Anyone stepping up to a marathon—or considering 26.2—owes it to themselves to listen to this informative episode. The guests are Angie Spencer (a veteran of 70+ marathons!) and her husband, Trevor, founders of Marathon Training Academy. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Coach Liz Waterstraat, the MTA duo details:-knowing when it’s the right time to take on marathon training-understanding and alleviating training anxiety-the importance of being a “fed” runner-pacing advice for training and on race day-the transformative power of training for a marathonThe guests join around 

after Sarah shares some stories from her 25-hour road trip with her son.

Miles of Books: Flourish

A family of two podcasts to get (+ keep) you running without losing your family, friends,  job, or sanity! More than 1,000 (!) back episodes to enjoy.

Every Friday on the original show (launched in 2011), host Sarah Bowen Shea, a mom of three and veteran of 14 marathons, is joined by a rotating cast of co-hosts and often a guest expert to discuss topics ranging from how to reach a big race goal to finding your athletic happy place, and everything in between. Training, nutrition, motivation, mental toughness, TMI issues: This ~hour-long show covers it all (and then some!). 

Every Tuesday, Miles of Books drops, alternating Ellison Weist chatting fiction one week with Sarah Bowen Shea and non-fiction with Coach Liz Waterstraat and Sarah the next. In about 30 minutes, the hosts entice and entertain you with plot descriptions and pearls of training (and life!) advice to guide you to your next great reads. 

Both shows are witty and conversational, making them great running partners because the AMR gals do all the talking—even on the uphills!