July is endurance month in Run Your Best Life, and Jen and I are back with another Q&A episode where we’re going to be answering some questions on this topic from our podcast listeners and Facebook followers! Endurance – both physical and mental – is crucial in working through long distance runs and trying to […]

I have received many angry personal messages from people over the years, as well as general societal messaging, saying fat people can’t be athletic, whether that’s running, climbing, cycling, et cetera. You might already know that the mission for Not Your Average Runner is to get a million more women up and running, and visibility […]

I recently sent out an email with regards to a conversation Andy and I had about a race we were doing. There were a lot of opinions, so I thought this would be a good opportunity for us to talk about it on the podcast openly and explain where each of us was coming from! […]

We all have terrible runs, myself included. We start out excited or maybe we start out dreading it, but then a whole myriad of things happen that make us just want to quit. Sometimes your breathing is off, or a weird pain surfaces and your inner mean girl has a lot to say about it. […]

Jen and I are back with another Q&A episode for you guys, inching ever closer to 100 episodes! We asked our Not Your Average Runner Podcast community for questions on fueling, and we’re bringing you our answers on the show. Fueling has been a big topic in the Run Your Best Life group for the […]

We all know the excitement of signing up for something like a half marathon, dreaming about the medal we’re going to get when we cross the finish line and where we’re going to proudly display it in our homes. If this burst of motivation and excitement quickly dwindles when you have to actually start training […]

I’ve had far too many conversations lately with people who tell me some version of, “I’m just so overwhelmed. I have too much to do and I don’t know where to start.” If any of that sounds familiar to you, and if the feeling of overwhelm literally stops you in your tracks like it did […]

You’re going to meet one of my most favorite people on the podcast today – Joanne Meloro! She’s been a client of mine for a few years and she’s just an all-round amazing human, and I’ve got her on to talk about the struggles of balancing work, family, and running. Joanne is a certified life […]

I’ve got my partner in crime, Jen Lamplough, back on the podcast today! We’re here to have a little catch-up, see what’s been going on in each other’s lives, and to answer some listener questions! We dive into questions on running fuel that isn’t going to be hard on your stomach – because having to […]

Setting massive, audacious goals and just visualizing accomplishing them can get pretty addictive. My question though is how quickly does your brain go back to the negative self-talk that tells you it’s out of reach, that only some people can do it? Whether it’s a running goal like finishing a marathon and getting that medal […]