The Mother Runners Podcast with Whitney Heins
Episodes
COACH LAURA FILLA: Are You Emotionally Dependent on Your Running?
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailToo many runners are overtraining and dependent on their running for mental health—and there are physical and mental detriments and ...
ANDI RIPLEY: Meeting Disappointment with Gratitude, Not Anger
16 Mar 2026
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Send a textAndi Ripley should be angry. But she is filled with gratitude. Andi has a lot of running talent and was just getting started when she suff...
ERICA HOPPER: Mom of 4, Chef & Entrepreneur, Faster After 40!
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textHave you ever felt like taking a pause in your running journey was holding you back? If so, you won’t want to miss this empowering conver...
DR. CARRIE PAGLIANO: 4 Facts Every Woman Should Know About Their Pelvic Health
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textDr. Carrie Pagliano wants to set the record straight on your pelvic health. Women do not need to feel broken if they have incontinence, pro...
AMANDA BLAKE TURNER: Her Ultramarathon CANCER REBELLION
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textJust over three years ago, Amanda Blake Turner faced a shocking diagnosis: a rare form of thyroid cancer. After living an active and health...
DR. MARGIE DAVENPORT: Disrupting Beliefs About Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIf you are unsure of even fearful about running during pregnancy or returning to run postpartum—this episode is for you! Join me for an ...
AMY WILL: The Homeschooling Mom Who Crushed Back-to-Back Marathons
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat Amy Will did is not normal. This homeschooling mom of 4 boys ran two super-fast marathons back-to-back. This fall, Amy ran a 2:47 a...
ERIN & KRISTY: Best Running Friends Through Motherhood, Injuries & Cancer
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday I chat with best friends Erin Wolf and Kristy Perkowski—and you are going to love them and our conversation. These incredible wo...
GOAL GETTER (PART 4): Tapping into your SUBCONSCIOUS to RUN Your BEST with Hypnotist Christina Honkonen
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode is the final installment of this month's GOAL GETTER series setting you up for success in the new year. Today, I&apos...
GOAL GETTER (PART 3): YOUR YEAR to BUILD A CONSISTENT STRENGTH HABIT with Strength Coach Mary Johnson
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTHIS IS YOUR YEAR TO GET CONSISTENT WITH YOUR STRENGTH TRAINING! In today’s episode, we dive into the third installment of my special...
GOAL GETTER 2026 (PART 2): Nail Your RUNNING NUTRITION with Megan Robinson, RD
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is the second installment of the GOAL GETTER 2026 SERIES designed to help you crush your goals in 2026! In this episode, I dive int...
2026 GOAL GETTER (PART 1): Behavior Change with Coach Kaylin Goepper
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to this month's special series where we’re gearing up for success in the new year! Join me each week as I interview a lin...
EP. 11: LINDSEY HEIN x WHITNEY HEINS (holiday special)
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. In honor of the holidays, we are doing this week's episode a little bit different...
EP. 10: RACHEL & ASHLIE: A 351-Mile FKT & the Value of Mom Friendships
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI don't know about you, but I think making friends as a mom can be hard--especially do to lack of time, energy, and guilt (much lik...
EP. 9: POLLY CUNES: Incremental Goals, Big Risks & Getting Faster as a Master’s Runner
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPolly Cunes, a mom of two, PE teacher, and master’s runner, is only getting faster at the age of 42. But Polly’s times aren’t what...
EP. 8: MAKENNA MYLER: Small Habits, BIG Results for Running Moms
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLife as a mother and a runner can be challenging, no less doing both. This is true even if you are a pro runner like Makenna Myler, spon...
EP. 7: AMANDA PERRAS: How Running Helped Heal a 20-Year Eating Disorder
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this conversation, Amanda Perras bravely shares with us the struggle she had for almost two decades with an eating disorder and how r...
EP. 6: THE GRATITUDE EPISODE: The Best Advice for Life, Running, & Motherhood
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this special Thanksgiving episode, I share heartfelt advice and life lessons from fellow mother runners and a few male runners I know...
EP. 5: CLAIRE BARTHOLIC: On Balancing Motherhood, Competition, Health, & Identity in Running
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textClaire Bartholic wasn’t always a runner but when she discovered her passion for running and health, she was able to cut more than an h...
EP 4: LAURA NORRIS: Unleashing the Science of Running to Run to Your Potential
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin me as I delve into the world of running with Laura Norris, a passionate runner, running coach, and expert in the science of running...
EP. 3 DR. RACHEL TINIUS: Conquering Paralyzing Performance Anxiety to a Sub-3 Marathon
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRachel Tinius had the most perfect build to run a sub-3-hour marathon in Chicago. But the morning of the race, something was off. Her Ga...
EP. 2: KEIRA D'AMATO Answers All Our Mother Runner Questions! (& Then Some!)
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat didn’t Keira D’Amato and I talk about!? From our most hated fruit to losing weight postpartum and mom guilt—we cover a lot. T...
EP 1: AUDRA MCPARTLAND: Advocating for Your Health
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAudra McPartland, a dedicated runner and mother of four, PE teacher, and soon-to-be masters runner, was on fire running personal records...
Ep 0: Introducing The Mother Runners Podcast
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis new podcast features in-depth and fun interviews with mother runners (aka moms who run). Some names you may recognize, and some you...
FUELING for all STAGES of MOTHERRUNNER-HOOD with Megan Robinson, RD
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis was such a great episode! We chat with Megan Robinson, a registered sports dietitian nutritionist, about how to fuel for all stages...
The PROBLEM with trying to be PERFECT
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe gang is back with all 4 of us today! This was a fun one to start and then we got serious talking about our own experiences with perf...
How to Stay Motivated to RUN (& when to press PAUSE)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhew, what an episode. This week we take on a listener question about how we stay motivated to run. This is not your typical discussion ...
Reasons to NOT Run the Race You Paid & Trained For
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode features Olivia & Shanna unhinged. Well, sort of. They two talk about some unserious things like GOLF (well, non-seriou...
The Q & A Episode: Answering Listener Questions
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode is a special one. We answer our listeners’ questions which vary from what our favorite shoes are to how we handle mom gui...
Recovery for Runners: What Works, What Doesn’t, & What We Do
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we discuss recovery from running—what we do, what works, what doesn’t. Our conversat...
Picking the Right Race for Your Season of Motherhood + Race Day Logistics with Kids
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss how to pick the right race and running goal for your season of motherhood. We share our personal experiences...
How Our Childbirth Experiences Impact Our Running Mindsets
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, all four of us share our birth stories and how our experiences impact our running today. While we are all runners and m...
Hormone Health & Runners: Emily Knight's Healing Journey
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is an important episode! We dive into the crucial topic of hormone health and its profound impact on women's wellness. We lear...
Feeling Like You Lost Yourself in Motherhood
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about something only moms can really understand—feeling like we lost ourselves in motherhood. We share our pe...
Our TOP MARATHON Advice for First-Timers
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis one is for the first-timers—but really for anyone who wants to take on the marathon distance & feel like they nailed it (well...
Surviving SUMMER RUNNING (& a Love Island Tangent)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles With Moms Podcast, the four of us reunited after a hiatus (summer schedules are hard) to chat about summer ...
Creating Safe Sports Environments for Kids with Dr. Leah Avery
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday, we have guest Dr. Leah Avery; a mother runner, physical therapist, & former competitive swimmer who was abused by her high sc...
Heart Rate Training: EVERYTHING You Want to Know
18 Jun 2025
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Send us a textJust as things really heat up this summer, we are sharing everything you need to know about Heart Rate Training, an important tool for r...
The BANTER Episode
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou know—Iife is busy and we haven’t had a chance for all four of us to talk and catch up. So that’s what this episode is! We just...
JEN HUGHES: Military Mom & Elite Masters Marathoner Overcoming Adversity & Breaking Boundaries
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles With Moms Podcast, we are so honored to interview Jen Hughes (@jenhughes56 on Instagram). Jen is a remarkab...
TESS CHUPINSKY: Empowering Yourself as a MOM
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week marks our last installment of our special Mother’s Day episodes where we are interviewing amazing moms. Today we chat with T...
ELIZABETH ROPP: Finding the Joy of Running Later in Life
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text(We wanted to call this the Snail Trail episode--you will have to listen to find out why...) But ok! THIS WEEK on the Miles with Moms po...
Natalie Mitchell: Running with All Her Heart
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week we are so honored to have Natalie Mitchell as our guest as we continue featuring fellow mother runners all month long to celeb...
The True Recipe for Longevity in Running: Kayleigh Schwartz (A Mother’s Day Special)
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis episode kicks off something fun we are doing for May (the month of Mother’s Day)—we are featuring fellow mother runners to shed...
Why I NEEDED Running in My Life -- Francesca Barbetta
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“We had been in and out the hospital so many times and thank God for my mom's my rock. She's my best friend. She was with me...
The Secrets of Getting FASTER after 40!
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week we are doing something extra special. We have two special guests Polly Cunes (@mommytosubthree) and Michelle Baxter (@therunne...
Leaning Into Chasing Goals as a MOM
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Shanna & Olivia catch us up on their training which leads them into an inspiring conversation about chasing goals a...
REAL TALK: When We Felt "NORMAL" Running After Having a Baby
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we (Olivia, Tricia & Whitney) answer a question we’ve been asked often by listeners: what it was REALLY like for ...
Our Top Mother Runner Hacks (for Mom Life)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to Season 2 of the Miles with Moms podcast! In this episode, we share our “mother runner hacks” for making our mom lives eas...
Listener Questions & Our Advice
19 Mar 2025
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Send us a textFor this fun episode, Tricia, Olivia, Shanna, & Whitney answer a wide array of listener questions sharing our advice & experienc...
Our Running Hot Takes
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we (Whitney, Shanna & Olivia -- we missed you, Tricia!) share our running hot takes. Some of many: Running is NOT...
How We Got FASTER
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we share how we got faster—something we have been asked about a lot. But this conversation comes with many caveats: r...
EATING DISORDER AWARENESS: FOOD IS FREAKING FUEL to Run & LIVE
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt is National Eating Disorder Awareness week. Sadly, eating disorders are far too common in the world of running for females, at all le...
From a Father Runner's POV: Nick Klastava!
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text In this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we welcome Nick Klastava (@nklastava), a running coach and father, to discuss the inte...
LETTING GO OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Whitney & Olivia get to know each other better (so you get to know us better, too!). (Shanna & Tricia couldn’...
ANOTHER HOT SEAT SPECIAL: LOLLIPOPS, IPADS & CROCHET, oh my!
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles and Moms podcast, Shanna, Tricia, & Olivia (not Whitney, she couldn’t be there today) put each other ...
OVERCOMING FEARS OF OTHERS' OPINIONS
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we take on dealing with other people's opinions and trying not to care what other p...
THE MOMS WE THOUGHT WE'D BE vs. WHO WE REALLY ARE
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we talk about your typical random stuff (caffeine and catheters, anyone?) and then we di...
How to find the right running coach for YOU! (& how to break up with one)
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we address a question we have been asked about a lot: what to look for in a running coac...
CHOOSING THE RIGHT RUNNING GOAL FOR YOUR UNIQUE "MOM LIFE"
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we are talking about how to choose the right goals for your mom life—as we all have un...
THE NEW YEAR EPISODE: 2025 Goals (Part 2)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we reflect on their experiences over the past year, discussing personal goals, challenge...
THE CHRISTMAS EPISODE: 2024 REFLECTIONS (PART 1)
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSummaryIn this episode of the Miles and Moms podcast, we get deep--and also really ridiculous, as we tend to be--starting with an in-dep...
What’s So Freaking Great About the Marathon, Anyway?!
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, your hosts (Whitney, Olivia, and Shanna—Tricia was unable to make it) delve into the c...
PART 2: Tricia & Whitney in the HOT SEAT
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis is PART 2 of our little series of putting each other in the HOT SEAT. Part I, Shanna & Olivia interviewed one another. In this ...
PART 1: Shanna & Olivia in the HOT SEAT
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOne of the skills of being a mother runner is being flexible & adapting to change. So with that, this week we are giving you TWO epi...
BONUS EPISODE: An Interview with Sandra Mikulic
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, hosts Olivia and Tricia welcome Sandra Mikulic (a "plus-sized runner"), who sh...
DECISION TIME: Running PR or Another Baby??
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, your Miles with Moms hosts discuss weighing the decision many mother runners face: should they train for a running PR o...
WHO LET US HAVE A PODCAST?? (holiday edition)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWill you still like us after you listen to this podcast? We almost didn't publish it. In this latest episode, we come to you comple...
BONUS EPISODE: MOTHER RUNNER SPOTLIGHT, ALYSE GILLIVER!
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our inaugural BONUS episode where we spotlight amazing mother runners, we are celebrating the awesomeness of Alyse Gilliver, an incre...
Running Postpartum: Our Mistakes, Lessons, & Expertise
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRunning after having a baby is HARD--& is so different for each pregnancy. In this episode, we unpack our experiences with running p...
Our Top Fueling FAILS & Tips
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode we chat about the importance of fueling for runners and share personal stories of their fueling fails and go-tos. We sh...
The Mental Assault of Running Injuries (+ the Good Stuff, too)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we discuss the challenges and lessons learned from running injuries. We share personal e...
(Creatively) Finding Time to Run
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the challenges of finding time to run as busy mothers. The conversation delves into the balance of family li...
Navigating Runner Safety as a Mother Runner: In Honor of the Life of Alyssa Lokits
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we discuss the critical issue of runner safety, sharing personal experiences and the emo...
The Comparison Trap for Moms Who Run
09 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, the hosts discuss their recent race experiences, the challenges of comparison in running...
The Mom Guilt Battle
06 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the pervasive issue of mom guilt, particularly in the context of running and personal pursuits. We share per...
Getting to Know Your Miles with Moms Co-hosts
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this inaugural episode of the Miles with Moms podcast, we, (your hosts Whitney, Olivia, Shanna, and Tricia -- hi!) share our personal...