The Mother Runners Podcast with Whitney Heins

NATALIE MITCHELL: Perimenopause Isn't Going to STOP ME from Chasing My Sub-3 Marathon

• The Mother Runners I Whitney Heins • Season 1 • Episode 25

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If you are going through or will be approaching perimenopause—this episode is for you. 

Natalie Mitchell and I have a honest conversation about what it’s like to train for big running goals while experiencing perimenopause symptoms. 

Natalie is a master’s runner in her 50s, on a mission to achieve a sub-3 marathon time—a goal she has passionately pursued for years. Recently, she opened up on her Instagram account, @natrunsfar, about the unexpected changes she’s faced in her running journey as she encounters the symptoms of perimenopause, including heaviness, bloating, hot flashes, disrupted sleep, and sluggish runs.

We talk about:

🌀Our shared experiences at running past 40,

🌀What has happened us alleviate symptoms so we feel better running,

🌀How we have adapted our training to keep chasing our goals, 

🌀And how big goals keep us pushing and living life to the fullest. 

MORE ABOUT NATALIE MITCHELL:
Natalie Mitchell is a certified running coach with a strong background in distance running. She has written for Women's Running Magazine and has coached many athletes to their first marathon and beyond. A former Division 1 cross country and track athlete at UC Santa Barbara, Natalie has completed 15 marathons, with personal records of 3:05 in the marathon (2019) and 1:27 in the half marathon (2018).

Currently, she serves as an Assistant Coach for high school cross country and track, and she engages with athletes both in person and online. Natalie co-hosts the Suite Run podcast with her husband Jerold, where they chat with passionate runners about their journeys.

RESOURCES:
Instagram: @natrunsfar
Blog & coaching: natrunsfar.com. 
Podcasts: SuiteRun with her husband Jerold & The Eleven Podcast with her son Josh. 

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Whitney Heins is a mom of 2, a lifelong runner, a VDOT-certified running coach for moms who run, and founder of the resource, themotherrunners.com. When training for her first marathon as a mom, she found a dearth of information related to running and motherhood. She also felt extremely isolated as a new mom. As a former TV journalist and a freelance writer she decided to use her skills to fill the void with an online resource and community, called The Mother Runners. Whitney also recognized a need for run coaches who understood the demands of motherhood, so she also became a running coach—unearthing a passion for helping moms reap the rewards and empowerment of running. Coming out of a long injury cycle, she ran a 2:54 marathon and 1:20 half marathon in her 40s. She lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, two kids, and three dogs.