Most people know Dave McGillivray as the Boston Marathon Race Director (since the late 1908s), but did you know he raced the Ironman World Championships 9 times, or that he completed the World Marathon Challenge at age 63 a few years ago, running 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents? He also is inducted into 7 Hall of Fames, created the Dave McGillivray Finish Strong Foundation, and yes... he famously runs the Boston Marathon every year once the marathon is over on Marathon Monday. His accompli...
Mar 05, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Our very knowledgeable friend and teammate, Christine Saleeba, is back to answer more questions about injury, recovery, and everything in between! Topics covered in this episode: Bone vs soft tissue injuries- how do you know? Upstream/downstream pain Mobility- Do I stretch? Do I strengthen? What to do when PT isn’t working? What kind of discomfort can I train through? 5 things that someone could do at home to test for good functional strength and mobility When do you need surgery? Massage / rela...
Feb 26, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 108
We go a bit "lighter" in today's episode with some "mythbusting" about pro triathletes. How much money do pros really make from sponsorships and prize money? What's happening at their pro race briefings before races? How many hours a week do they train, for real? Do they like sharing the course with age groupers? Real talk, real answers... fact or fiction: pro triathlete edition! Have a listen!
Feb 20, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Ever wonder how and why training plans are structured the way they are? What exactly happens during the base and build and peak weeks of training? In this episode we try to demystify the different phases of a race build. We talk specific workouts, how long each phases lasts, and make distinctions between short and long course plans. We also talk a little bit about the taper and why it's so varied for each athlete. Have a listen!
Feb 13, 2024•58 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Adam Grant's new book "Hidden Potential" is filled with information about how to improve and succeed, so we decided to invite you, our listeners, to read the book and send us your insights and takeaways. Whether you connected with this book as an athlete, a coach, a supervisor, a parent, or anyone that helps others perform, we appreciated your input. And if you have not read the book, we try to summarize Adam Grant's main points and relate it to sport and life. We think you will find this discus...
Feb 05, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Last week, we wrapped up another successful I Race Like A Girl training camp in Clermont, Florida. We asked athletes at camp to write down questions for us to answer. Their questions were great. We really loved the last one! Here are a few questions that we address in this podcast! Paddles- do we really need to use them? Should I sign up for an xterra or gravel tri if I don't have access to run train on trails? How do I incorporate strength training into tri training? Mobility and pre-hab work i...
Jan 29, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 104
Sports Dietician Laura Moretti Reece is back to continue our discussion on fueling for athletic performance. Topics covered in this episode: First signs of Red-S and underfueling Bone stress injuries Unintentionally underfueling Orthorexia and “clean eating” Social media influencers and food Dietary trends and shifts Low carbohydrate availability and fat adapted Race weight What happens to your body on a “diet” How do you know you are at your “set point” Nutrition myths Fueling suggestions to ta...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Eat the Salami!? We are back with Part 2 of new things to try to become a better athlete. Which of these do you already do or which ones can you improve on? And guess who put the last one on the list? Nap Stay mobile Get a coach Know when to pivot Eat the salami! Have a Listen!
Jan 16, 2024•50 min•Season 3Ep. 102
There's something to be said for mastering the basics when training and racing- prioritize sleep, eat well, keep your easy days easy so your hard days can be hard... we could go on and on. We LOVE the basics! But we also love to think outside the box and find new ways to challenge ourselves. In this 2 part episode, we present 10 things to try to make you stronger, faster, fitter, and rethink the way you approach training and racing. The first five: Shorten or lengthen your races Nutrient timing ...
Jan 08, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 101
Happy New Year and welcome to Season 3, Episode 100 of the podcast! What a spectcular way to kick off the year! We share listeners' favorite episodes, our favortie episodes, and then we use those themes to look forward to help get you ready for 2024. Thank you so much for listening, sharing, commenting, and emailing us over the past 2 years of this podcast. We are grateful for your support and we cannot wait to keep talking about sport, and life, but most importantly, to keep it real!
Jan 01, 2024•54 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Our last episode of the year comes with a timely topic for December and for the upcoming season. There is no success without patience. The commitment to persistence, the belief that you will succeed with time, the acceptance to give yourself over to the process, and the dedication to keep going in a methodical, unhurried way- all of these things add up to success. This conversation helps shed light on why we try to exercise patience, and what can happen when we forget that results don't happen o...
Dec 19, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 99
You ask, we attempt to answer! Your December listener questions were fantastic. Topics covered: Swim snorkel and other toys - useful or not? Recovery tips for people who have trouble sleeping and those on night shift? Working out on crappy sleep Tips to keep heart rate low when running Breathing while running When should you take ibuprofen for soreness? Can you do a 5k training block if you have an early season 70.3? How Angela jumps between types of races and - gravel. MTB, ironman and manages ...
Dec 11, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 98
With so much information at our fingertips, it's often hard to resist the temptation to try the "next big thing." From monitoring HRV to intermittent fasting to lactate testing- you name it, there is someone out there on social media- a brand, a magazine, an influencer, a friend- touting its benefits. We can be left second guessing our own training, fueling, or recovery methods. Today's episode focuses on trying not to fit a square peg in a round hole, aka, what's good for the goose might not be...
Dec 05, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 97
The race recap from Ironman Cozumel is here! From a broken chain ring two days before the race to a cancelled swim, Angela faced some challenges in this race. However, she ended up 4th on the day, with the fastest female bike split. We review the hectic lead up to the race, how the day went, Angela’s unique sewing skills, and Angela's top tips for racing Cozumel. Have a listen!
Nov 28, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 96
In this week's podcast, we focus on the top 5 topics that coaches often revisit over and over again with their athletes. And for good reason! These themes are the backbone of good training: reducing injury risk, aerobic zone training, fueling, hydration, and short term goals vs long term goals. We dive into each one of them and revisit the basics of training and the way we approach training. Also, we hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! We are so grateful for your support of this ...
Nov 21, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Karlyn Pipes is one of the most decorated swimmers of all time. She was also inducted into the Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015 and now helps others swim faster. However, from the ages of 15 to her mid 30s, she was consumed by an addiction to alcohol, which she tried to juggle while also being a swimming prodigy and Olympic hopeful. In this episode we talk about her story, but we also talk all things swimming. Some topics covered: Karlyn’s story The Kona swim- strategy and Lucy Charles Barclay Tran...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Off-season is a tricky time in an athlete’s calendar year. Intellectually, we know we need the break from high volume training for mental and physical reasons. Emotionally, we worry about doing too little or too much; and sometimes the lack of structure can make us feel a little off-kilter. So what should your off season look like? The answer is… it depends! In this episode, we give you parameters for what your off season might look like, depending on when you finished you season, how your body ...
Nov 06, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 93
We are super excited to bring you this episode with pro triathlete Alice Alberts. If you have not heard of Alice Alberts until this year (after her wins at Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Maryland), you might not be alone. And that's because she took her pro card just last year in 2022, AND did her first Ironman in 2021 (and won it!). So within the span of 2.5 years, she went from training for her first Ironman (and only second triathlon ever) to winning two Ironman races in 2023. We talking tra...
Oct 30, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 92
7 off-road cycling events, spanning from April to October. 70 of the top cyclists in the world. $250,000 dollar prize purse. The Life Time Grand Prix Series just finished up its second season, and Angela was a part of this iconic event for the second year in a row. She finished 17th place out of 30 elite women, and was the only active pro triathlete in the field. In this episode, we recap the highs and lows, talk a bit about each course, and Angela shares her tips, tactics, and mishaps from anot...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 91
What an amazing, epic, challenging, and rewarding race day! From race week island vibes to pineapple rompers to the actual race day, we cover it all in this one. This was Amy's first Kona experience as an athlete racing, and Angela's first Kona as race support, so we have two fun perspectives on the whole week. This race is everything that they say it is. On paper, the course looks challenging but not daunting. Yet add in ocean swells and currents, wind and heat on both the bike and run, and bei...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 90
This episode features Laura Moretti Reece, a Board Certified Sports Dietitian specializing in sports performance based nutrition as well as treating low energy availability, disordered eating, and eating disorders in athletes. She works in the Division of Sports Medicine and the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Topics covered: Disordered eating vs eating disorder How many calories you should eat in a day How do you know if you are underfueling and what does underfueling do t...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 89
We are back with part 2 of our listener questions! We touch on topics such as managing training with a busy life, and what happens when you have to miss a workout and how to manage that. We delve into food journaling, macros, and diet trends; and we finish by talking about self-sabotage and how to overcome a negative mindset. Have a listen!
Sep 25, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Today we have part 1 of our listener questions! This week, we answer questions about what we did right in our best race builds; how to bounce back after a crappy race or a DNF; the benefits and drawbacks of indoor bike training; and why you may not have to take an end of season training break. Have a listen!
Sep 18, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Whether you are pro or age grouper, race mishaps happen. Some of them are funny, some are embarassing, and some leave us wondering, "What was I thinking?" In this episode, Angela and Amy share their crazy race stories. But through the laughs, we hope you learn a few things- namely how to pick yourself back up when something happens, how to deal with adversiity, how to think on the fly, and how to laugh at yourself. Because most often, being resilient is the difference between having a great race...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 86
Although technically it’s still summer for a couple of more weeks, we all know that Labor Day weekend signifies the symbolic end of summer. As race season winds down, athletes sometimes struggle with figuring out what to do from September to December? Do we take a training break? Find a fall race? Swim more? Swim less? In this episode, we to give some direction for the fall and beyond. We also do a bit of a case study with two of our athletes and talk about the arc of their seasons and what they...
Sep 04, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 85
When this episode airs, we will be six weeks from the women’s World Championship in Kona. This race preview covers everything, from heat training to packing to best food spots in Kona, and then of course, we go into the race! Amy and Angela will both be in Kona this year to race and as race support, and to celebrate women in sport. Lots of great info in here, and a few surprises, as usual. Send us a message if you will be in Kona- racing, spectating, or working the event! We would love to hear f...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 84
This episode revolves around the Champion’s Mindset- what it is, how to find it, and more importantly, how to live it. As coaches and athletes, we know that there are some common traits and actions that make some athletes stand apart from the rest- it’s more than just “working hard." So what separates the good from the great? From grit to goal setting to flow state to risk taking, we tease out what makes people perform at their best in sport and in life. Have a listen!
Aug 21, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Today we talk about the team aspect of sport. As we move into fall, triathlon and cycling teams will open up to application, including our own teams, I Race Like A Girl and Girls Get Gritty. So we thought it would be great to talk a bit about our teams and why Angela started these two teams. We also talk about why you might want to join a team and what you should look for when joining. Mark your calendars for September 1, so you can be a part of our teams. Slots are limited!
Aug 14, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 82
This episode will help you find ways to get faster in races without actually needing to train more in swim, bike, or run, or as we are calling it- FREE SPEED. And yes, even though we say “FREE,” some of the things we talk about do cost money, but we mean FREE in terms of “you don’t have to train for for the gain.” So we are not going to be talking about heart rate or power or intervals. Instead we are going to be talking about things like drafting in the swim, waxing your bike chain, aero helmet...
Aug 07, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 81
We are so excited to bring you our conversation with Dr. Kate Ackerman. Dr. Ackerman is the medical director of the Female Athlete Program in the Sports Medicine Division at Boston Children's Hospital and is now on the forefront of research involving female athletes and perimenopause and menopause. There are very few reliable studies involving older female athletes and Dr. Ackerman and her colleagues are working to change that with the Female Athlete Program , an innovation hub for the Wu Tsai H...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 80
