Women's Running Stories

This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. We're in the midst of discovering why we all started marathoning. In episode 2, we learned about Patty's and Amanda's journeys to running marathons, which is inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon; in that episode we also learned about the Boston course. In episode 3, we featured the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna, and episode 4 explored why Yao, Nicole, and Cherie run marathons. Following those, we have episodes about how we all prepared for the Boston Marathon and then took a look back to how we all earned our entries into the Boston Marathon.Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals! The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons runYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timerNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;  cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timerZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timerAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons runJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timerCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our websiteFollow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. We're in the midst of discovering why we all started marathoning. In episode 2, we learned about Patty's and Amanda's journeys to running marathons, which is inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon; in that episode we also learned about the Boston course. In episode 3, we featured the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna, and episode 4 explored why Yao, Nicole, and Cherie run marathons. And, in our last episode checked in on what living the marathon life looks like for all nine runners. Stay tuned for our next episode where we check in with the runners one final time before the race. Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals! The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons runYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timerNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;  cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timerZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timerAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons runJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timerCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our websiteFollow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. We're in the midst of discovering why we all started marathoning. In episode 2, we learned about Patty's and Amanda's journeys to running marathons, which is inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon; in that episode we also learned about the Boston course. In the last episode, episode 3, we featured the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna, and episode 4 explored why Yao, Nicole, and Cherie run marathons.  Stay tuned for our next episode where we check in on the runners in the midst of their Boston 2021 training to find out how living the marathon life is going for everyone. Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals.  Also in this episode, we give a shout out to our podcast pals Run Father & Faster with Lisa and  Julie. Check them out, especially for Boston Marathon specific information, but also to inspire and inform your running goals, whatever they are. Learn more at RunFatherandFaster.com.  The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons runYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timerNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;  cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timerZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timerAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons runJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timerCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our websiteFollow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. We're in the midst of discovering why we all started marathoning. In episode 2, we learned about Patty's and Amanda's journeys to running marathons, which is inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon; in that episode we also learned about the Boston course. In the last episode, episode 3, we featured the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna. And in in this episode, we discover why Yao, Nicole, and Cherie run marathons. Stay tuned for our next episode where we check in on the runners in the midst of their Boston 2021 training to find out how living the marathon life is going for everyone. Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals! The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons runYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timerNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;  cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timerZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timerAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons runJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timerCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our websiteFollow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. We're in the midst of discovering why we all started marathoning. In the last episode, we learned about Patty's and Amanda's journeys to running marathons, which is inextricably linked to the Boston Marathon; in that episode we also learned about the Boston course. This episode features the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna. And in episode 4, we discover why Yao, Nicole, and Cherie run marathons.  Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals! The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons runYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timerNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;  cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timerZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timerAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons runJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timerCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our websiteFollow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

This episode is part of our Roads to Boston 2021 series, where we are following the journeys of 9 women from around the world to the 125th Boston Marathon, which takes places October 11, 2021.  The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in. Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. In episode 1, we met the 9 women of this series and learned about how they got started in this sport. For this and the following two episodes, we're discovering why we all started marathoning. This episode features Amanda and Patty, and our next episode features the marathoning stories of Rochelle, Marija, Zarah, and Jonna. And in episode 4, we hear from Yao, Nicole, and Cherie.  Join us on the journey, to energize your own running goals! The runners featured Rochelle Solomon, Randolph, MA, USA; hospital and healthcare compliance officer; Boston first-timer Patty Hung, Orinda, CA, USA; retired high school math teacher turned pediatric nurse; 34 Bostons runYao (Yaowapa) Hoisungwarn, Bangkok, Thailand; singing teacher; Boston first-timer   Marija Desivojević, Belgrade, Serbia; mathematician; Boston first-timerNicole Spaulding Pinto, Los Angeles, CA, USA;  cardiovascular perfusionist; Boston first-timerZarah Hofer, lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada; nutritionist; Boston first-timerAmanda Watters, Ashland, MA, USA; editor, K-12 science curriculum development, 15 Bostons runJonna Maas, Spicer, MN, USA; medical doctor, Boston first-timerCherie Louise Turner, Somerville, MA, USA; podcaster, writer, editor; 1 Boston run Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our websiteFollow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

For this series, we're following the running stories of 9 women runners, from around the world, who are all preparing for the historic 125th Boston Marathon this fall.   The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in.  Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the finish line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. Ways to follow Strides Forward Online Learn more about Strides Forward on our website Follow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForwardStrides Forward is on Facebook:  We welcome you to join our private Facebook group

The last Boston Marathon took place April 2019. And finally, this legendary event is back, in person. For every participant who gets an entry to Boston, it's a victory all its own: you can't just sign up for Boston, you have to earn your way in.  This year, getting an entry was harder than ever. Pandemic concerns saw the field limit cut by a third. For this series, we follow the stories of 9 women who did get an entry, from how they got started running in the first place, through to earning their Boston entries, and how they are living the marathon life as they prepare for this legendary event.  Get an inside look at what goes in to getting to the start line of the 125th Boston Marathon. Whether Boston is in your future or your running interests take a different shape, join us to energize your own aspirations. 

Megan started linking thinness with performance at a young age. Body commentary, prevalent ideals of what a winning distance runner should look, and the desire to be competitive led Megan down the path toward RED-s: she was amenorrhoeic (had stopped menstruating) by the time she was graduating high school. Her journey demonstrates the numerous challenges young women athletes face to get the health support and education they need to navigate away from the seriously harmful syndrome of RED-s. This story follows Megan’s journey through her early days of discovering her love of being an athlete, to her frustrations and struggles with RED-s through her NCAA Division I career, and on to how she’s created and found strength in community and taken hold of her own health.  Megan is the founder of Strong Runner Chicks, a community to support and uplift women runners.  Ways to follow Megan and Strides Forward Online Follow Megan on Instagram: @meginspire Follow Strong Runner Chicks on Instagram: @strongrunchicks Learn about Strong Runner Chicks on their website Learn more about Strides Forward on our website Follow Strides Forward on Instagram and Twitter: @StridesForward Strides Forward is on  Facebook  & please join our private Facebook group

Since this episode ran in early 2020, Dagmara was named to the Tokyo Olympic Team, so you can learn about her here and  then cheer for her at the Games.  From Hear Her Sports: Sabre fencer Dagmara Wozniak is a two time Olympian – London in 2012 and Rio in 2016, where she won a team bronze medal. After recent ankle surgery she is now actively training and competing to make the Tokyo2020 Olympic team. Dagmara is 2018 Pan Am Championship gold medalist and 2015 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist. She also speaks at schools about body positivity and determination. In this episode she inspires with stories of rehab, Lindsey Vonn documentaries, winning well, strength training, whoop, and how sports is like art. She’s also just plain fun to talk to. Dagmara’s websiteDagmara’s Instagram Dagmara’s Facebook WHOOPInsight Timer app for sleep, meditationLindsey Vonn: The Final Season, documentary recommended by DagmaraLindsey Vonn: The ClimbRising Strong by Brené Brown Hear Her Sports website: http://www.hearhersports.com/ Find Hear Her Sports on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook