Episodes

  • Sarah Bowen Shea on Ultra Balance Podcast

    Sarah Bowen Shea on Ultra Balance Podcast
    Jan 31 2025
    Anyone interested in the backstory of the Another Mother Runner community or learning more about this podcast’s host, Sarah Bowen Shea, will enjoy this crossover episode. In it, SBS becomes the guest, interviewed by an intuitive dad of two and college professor, Jonathan Ravarino, on his Ultra Balance Podcast. It’s a lively conversation! When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Feel the Currex difference: Get 15% off with code AMR15 at Currex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Many Happy Miles: Running the Stage

    Many Happy Miles: Running the Stage
    Jan 28 2025
    This episode is for anyone who loves running, musicals, or finding inspiration in unexpected places! Hosts Dimity McDowell and Sarah Wassner Flynn chat with Kara Cutruzzula, writer, editor, and creator of Marathon The Musical, a one-of-a-kind show that blends the worlds of running and performance. Kara shares: The inspiration behind Marathon and its themes of endurance, hope, and connection; How running fueled Kara’s creativity, including DIY'ing her own marathon for research; The enduring process of writing a musical, including how to make it all come to life on stage, and more! Follow Kara on her website or on Instagram for updates on Marathon. Listen to Kara chat more about the link between running and creativity on a previous AMR podcast. Save the date! The 2025 Better Together team is heading to the City of Oaks Marathon on Nov. 2. Registration opens March 10—don’t miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • 2024 Year-end Co-Host Conversations, Part 2

    2024 Year-end Co-Host Conversations, Part 2
    Jan 24 2025
    A perfect episode for folks in search of reminders to feel grateful and to give oneself grace: It’s a conversation with three co-hosts—Liz Waterstraat, Britany Williams, and Molly Williams. They share their personal highs and lows from the year, including an Ironman triathlon, the re-emergence of a strong running habit, and a near-death experience. On a timely Miles of Books at the end of the episode, Coach Liz brilliantly recaps two books about goals and goal setting. Here’s the promised link to Britany’s podcast. Get your free sticker. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Download the free Ibotta app using code AMR to get $5 + start earning cash back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Nutritional Pitfalls Runners Should Avoid

    Nutritional Pitfalls Runners Should Avoid
    Jan 24 2025
    Any and all athletic folks need to listen to this episode to sidestep common nutritional mistakes. The guest is Alex Larson, a registered dietitian nutritionist, avid athlete, and mom of three kiddos. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Amanda Loudin, the guest details: -the importance of “frontloading” nutrition; -the timing of eating and workouts; -how to eat to support lifting heavy weights; -the role fat should play in your diet; and, -how to stay strong while getting leaner. Before serving up the dietitian at BARRY INSERT TIME HERE, the hosts talk about a near-brush with a car (Sarah) and a nagging injury (Amanda). When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Save 15% on any full-price purchase w/ code TOPOAMR2024 at topoathletic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 mins
  • How to Be a More Resilient Runner

    How to Be a More Resilient Runner
    Jan 24 2025
    This is the perfect episode for anyone looking to get unstuck and become a stronger version of themselves—in running and in life! Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Liz Waterstraat, the guest Kate Gladdin, author of the recently published Okay, Now What? How to Be Resilient When Life Gets Tough, details: -how to teach your brain to be more flexible; -the importance of doing hard things + allowing yourself to fail; -how to avoid falling into an all-or-nothing mindset; -the three A’s of self-compassion; and, -what OGT is. Before the guest joins around 6:04, Sarah shares what she’s striving for in 2025. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! GUod to go: Get 25% off with code GUAMR2025 at GUenergy.com Go to DrinkAG1.com/AMR to start your New Year on a healthier note. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Two Coaches Put a Positive Spin on Quitting

    Two Coaches Put a Positive Spin on Quitting
    Jan 24 2025
    This episode is for everyone who has contemplated opting out of a workout, a training cycle, a race, or, heck, even a book club! The guests are Train Like a Mother Clubcoaches Jennifer Harrison and Liz Waterstraat. With host Sarah Bowen Shea, the coaching duo discusses: -how to reframe your notions about quitting; -weighing the risk versus reward of not continuing; -the importance of learning how to suffer in order to improve; -the logistics of dropping out of a race midway; and, -being strategic, instead of reactive, in your decision to move on. Before the coaches start doling out wisdom and advice around 8:17, Coach Liz shares her 8-year-old son’s goal list. (Awwww!) Later, Coach Jen details her on-going return from a debilitating injury. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on all IQBar products by texting AMR to 64-000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Juggling Motherhood and Running

    Juggling Motherhood and Running
    Jan 24 2025
    If you’ve ever felt even a twinge of “mommy guilt” (ugh!), this episode is a must-listen. The guest is Nancy Reddy, an author and mother runner whose new book The Good Mother Myth. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Britany Williams, the guest discusses: -how crazy-making “shoulda-woulda-coulda” can be; -the importance of being reminded you’re in a body; -societal expectations of caring for your kids over yourself; -running’s role in the creative process; and, -the book-related running club she recently joined! Before the guest joins around 07:10, Britany shares her current struggles of toddler-parenting. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Go to DrinkAG1.com/AMR to start your New Year on a healthier note Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on all IQBAR products by texting AMR to 64-000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • AMR Answers: Keep-Moving Advice + Fueling Basics

    AMR Answers: Keep-Moving Advice + Fueling Basics
    Jan 21 2025
    If your mojo is low, like Grace’s, you’ll appreciate the motivational tips shared by the hosts. Folks who huff-and-puff excessively on a run, like Julie, will be pleased to hear the insight Dimity serves up and Sarah’s book recommendation. Finally, all runners will benefit from the duo’s advice on fueling in response to Nicole’s candid question. (Here’s the $25 nutrition program Dimity mentions.) Before the Q&As start at 5:52, Sarah shares the heartwarming backstory about why she’s rowing on the San Francisco Bay this weekend. Please call 470-BADASS1 (470-223-2771) to record your question. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on all IQBAR products by texting AMR to 64-000 Go to DrinkAG1.com/AMR to start your New Year on a healthier note. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins