurance athlete, mental health counselor,  author, and speaker. Catchup:0-6 news with us -Alysia is getting somewhat back to her regular schedule/self, Molly’s heading back to RI, Ro’s Dare To Believe is on TV in Ireland7-Alison Desir our guest and introducing Race and Running11-Alysia reads <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconsciouskid/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheConsciousKid</a> educational post on White Privilege (bc instagram was taking it’s content down!)15-Why it’s important to not be afraid of being uncomfortable or awkward with these conversations (note: but do at least some work/reading on your part first! Care enough to do your own research, it's step 1)18- Alysia’s personal experience with racism and having to worry about white people’s discomfort21-How early experiences with racism have shaped how Alysia approaches the topic with her white friends26- Alysia calling out all the Running media publications to do more Resources:Books- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Fragility-People-About-Racism-ebook/dp/B07K356517" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White Fragility</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Me-White-Supremacy-Combat-Ancestor-ebook/dp/B07Y5PHNXB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=DUWBVS2I7KZM&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=white+supremacy+and+me&amp;qid=1590349562&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=white+supremacy%2Caps%2C191&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">me and white supremacy</a>Instagrams :<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theconsciouskid/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Theconsciouskid</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_55XUVnzyn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@rachel.cargle</a> Alison on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alisonmdesir/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AlisonMDesir?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="http://alisonmdesir.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>Her programs:Harlem RunRunforAllWomenGlobalWoman RunCollective-encouraging more women leaders in running Her recent articles:<a href="https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6746519-ahmaud-arbery-race-and-running-a-conversation-with-alison-desir" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flotrack</a>: on Race and Running <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/2413115/ahmaud-arbery-murder-whiteness-running-community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outside</a> Magazine article: Ahmaud Arbery and Whiteness in the Running World<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meaning-thru-movement-virtual-tour-2020-tickets-96672115901" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Her Virtual Tour</a> (see end of page)How she got started: 8 years ago was struggling with depression and saw someone training for a marathon, inspired her to start  running and it helped get her through it3:00 Running While Black:-She became a mom 10 months ago and this perspective, as well as her own as a black woman and distance runner,  compelled her to speak out, connected to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/glynn-county-police-ahmaud-arbery.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ahmaud Arbery</a> murder in an even more personal way (contd. at our site!)

 Running While Black : A Conversation Around Race With Alison Desir-Activist, Runner and Mother

Molly Seidel Our catchup:Alysia launches &amp;mother!(fact check: here is the article on Alex Morgan sponsored while pregnant story: Head to EricaSara designs for &amp;mother jewelry and check out our tank tops out on march 29 to support &amp;mother! Interview:Where Molly is during the quarantine: back home in wisconsinHow hard the isolation  is if you live alone4-Barrista life: She is a Pro Runner first, and barrista on the sideWhy she does it: balances her life10-15 diving into the trials race: what she felt before during and after . going from first marathon to first Olympic Team15-how her attitude of low expectation and having fun/being present buffered negative emotions, the atmosphere being exciting and having a big support crew 17-working with Aliphine in last 6 miles, how she looks up to her advice of doing the training that works for her and not comparing to others20-her injury history the last 2 years was really hard. Bone density issues from eating disorder affected her first 2 years as a pro Had to find out who she was if she didn’t have running23-her buildup to the trials, changed training back towards what worked in college (more moderate workouts and higher mileage), focus on overall health26-letting her goals unfold rather than pushing through injuries and unhealthy stages to hit goalsOutcome goals vs process goals-it’s where joy is. How she did not enjoy her college success because she wasn’t healthy“Frankly my last two NCAA championships, like there was no joy in those. I was mentally unwell”31-Molly’s lessons from college (link to Julias Hanlon's Running on Om podcast ep 225)*footlocker stat: Thanks for the research Sara Slattery!" The race has been run since 1979 and there have been 41 Champions on the men’s side, 12 have become NCAA Champions and 7 of them have made Olympic teams.  Yet on the Women’s side there have been 4 NCAA Champions, and only 1 Olympian (Now 2 Olympians as of February 29, 2020 with Molly Siedel making the marathon team, despite overcoming some of these issues herself).”Why aren’t our best female jr athletes becoming our best sr athletes?Many girls fall through the cracks for reasons to do with female athlete body, mental health, womanhood etc36-How Molly made it through this-good support system, not everyone has this“(That running is  a small  part of who you are as a person) I think that’s really important to someone in a vulnerable state or for kids to hear; you are more than this sport you’re doing.40-Sponsor support: Saucony is unique in their support of the whole athlete in this industry-gave Molly a chance, a smaller deal than she normally would have earned but with time and understanding for her to heal and develop45-how covid is affecting her career and future Olympic berth49-what her training is like now during the quarantine and what races are in her future53- Molly’s story-it takes hard work and time to make an Olympic team-you never fully get over an eating disorder, it’s a lot of checking in, adjusting and awareness to stay on healthy path

Molly Seidel Our catchup:Alysia launches <a href="https://andmother.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&amp;mother!</a>(fact check: here is the <a href="https://www.glamour.com/story/alex-morgan-cover-story-2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">article</a> on Alex Morgan sponsored while pregnant story: Head to <a href="https://www.ericasara.com/mother" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EricaSara designs</a> for &amp;mother jewelry and check out our <a href="https://keeping-track.com/shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tank tops</a> out on march 29 to support &amp;mother! Interview: Where Molly is during the quarantine: back home in wisconsin How hard the isolation  is if you live alone 4-Barrista life: She is a Pro Runner first, and barrista on the side Why she does it: balances her life 10-15 diving into the trials race: what she felt before during and after . going from first marathon to first Olympic Team 15-how her attitude of low expectation and having fun/being present buffered negative emotions, the atmosphere being exciting and having a big support crew  17-working with Aliphine in last 6 miles, how she looks up to her advice of doing the training that works for her and not comparing to others 20-her injury history the last 2 years was really hard. Bone density issues from eating disorder affected her first 2 years as a pro Had to find out who she was if she didn’t have running 23-her buildup to the trials, changed training back towards what worked in college (more moderate workouts and higher mileage), focus on overall health 26-letting her goals unfold rather than pushing through injuries and unhealthy stages to hit goalsOutcome goals vs process goals-it’s where joy is. How she did not enjoy her college success because she wasn’t healthy“Frankly my last two NCAA championships, like there was no joy in those. I was mentally unwell”31-Molly’s lessons from college (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/225-molly-seidel-on-navigating-mental-health-running/id672719168?i=1000462444962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link to Julias Hanlon's Running on Om podcast</a> ep 225)*footlocker stat: Thanks for the research Sara Slattery!" The race has been run since 1979 and there have been 41 Champions on the men’s side, 12 have become NCAA Champions and 7 of them have made Olympic teams.  Yet on the Women’s side there have been 4 NCAA Champions, and only 1 Olympian (Now 2 Olympians as of February 29, 2020 with Molly Siedel making the marathon team, despite overcoming some of these issues herself).”Why aren’t our best female jr athletes becoming our best sr athletes?Many girls fall through the cracks for reasons to do with female athlete body, mental health, womanhood etc36-How Molly made it through this-good support system, not everyone has this“(That running is  a small  part of who you are as a person) I think that’s really important to someone in a vulnerable state or for kids to hear; you are more than this sport you’re doing. 40-Sponsor support: Saucony is unique in their support of the whole athlete in this industry-gave Molly a chance, a smaller deal than she normally would have earned but with time and understanding for her to heal and develop 45-how covid is affecting her career and future Olympic berth 49-what her training is like now during the quarantine and what races are in her future 53- Molly’s story -it takes hard work and time to make an Olympic team -you never fully get over an eating disorder, it’s a lot of checking in, adjusting and awareness to stay on healthy path

Molly Seidel-Becoming A Marathoner And Olympian

0-9: Molly and Ro Catchup:Join Ro's Mother's Day Insta Contest @ believetrainingjournal !Buy Alysia's book Feel Good Fitness! Check out Strides Forward Podcast by Cherie Louise Turner! 10-Holly -intro as a sociologist-they “zoom out” to see interactions of socio cultural pressures, broader ideas around for example beauty femininity and success. She looks at individuals, the culture around them and broader social forces.“I put these pressures on myself” is often untrue. Like a fish can’t see water, we often have trouble seeing the forces that act on our own psyches/ realizing what we internalize-Dr. Thorpe aims to advocate more sustainable sporting culture for long term health and well being over immediate performance “These are not just individual athlete problems, these are problems within sporting cultures “16-sociology is one part of a complex puzzle (in endurance sports issues)17-Dr Stacy Simms TED talk and book19-on using research to show this (LEA, RED-S)  isn’t a unique,  individual’s problem/weakness- it’s a larger more common issue- prevalence of non-extreme versions  toxic sports culture24-why the LEA/RED-S is more prevalent in womens endurance sports (among a few other sports like sports with aesthetic performance)-It’s complicated27-reinforcement of energy restrictive behavior in sport, and how hyper “in touchness” with how your body feels being integral to being an elite athlete may contribute to issues-elites persist longer with LEA than regular gym goers, though both were at risk of initial deficiency. Why? Often rewarded for it32-resistance to changing how we think about weight’s relationship to performance “What can we achieve with healthy female athletes!?”37- goal of changing messaging to menstruating=performance advantage. It means you’re healthy 42-reaching young demographics with this messaging-local examples and peer to peer conversations/ peer lead discussion times are helpful. Athletes who are in the midst of a recovery -those stories are powerful as well49- Kim Smith: healthy fueling role model53-There are even digital expectations and pressures for athletes-social media etc54-Is this a first world only problem? Leaders in endurance running come from East Africa, is RED-S/LEA a problem there? If so, is it for same reasons? Different cultures exist in and across countries/socio economic status , more research needed56-Gender and RED-S: is the prevalence due to the way girls socialize things, even food and hunger? Beauty? Etc59-katie Schofield research- Men underfueling as well due to ideas on weight and performance in mens sport. Stigma of LEA may be worse for them62-female athletes in the media: expectations on looks.It is improving : due to more female journalists and female athletes taking media into their own hands (instagram, podcasts, etc)Resources:Healthy Women in Sport a Performance Advantage WHISPA72- The power in the athlete’s non sporting, human side. Their own authentic voices can be very impactful (more of Dr. Thorpes research and articles are linked on our website)

0-9: Molly and Ro Catchup: Join Ro's Mother's Day Insta Contest <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_3H7SPjI8t/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ believetrainingjournal</a> ! Buy Alysia's book <a href="https://www.velopress.com/books/feel-good-fitness/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feel Good Fitness! </a> Check out <a href="http://cherieturner.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strides Forward Podcast </a>by Cherie Louise Turner! 10-Holly -intro as a sociologist-they “zoom out” to see interactions of socio cultural pressures, broader ideas around for example beauty femininity and success. She looks at individuals, the culture around them and broader social forces.“I put these pressures on myself” is often untrue. Like a fish can’t see water, we often have trouble seeing the forces that act on our own psyches/ realizing what we internalize-Dr. Thorpe aims to advocate more sustainable sporting culture for long term health and well being over immediate performance “These are not just individual athlete problems, these are problems within sporting cultures “16-sociology is one part of a complex puzzle (in endurance sports issues)17-Dr Stacy Simms <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/stacy_sims_women_are_not_small_men_a_paradigm_shift_in_the_science_of_nutrition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TED talk</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AC5JFR6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book</a>19-on using research to show this (LEA, RED-S)  isn’t a unique,  individual’s problem/weakness- it’s a larger more common issue- prevalence of non-extreme versions  toxic sports culture24-why the LEA/RED-S is more prevalent in womens endurance sports (among a few other sports like sports with aesthetic performance)-It’s complicated27-reinforcement of energy restrictive behavior in sport, and how hyper “in touchness” with how your body feels being integral to being an elite athlete may contribute to issues-elites persist longer with LEA than regular gym goers, though both were at risk of initial deficiency. Why? Often rewarded for it32-resistance to changing how we think about weight’s relationship to performance  “What can we achieve with healthy female athletes!?”37- goal of changing messaging to menstruating=performance advantage. It means you’re healthy  42-reaching young demographics with this messaging-local examples and peer to peer conversations/ peer lead discussion times are helpful. Athletes who are in the midst of a recovery -those stories are powerful as well49- Kim Smith: healthy fueling role model 53-There are even digital expectations and pressures for athletes-social media etc 54-Is this a first world only problem? Leaders in endurance running come from East Africa, is RED-S/LEA a problem there? If so, is it for same reasons? Different cultures exist in and across countries/socio economic status , more research needed56-Gender and RED-S: is the prevalence due to the way girls socialize things, even food and hunger? Beauty? Etc 59-katie Schofield research- Men underfueling as well due to ideas on weight and performance in mens sport. Stigma of LEA may be worse for them62-female athletes in the media: expectations on looks.It is improving : due to more female journalists and female athletes taking media into their own hands (instagram, podcasts, etc)Resources:Healthy Women in Sport a Performance Advantage <a href="https://www.sportwhispa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WHISPA</a>72- The power in the athlete’s non sporting, human side. Their own authentic voices can be very impactful (more of Dr. Thorpes research and articles are linked on our website)

Sports Sociologist Dr. Holly Thorpe On Issues Within Female Endurance Sport Culture

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