Strength training for runners, explained by running PT Natalie LaMendola. The five movement patterns, session structure, masters priorities, and injury myths.

How many carbs per hour for runners is actually right? Sports nutritionists Jaclyn Sklaver and Emma Harvie on the 60 gram ceiling, gut training, and bicarb.

PT Dr. Lisbeth Hoyt on stress fracture warning signs, estrogen and bone density, postpartum running, and why sleep and fueling are the first red flags she looks for.

What run club culture really looks like: dating app criticisms, content farming, and all paces welcome, from two founders who run clubs every week.

REDs researcher Melissa Lodge explains relative energy deficiency in sport, why it doesn’t have one “look,” bone health risks, and why adolescence is a critical window.

Marathoner Avelyn on being a back of the pack runner at Boston, why run-walk is a legitimate strategy, and what the sport gets wrong about slower runners.

Run coach and mom of three Francesca Barbetta on training for her first 50-mile ultra, mom guilt, burnout, and why progress in running is never linear.

Coach Mary Johnson on ADHD in women and athletes, masking, dopamine and running, and why structure and community matter for managing ADHD as an adult.

Nike professional marathoner Gabi Rooker on starting running post-college, balancing a PA career with pro training, IVF and surgery mid-cycle, and advice for late bloomers.

Episode: S6E8 | Guest: Ashley Mateo (RunHer Magazine) and Olivia Witherite (OnBase Collective) | Aired March 19, 2026 | 1 hr 2 min Author: Nick Klastava Podcast Hosts: Nick Klastava & Amanda Katz Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Women’s running has more visibility than ever, but visibility is not the same thing as good storytelling, and it is definitely not the same thing as fair pay. In this episode, Coach Amanda and I sat down with Ashley Mateo, founder and editor