Best Alysia Montano Podcasts (2024)

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Media, Health and Women's Sports 40:03

1M ago40:03

40:03

Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick was a 3 time all American distance runner while at Indiana University and went on to become a social scientist and full professor at Penn State University. We talk about her work studying Media Psychology and health and given her running background we dive into how it relates to women’s sports- which she is equipped to speak…

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Toyya Lassere on Authentic, Service-Oriented Leadership 35:12

1M ago35:12

35:12

Toyya Lassere is the Senior Director of Guest & Team Member Experience at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. In this episode, she shares her journey from a life centered on care to a successful career in entertainment management that spans music, film, and professional sports at premier venues, including U.S. Bank Stadium and SoFi Stadium. Toyya…

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Sonia Strobel on Sustainable Fisheries and B Corp Certification 33:58

2M ago33:58

33:58

Sonia Strobel is the cofounder and CEO of Skipper Otto, a community supported fishery based in Canada that provides consumers with premium fish and seafood direct from small-scale fishermen (think: CSA for seafood). In this episode, Sonia shares her experience partnering with B Lab on creating more rigorous certification standards for the seafood i…

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Alysia Montaño on being an Olympic Athlete and a Mother on a Mission 32:04

2M ago32:04

32:04

Alysia Montaño is an Olympic athlete, a seven-time USA Outdoor Track and Field Champion, an entrepreneur, and a mother. In 2019, Alysia’s op-ed in The New York Times about the inequities in her Nike sponsorship brought worldwide attention to the barriers and career conflicts faced by professional athletes who are athletes and mothers. On Mothers Da…

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The Mother's Lane: Molly And Ro Live In Providence! 37:45

2M ago37:45

37:45

Molly and Ro host a group run in Providence RI to support Alysia's &Mother Mom Forward 5k fundraiser. They held a live podcast afterward at Marathon Sports discussing the intersection of running, career and motherhood. Thanks to Vita Coco and Run Rhody for supporting this event and to support &Mother and all of Alysia's impactful work head to the l…

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Adam Davidson on the Passion Economy and Advice for New Podcasters 34:50

2M ago34:50

34:50

Adam Davidson is one of the godfathers of podcasting, the cofounder of NPR’s Planet Money, and a longtime contributor to many popular podcasts including Freakonomics and This American Life. He has written for such esteemed publications as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and the New York Times Magazine. He is also the author of The Passion Economy, a …

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Jen Saxton on Relentless Optimism in Entrepreneurship 26:19

2M ago26:19

26:19

Jen Saxton is a serial entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Tot Squad, a baby services marketplace that connects new parents with health, wellness, and safety services— like car seat installation, babyproofing, doulas, sleep consultants, and more. In this episode, Jen talks to Sascha about building and selling her first company, how assuming the res…

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Kelly Brush on An Adaptive, Positive Mindset 23:00

3M ago23:00

23:00

Kelly Brush is a mother, athlete, healthcare professional, and the inspirational leader behind the Kelly Brush Foundation (KBF)—an organization dedicated to making active and engaged lives a reality for those who have experienced a spinal cord injury. In 2006, Kelly crashed and injured her spinal cord while racing for the Middlebury College ski tea…

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Nic Longo on Innovation + Enhancing Experience 33:30

3M ago33:30

33:30

Nic Longo is the Director of Aviation at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV). In addition to being the busiest airport in Vermont (and New England’s fifth busiest and second busiest commercial service airport when it comes to landings and takeoffs), BTV is home to the F35s of the Green Mountain Boys (Vermont’s Air National Guar…

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Roxanne Vought on Socially Responsible Businesses 36:13

3M ago36:13

36:13

Roxanne Vought is the Executive Director of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). VBSR is a statewide, nonprofit business association founded 34 years ago by a group of pioneering socially responsible businesses in Vermont, including Ben and Jerry’s and Gardener’s Supply Company. VBSR’s mission is to leverage the power of business fo…

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Book Launch! All In Stride with Johanna Garton and Elvin Kibet 32:06

3M ago32:06

32:06

Buy All in Stride Here! We are speaking about the new book All In Stride by author Johanna Garton featuring the intertwining running journeys of Shadrack Kipchirchir and his wife Elvin Kibet as they go from young kids in Kenya to sports careers in the US NCAA system and US Army. Elvin has joined us as well and we will link back to her pre Olympic t…

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Michael Jager on Idea Farming + Living Brands 39:51

3M ago39:51

39:51

Michael Jager is the cofounder of the design studio Solidarity of Unbridled Labour. For more than 30 years, Michael has been designing and collaborating with international brands like Burton Snowboards, Xbox, and Patagonia. In this episode, Michael talks to Sascha about how his love for music became a love for art and inspired his career in multidi…

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Claire Coder on Changing the Game 36:15

4M ago36:15

36:15

Claire Coder is the founder and CEO of Aunt Flow. Founded in 2016 when Claire was just 18, Aunt Flow supplies free-vend dispensers and 100% organic cotton menstrual products to businesses and schools to ensure that everyone has access to healthy, sustainable menstrual products wherever they are. Aunt Flow has implemented free period products in tho…

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Raena Boston on Creating the World We Want for our Kids 33:37

4M ago33:37

33:37

Raena Boston is the leader of the Working Momtras online community and a cofounder of the national nonprofit organization Chamber of Mothers. With a monthly reach of over 4 million, Chamber of Mothers champions the work of existing advocacy groups; educates mothers about the personal impact of politics; and encourages women to use their voices, dol…

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Sascha Mayer on Launching Something Brand New 36:09

4M ago36:09

36:09

For The Bodacious Optimist’s inaugural podcast, coproducer Nicci Micco talks with the show’s host and Mamava cofounder Sascha Mayer about her path to making pods (both this show, and the lactation pods she invented). The episode focuses on how Sascha and cofounder Christine Dodson incubated the concept of freestanding lactation pods (the birth of M…

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Catching Up With Amy Yoder Begley 39:14

4M ago39:14

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The Mother's Lane with Makenna Myler 49:14

5M ago49:14

49:14

Molly and Alysia introduce Keeping Track X &Mother's newest partnership: The Mother's Lane; a series keeping up with athlete moms . We're going deep on the topics around the intersection of motherhood and sport with some of the amazing Mom's on the track, roads, sport leadership spaces and beyond. We'll talk about things like training while pregnan…

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Trailer 1:45

5M ago1:45

1:45

Mamava presents The Bodacious Optimist, hosted by Sascha Mayer. Episode 1 launches April 17, 2024.By Mamava

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Marathon Trials Spotlight: Sergeant Elvin Kibet! 30:23

6M ago30:23

30:23

Our final installment of the Marathon Team nTrials spotlight is Seargent Elvin Kibet Elvin was a 6 time All American while at the University of Arizona graduating in 2015 -you can read more about her story and her childhood in Iten Kenya in the book All In Stride by Johanna Garton which comes out this spring! Its about the journeys of Elvin and her…

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Marathon Trials Spotlight: Fiona O'Keeffe ! 26:45

7M ago26:45

26:45

Our second installment in our miniseries of spotlights around the women of the 2024 USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon is Fiona O’Keeffe. As a 6 time all American at Stanford graduating in 2020 Fiona got to chase some fast women on her own team in the middle distance events. She steps up to the Marathon as one of a few women debuting in the distance …

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Marathon Trials Spotlight: Erika Kemp! 25:11

7M ago25:11

25:11

In Erika's debut marathon this past spring she became the fastest American Born Black Woman Marathoner, she's also a two time USA road Champion and fresh off a big half marathon PB. She tells us about her preparations for the upcoming Olympic Team Trials Marathon on Feb 3rd -spoiler it's going well!By Evergreen Podcasts

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Live With Canadian Olympian Malindi Elmore 53:40

10M ago53:40

53:40

Alysia and Molly have a conversation with Canadian Olympian (2004 and 2021!) and former record holder Malindi Elmore on her journey in the sport: takeing a step back during a burned out phase, exploring other sports and kinds of training, becoming a Mother and finding herself in a while new event and more Olympic berths at age 43! This was a live p…

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Natoya Goule-Toppin 41:19

10M ago41:19

41:19

Molly chats with Natoya about her off season plans, breaking her own National record at the Diamond Leage Final, her philanthropic goals, how she's getting faster with age and how injury and a car accident almost derailed her 2023 season.By Evergreen Podcasts

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Tori Franklin Has Announcements! 30:43

12M ago30:43

30:43

We last spoke to Tori in early 2022 and a lot has happened since! She is publishing her book You Anthem, building a non-profit and heading to the World Championships in Hungary as the US Champion and 2022 World Championship bronze medalist. Listen in on what's going on off the track and how she stays motivated on the track. You Anthem LiveHappyRetr…

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Justine Fédronic : Stepping Into The Other side Of The Sport 45:25

12M ago45:25

45:25

Be an Underbird with Oiselle! Apply today! We catch Up with Justine in Hungary leading into the 2024 World Athletic Championships and speak on her Hungarian (and French/ Caribbean) background , how she has "pieces of her heart all over the world", her athletic carreer, her creative work, her work with Oiselle and her hopes and goals for the sport o…

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Athlete Mental Health with Roisin McGettigan-Dumas 42:39

1y ago42:39

42:39

Molly interviews Ro about athlete Mental Health. Roisin McGettigan-Dumas is of course our Co-Host, but also: a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (and 2012 Olympian in Track and Field!) and also coaches athletes on sport performance psychology. We chat about the information Ro Learned from the IOC's new course on Athlete Mwntal Health and share resou…

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Angel City Elite's Grace Gonzales 32:59

1+ y ago32:59

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Check out their website for inquiries on joining or supporting! Social media announces events: @angelcityelite Angel City Elite is a women's running group based in the Los Angelese area. Their athletes have competed at the US Olympic Trials Marathon and other track and road races around the country. They are a small group of runners now but hope to…

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Women Of Liberty Athletic Club 41:32

1+ y ago41:32

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Liberty AC is the oldest all women’s track club in the country, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. I speak to president of the board Viki Bok and official- unofficial team historian Alda Cossi (both women are competitive members of the masters running scene). Liberty has run through the gauntlet of sea changes in society via womens sport: …

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Catching Up With Julia Lucas on Coaching 34:21

1+ y ago34:21

34:21

Julia Lucas was a multi time All American at North Carolina State and Professional Distance runner for 8 years. She talks about how that's informed her own coaching approach and she tells us about the 2 NYC groups she is guiding and some other stops along the way on her coaching journey: Julia is currently working with the womens Elite Group Atalan…

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Creating Community With TrailBlazHers Run Co 31:18

1+ y ago31:18

31:18

Molly Talks to co founder Abeo Powder and Run LeadHer Alia Qatarneh about Boston Based women's running group TrailBlazHers Run co . They touch on topics like their big event -The Bra Run- their weekly events and other activations and how they are crearing a welcoming space for women to enter the running world and find community through all paces an…

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Catching Up With Betsy Saina 44:59

1+ y ago44:59

44:59

Molly will also link the resources mentioned in the National Women and Girls In Sport Day recap on www.keeping-track.com , but here is more info on Vaughn Childcare Fund for college Mothers Books: Good For A Girl How She Did It Sites: Voice In Sport online mentorship program for girls Womens Sports Foundation Molly catches up with Betsy Saina on he…

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Lauren Fleshman 59:29

1+ y ago59:29

59:29

Molly, Ro and Alysia all speak with their mutual friend Lauren about her new NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING BOOK Good For A Girl: A Woman Running In A Man's World. They talk about how the system (from NCAA to the professional side) could better serve a women's life cycle, body and needs and how playing in a system built by men for men has harmed women…

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Emily Sisson- 2:18! 46:46

2y ago46:46

46:46

Ro and I chat with friend of the pod Emily Sisson a few days after her amazing second place, 2:18:29 American Record run in the marathon-only her third crack at the distance, and talk about the build up, the race, recovery from covid, and how she’s grown as an athlete with her mental approach toward high pressure situations. Emily is a long time ta…

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Alison Mariella Dèsir's New Book Running While Black 43:02

2y ago43:02

43:02

Alison Mariella Dèsir Author of Running While Black : Finding Freedom In A Sport That Wasn’t Built For Us Molly and Alysia speak with Alison about the process of writing her book, who she hopes reads it, how she hopes it affects the running industry, her love of running and her approach to the disruption the book may stir. Alysia reads you a few sn…

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Women in Coaching Series: Hannah Chappell-Dick of Brown University 35:07

2y ago35:07

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Grab your 80$ credit at The Feed Link-Hannah’s website: Schooloftrack.org for aspiring track and field coaches Hannah Chappel-Dick Brown University Womens Middle Distance and Cross Country Coach On being brought on for her first coaching position: "That's why, as a coach now I try to do as much shoulder tapping as possible. If I see that (potential…

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The First Female Middle Eastern Winter and Summer Olympian: Chirine Njeim 35:57

2y ago35:57

35:57

Thanks again to the Feed.com for supporting content this month! They also want to give you a gift: use this landing page to claim $80 of Feed credit today! Molly Speaks with Olympic Alpine Skiier and Marathon Chirine Njeim about her start in skiiing, how moving to Chicago inspired her love of running and how a hobby became another Olympic berth. Ch…

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Dena Evans: Her Journey in NCAA and High Performance Coaching 1:12:31

2y ago1:12:31

1:12:31

We Speak With Dena Evans formerly of the National Championship Stanford XC/T&F Program, Currently coaching with Peninsula Distance and USATF Teams Dena speaks about challenges faced by coaches, especially women in the NCAA who also have families. She also talks about the need to expand our hiring pool into more diverse communities in regard to the …

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The Winning Ways of Women Coaches with Dr. Cecile Reynaud 33:17

2y ago33:17

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We speak with Dr. Cecile Reynaud: long tenured women’s volleyball coach and professor in Sport Management at FSU about her recent book speaking to some of the most successful women in coaching across the NCAA and professional teams and about the state of women in coaching today : how are the numbers and what does she think we need to do going forwa…

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Own Your Story Panel Discussion with Alysia at REI x She Is Beautiful 5k/10k 53:30

2+ y ago53:30

53:30

This is a prerecorded episode that occurred in March at the REI /she Is Beautiful event which included a 5k and 10k run and a panel discussion in Santa Cruz from some amazing women in sport: Alysia moderated the discussion called “Own Your Story” with athelte author and advocate Alison Desir, 2019 Team USA member in the 1500m and founder of the pri…

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Catching Up With Kim Smith 1:23:53

2+ y ago1:23:53

1:23:53

The Catchup: Link to pre-order the book Arrival Stories Alysia’s Marathon and Every Mother Counts fundraising page! &mother and EveryMotherCounts have partnered They raised $200,000 through the marathon alone for a new ambulance at a secondary all girls school in the Kilimanjaro region Link &Mother Mom forward virtual 5k, coming May8th! Alysia’s ma…

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Tori Franklin: Jumping, Writing and More 45:14

2+ y ago45:14

45:14

We talk to Team USA Triple Jumper and and 2 time American Record Holder Tori Franklin about her start in the sport, her plans for the future and all she's doing outside of it to be a whole person. We drop a lot of links in the intro: Support Alysia's Marathon Fundraising for Every Mother Counts Women's Running Article : What has changed in the 2 Ye…

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Sara Slattery And Molly Give A Glimpse Inside The How She Did It Book 49:40

2+ y ago49:40

49:40

How She Did It Book Talk: HSDI website Co Authors Sara Slattery and Molly talk with Ro about who and what's in their book due out March 8th. Pre order today to get it on International Women's Day! Todays topics: Should you specialize in sport early to be the best? Sharing interesting chapters What Would Sara ,Molly and Ro want for their daughters ?…

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Live with Alysia and Shannon Woods , On Diversity Equity And Inclusion In The Running And Outdoor Industries 32:47

2+ y ago32:47

32:47

Today we are sharing the second episode Alysia recorded live from TRE earlier in the month as she spoke with Shannon Woods, who is currently the senior manager of DEI at Brooks Running among other things. Shannon tells us how her own upbringing as a mixed race woman and the experiences of both herself and the experiences of her parents during the c…

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Viola Cheptoo Lagat on the NYC Marathon and Ending Gendered Violence in Kenya 1:13:54

2+ y ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Today we have a surprise guest hostess (Marielle Hall!) as we talk to Viola Lagat, also known as Viola Cheptoo Lagat, who you may know as recent second place woman at the 2021 NYC Marathon (and maybe you’ve heard of one of her many talented runner siblings, Bernard Lagat?) She takes us through her family’s deep running roots, what her training is l…

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Live With Alexi Pappas & Alysia At The Running Event 45:27

2+ y ago45:27

45:27

Alysia talks to Alexi Pappas live at the 2021 TRE expo in Austin, Texas. They talk about being new teammates for Altra Running, about giving yourself permission to be more than an athlete, for example how creative projects energize and motivate Alexi rather than take away from her performance, the power of your inner narrative, Alexi's unique exper…

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Mary Ngugi and the Women's Athletic Alliance : A Female Empowerment Movement In East Africa 50:18

3y ago50:18

50:18

We talk to Mary Wacera Ngugi, who most recently finished 3rd at the 2021 Boston Marathon, about her start in the sport, how Kenyan camp systems work and her journey to the marathon. You may be surprised to hear who is coaching her now! We also talk to Mary about her brave and impactful efforts to help women of Kenya find confidence and escape abusi…

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Kori Carter and Natasha Hastings Talk TrackGirl Summer and More 1:18:59

3y ago1:18:59

1:18:59

Ro and I do a 25 min catch up on fall action (there has been a lot of it!) so feel free to fastforward to the GOOD STUFF aka Kori Carter and Natasha Hastings talking through some of the struggles they had this past year, what helped them through and tips for anyone dealing with similar things, plus we talk about the success, origins and future plan…

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Celebrating Patti Dillon At The Boston Marathon 59:01

3y ago59:01

59:01

Fall Marathons are back! The 125th running of the Boston Marathon is being held on Indiginous People's Day, October 11th, in Massachusetts. We talk to one of the best road runners in American History, Patti Dillon, about her career, being the fastest Native runner in history and how she is staying connected to the Native Community. Patti also talks…

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Muffet McGraw on Hear Her Sports Episode Swap! 45:17

3y ago45:17

45:17

We're doing our second episode swap of the season-this time hilighting Hear Her Sports with Elizabeth Emery. Elizabeth was a professional cyclist in the 90's and now is on the other side of the game as a content creator with Hear Her Sports podcast, "Hear Her Sports is the podcast where female athletes share stories of breaking barriers, speaking u…

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How Mary Cain Is Changing The Game 1:12:25

3y ago1:12:25

1:12:25

Molly Ro and Alysia talk to prep phenom Mary Cain about the struggles and abuses she faced as a young track star under now banned (by USADA and Safe Sport) coach Alberto Salazar. Mary tells us how this journey inspired her to start a unique women's track club called Atalanta, what her future running and racing plans and dreams are, and other experi…

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