The Fueling Forward Podcast

Today's episode is an interview with professional runner and Olympian, Cory McGee. She grew up in a small town in Mississippi, where she ended up becoming a multi-time state champion. Cory went on to run collegiately for the University of Florida, where she was a 2x NCAA runner up and 10x All-American. After graduating, Cory became a professional runner for New Balance and eventually became one of the fastest and most accomplished US women in the 1500m (her PR is 3:57!). Cory has represented Team USA 5x, including at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and has the American record in the 2k.

We talk about:

• Her unique childhood, growing up with 3 sisters and traveling all over the world
• What it was like running in a small town and how her upbringing set up her relationship with food and running
• Her transition from high school to college and what it was like learning to navigate the dorms
• How she dealt with and came back from injury
• Experiences with unintentional under fueling and how she was able to course correct to have a consistent and healthy career
• Fueling adjustments she has made as a professional runner

Today's episode is the first ever Q&A on The Fueling Forward Podcast! Get your questions answered by me, Maddie Alm, a registered dietitian and former elite runner.

On today's episode, I answer questions about:

• How to structure your fueling, both consistency of eating throughout the day and composition of meals/snacks
• Should you be counting calories or macros?
• Recommendations for a DIY electrolyte drink
• Thoughts on and research behind collagen use
• How to navigate fueling with a crazy life schedule

If you want to submit a question to be answered on the next Q&A session, you can do so on my wesbite, www.fuelingforward.com, or email me at [email protected]

Today's episode is an interview with professional runner, Laura Thweatt, who is based in Boulder, CO. Laura ran collegiately at CU and went on to have a 10 year professional career running for Saucony (she is still with them today!). She's a 2:25 marathoner, a 5th place Olympic trials finisher in the 2016 10k and 2020 marathon, and a US Cross champion, and on top of all of that is an incredible high school xc/track assistant coach.

We talk about:

• Laura's trajectory from high school to collegiate running
• How collegiate running negatively impacted her relationship with food and running, and how she was ultimately able to find her love for the sport again
• Her transition from college to professional running and eventually her transition to the marathon
• What she has learned about the importance of fueling as a female athlete over the course of her career
• Advice for young runners who find themselves struggling

Welcome to the very first episode of the Fueling Forward Podcast with me, Maddie Alm, an elite runner and registered dietitian. I'm so glad you're here!

In this episode, I will introduce you to both the podcast and myself. You will learn:

1. What the podcast is all about and how it's going to work
2. The story of how I got into running and nutrition
3. The trajectory of my running career and how much of an impact nutrition has had on me as an athlete
4. What it means to be a dietitian and how I became one
5. What Fueling Forward is and why I started it
6. Information about the next episode!

Want to submit a question for the next solo episode? You can do that on my website at www.fuelingforward.com