Vanessa Corcoran is on the podcast today! Vanessa is a long-time listener of the show. Vanessa wrote the book It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint, My Road to the Marathon and PhD. It’s the story of taking on two challenges, training for the marathon and beginning and finishing a doctoral program in Medieval History. Although ... more »

Episode 482: Vanessa Corcoran – It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint; Road to the Marathon and PhD

Amy Yoder Begley is a 2008 Olympian where she ran the 10,000m in Beijing. She now works for USATF as the Associate Director of Long Distance Running Programs. She moved to Indiana to work for USATF after coaching for the Atlanta Track Club since 2014. Along with her position at USATF she is also a ... more »

Episode 432: Amy Yoder Begley – 2008 Olympian, USATF Associate Director of Long Distance Running Programs, and Founder of the Heartland Track Club

Today, I am thrilled to present an episode that was recorded live in Chicago, in collaboration with Fleet Feet Chicago and Altra. In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing one of my favorites, Alysia Montaño. Alysia, as you may have recently heard, has been rightfully upgraded to a Bronze Medalist from the 2012 ... more »

Episode 531: Alysia Montaño – Advocacy with &Mother, Perspectives on Motherhood, & Her Recent Upgrade to 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist

Today on the podcast, my guest is Jenny Simpson, who just ran the Boston Marathon. She ran 2:31 and was the fourth American and 18th place over all. And this was just 10 weeks after a disappointing Olympic marathon trials where she made the decision to step out of the race at mile 18. We ... more »

Episode 530: Jenny Simpson – From World Champion in the 1500m to the Boston Marathon

I’m exited to share my conversation from one of the live events I hosted at the Boston Marathon! This event as supported by Oiselle and proceeds from book sales at the event benefitted Girls on the Run Boston! In this conversation we learn about Elvin Kibets life and the book that Johanna Garton wrote called “All ... more »

Journey’s in Running Live with Johanna Garton, Elvin Kibet, Brenna Detra & Bri Boehmer

This conversation was SO much fun. I co-hosted a live panel with Kara Goucher and Oiselle at the Boston Marathon on Saturday. This is Fast Girls Live. Oiselle is excited to empower the rising generation of women in sport and this was such a cool opportunity for these young girls to share their stories and ... more »

Episode 482: Vanessa Corcoran – It’s a Marathon Not a Sprint; Road to the Marathon and PhD

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