Real Fuel with SLS

From grinding rails to grinding miles — Jim Cielencki was a former pro BMX rider and entrepreneur, co-founding Sunday Bikes. In 2016, he ran every street in Buffalo. Today, he captures the world of running around him, highly influenced by his experiences in BMX and skateboarding.

In this episode we yap about:

• How he got into photography
• His time spent as pro BMX rider
• How injuries helped him shape his craft
• What inspired the start of mile by mile photo
• Running every street in Buffalo
• A behind the scenes look of running photography
• Supporting small biz and Jim's work
• And so much more!

Stay connected:

• Mile by Mile Photo on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milebymilephoto/
• Jim's portfolio: https://jimcielencki.myportfolio.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadYyr8D5-NRhQr09haeKiheoyaeEdQipqf-_moKbpusQASkbn1Y7y3wiLrvoQ_aem_NBzQKh1pFV8XQBbNj_Yvxw
• Jim's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUWWRyuggKM
• Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Sara Manderscheid is the founder + head coach of Elevate Your Running Coaching, a podcaster, and an endurance masters athlete in Boulder, Colorado.

Sara partners with athletes to chase big dreams, break through plateaus, and find joy and flexibility in running and training. She enjoys working with athletes who love running and want to improve the sport.

You can find Elevate Your Running online at elevateyourrunning.com, and on social media at @sayrahrunshappy and @elevateyourrunning (Instagram, Threads). The Elevate Your Running Podcast is available every Thursday on your favorite listing platform.

Listen to learn more about:

• How to navigate injury as an athlete
• Warning signs of burnout
• How stress impacts us as runners
• Coaching and supporting other athletes through injury
• Tools and mindset growth during injuries
• And so much more!

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Caitlin Butler is an anorexia survivor turned eating disorder recovery coach and the founder of Bold Bites HQ. After struggling without the tools she needed in her eating disorder recovery, she began creating her own. Now she designs care packages, cheeky mugs, stickers, and coloring pages that support women through the messy, real moments of recovery. Her mission is simple: make eating doable again and help women break free from restriction, food obsession, and over-exercising so they can actually enjoy life.

Listen to learn more about:

• Tangible tools while pursuing eating disorder recovery
• The why behind care packages
• Her journey with an eating disorder and how it inspires her work
• How restriction and over-exercising get mistaken for “strength,” when they actually disconnect us from life and people we love.
• How can we promote a better environment for athletes with words and actions
• Disconnection from our bodies with over-exercising and restriction
• The underfed brain and quality of life
• Feast or famine mindset in eating disorders
• Messy moments of recovery and how she helps individuals get through them 
• How you can help as support system for someone in recovery
• Why practical, day-to-day tools can make recovery feel doable instead of impossible
• And so much more!

Stay connected:

Use code REALFUEL10 for 10% off on her etsy shop!

•Bold Bites HQ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boldbiteshq/
•Bold Bites HQ on etsy:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/BOLDBITESHQ
•Caitlin's  website: https://www.simplifyyourhealth.net/
•Stevie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
•Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Heather Caplan is the co-founder of Lane 9 Project, and a sports dietitian based in Ann Arbor MI. She works with runners to be more flexible with fueling and nutrition, and supports athletes wanting to get their periods back, or keep them regular. She has three kiddos and a dog named Banana. You can find her out on the run, and on the Lane 9 podcast.

Listen to hear more about:

• The what is and why behind the Lane 9 Project?
• How providing a platform for athletes and individuals to connect and share their stories can help others
• How individuals and clinicians can connect with the L9P
• Heather's work to help educate and practice with a non-diet approach to sports nutrition
• How to begin practicing a non-diet approach as an athlete
• And so much more!

Stay connected:

• Lane 9 Project on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lane9project/
• Heather on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heatherdcrd/
• Heather's website: heathercaplan.com
• Stevie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Brandon is the owner of SOMA Performance and Fitness in Centennial Colorado where they specialize in helping youth athletes improve speed, strength, and confidence as well as active adults improve overall health and fitness.

Brandon has been training competitive athletes since 2010 and has helped well over 1,000 athletes improve their performance! He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through the NSCA and holds multiple other certifications in the field of Strength and Conditioning.

At SOMA Brandon and his team offer comprehensive in-person semi-private and team training programs as well as several online training options to help competitive athletes all over the country, and world.

Brandon is also the head strength coach for the Athlete EDGE Program at EDCare Denver where he, and his team, work with highly competitive athletes who are currently in treatment for and eating disorder. Brandon has been working with EDCare since 2015.

SOMA is also very active in the community and heads up several give back initiatives through their SOMA Gives Program.

Brandon and his team are very passionate about helping their clients meet, and even exceed, their training goals!

Listen to hear more about:

• How to approach long term athletic development for kids and adults
• Identifying strengths and weaknesses
• Proper rest and recovery as part of programming 
• Injury prevention
• Restoring mind-body connection as an athlete
• Overreaching to adapt vs. overtraining
• Training cycles with strength training
• How virtual training and coaching work
• And so much more!

Check out Brandon's FREE E-book: The Youth Athlete Handbook | Unleashing Your Full Athletic Potential with 5 Proven Strategies

Brandon's email: [email protected]

Stay connected:

•Brandon Kress on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_brandonkress/
•SOMA Performance and Fitness on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soma_sportsperformance/
•SOMA Performance and Fitness website: https://www.somapf.com/
•Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
•Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Riley Nickols, PhD, CEDS-C is a counseling and sport psychologist who specializes in working with athletes to address mental health and sport performance concerns. Currently, Dr. Nickols is the Senior Program Advisor for Athlete EDGE at EDCare in Denver, CO where specialized intensive eating disorder treatment is provided for athletes.

He is also the founder of Mind Body Endurance, a group of providers with compassion and an expertise working with athletes, our providers aim to improve mental health, address sport concerns, optimize performance, facilitate healing, and restore freedom for athletes.

In this episode we dive into athlete-specific eating disorder treatment and the need for higher levels of care for high-performance athletes.

Listen to hear about:

• How eating disorders in athletes often go unnoticed or get misdiagnosed
• How to approach an athlete who you are concerned about as a parent, coach, or friend
• Why standard eating disorder treatment isn't always effective for athletes
• How the treatment team collaborates to create an effective, sport-aligned recovery plan
• When a higher level of care might be necessary for an athlete
• Balancing medical safety and psychological healing with an athlete’s desire to keep training
• And so much more!

Stay connected:

• Athlete Edge at ED Care on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athlete_edge_at_edcare/
• Athlete Edge at ED Care website: https://eatingdisorder.care/athlete-edge/
• Mindy Body Endurance website: https://mindbodyendurance.com/
• Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Join Dr. Nickols at the 4th annual virtual workshop: 2025 Eating Disorders in Sport:
A Treatment Playbook for Providers on 7/25/25 use code STEVIE25 for 25% off

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and low energy availability are common struggles for endurance athletes and active individuals alike. There are a lot of misconceptions about what these conditions are, who they impact, and how they present. In this episode I am joined by Brooke Czarnecki, RDN to dive into these topics and more!

Listen to hear about:

• REDs deep dive
• What is low energy availability (LEA) and how does it impact athletes?
• Signs and symptoms of LEA and REDs that most athletes miss
• How REDs impacts our body systems
• Mental health component of LEA/REDs
• Within day energy deficits
• Resiliency as an athlete
• How to start improving your nutrition if you suspect LEA or REDs
• And more!

Free download on pre and post-workout nutrition from Brooke: https://intentful-nutrition.kit.com/pre-and-post-workout

Stay connected:

• Brooke's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intentfulnutrition/
• Brooke's website: https://intentfulnutrition.com/
• Stevie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie's website: https://stevielynrd.com/

Navigating life and training after a marathon or other big race can be a challenge for many runners and athletes. We are stoked to have Coach Nick Klastava back on the pod to give you tips and strategies to better navigate both the physical and emotional aftermath of completing your goal race.

Listen to hear about:

• How to navigate feelings of sadness after a race
• How to be proud of yourself, no matter the outcome
• Having big goals
• Building resiliency as a runner
• How to train through the summer for a better fall race
• And more!

Stay connected:

• Nick Klastava on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nklastava/
• Running Explained on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningexplained/
• Stevie Lyn Smith on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
• Stevie Lyn Nutrition: https://stevielynrd.com/

Abby Wolcott @energysportsdietitian completed her BS in dietetics at Olivet Nazarene University, where she was a member of the track team. She went on to complete her dietetic internship at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and her MS in Applied Exercise Science at Concordia University Chicago. Abby is based out of Kenosha, WI, and specializes in nutrition for athletes and people with eating disorders. Abby especially enjoys working with adolescents and their families to support them in fueling for sports while in recovery.

In this episode we chat about:

• How she fell in love with working with teenagers and combines her passion for sports nutrition and helping those with eating disorders
• Nutrition for growth and recovery in the young athlete
• Behaviors to look out for in young athletes
• Intentional planning of fuel as a student athlete
• Comparing adults vs. teens-- how this does more harm than good
• Long term effects of underfueling and how it impacts health and performance
• Tips and tricks to increase intake for teen and young athletes
• Debunking trends and social media literacy with teens 
• And so much more!

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To learn more about Abby and her work check her out on instagram and her website https://www.midwestperformancenutrition.com/

Kate Ringwood is a therapist and owner of Serendipity Counseling Services, specializing in athletes going through eating disorder recovery. 

In this episode we chat about:

• Eating disorder recovery– what does this look like?
• How diet culture impacts us all, whether we have an eating disorder or not
• Mindset shifts to make things easier through recovery
• Eating disorder informed providers and coaches
• What parents/coaches should look out for in athletes if they suspect an eating disorder
• How to have the hard  conversations if you suspect an eating disorder
• What to look for in a therapist as an athlete struggling
• Playing the long game in recovery
• Learning how to trust your body again
• And so much more!

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

✨ Enjoying the podcast? Help support this free content by giving it a five ⭐ rating and review, sharing it with a friend, and hitting follow/subscribe wherever you listen so you don’t miss an episode! 🙏🏻

Follow Kate on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serendipity.counseling/

Check out more about Kate’s work, including her "Retired" Athletes Support Group starting up in June!: https://www.serendipitycounseling.com/