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The Running for Real Podcast

Jan 27, 2023

Kiera Smalls’ personal mission is to connect resources to the people who need them most. She’s been a community reporter for WHYY in Philadelphia, launched the city’s bike share program, advised race presenters on inclusivity, and co-founded the fitness community Strides (formerly City Fit Girls). Today she is the...


Jan 23, 2023

Join Tina for her first post injury long run in this run at Forest Park in St Louis. Tina takes runners through some meditative elements; a body scan, senses check in, mental health check in, and updates, before going on to have a conversation. This is the closest you can get to running with someone without actually...


Jan 20, 2023

Allie Ostrander is the example that she needed when she was younger.  She was a high school track phenom, three-time NCAA steeplechase champion, and a professional runner with Brooks Beasts. But she suffered from an eating disorder the entire time, resulting in a string of injuries. 

In 2021, she entered an intensive...


Jan 13, 2023

Ultrarunner Jacky Hunt-Broersma ran 104 consecutive marathons in the same number of days. That feat got her into the Guinness Book of World Records, but seeing her name in the record book wasn’t her motivation. Jacky lost her leg to cancer when she was 26 years old, and she wanted to make a difference for other...


Jan 6, 2023

Lauren Fleshman is one of the most decorated American distance runners of all time, brand strategy advisor for Oiselle, and co-founder of Picky Bars. She’s also a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times and Runner’s World. 

Her personal experience as a college and professional athlete and her empathy...