This week Sue and Meagan are in person and on video from Detroit! We share our training from our last week of taper, and then return after the race to recap the Detroit Free Press Marathon. We will be back next week for a full-length show. Audio version will be available separately.

This week Sue and Meagan are recording together from Detroit! We share our training from our last week of taper, and then return after the race to recap the Detroit Free Press Marathon. We will be back next week for a full-length show. Video version will be available separately.

This week Meagan and Sue wrap up their marathon training and get hyped for Detroit; in Meagan’s Book Club we find out more about Kilian Jornet’s unorthodox childhood and training experiments in Above The Clouds; our Runner Guy of the Week gets first place in his two mile race; we have Listener Feedback about the Twin Cities Marathon; and in Running News, we catch live results from the Chicago Marathon, discuss Chicago’s lack of prize payout in their non-binary category, Keira D’Amato wins the...

Fall is here, races are happening, and we’re two weeks out from the Detroit Free Press Marathon! Sue is running again and Meagan is crushing her taper; we’re starting a new book in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week gets out for an early morning run with a friend; we’re loaded up with Listener Feedback; plus exciting Running News from the Berlin and London Marathons.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet Runner Girls Book List on...

Fall is here, races are happening, and we’re two weeks out from the Detroit Free Press Marathon! Sue is running again and Meagan is crushing her taper; we’re starting a new book in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week gets out for an early morning run with a friend; we’re loaded up with Listener Feedback; plus exciting Running News from the Berlin and London Marathons.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet Runner Girls Book List on...

This week Meagan nails her second 20 miler while Sue scales back her running and ups her cross-training; in Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Alex Hutchinson’s Endure talking about Belief and the results of the Breaking 2 Project; our Runner Girl of the Week gets a shoutout for her consistency and strength training; and a couple of listeners share some feedback in the Runner Girls Strava club.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of...

This week Meagan runs the LMCU Bridge Run, and Sue recovers from her highest mileage ever; in Meagan’s Book Club, Alex ponders the merits of electric-shocking the brain in Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week struggles with her last long run before Chicago; and in Running News we discuss the tragic abduction of Eliza Fletcher, Boston and London Marathons announce non-binary registration options for 2023, a new consecutive half marathon record is set, a new 24 hour record is set on the track;...

This week Meagan nails her 16 miler and Sue struggles with her 20; Alex Hutchinson debates low carb vs high carb training in Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week runs on rotten legs; and in Running News, we have results from UTMB and Comrades, a 20K record is set by Keira D’Amato, and Courtney Dauwalter runs a 160 mile FKT.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson Runner Girls Book List on...

This week Meagan and Sue both run 20 milers; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss heat and thirst in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week gives the thumbs up; and in Running News: Berlin Marathon’s elite fields are announced, we find out who won Leadville, a UTMB racer falls to his death, and UTMB and Comrades are ongoing.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson Runner Girls Book...

This week Meagan gets a promotion; Sue gets more shoes; we discuss muscle and oxygen in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week has very floofy running partner; and did Dean Karnazes actually get attacked by a coyote?   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson  Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Julie on Strava   Running News Dean Karnazes attacked by...

This week Meagan runs with soggy feet; Sue buys more running gear; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss lots of interesting studies on perceived effort and pain in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week is also running a rainy 10 miler; and in Running News: elite fields are announced for NYC and Chicago Marathons, Kate Jayden runs 106 marathons in 106 days, and the stroller mile world record is broken.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the...

This week Meagan and Sue struggle through hot weather marathon training; we discuss sciencey running stuff from Endure in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a hot, humid run in New York; and we have email feedback from a long-time listener who’s back at it.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Jana on Strava 

This week Sue and Meagan run long together; we are starting Endure by Alex Hutchinson in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week commiserates about summer running; and in Running News, Sidney Marathon wants in on the World Majors, Ashely Paulson wins a marathon after crushing Badwater, Molly Seidel runs UTMB Speedboat incognito, and the Track and Field World Champs comes to an end.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of...

This week Meagan is jonesing for new running routes; Sue is already over summer running; Mimi Anderson runs doubles in Beyond Impossible; our Runner Girl of the Week has some fun with her sweaty run; plus we have record-breaking running news from the Hard Rock 100 and the Track and Fields World Champs.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible by Mimi Anderson  Mimi’s Run Across America Next selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human...

This week Meagan takes her new running vest out for 16 miles; Sue starts her first week of fall training; Mimi Anderson finally gets her skinny legs in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week does a few miles in Michigan; and lots of running news about London Marathon, Badwater, and the Track and Field World Champs.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Andria on...

This week Meagan has to hold it on a long run; Sue finally commits to a fall race; Mimi Anderson runs across the Arctic in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week returns to running after a long hiatus; and we finally find out what a Greig run is.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Becky on Strava

This week Meagan tackles her hill workout; Sue is back from her mini-vacay with a cold; someone forgot to do their homework in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week runs her 82nd half marathon; and an ultra-runner runs across the US in Running News.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Erin on Strava    Running News Michael Wardian finishes run across the US In 2 weeks Track...

This week Meagan streaks through a stomach bug; Sue finds a fun, new trail; in Meagan’s Book Club, Mimi Anderson takes on Badwater in Beyond Impossible; our Runner Girl of the Week has a gorgeous “Greig run”; and has a new 5K record been set in Running News?   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Jen on Strava   Running News The Rome Diamond League Did Not Disappoint

This week Sue is back on keto and running every day, Meagan is going strong in her pre-marathon build-up; Mimi Anderson runs the Marathon de Sables in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; and our Runner Girl of the Week returns to running with a treadmill run.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible by Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Gina on Strava

This week Sue recaps the Pineland Farms 50 Mile race; Meagan begins her pre-marathon-training training; Mimi Anderson recounts her eating issues in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; and our Runner Girl of the Week sets some new PRs when she tries again at a really big goal.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Jenn on Strava

This week we have double race recaps! Meagan recaps the Riverbank Run 25K and Sue recaps the Sugarloaf Marathon; plus we start a new book in Meagan’s Book Club, and our Runner Girl of the Week sets some Strava PRs in the Florida heat.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Shannon on Strava 

This week Meagan recaps The Flying Pig Three Way with Extra Cheese; Sue is too sick for Flying Pig; we wrap up A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week gets her run done late at night; we have Listener Feedback about Running with Sherman; and in Running News, a woman runs 104 marathons in 104 days, a six year old runs the full marathon at Flying Pig, and Mo Farah is bested by an amateur 10K runner.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: A Beautiful...

This week Meagan begins her taper for Flying Pig; Sue works on getting her training mojo back; Mirna talks about running in A Beautiful Work in Progress; our Runner Girl of the Week shares a run along the coast of Norway; we have Listener Feedback from a Cincinnatian; and crazy endurance world records are being set in Running News.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio Next selection: Beyond Impossible by Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book...

This week Sue recaps the Eastern States 20 Miler, Meagan switches up her training plan, we continue our discussion of A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club, our surprising Runner Girl of the Week returns to running with the Cooper River Bridge Run, and in Running News we share the results of the New York City Half Marathon and find out who will be running Boston.   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio Runner Girls Book List on...

This week Sue struggles with life; Meagan struggles with hip/glute/hamstring issues; Mirna struggles with an injury in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a beautiful cross-country-esque run; we have listener feedback; and in Running News more spring races are on the way!   Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: A Beautiful Work in Progress by Mirna Valerio Runner Girls Book List on Amazon   Runner Girl of the Week Jen on Strava