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#398: Setting the Women’s Marathon World Record—and Sparking a Controversy

#398: Setting the Women’s Marathon World Record—and Sparking a Controversy

FromAnother Mother Runner


#398: Setting the Women’s Marathon World Record—and Sparking a Controversy

FromAnother Mother Runner

ratings:
Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sarah and co-host Tish Hamilton are joined by two women associated with the new book Mighty Moe: The True Story of a Thirteen-Year-Old Women's Running Revolutionary—Rachel Swaby, one of the co-authors, and Maureen “Moe” Mancuso, the book’s subject, who set the women’s marathon world record at age 13 (!) in 1967. The quartet cover:
-Mighty Moe’s 3:15 marathon run—and the resulting negative backlash;
-marathon legend Kathrine Switzer giving Maureen her due—40 years after the fact;
-why Maureen gave up running for decades; and,
-the profound impact Maureen’s accomplishment had on women’s running.
In the intro, Sarah and Tish talk about "intentionally enjoying" a calmer schedule, and Sarah talks up WMNRUN in hopes of Tish joining BAMRs to run it on March 1. Maureen and Rachel join the show at 15:51.
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Released:
Jan 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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This weekly podcast explores the intersection of running and mothering; it was launched in 2011 by the authors of RUN LIKE A MOTHER: HOW TO GET MOVING AND NOT LOSE YOUR FAMILY, JOB, OR SANITY. Host Sarah Bowen Shea, a mom of three and veteran of 14 marathons, is joined by a rotating coterie of co-hosts and often a guest expert to discuss topics ranging from how to reach a big race goal to the value of a best running friend, and everything in between. Training, nutrition, motivation, mental toughness, TMI issues: These mother runners cover it all (and then some). This witty, conversational podcast makes a great running partner because these gals do all the talking—even on the uphills!