Runner Girls

Runner Girls episodes:

• 10.02.2023

  Season 12, Episode 18: Go Big or Go Home

  This week Meagan and Sue share what we’ve been up to for the past few months, and discuss what’s next.   Runner Girl of the Week: Vanessa on Strava   Running News: Courtney Dauwalter makes history   Also mentioned on the show: Sue’s Youtube channel Nobody Asked Us with Des...

  
• 05.30.2023

  Season 12, Episode 17: Not a Dreamer

  This week Sue and Meagan talk to Diane Casselberry about her new book “DNF My Ass”, her story about finding self-confidence through running and triathlons, and overcoming her fears to become an Ironman triathlete to teach her daughter that anything...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Season 12, Episode 16: The Most Old Lady

  This week Meagan recaps another interesting Flying Pig Three Way with Cheese. In Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Lauren Fleshman’s Good For a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the Week is running in the future, down under. And in...

  
• 04.29.2023

  Season 12, Episode 15: Clumpy Tightness

  This week Meagan prepares for Flying Pig with streak-saving runs and Sue is here too. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman becomes an entrepreneur as she comes back from injury in Good For a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the...

  
• 04.23.2023

  Season 12, Episode 14: Hot or Wet, Sometimes Both

  This week Sue makes a decision about Riverlands, and Meagan keeps her streak alive. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman tries to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in Good for a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the Week is running...

  
• 04.16.2023

  Season 12, Episode 13: What Not to Do

  This week Meagan hits 500 days of streak running and Sue wonders if she’s injured herself; in Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman challenges Nike to better represent female athletes in Good For a Girl; and our Runner Girl of the...

  
• 04.09.2023

  Season 12, Episode 12: Made of Magic

  This week Meagan is keeping her streak alive while resting her hip, and Sue adapts to her new diet and returning to school. Our Runner Girl of the Week is consistent in Canada, and in Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman...

  
• 04.01.2023

  Season 12, Episode 11: In My Feels

  This week Meagan returns from her work trip, and Sue adjusts to changes in her diet and fueling. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman discusses the challenges female runners face competing in college in Good For a Girl. Our Runner...

  
• 03.24.2023

  Season 12, Episode 10: Nothing But Atoms

  This week Meagan keeps her streak alive and Sue starts a streak of her own. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman goes to the Footlocker Cross Country Championships. Our Runner Girl of the Week has a beautiful spring run in...

  
• 03.12.2023

  Season 12, Episode 9: Room to Grow

  This week Meagan celebrates the upcoming time change and Sue recovers from illness. In Meagan’s Book Club, we begin reading “Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World” by Lauren Fleshman. Our Runner Girl of the Week...

  
• 03.05.2023

  Season 12, Episode 8: Almost Time Change Time

  This week Meagan and Sue both struggle with different challenges in winter running. In Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Peter Sagal’s The Incomplete Book of Running. Our Runner Girl of the Week is cursing about vegetables for some reason....

  
• 02.23.2023

  Season 12, Episode 7: Breaking Up with New Balance

  This week Sue completes her first week of training for Riverlands and Meagan falls on ice. In Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal bandits a race in The Incomplete Book of Running. Our Runner Girl of the Week leaves the US...

  
• 02.12.2023

  Season 12, Episode 6: Garmin, You Do You

  This week Meagan and Sue both run ten milers; in Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal breaks his back then runs another marathon in The Incomplete Book of Running; our Runner Girl of the Week smashes her 10k goal; and in...

  
• 02.08.2023

  Season 12, Episode 5: Very Mansplainy

  This week Sue and Meagan hit the February Freeze! Our Runner Girl of the Week does speed work on the treadmill and contemplates training for something. In Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal shares his firsthand account of the 2013 Boston...

  
• 01.29.2023

  Season 12, Episode 4: Not Die Together

  This week Sue is sick of the snow but Meagan is looking for more? In Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal runs in his undies in The Incomplete Book of Running. Our Runner Girl of the Week runs in our country’s...

  
• 01.22.2023

  Season 12, Episode 3: Getting to be Human

  This week Sue and Meagan are easing into spring training and swapping winter weather conditions; in Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal runs his first marathon in The Incomplete Book of Running; our Runner Girl of the Week has a double...

  
• 01.19.2023

  Season 12, Episode 2: Some Amount of Miles

  This week Meagan and Sue each take unnecessary cutback weeks; in Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal leads a blind runner through Boston in The Incomplete Book of Running; our Runner Girl of the Week has an adorable running buddy; and...

  
• 01.10.2023

  Season 12, Episode 1: The Year of Strength

  It’s 2023, and Sue is running again, Meagan is over 400 days on her streak, and we are back in the studio with our New Year’s Resolutions show! We’re also catching up on Meagan’s Book Club; we have our first...

  
• 11.27.2022

  Season 11, Episode 37: There’s Nothing Wrong-Ish

  This week Meagan recaps her Turkey Trot 5K and Sue goes for a walk. We brainstorm ideas for our next book selection in Meagan’s Book Club. Our Runner Girl of the Week starts her holiday run streak. And in Running...

  
• 11.21.2022

  Season 11, Episode 36: A Lotta Bit of It

  This week Meagan runs through snow, and Sue does not. In Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet. Our Runner Girl of the Week photobombs Santa; we have Listener Feedback about the most determined runner;...

  
• 11.14.2022

  Season 11, Episode 35: We Hibernate

  This week Sue rests after Hamsterwheel and Meagan fits a longer run into her streak. In Meagan’s Book Club, Kilian talks about teaming up with other people for big summits in Above the Clouds. Our Runner Girl of the Week...

  
• 11.07.2022

  Season 11, Episode 34: Find Yourself a Runner

  This week Sue recaps the Hamsterwheel 30 Hour Race, and Meagan maintains her streak through a busy work week. Our Runner Girl of the Week has a happy trail run, and we discuss the results of the NYC Marathon in...

  
• 10.31.2022

  Season 11, Episode 33: Kilian’s True Love

  This week Meagan is keeping her streak alive while Sue makes final preparations for Hamsterwheel. In Meagan’s Book Club, Kilian talks about donning more than 500 race numbers in Above the Clouds. Our Runner Girl of the Week is faster...

  
• 10.25.2022

  Season 11, Episode 32: There’s Enough Hay

  This week Meagan and Sue are recovering from the marathon; in Meagan’s Book Club, Kilian acclimates to Everest in Above the Clouds; our Runner Girl of the Week has a spooky night run; we have Listener Feedback about a fractured...

  
• 10.18.2022

  Season 11, Episode 31: Detroit Marathon Race Recap (Video)

  This week Sue and Meagan are in person and on video from Detroit! We share our training from our last week of taper, and then return after the race to recap the Detroit Free Press Marathon. We will be back...

  
• 10.17.2022

  Season 11, Episode 31: Detroit Marathon Recap (Audio)

  This week Sue and Meagan are recording together from Detroit! We share our training from our last week of taper, and then return after the race to recap the Detroit Free Press Marathon. We will be back next week for...

  
• 10.10.2022

  Season 11, Episode 30: True Runner Girls Only

  This week Meagan and Sue wrap up their marathon training and get hyped for Detroit; in Meagan’s Book Club we find out more about Kilian Jornet’s unorthodox childhood and training experiments in Above The Clouds; our Runner Guy of the...

  
• 10.02.2022

  Season 11, Episode 29: Growing Exponentially

  Fall is here, races are happening, and we’re two weeks out from the Detroit Free Press Marathon! Sue is running again and Meagan is crushing her taper; we’re starting a new book in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of...

  
• 10.02.2022

  Season 11, Episode 29: Growing Exponentially

  Fall is here, races are happening, and we’re two weeks out from the Detroit Free Press Marathon! Sue is running again and Meagan is crushing her taper; we’re starting a new book in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of...

  
• 09.25.2022

  Season 11, Episode 28: In Your Face Holes

  This week Meagan nails her second 20 miler while Sue scales back her running and ups her cross-training; in Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Alex Hutchinson’s Endure talking about Belief and the results of the Breaking 2 Project; our...

  
• 09.23.2022

  Season 11, Episode 27: Probably Definitely

  This week Meagan runs the LMCU Bridge Run, and Sue recovers from her highest mileage ever; in Meagan’s Book Club, Alex ponders the merits of electric-shocking the brain in Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week struggles with her last...

  
• 09.10.2022

  Season 11, Episode 26: Haphazard at Best

  This week Meagan nails her 16 miler and Sue struggles with her 20; Alex Hutchinson debates low carb vs high carb training in Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week runs on rotten legs; and in Running News, we have...

  
• 08.28.2022

  Season 11, Episode 25: Rollercoaster Tycoon Some Hills

  This week Meagan and Sue both run 20 milers; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss heat and thirst in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week gives the thumbs up; and in Running News: Berlin Marathon’s elite fields...

  
• 08.21.2022

  Season 11, Episode 24: The Pace Contact

  This week Meagan gets a promotion; Sue gets more shoes; we discuss muscle and oxygen in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week has very floofy running partner; and did Dean Karnazes actually get attacked by a coyote?   Meagan’s...

  
• 08.14.2022

  Season 11, Episode 23: A Full Time Job

  This week Meagan runs with soggy feet; Sue buys more running gear; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss lots of interesting studies on perceived effort and pain in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week is also running...

  
• 08.07.2022

  Season 11, Episode 22: August, We Love You

  This week Meagan and Sue struggle through hot weather marathon training; we discuss sciencey running stuff from Endure in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a hot, humid run in New York; and we have email...

  
• 07.31.2022

  Season 11, Episode 21: The Post-Run Protocol

  This week Sue and Meagan run long together; we are starting Endure by Alex Hutchinson in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week commiserates about summer running; and in Running News, Sidney Marathon wants in on the World...

  
• 07.24.2022

  Season 11, Episode 20: Almost September

  This week Meagan is jonesing for new running routes; Sue is already over summer running; Mimi Anderson runs doubles in Beyond Impossible; our Runner Girl of the Week has some fun with her sweaty run; plus we have record-breaking running...

  
• 07.17.2022

  Season 11, Episode 19: Goose Attacked

  This week Meagan takes her new running vest out for 16 miles; Sue starts her first week of fall training; Mimi Anderson finally gets her skinny legs in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week...

  
• 07.10.2022

  Season 11, Episode 18: A Toughening Run

  This week Meagan has to hold it on a long run; Sue finally commits to a fall race; Mimi Anderson runs across the Arctic in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week returns to running after a long...

  
• 07.03.2022

  Season 11, Episode 17: Very Much Complainy

  This week Meagan tackles her hill workout; Sue is back from her mini-vacay with a cold; someone forgot to do their homework in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week runs her 82nd half marathon; and an ultra-runner...

  
• 06.19.2022

  Season 11, Episode 16: No One’s Getting Frisky

  This week Meagan streaks through a stomach bug; Sue finds a fun, new trail; in Meagan’s Book Club, Mimi Anderson takes on Badwater in Beyond Impossible; our Runner Girl of the Week has a gorgeous “Greig run”; and has a...

  
• 06.15.2022

  Season 11, Episode 15: Why is Running So Gross?

  This week Sue is back on keto and running every day, Meagan is going strong in her pre-marathon build-up; Mimi Anderson runs the Marathon de Sables in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; and our Runner Girl of the Week...

  
• 05.31.2022

  Season 11, Episode 14: 50 Miles for Breakfast

  This week Sue recaps the Pineland Farms 50 Mile race; Meagan begins her pre-marathon-training training; Mimi Anderson recounts her eating issues in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; and our Runner Girl of the Week sets some new PRs when...

  
• 05.23.2022

  Season 11, Episode 13: I Like Running-Ish

  This week we have double race recaps! Meagan recaps the Riverbank Run 25K and Sue recaps the Sugarloaf Marathon; plus we start a new book in Meagan’s Book Club, and our Runner Girl of the Week sets some Strava PRs...

  
• 05.16.2022

  Season 11, Episode 12: Sorry, Mo

  This week Meagan recaps The Flying Pig Three Way with Extra Cheese; Sue is too sick for Flying Pig; we wrap up A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week gets her run...

  
• 04.18.2022

  Season 11, Episode 11: Garmin Doesn’t Need to Know

  This week Meagan begins her taper for Flying Pig; Sue works on getting her training mojo back; Mirna talks about running in A Beautiful Work in Progress; our Runner Girl of the Week shares a run along the coast of...

  
• 04.10.2022

  Season 11, Episode 10: Don’t Delete Me

  This week Sue recaps the Eastern States 20 Miler, Meagan switches up her training plan, we continue our discussion of A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club, our surprising Runner Girl of the Week returns to running with...

  
• 03.28.2022

  Season 11, Episode 9: Hips of Death

  This week Sue struggles with life; Meagan struggles with hip/glute/hamstring issues; Mirna struggles with an injury in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a beautiful cross-country-esque run; we have listener feedback; and in Running News more...

  
• 03.11.2022

  Season 11, Episode 8: Home Course Advantage

  This week Sue and Meagan complete all of their training runs and Sue recaps the Hampton Half Marathon; we think about continuing our discussion of A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week...