The Podcast

What is Taper? How do I fit my runs in with family, work, and life? What are some good compression sleeves? All these questions and more are answered in the Fall Q&A supported by our Listeners. The discussion also turns to the busy race weekend, training updates, and exposing trolls.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a friend and athlete client joins the podcast to discuss her recent Breast Cancer diagnosis and treatment. 

Jen recounts her experience running the Berlin Marathon on September 26th, 2021. This was the first Abbott World Major Marathon for the general population since the New York City Marathon in 2019. 

Now that RunDisney races are returning to Walt Disney World, there are a great many questions. Thanks to our fabulous Facebook Group for providing so many great questions and concerns. The best place to go for information is runDisney.com. 

Taking time off of running may be a welcome break, but could also be an unexpected hiatus. Returning to running after time off may be confusing, and the actual running might just be frustrating. Today Heather and Jen discuss how to come back to running after a hiatus. 

If you would like to meet with Coach Heather for a one time consulting fee, please reach out to [email protected]

Relive parts of the 2021 Fortitude 10k Labor Day Classic with Heather and her former Coach Christine Hinton. We talk about everything from strength training, to pacing strategies, to race day warm-ups. For the Race Recap article, check out my blog. https://runnerswithoutlimits.com/fortitude-10k-race-recap/

Train Like a Mother: How to Get Across Any Finish Line – and not lose your family, job, or sanity by Sarah Bowen Shea and Dimity McDowell

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In October of 2019, Eliud Kipchoge, Marathon World Record holder and his team of runners, coaches, and support crew did something many thought were impossible. The journey was then documented in Kipchoge: The Last Milestone. We break down our favorite points of the movie and sit down with Director Jake Scott about how No Human Is Limited.

What does it take to run a marathon on every continent? Melissa Corley Carter joins the podcast to talk about her running journey around the world. She documents her story in her book, Running the World: Marathon Memoirs from the Seven Continents, a beautiful photographic essay that tells us that running is a journey.

Thanks to our Podcast Facebook Group, we go through some of our favorite gear. Runners love what they love, but sometimes we need to find something new. Please join the Runners Without Limits Facebook Group to help us continue the conversation. There are way too many products to list here, so please join us over there.

If you have questions you would like to ask Coach Heather directly, the best way will be through email: [email protected]. Please do not go through Social Media messages, as I don’t always catch them. 

In a recap, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics brought to light athlete’s mental health, beautiful sportsmanship moments, and our favorite highlights from these “unprecedented games.”

Now that races are coming back, this is a good time to have a refresher course on Race Day Manners. Learn what MERD means, how to conduct yourself on race day, and how to be as ready as you can possibly be.

So many great things are happening with the Runners Without Limits Network. In this episode, we share not one, not two, but THREE new projects. All three have been in the works for more than a year, and we finally get to share them with you. First, we share our personal training updates from mid-summer 2021.