✈️ Top Tips On Vacationing As A Distance Runner + Unpacking The Dark Side Of Body Composition Testing + Empowering Runners To Own Who They Are

Karen, Rachel, and Megan kick things off with a few of the most memorable moments from the Nameless Track Club group run before diving into the trials and tribulations of vacationing as a runner: deciding on what to pack, handling laundry, fitting in workouts, and literally running into wildlife. 

The Getting Chicked crew also opens up about their experiences using the “Bod Pod” during their times as college runners + share about the negative component of using body composition data as a measurement for success. 

Plus: the tea on the viral runfluencer who celebrated running a sub-three marathon without realizing the public “elapsed time” feature on Strava. 

Some of the top moments from today’s episode…

3:12 - Highlights from the Nameless Track Club group run. 

8:10 - Vacationing as a runner: handling the laundry situation. 

16:35 - Karen’s top tips for packing as a runner.

19:25 - Planning workouts while on vacation. 

24:15 - Wildlife encounters while running on vacation. 

29:25 - Managing + adapting to altitude training. 

32:43 - Experiences using the “Bod Pod” during college + unpacking the dark side of measuring body composition. 

44:27 - Emotional component of being a female distance runner. 

48:15 - Empowering + suporting all types of runners.

51:58 - Viral Strava runfluencer who claimed to run a sub-three marathon…but then got caught.

Runner’s World article discussed: Top College Running Programs Move Away From Body Composition Testing: https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a42437488/body-composition-testing-college-programs/

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