This week Meagan and Sue share what we’ve been up to for the past few months, and discuss what’s next. Runner Girl of the Week: Vanessa on Strava Running News: Courtney Dauwalter makes history Also mentioned on the show: Sue’s Youtube channel Nobody Asked Us with Des & KaraBy Sue Cloutier & Meagan Dillard

This week Sue and Meagan talk to Diane Casselberry about her new book “DNF My Ass”, her story about finding self-confidence through running and triathlons, and overcoming her fears to become an Ironman triathlete to teach her daughter that anything is possible. Meagan’s Book Club Current Selection: DNF My Ass! (Mis)Adventures of a Single Mom Triath…

This week Meagan recaps another interesting Flying Pig Three Way with Cheese. In Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Lauren Fleshman’s Good For a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the Week is running in the future, down under. And in Running News, Meagan helps bring ParkRun to Grand Rapids, plus we have the results from the USATF Mountain Running Championships a…

This week Meagan prepares for Flying Pig with streak-saving runs and Sue is here too. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman becomes an entrepreneur as she comes back from injury in Good For a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the Week is also running streak-saver runs this week. And in Running News, we have results and stories from the London Marathon. Mea…

This week Sue makes a decision about Riverlands, and Meagan keeps her streak alive. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman tries to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in Good for a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the Week is running in Spain. And in Running News, we have results from Boston, an ultrarunner rides in a car during a 50 miler, and Candice Burt …

This week Meagan hits 500 days of streak running and Sue wonders if she’s injured herself; in Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman challenges Nike to better represent female athletes in Good For a Girl; and our Runner Girl of the Week has a lovely spring run around a lake. Meagan’s Book Club Current Selection: Good for a Girl by Lauren Fleshman Runn…

This week Meagan is keeping her streak alive while resting her hip, and Sue adapts to her new diet and returning to school. Our Runner Girl of the Week is consistent in Canada, and in Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman goes from collegiate runner to professional athlete in Good For a Girl. In Running News, we discuss Camille Herron’s 48 Hour World…

This week Meagan returns from her work trip, and Sue adjusts to changes in her diet and fueling. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman discusses the challenges female runners face competing in college in Good For a Girl. Our Runner Girl of the Week has a chill afternoon run on trails. And in Running News, World Athletics bans transgender women; De…

This week Meagan keeps her streak alive and Sue starts a streak of her own. In Meagan’s Book Club, Lauren Fleshman goes to the Footlocker Cross Country Championships. Our Runner Girl of the Week has a beautiful spring run in Germany. And in Running News, three people finish the Barkley Marathons, we discuss the results of the 50K Road Championships…

This week Meagan celebrates the upcoming time change and Sue recovers from illness. In Meagan’s Book Club, we begin reading “Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World” by Lauren Fleshman. Our Runner Girl of the Week gets her run done amid distractions. And in Running News, we discuss Femke Bol’s amazing world record on the track, results fr…

This week Meagan and Sue both struggle with different challenges in winter running. In Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Peter Sagal’s The Incomplete Book of Running. Our Runner Girl of the Week is cursing about vegetables for some reason. We also have Listener Feedback, and Running News about another 100 mile world record, results from TransGranCanar…

This week Sue completes her first week of training for Riverlands and Meagan falls on ice. In Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal bandits a race in The Incomplete Book of Running. Our Runner Girl of the Week leaves the US to run in Europe. And in Running News, Strava’s CEO is leaving the company, but Strava once again assures us that they are doing gre…

This week Meagan and Sue both run ten milers; in Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal breaks his back then runs another marathon in The Incomplete Book of Running; our Runner Girl of the Week smashes her 10k goal; and in Running News, a man runs seven marathons on seven continents in seven days and wins them all. Meagan’s Book Club Current Selection: Th…

This week Sue and Meagan hit the February Freeze! Our Runner Girl of the Week does speed work on the treadmill and contemplates training for something. In Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal shares his firsthand account of the 2013 Boston bombings in The Incomplete Book of Running. And in Running News, the London Marathon elite field is announced and i…

This week Sue is sick of the snow but Meagan is looking for more? In Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal runs in his undies in The Incomplete Book of Running. Our Runner Girl of the Week runs in our country’s capital. And in Running News, we discuss a sled dog ultramarathon, and Strava’s sort-of-apology. Meagan’s Book Club Current Selection: The Incomp…

This week Sue and Meagan are easing into spring training and swapping winter weather conditions; in Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal runs his first marathon in The Incomplete Book of Running; our Runner Girl of the Week has a double run with a 5K; and in Running News, Ultra Running Magazine names their Ultra Runners of the Year. Meagan’s Book Club C…

This week Meagan and Sue each take unnecessary cutback weeks; in Meagan’s Book Club, Peter Sagal leads a blind runner through Boston in The Incomplete Book of Running; our Runner Girl of the Week has an adorable running buddy; and in Running News: Strava surprises their subscribers with price increases, Emily Sisson breaks the American woman’s reco…

It’s 2023, and Sue is running again, Meagan is over 400 days on her streak, and we are back in the studio with our New Year’s Resolutions show! We’re also catching up on Meagan’s Book Club; we have our first Runner Girl of the Week streak; and in Running News: the Detroit Marathon announces its anti-doping policy. Meagan’s Book Club Current Selecti…

This week Meagan recaps her Turkey Trot 5K and Sue goes for a walk. We brainstorm ideas for our next book selection in Meagan’s Book Club. Our Runner Girl of the Week starts her holiday run streak. And in Running News: smoking cigarettes during a marathon; being awesome at both ultramarathons and climbing; and 100K race winners finish holding hands…

This week Meagan runs through snow, and Sue does not. In Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet. Our Runner Girl of the Week photobombs Santa; we have Listener Feedback about the most determined runner; and in Running News, Camille Herron still has the 100 mile world record. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Above the …

This week Sue rests after Hamsterwheel and Meagan fits a longer run into her streak. In Meagan’s Book Club, Kilian talks about teaming up with other people for big summits in Above the Clouds. Our Runner Girl of the Week does a benchmark run to get back in the groove, and high school kids are running the Junior World Mountain and Trail Running Cham…

This week Sue recaps the Hamsterwheel 30 Hour Race, and Meagan maintains her streak through a busy work week. Our Runner Girl of the Week has a happy trail run, and we discuss the results of the NYC Marathon in Running News. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Above the Clouds by Kilian Jornet Runner Girls Book List on Amazon Runner Girl of the W…

This week Meagan is keeping her streak alive while Sue makes final preparations for Hamsterwheel. In Meagan’s Book Club, Kilian talks about donning more than 500 race numbers in Above the Clouds. Our Runner Girl of the Week is faster than me at 40, and in Running News, we discuss the results of the Javelina Jundred and look forward to NYC. Meagan’s…

This week Meagan and Sue are recovering from the marathon; in Meagan’s Book Club, Kilian acclimates to Everest in Above the Clouds; our Runner Girl of the Week has a spooky night run; we have Listener Feedback about a fractured fibula; and in Running News, a disqualified Boston Marathon winner, plus Courtney Dauwalter wins the grand slam of ultra r…

This week Sue and Meagan are in person and on video from Detroit! We share our training from our last week of taper, and then return after the race to recap the Detroit Free Press Marathon. We will be back next week for a full-length show. Audio version will be available separately.By Sue Cloutier & Meagan Dillard

This week Sue and Meagan are recording together from Detroit! We share our training from our last week of taper, and then return after the race to recap the Detroit Free Press Marathon. We will be back next week for a full-length show. Video version will be available separately.By Sue Cloutier & Meagan Dillard

This week Meagan and Sue wrap up their marathon training and get hyped for Detroit; in Meagan’s Book Club we find out more about Kilian Jornet’s unorthodox childhood and training experiments in Above The Clouds; our Runner Guy of the Week gets first place in his two mile race; we have Listener Feedback about the Twin Cities Marathon; and in Running…

Fall is here, races are happening, and we’re two weeks out from the Detroit Free Press Marathon! Sue is running again and Meagan is crushing her taper; we’re starting a new book in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week gets out for an early morning run with a friend; we’re loaded up with Listener Feedback; plus exciting Running News from …

This week Meagan nails her second 20 miler while Sue scales back her running and ups her cross-training; in Meagan’s Book Club, we wrap up Alex Hutchinson’s Endure talking about Belief and the results of the Breaking 2 Project; our Runner Girl of the Week gets a shoutout for her consistency and strength training; and a couple of listeners share som…

This week Meagan runs the LMCU Bridge Run, and Sue recovers from her highest mileage ever; in Meagan’s Book Club, Alex ponders the merits of electric-shocking the brain in Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week struggles with her last long run before Chicago; and in Running News we discuss the tragic abduction of Eliza Fletcher, Boston and London Mara…

This week Meagan nails her 16 miler and Sue struggles with her 20; Alex Hutchinson debates low carb vs high carb training in Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week runs on rotten legs; and in Running News, we have results from UTMB and Comrades, a 20K record is set by Keira D’Amato, and Courtney Dauwalter runs a 160 mile FKT. Meagan’s Book Club Curren…

This week Meagan and Sue both run 20 milers; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss heat and thirst in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week gives the thumbs up; and in Running News: Berlin Marathon’s elite fields are announced, we find out who won Leadville, a UTMB racer falls to his death, and UTMB and Comrades are ongoing. Meagan’s Bo…

This week Meagan gets a promotion; Sue gets more shoes; we discuss muscle and oxygen in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week has very floofy running partner; and did Dean Karnazes actually get attacked by a coyote? Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Ale…

This week Meagan runs with soggy feet; Sue buys more running gear; in Meagan’s Book Club, we discuss lots of interesting studies on perceived effort and pain in Alex Hutchinson’s Endure; our Runner Girl of the Week is also running a rainy 10 miler; and in Running News: elite fields are announced for NYC and Chicago Marathons, Kate Jayden runs 106 m…

This week Meagan and Sue struggle through hot weather marathon training; we discuss sciencey running stuff from Endure in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a hot, humid run in New York; and we have email feedback from a long-time listener who’s back at it. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously…

This week Sue and Meagan run long together; we are starting Endure by Alex Hutchinson in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week commiserates about summer running; and in Running News, Sidney Marathon wants in on the World Majors, Ashely Paulson wins a marathon after crushing Badwater, Molly Seidel runs UTMB Speedboat incognito, and the Tra…

This week Meagan is jonesing for new running routes; Sue is already over summer running; Mimi Anderson runs doubles in Beyond Impossible; our Runner Girl of the Week has some fun with her sweaty run; plus we have record-breaking running news from the Hard Rock 100 and the Track and Fields World Champs. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond I…

This week Meagan takes her new running vest out for 16 miles; Sue starts her first week of fall training; Mimi Anderson finally gets her skinny legs in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week does a few miles in Michigan; and lots of running news about London Marathon, Badwater, and the Track and Field World Champs. Mea…

This week Meagan has to hold it on a long run; Sue finally commits to a fall race; Mimi Anderson runs across the Arctic in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week returns to running after a long hiatus; and we finally find out what a Greig run is. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List…

This week Meagan tackles her hill workout; Sue is back from her mini-vacay with a cold; someone forgot to do their homework in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week runs her 82nd half marathon; and an ultra-runner runs across the US in Running News. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book …

This week Meagan streaks through a stomach bug; Sue finds a fun, new trail; in Meagan’s Book Club, Mimi Anderson takes on Badwater in Beyond Impossible; our Runner Girl of the Week has a gorgeous “Greig run”; and has a new 5K record been set in Running News? Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book L…

This week Sue is back on keto and running every day, Meagan is going strong in her pre-marathon build-up; Mimi Anderson runs the Marathon de Sables in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; and our Runner Girl of the Week returns to running with a treadmill run. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible by Mimi Anderson Runner Girls…

This week Sue recaps the Pineland Farms 50 Mile race; Meagan begins her pre-marathon-training training; Mimi Anderson recounts her eating issues in Beyond Impossible in Meagan’s Book Club; and our Runner Girl of the Week sets some new PRs when she tries again at a really big goal. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Ander…

This week we have double race recaps! Meagan recaps the Riverbank Run 25K and Sue recaps the Sugarloaf Marathon; plus we start a new book in Meagan’s Book Club, and our Runner Girl of the Week sets some Strava PRs in the Florida heat. Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: Beyond Impossible – Mimi Anderson Runner Girls Book List on Amazon Runner Gir…

This week Meagan recaps The Flying Pig Three Way with Extra Cheese; Sue is too sick for Flying Pig; we wrap up A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week gets her run done late at night; we have Listener Feedback about Running with Sherman; and in Running News, a woman runs 104 marathons in 104 days, a six year …

This week Meagan begins her taper for Flying Pig; Sue works on getting her training mojo back; Mirna talks about running in A Beautiful Work in Progress; our Runner Girl of the Week shares a run along the coast of Norway; we have Listener Feedback from a Cincinnatian; and crazy endurance world records are being set in Running News. Meagan’s Book Cl…

This week Sue recaps the Eastern States 20 Miler, Meagan switches up her training plan, we continue our discussion of A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club, our surprising Runner Girl of the Week returns to running with the Cooper River Bridge Run, and in Running News we share the results of the New York City Half Marathon and find out…

This week Sue struggles with life; Meagan struggles with hip/glute/hamstring issues; Mirna struggles with an injury in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week has a beautiful cross-country-esque run; we have listener feedback; and in Running News more spring races are on the way! Meagan’s Book Club Current selection: A Beautiful Work in Pro…

This week Sue and Meagan complete all of their training runs and Sue recaps the Hampton Half Marathon; we think about continuing our discussion of A Beautiful Work in Progress in Meagan’s Book Club; our Runner Girl of the Week runs an *almost* 5K; a listener shares some feedback; plus we discuss the results of the Tokyo Marathon and the 4th fastest…