This week on Getting Chicked, Karen, Rachel, and Megan are back with fresh training updates, more "tales from the trails," and a look at what’s buzzing in the running world. We dive into our dream picks between the big three marathons—Chicago, New York, and Boston—breaking down the pros and cons of each course and experience.

In this week’s Chick Chat segment, we unpack some of your recent listener questions. We also drop a few of our current go-to product recs and share what’s coming up for each of us. Megan’s gearing up for the Indy Half this fall!

For The Rundown, we share our thoughts on Steph Bruce launching STAMATA in partnership with Tracksmith, which is a new team aiming to support more women in qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials.

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In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel dive into the biggest moments from the NCAA Championships and hand out Getting Chicked Awards to the runners who passed the most competitors in their races. Rachel gives an update on running life in San Francisco while Karen shares about being on the news in Chicago.

We also introduce some exciting new segments you’ll hear in future episodes! Along with Rachel’s Receipts, we’ll now be sharing Tales From The Trails (our weekly running updates), The Rundown (news from the running world), and Chick Chat (where we answer listener questions).

Mentioned in this episode…

Listen: PREFONTAINE CLASSIC RECAP - BEATRICE CHEBET SUB-14 5K, FAITH KIPYEGON WR + SO MUCH MORE

Read: NCAA Track And Field Championships: How Important Is The Final Lap For Deciding Winners?

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Beekeeper Coffee is bringing a new voice to coffee with its delicious cold brews made from premium Honduran beans and a drop of pure organic honey sourced from TrackTown USA (Eugene, Ore.) - they are available in four latte flavors - Vanilla, Mocha, Caramel and Horchata - as well as a Black cold brew. Follow them @beekeepercoffee. Get 25% off your online orders at BeekeeperCoffee.com or on Amazon using code CITIUS25.

We finally reveal our new sponsor in today’s episode! We’re excited to partner with Beekeeper Coffee—AKA the Louis Vuitton of coffee—on the Getting Chicked Podcast. 

Today, Rachel shares her progress on finding a running group in San Francisco, Karen updates us on her race plans (which includes dropping down to a mile in July), and Megan updates us on returning to running postpartum. 

We unpack our thoughts on the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials standard and some of our plans on trying to qualify. We also share our thoughts on former Notre Dame teammate Susanna Sullivan qualifying for the World Championships Marathon this fall as well as Jess McClain finally earning a spot on Team USA after so many close calls. 

We also get into our recent product recs and our excitement ahead of Faith Kipyegon’s attempt to break four minutes in the mile. 

Plus: debating what an actual stride is, how often and when to do them, and if it’s called a “stride” or “strider.”

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– Karen Lesiewicz | ⁠⁠@kare_les on Instagram⁠⁠

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On today’s episode of Getting Chicked, Karen, Rachel, and Megan break down the top performances from the NCAA Track and Field Regional meets, including athletes and teams who outperformed expectations and some of the top highlights from the weekend. They also recap their adventures and takeaways from their Grand Canyon hiking trip. 

Rachel shares about her move to San Francisco and the trio unpacks their thoughts on run clubs as well as some of their recent product recs.

Stay tuned for exciting sponsor updates in our next episode!

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– Karen Lesiewicz | ⁠@kare_les on Instagram⁠

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To celebrate one year of Getting Chicked, we’re bringing on two very special guests — our former Notre Dame teammates Molly Seidel and Dani Aragon!

In this anniversary episode, we dive into some of our funniest and most memorable moments from college: team camp stories, behind-the-scenes of workouts, Molly’s business casual dress code debacle, Dani’s cross-country road trip with a stranger, and a few email gems we pulled from the archives.

Molly also fills us in on how training is going as she gears up for a fall marathon while Dani shares about transitioning from professional running to the working world and what’s next for her.

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– Molly Seidel | @bygolly.molly on Instagram

– Dani Aragon | @dandan.398 on Instagram

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Boston Marathon recap headed your way! Karen and Rachel start by talking through the race morning experience, including navigating the pre-race bus situation, porta-potty lines, and running into some podcast listeners.

Then they dive into a breakdown of their races: pacing through the hills, signs along the course, and Karen accidentally deleting her run immediately after finishing. They reflect on their race results, the challenge of handling disappointment, and the difficulty of preparing for a marathon when so much rides on a single day.

Plus:

— First impressions of the Puma Fast-R 3 and the success of Puma Project 3 in Boston

— Rachel’s Receipts: which professional runners’ pacing profiles most closely matched Karen and Rachel’s races

— Quick recap of the New Balance Marathon Relay + preview of next week’s episode, which will cover their Notre Dame reunion

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It’s Boston Marathon time! After months of training, Karen and Rachel are finally toeing the line as part of PUMA’s Project3. In this episode, Megan shares her top tips for conquering Boston— from navigating the starting line to surviving the hills and pacing yourself for a strong finish. Megan's also got you covered with a spectator guide to catch as much of the action as possible.

This episode also marks one year of Getting Chicked! Stay tuned for next week’s special anniversary episode!

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Our fourth chick has landed! Megan is back on the pod to share her birth story — everything went smoothly and we’re so excited to have her on the mic again! Karen and Rachel break down their race kits for the Boston Marathon as part of PUMA’s Project3 and we dive into all the buzz around Grand Slam Track’s debut event: the broadcast, stick-on bibs, athlete walk-ins, and of course, the race kits. We also share our latest product recs.

Plus: should you propose after a marathon… or maybe wait a minute?

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It’s just Karen and Rachel today — because Megan finally had her baby! Megan will be back to share all the details in our next episode.

Karen and Rachel recap their visit to PUMA's North American headquarters, where they underwent lab testing to measure their running economy and test out PUMA’s latest super shoe prototypes. They also break down their races from the Shamrock Shuffle over the weekend and share a few product recommendations: tart cherry juice and noise-cancelling headphones. 

Plus: The case for full length robes with pockets as the ultimate throwaway clothes for road races.

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– Rachel DaDamio | @rdadamio on X

– Megan Connelly | @meganmorantwwe on Instagram

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In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel share their latest training updates as they prepare for the Boston Marathon. Karen is working her way back from a hamstring injury after a recent hill workout, while Megan is nearing the end of her pregnancy — meaning we're about to welcome on our fourth chick! The chicks also take on a heated debate: should you wear the safety clip when running on the treadmill?

Rachel returns to the lab to crunch the numbers on how much harder it’s become to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships compared to previous years.

Plus: Breaking down Harry Styles’ impressive marathon in Tokyo and thoughts on which other celebrities might secretly have marathon potential.

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– Karen Lesiewicz | @kare_les on Instagram

– Rachel DaDamio | @rdadamio on X

– Megan Connelly | @meganmorantwwe on Instagram

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