Women’s running literature is having a moment. With memoirs penned by the fastest names in the sport, today’s show is unpacking these incredible stories from the latest books on running and my input and review of what I got out of these top running autobiographies.

 The books I will be discussing are:

 Bravey by Alexi Pappas, The Longest Race by Kara Goucher, Choosing To Run by Desiree Linden, Good For A Girl by Lauren Fleshman and Let Your Mind Run by Deena Kastor. 

Topics include: eating disorders, grief, depression, training, doping, and mindset. 

In this episode, we are catching up on the latest running stories I find particularly noteworthy right now. We’re talking about Sifan Hassan heroically winning the London Marathon, Emma bates crushing it at Boston as the first American female finisher, as well as some of the other stories you should check out if you haven’t already.

1:02 - Sifan Hassan Wins London in 2:18: Fasting for Ramadan, Stopping Twice, Making History

7:08 - Emma Bates 1st American in Boston Marathon 2:22: Run Fearlessly, Remember Your "Why," and American Marathon Record Goals

10:45 - Puma Women Are Going Places: Fresh off a training block in Kenya, Natosha Rogers, Fiona O’keefe, and Konstanze "Koko" Klosterhalfen form the Dream Team 

12:30 - Addis Fouche Tells Us How College Coaches Can Best Support Their Black Athletes for Runner's World Magazine

Read: How College Coaches Can Best Support Their Black Athletes

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What caused marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge to slow down in the Boston marathon? How do we feel about Olympian Alexi Pappas and her partnership with Playboy magazine? What kind of exciting updates do we know about the Paris Olympic marathon in 2024?

NOTES:
What Really Happened to Eliud Kipchoge:

Rambling Runner Podcast:
Cheering While Black

Runner's World:
Black Spectators Say Police Targeted Cheer Zone In Boston Marathon

It’s no secret that Hollywood is infested with creeps. And for every young, wide-eyed actress/model/musician/dancer looking to make it big, these predators have mastered the art of luring naive talent into their sticky webs.

I’ve had my run-ins with a few of them. These encounters have been fewer and further between as I've grown apart from my career in the fashion industry, but they’ve put a significant dent in my opinion of many of the men running the show in Hollywood.

In this episode I tell the horror story of an A-List producer and why I ran fast & far from the alleged opportunity of a lifetime.

Diplo ran a marathon on LSD. Here are my thoughts on running under the influence of psychedelics. 

Read my story about getting sober and getting serious as an athlete: 

diving into the reality of the industry. 

On writing a book, running goals, and seeking inspiration and artistry in marathon training. 

So many great questions. My opinions on navigating modeling, healing from plantar fasciitis, and online dating.  

life update episode. :)

For National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I talk honestly and openly about "food stuff." 

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