In this episode Lauren chats with Up + Running's newest coach, Melissa Lodge. Melissa is an elite runner who ran at the DI level for Bryant + Syracuse where she ran impressive PRs of 4:30 in the 1500m and 16:34 in the 5000m. She recently graduated from Syracuse University with her Masters in Exercise Science and completed her thesis on the topic of the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. Lauren + Melissa talk about Melissa's unconventional start to her collegiate career, her biggest highlights and lowlights in her running career so far, her thesis and what she's working on next!

Things We Talked About

Read Melissa's Thesis here (https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:473d3581-7393-4be2-9f9d-b092c3b21561)

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