Runner Girls

This week Sue, Katie, and Meagan are visited by Emily, Larry, Tammy, and Angie - listeners sharing their own spring race recaps. Runner Girl Recommends Katie: Foot Rubz Sue: The Stick Meagan: Oikos Greek yogurt

This week Katie, Sue, and Meagan sit down together in Katie's living room for a recap of the Divas Half Marathon. Join us next week for our Listener Race Recap show. Listen now: Episode 15: Divas Half Marathon Race Recap Product Links: Buddie Bra Go Belt SPI Belt

This week Katie, Sue, and Meagan sit down together in Katie's living room for a video recap of the Divas Half Marathon. Stay tuned for interviews from the makers of the Buddy Bra, the Go Belt, and SPI Belt after the show; and join us next week for our Listener Race Recap show. Product Links: Buddie Bra Go Belt SPI Belt

This week Katie, Sue, and Meagan chat about their plans for the Divas Half Marathon. Runner Girl Recommends: Meagan: Power Bar Energy Blasts Katie: JamBerry Nail Wraps – Runner Girl Sue: Running the Sahara Runner Girl of the Week: Deborah on DailyMile

This week Sue quizzes Meagan and Katie on how much they remember from our speed training series. Stay tuned after the show if you'd like to hear our thoughts from Monday on the Boston Marathon bombings. Runner Girl Recommends: Meagan: Fitocracy Katie: Race Apps Sue: Jonathan Coulton - Best Concert Ever Runner Girl of the Week: Bobbie on DailyMile

This week we discuss mid-race bathroom logistics, Katie shares not one, but two great race recaps; Sue has bad runs and great runs; and poor Meagan is sick again! Runner Girl Recommends: Sue: 6pm.com Meagan: Your local baseball team Katie: Starbucks App for SmartPhones Runner Girl of the Week: Tammy M. from Coshocton, OH Also Mentioned on the Show: Paula Radcliffe in the 2005 London Marathon

This week Sue recounts her second half marathon race experience from The Run for the Border Half Marathon, Katie gets colored rad, and Meagan tries to find time to fit in a run. Runner Girl Recommends: Katie: Running On The Wall Race Bib and Medal Display Sue: Soup Meagan: PastaBoat Runner Guy of the Week: Sam C. on DailyMile

This week Katie, Meagan, and Sue are full of good runs. We talk Supercompensation and Overtraining, wonder what's gotten into Meagan, and discuss whether taking an ice bath is preferable to "old lady syndrome". Supercompensation Resources: Supercompensation on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercompensation Fatigue, Recovery, and Supercompensation - http://www.teamunify.com/cseksc/__doc__/Shea_FatigueRecoverySupercompensation-2.pdf Overtraining vs Undertraining - http://www.livestrong.com/article/551856-overtraining-versus-undertraining/ Runner Girl Recommends: Meagan: Gu Brew Tablets Katie: Glitter Sports Headband Tutorial Sue: Switch - Video to MP3 Converter Runner Girl of the Week: Morgan on DailyMile

This week Katie and Meagan share race reports and Sue finally has a good long run. We talk sprinting workouts, shopping for running clothes, and the evils of Vitamin Water at races. Sprinting Workout Resources: http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/articlePages/page/8 http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/sampleworkouts/a/30sec_sprints.htm Runner Girl Recommends: Sue: Chocolate milk for recovery Meagan: G3 Gatorade Recovery Milkshakes Katie: Grace Potter The Nocturnals -- The Lion The Beast The Beat Runner Girl of the Week: Katie Moser from DailyMile Also Mentioned on the Show: Flipbelt

This week we talk speed workouts...what are fartleks, pyramids, and Yasso 800s anyway? Speed Workout Resources: Interval Workouts: http://www.runningplanet.com/training/design-your-perfect-interval-workout.html Interval Training 101: See interval training 101 for more information Yasso 800s: http://running.about.com/od/speedworkouts/a/yasso800s.htm VO2max and speed training: http://www.runningplanet.com/training/vo2max-speed-workouts-made-simple.html How to Run a Fartlek Workout: http://runners-resource.com/fartlek Runner Girl Recommends: Katie: ProCompression Socks - Use coupon code SOM3 by March 18th for 40% off Marathon Shamrock socks and all Calf Sleeves in the store. Sue: DoYogaWithMe.com - Yoga for Runners: Injury Prevention Meagan: SPI Belt Runner Girl of the Week: Colleen on DailyMile

This week Meagan tells us all about her Gasparilla Half Marathon, Katie takes a tumble, and Sue learns she's not invincible after all. We also discuss talking to strangers, talking while running, and talking to Bart Yasso. If you'd like to enter the Runner Girls Charity Challenge, or donate to our $1,000 fundraising goal for Girls on the Run, go to runnergirlspodcast.com/charity. Runner Girl Recommends Katie: Runners’ First Aid Kit Sue: Trail Runner Nation Meagan: Talking to people at races Runner Girl of the Week Kasey on DailyMile

Six days and counting to Meagan's Gasparilla Half Marathon, as she contemplates an important decision about her running shoes, Katie shovels out from under an inch of snow, and Sue takes a quiz about overtraining. We also discuss stamina workouts, and the best ways to conquer a mountain. Stamina Workout Links: http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/articlePages/page/8 http://www.runnersworld.com/workouts/what-exactly-tempo-run?page=single http://www.examiner.com/article/the-progressive-run-a-kenyan-specialty Overtraining Article: http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/are-you-overtraining?page=single Runner Girl Recommends: Meagan: Bill Bryson- A Walk in the Woods Katie: http://toneitup.com/ Sue: “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons Runner Girl of the Week: Amanda S. on DailyMile

This week we throw the weekly topic out the window in favor of letting Sue rant on about her running. Runner Girl Recommends Sue: "My Run" Meagan: LunaBars Katie: VitaFusion Gummy Adult Vitamins Runner Girl of the Week Larry on DailyMile

This week Meagan is sick again, Katie's late again, and Sue is injured again. Join us as we talk half marathon training, discuss stamina workouts vs speed workouts, and wonder how a sausage might be useful to a runner. Weekly Topic Resources: McMillan Running: The 12 Key Workouts Runner Girl Recommends: Katie: Any timing device Sue: Tech Touch Gloves at Target Meagan: BondiBand Compression Socks - I got mine in pastel argyle! Runner Girl of the Week: Cecilia on DailyMile

This week Katie, Sue, and Meagan talk hill training, showering with your running clothes, and running up parking ramps. We also share some great new recommends, a new Runner Girl of the Week, and give an update on the Runner Girls Charity Challenge. If you'd like to enter the challenge, find out how at runnergirlspodcast.com/charity. Hill Training Links: Benefits of Hill Running - http://www.marathonguide.com/training/coachmindy/hillrunning.cfm Hill Running on a Treadmill - http://www.runnersworld.com/treadmills/how-can-i-simulate-races-hills-treadmill How to tackle hill training - http://www.active.com/running/Articles/How-to-Tackle-Hill-Training.htm Runner Girl Recommends: Meagan: Facebook.com/slowisthenewfast Katie: Pinterest Sue: Trail Mix Runner Girl of the Week: Lucy on DailyMile