McKale Montgomery is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University, as well as a nutritional science researcher. She specializes in iron, specifically how changes in cellular iron affect disease progression. She's also a competitive marathon runner. In this episode, we chat about: How she started running and her journey to the Olympic TrialsHow McKale balances mom-ing (yes, it’s a verb), work, and competitive running? Why iron is her favorite nutrientDo runners lose more iron than everyday people? How common is foot strike hemolysis? What about plant-based athletes— is it inevitable that they will be iron deficient?Has her research found a link between iron and cognitive decline? The relevance of iron in cancer and chemotherapy. Read the Runner's World article about McKale here! And follow her on TwitterJoin the Greenletes Facebook GroupIG: @greenletes ?: Planted Performance