Tune in to hear about Molly’s (Sarah’s BRF) marathon PR—and how she ran it without her GPS.
We’re not Ryan Seacrest (and for that, we thank our lucky stars: to be that chipper and have perfect hair all the time would be exhausting!), but Sarah and I have had the opportunity to be on a couple of podcasts recently. We’re sharing them with you in case you need some new entertainment on an upcoming run.
1. Sarah shared some laughs with Mr. Dad on his Positive Parenting for Military Families Podcast (which also features a book called “Calm the F*&^ Down”). She’s on the episode on March 28, and you can grab it here.
2. I went the opposite direction of Sarah—probably not surprising—in a two-part episode about depression on The Running Lifestyle Podcast. I’ll be honest: It was more emotional than I anticipated, and I haven’t brought myself to listen to the second episode yet (partly because I remember really needing to blow my nose, but not taking the time to do that…annoying and gross.). I’m on episode 68 and 69 on April 16 and 23, and you can grab it here.
3. And then I talked business—no tears, I promise—with a colleague of Sarah’s and mine, Kristen Carpenter Ogden who hosts the Intrepid Entreprenuer Podcast as part of her Living Uber enterprise. I was on the first episode (whee!) on January 18, which you can grab here.
4. Finally, we’ve got some AMR bonus content! Before she broke her ankle, Sarah chatted with Molly about her marathon PR (16 minutes!). Molly talks about her hill strategy during race, how much eating a few GU Energy Chews near Mile 24 made her feel like a new woman, and how having the right attitude makes all the difference in the outcome. If you already subscribe to the AMR podcast, it’ll come up automatically, or you can grab it here.
THANK YOU! These will get me through a day of tedious tasks at work today.
Way to go, Molly!!
Thank you Dimity for coming on the show and sharing your story. It was a very emotional conversation and made perfect sense to break it in to two podcast episodes, especially since the conversation took an unexpected “turn” toward the end. You’re a courageous woman Dimity McDowell!
Thank you so much for sharing those podcasts! I’m always on the look out for another great running podcast (once a week is just not enough AMR for me!). And a HUGE THANK-YOU to Dimity for tackling tough topics! I have really been struggling lately and it was just so reassuring to hear two other mother runners with such similar stories to mine. I listened to it in the car this morning and if I wouldn’t have been driving, I would have been bawling. Thank you so much!
What a great photo, Molly! You look fabulous and a huge congrats to that red ribbon. It will feed your soul in unexpected ways for a long time to come. Hang it somewhere you’ll enjoy it. Like, near your bathroom mirror, not like framed or something in your LR. Although that is certainly a worthy place.
Looking forward to more Podcast content. I totally agree one-a-week is not enough.
I listened to all of these over the last two days. Dimity, you have helped more people than you may ever realize by speaking so honestly on those podcasts.
Like the host of the running lifestyle podcast, I also on recently was diagnosed with adhd, for me, it’s been a mental health game changer. A lot of what appeared as depression and anxiety (and quirkiness, avoidance, obsessiveness and sensitivity to everything) was actually ADHD in hiding. Now it is being treated properly, everything else is so much easier to handle, I really encourage all my female friends to take a quick look at the signs of adhd… So much more than the “high energy young boys” the media portrays.
Loved the bonus content podcast, Sarah and Molly! Hope you guys do more of them!
Hi Lindsay,
Thank you for sharing! It was really hard deciding to share my story and then even harder to have the conversation with Dimity and to release the episodes. Seeing your comment means a lot. :-) I hope you are having a good day. :-)
Thank you,
Kari
Hi Jenny,
Thank you for sharing your story. We are in the fastest growing segment of people being diagnosed with ADHD, Moms! Who knew? I am in love with the work of Dr. John Ratey because he speaks to what we are challenged with, even though he is a man. :-) May sound weird, but I am really glad to hear that I am not the only mom runner using running as one of my outlets to take on the side effects of ADHD.
Thanks,
Kari