Wow what a joyful morning at the Marine Corps Marathon! In this episode, we share a common theme among our most successful runners this season (and what defines success, as it’s not always about time).
After providing last minute Marine Corps Marathon race tips, we welcomed Alan Stroshine, who is the race director of the Clarence DeMar Marathon Weekend. Alan is a lifelong resident of Keene, New Hampshire, and member of the Keene Elm City Rotary Club, which organizes the race weekend events, including the marathon, half marathon, Kids DeMar, and Super Seniors.
Alan shares his journey from runner to race organizer, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to create meaningful and memorable race experiences for the marathoners who toe the line in Keene each year.
We also talk about the evolution of the Clarence DeMar Marathon, the values that have guided Alan’s leadership, and how he’s helped shape events that go far beyond the finish line. Alan also opens up about the lessons he’s learned from decades in the sport—about resilience, connection, and the simple joy of watching others achieve their goals.
Whether you’re a runner or a race director, you will learn something from this conversation. Thanks so much to Alan for joining us!
After Julie shares an exciting update, we take a deep dive into the common patterns we’ve noticed among runners who achieve their marathon goals. Whether you’re chasing a PR or aiming to finish strong, this conversation will help you recognize the building blocks of a successful marathon.
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Lisa does it again! In this episode, Lisa shares how she navigated a hot summer of training to then run a hot fall marathon behind a…well…interesting runner. Lisa crossed the finish line of the Clarence DeMar Marathon in 3:13, winning fourth woman overall, and first in her age group. She shares all of the details of her training and racing, including fueling. Whether you are training for a marathon or avoiding one at all costs, you will learn from Lisa’s recap!
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We are so thrilled to welcome American record-holder and now author Keira D’Amato to discuss her brand-new book, Don't Call It a Comeback: What Happened When I Stopped Chasing PRs, and Started Chasing Happiness. Keira shares candid insights into her unconventional journey in running—from stepping away from the sport to becoming one of the fastest marathoners in U.S. history—all while balancing motherhood, a career, and her signature sense of humor.
In our conversation, Keira talks about what inspired her to write the book, the lessons she hopes readers (and runners of all levels) will take away, and how she continues to redefine what’s possible on and off the roads. We also dive into her mindset, training, and how failure propelled her to unimaginable success.
Whether you’re chasing a PR, navigating a comeback of your own, or just need a reminder that the path to success is rarely linear, this episode is filled with inspiration, laughs, and practical wisdom from one of the most relatable athletes in our sport. Big thanks to Keira for joining us!
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In this episode, ,we unpack the official acceptance announcements for the 2026 Boston Marathon—and the surprising cutoff time that left thousands of qualified runners out of the race…again.
Julie shares her own experience of being just nine seconds short of the cutoff, reflecting on the sting and plans moving forward.
We’ll dive into the numbers behind this year’s acceptance statistics, explore why the cutoff landed where it did, and offer practical takeaways for those planning their next BQ attempt.
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In this episode, Julie opens up about her race at the Grand Rapids Last Chance BQ.2, a marathon that didn’t go according to plan.
She reflects on:
This is an episode for runners who’s ever had to wrestle with disappointment, and for anyone who needs the reminder that every race—finished or not—teaches us something powerful.
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How do GLP-1 medications affect training, performance, and recovery? In this episode, we talk with our most frequent guest, Amy Goldsmith, RD, who breaks down the science of GLP-1s, explores the unique challenges they pose for endurance athletes, and shares practical strategies for balancing medication benefits with running goals.
Amy Goldsmith, RD, has worked with hundreds of athletes in her practice, Kindred Nutrition. Amy specializes in sports nutrition and eating disorders and hosts the podcast, Don't Be Foodish. Amy focuses on meeting all her clients where they currently are and focusing on education, re-framing the mind, and using food as fuel for your brain and body. She believes there is a strong connection between the gut and brain and focuses on both with all clients.
Follow Amy on Instagram @amygoldsmithrd, check out her podcast, Don’t be Foodish, and head over to her website kindrednutrition.com for information on working with Amy and her team.
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We are back and excited to bring some life and running updates. We hope that this episode resonates with so many of you!
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Lisa recaps her incredible and inspiring week at the National Senior Games and why aging is a privilege!
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Author, Ultrarunner, Triathlete, Marathoner, and OG Run Farther & Faster Runner, Jeffrey Weiss joins us on the show this week to talk about his incredible running trajectory—from walk/run to the Comrades Marathon—and every event in between.
Jeff started running in 2010 when he joined our very first running group at the JCC of Greater Washington. He quickly found his passion and progressed to triathlons, marathons, and ultramarathons. Now, fifteen years later after countless athletic endeavors, Jeff wrote a memoir about his fitness journey called Racing Against Time: On Ironman, Ultramarathons and the Quest for Transformation in Mid-life.
Jeff’s book is available on Amazon for preorder and will be released by MSI Press on October 1. (https://a.co/d/9XoHEgG ).
Part memoir and all inspiration, Racing Against Time has it all: family, life, midlife transformation, along with tragedy with triumph.
Huge thanks to Jeff for joining us!
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With so many running coaches out there, finding a coach can be overwhelming. In this episode, we discuss how to determine whether you even need a coach, and, if so, what factors to consider when selecting a coach. We also suggest what to ask a potential coach and some red flags to look for when interviewing a coach.
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The BAA released some significant adjustments to its qualifying standards and we are back to discuss it all and break it down(hill).
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In this coaching episode, we share tips on how to train for an early fall race on fewer weeks of training. We know so many runners are gearing up for an early fall race, so we wanted to provide tips on how to recover from a spring marathon and successfully transition to training for an early fall marathon.
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We were so thrilled to welcome one of our amazing Boston Marathoners, Lauren Hitchens, to the podcast.
Lauren is an experienced marathon runner, having completed ten marathons since 2016, including all six Marathon Majors. She set her PR of 3:38:35 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, qualifying her for the 2025 Boston Marathon, her first. In spring 2024, after successfully running the Tokyo Marathon,
Lauren experienced pain in her foot that has taken her on a journey of seeking a path to healing that has required multiple expert opinions, an unconventional approach to training for Boston (including the use of tools like Lever and Fluid Running), and a reimagining of her goals for her first Boston.
Lauren balances her training with her responsibilities as a mother and business executive at Google.
We are so grateful to Lauren for sharing her inspiring story!
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Show Notes:
Fluid Running- https://www.fluidrunning.com/
Lever Movement- https://levermovement.com/
Precision PT/Dr. Elizabeth Karr- https://www.precisionpt.org/dr-elizabeth-karr-pt-dpt
We are so thrilled to welcome Sari Winick, a seasoned masters marathoner and triathlete, to the podcast, who shares how she balanced a breast cancer diagnosis with training for the 2025 London Marathon.
Sari, 53, has been working with us for several years. After achieving consecutive marathon PRs and slowly chipping away at her time to get closer and closer to a BQ with a PR exactly a year ago, we knew she would get there and looked forward to coaching her to prepare for the London Marathon In 2025.
Then, just after completing her fall training cycle, Sari was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine screening. Just two days after her double mastectomy, Sari, spoken like a true runner, reached out to us and said, “I’m still planning on running the TCS London Marathon. All of my doctors said it was possible. It won’t be a PR but hopefully a great goal at the end of this process.”
In this episode, Sari shares how she navigated surgery, chemo, and marathon training to achieve her goal-spoiled alert-she crossed the London finish line in 4:59.
We are so grateful to Sari for sharing her inspiring story! Follow Sari on Instagram @runswimmom!
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After some updates about the London Marathon and our post-Boston Marathon recovery, we share a live recording from Sunday, April 20 at the Boston Marathon Expo. Once again, we co-hosted this event with Cherie Louise Turner, host of the Women’s Running Stories Podcast.
This year's panel was titled Mental Strategies for Mastering the Marathon, and it featured exceptional masters marathoners Stephanie Bruce, Erica Stanley-Dottin, and Dot McMahon.
These exception runners shares wisdom and experience on strategies for developing mental strength and resilience, mental approaches to the marathon, how to build confidence when you have self-doubt, and so much more!
This is an episode to listen to again and again; it's so backed with helpful advice and useful takeaways.
We can’t thank these women enough for joining us. We also want to thank our terrific co-host and dear friend, Cherie, for collaborating with us for year four of hosting discussion panels at the Boston Marathon.
The panelists:
Stephanie Bruce, 41, has been racing professionally for over 15 years. Among her many racing accomplishments, she's placed 6th at the Chicago Marathon, and 10th at the London and NYC marathons. Bruce has also earned 3 national titles on the road, one in the half-marathon and twice in the 10k. Additionally, Bruce placed 6th at the Olympic Marathon Trials in 2020. Bruce started a new chapter in her running career this year, signing on with Tracksmith. She now runs for them professionally and will be helping to mentor younger runners going after big goals.
Erica Stanley-Dottin, 51, came to marathoning later in life, at age 35. In her early 40s, she began to train seriously and joined the Black Roses racing team. She then learned about The List: an accounting of all the American-born Black women who have broken 3 hours in the marathon. As she continued to get faster at the marathon, this became her goal. Erica met that goal with room to spare at the 2022 Berlin Marathon where she ran 2:52, at 48 years old. That came just six months after running 3:01 at Boston. This year, Stanley-Dottin ran the Boston Marathon as a member of Team Bevans, in honor of marathon pioneer Marilyn Bevans.
Dot McMahan, 48, has been running marathons for 19 years and she’s run for the Hanson Brooks Original Distance Project team for 20. Among Dot’s many accomplishments over her long running career, she’s qualified for and run 5 Olympic trials marathons, and she has placed in the top 10 at two of them. Last year, she was the oldest woman to compete in the marathon trials, and she qualified for last year's trials by running 2:35 at the 2023 Grandma’s Marathon. Dot is also a running coach. She works with private athletes and as an assistant track coach for Oakland University.
How to Keep Up with Stephanie Bruce
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How to Keep Up with Erica Stanley-Dottin
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Thanks to all who joined us on Sunday!
Less than 24 hours after we raced, we recap! We ran, we conquered, and now…we sore! Highlights include—some interesting and new logistics, our fueling plans, and how we handled moments of self-doubt while racing this race for our collective 35th time. We know this course, yet each year, we learn something new about the race and ourselves. Congrats to all who ran this storied course on Patriots’ Day! You did that!
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While carb loading on candy and Gatorade, we wanted to share a recap of our Boston Marathon weekend so far. We discuss our Expo Panel, Shakeout Run, and meet-ups, all of which were full of surprises-some good and some not so good- and remind us to control the controllables.
For those listening before the big dance, Go Crush Your Race! See you on the flip side!
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In our previous episode, Episode 243, we broke down the Boston Marathon course mile by mile. In this episode, we break down Boston Marathon weekend hour by hour so you know where to go, what to eat, when to leave for the buses, and how to maximize your time before the race to ensure that you have plenty of energy during the race. Even if you’ve run Boston before, we guarantee you’ll learn something new.
Join us for our shakeout run on Sunday, 4/20, at 9 at Brewer Fountain, and later at 1 on the Expo Live Stage in Hynes Convention Center for our live show with Cherie Louise Turner of Women’s Running Stories. We will be featuring three masters women, Steph Bruce, Erica Stanley-Dottin, and Dot McMahon.
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