Runner Girls

Runner Girls

By Sue Cloutier & Meagan DillardSportsRunning
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Runner Girls episodes

  • Season 7, Episode 11: Don't Mom Me
    This week Sue and Meagan share some Runner Girl Recommends, and catch up on their training and life.
    Runner Girl Recommends:
    Becoming a Supple Leopard
    Goodr Sunglasses
    Quench water bottle at TJ Maxx
    Aftershocks Treks Titanium Headphones
    Kopari Coconut Oil Deodorant
    Smart wool running socks
    Planters NUT-rition Wholesome Nut Mix
    It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    2011 Comic-Con Panel - It’s Always Sunny
    The Greatest Showman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Co-Washing Hair (I use Shea Moisture Strengthen and Restore Conditioner
    46 min
  • Season 7, Episode 9: Still in the Running
    This week Sue and Meagan talk about common postural distortion patterns, muscle imbalances, the injuries they cause, and how to correct and prevent them. 
    Common postural distortion patterns & muscle imbalances
    Pronation distortion syndrome: When leg is flexed (in running & squatting), feet pronate (flatten), feet turn outward, knees cave in
    Possible injuries: plantar fasciitis, shin splints, patellar tendonitis, and low back pain
    Probable overactive (tight) muscles: calves (gastroc, soleus, peroneals), adductors (inner thigh that pulls the knee inward), IT band, and quads —> all of these muscles need to be stretched/lengthened
    Probable underactive/weak muscles: anterior tibialis (front of shin), posterior tibialis, and glutes —> these muscles need to be strengthened
    Lower crossed syndrome: anterior pelvic tilt (pelvis is tilted toward front with lower back arched and decreased hip extension)
    Possible injuries: hamstring strain, pain in the front of the knee, low back pain
    Probable overactive (tight) muscles: calves (gastroc, soleus), hip flexors, quads, adductors, latissimus dorsi, erector spinae —> these muscles need to be stretched/lengthened
    Probable underactive/weak muscles: anterior tibialis, posterior tibialis, glutes, transversus abdominis, internal obliques —> these muscles need to be strengthened
    Upper crossed syndrome: rounded shoulders, head protrudes forward (instead of being in vertical alignment with shoulders, hips, and ankles)
    Possible injuries: headaches, biceps tendonitis, rotator cuff impingement, thoracic outlet syndrome
    Probable overactive/tight muscles: upper trapezius, levator scapulae, sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, latissimus dorsi, teres major, subscapularis, pectoralis major/minor —> these muscles need to be stretched/lengthened
    Probable underactive/weak muscles: cervical flexors, serratus anterior, rhomboids, mid-trapezius, lower trapezius, trees minor, infraspinatus —> these muscles need to be strengthened
    Resources:
    Understanding Common Postural Distortion Patterns - descriptions & exercises
    ExRx.net - List of muscles and exercises for each
    Calf Pinning with Foam Roller (video)
    Myrtl Routine
    Erector Spinae stretch
    Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
    r/flexibility - Beginner’s stretching routine
    Becoming a Supple Leopard
    44 min
  • Season 7, Episode 8: We Don't Know
    This week Meagan and Sue are catching up on life, running, and fitness. Find out what Meagan is doing for work, why Sue has been overwhelmed by life, and why we haven't been in the studio for a month. Is it our goal to not run, not talk about running, and then not record ourselves not talking about running, all in an effort to see how many listeners we can lose? Look, if we haven't given up on this show by now, we probably never will. Even if everyone else has.
    42 min
  • Season 7, Episode 8: We Don’t Know

    This week Meagan and Sue are catching up on life, running, and fitness. Find out what Meagan is doing for work, why Sue has been overwhelmed by life, and why we haven't been in the studio for a month. Is it our goal to not run, not talk about running, and then not record ourselves not talking about running, all in an effort to see how many listeners we can lose? Look, if we haven't given up on this show by now, we probably never will. Even if everyone else has.

    42 min

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A podcast about women brought together by a love of running.