Runner of the Week and physician Wendy Cicek Steiger, MD, takes listeners on a coast-to-coast US tour as she recounts celebrating her fiftieth birthday by running six marathons, Liz Whitteberry details her latest personal record (PR) using the Maffetone Method, and go-to real food dietitian, Serena Marie, RD, answers a Facebook group listener’s question about intermittent fasting.
Jabra Joy Becky Fedora Clayton stops by The Running Lifestyle show to rave about the Jabra Sport Coach wireless earbuds.

Beats the sweat/weather blues with these durable, water resistant headphones
Tailors the fit using five different earbud selections
Takes phone calls with clarity via Dolby™ Sound Enhancement

Don’t forget that you can still win a FREE pair of Jabra wireless earbuds and a 30-minute Skype chat with Kari by registering at Jabra.com/TRL and by signing up for the TRLS e-mail list at therunninglifestyle.com/join will pick a winner at the end of January, so stay tuned!
Runner of the Week: Dr. Wendy Cicek Steiger
Physician Wendy Cicek Steiger, MD, regales Kari with her PR running journey in 2015.

Turned 50 in 2015 and took on the goal to run five marathons in 2015 (which turned into six!)
Completed Marathon 1 (Big Sur International Marathon in Monterey, CA) with her first-time marathoner husband Andrew in April
Ran Marathon 2 (Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon) three weeks after Big Sur in May—learn about “Fast Food Row”
Ran Marathon 3 (Erie Marathon at Presque Isle in September)—where she PRed
Ran Marathon 4 (Akron Marathon) in October—as a supported training run
Ran Marathon 5 (Marine Corps Marathon in October)—with people from various running groups and finished the race with FotiPanagakos (from Team TRLS Runs Chicago for Action for Heathy Kids) and others
Ran Marathon 6 (Mississippi Coast Marathon) in November with dear friend of the show and fellow Chicago marathoner Tricia Becker
Believes in daily meditation (Headspace), practicing yoga, and proper nutrition
Loves online running communities for the comradery, support, and to bring like minds together
Describes why sitting still is a huge challenge
Refers to Dr. John J. Ratey’s books Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization and Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
2016 outlook: 50 marathons in 50 states, Big Sur loyalty runner, Buffalo Marathon or the Fargo Marathon, to qualify for the Boston Marathon

 
Liz Whitteberry
Team TRLS Action for Healthy Kids runner for the Chicago Marathon, “Saint Zen Liz” Whitteberry—from “Running Galloway Style With Jeff Galloway” (Episode 77), “Seven Stories Of Taking On The Marathon Distance” (Episode 94), and “Chicago Marathon Recap W/ Jeff Galloway & Team TRLS” (Episode 98)—tells Kari how she rocked her most recent PR using a heart rate training method.

Started the year injured (during a thunderstorm-and-mud 50-miler) and took time off from running in December and January
Started the Maffetone Method (The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing by Philip Maffetone) and using heart rate training (be patient and be consistent!)
Attended Chi running clinics
Talks about Zone 2 heart rates and pace bands
Tells why running is about the joy of the journey and celebrating milestones together as runners
Completed the 2,015 miles in 2015 challenge
Raves about the Chicago Marathon (You can get the inside scoop on all things Chicago Marathon with Race Director: Carey Pinkowski from “Bank of America Chicago Marathon Race Director Carey Pinkowski” (Episode 88)
For more info, check out “What a Runner Needs to Know About Zone Training & Stress Fractures” (Episode 57) featuring Polly de Mille or chat with Liz and others in the private TRLS Facebook page
Is nearly 50 (say happy birthday on 11/11/16!) who lost 35 pounds when she first started running and is going for a Boston qualifier (BQ) time at the Chicago Marathon

Mike Clarke
Founder Mike Clarke of the Big Beach Marathon in Gulf Shores, AL, (on January 31, 20