The Not Your Average Runner Podcast teaches plus-size, mid-life women practical ways to start running in the body they have right now. Certified Running & Life Coach Jill Angie combines her real-life experience and coaching wisdom to help women find joy in learning to run in a way that honors their unique size, shape, speed or age. You’ll be surprised at how much you can enjoy running when you know how to do it! Download a free one-week jumpstart plan to get started today at www.notyouraveragerunner.com/start.
Kelly Roberts is the head coach and creator of the Badass Lady Gang. Her philosophy measures success by confidence gained, not pounds lost, and she’s coached thousands of women from brand-new runners…
Learning to run in all different weather conditions is super important because you can’t guarantee the temperature on race day. If you want to get out there and run in the heat safely, this episode i…
Laine Dubin is a full-time college student, figure skater, and fashion content creator. She started a sustainable thrifting business on Instagram in 2020, specifically thrifting clothes for larger bo…
Whether you're a brand new runner considering trying your first race or a seasoned runner who has completed dozens of them, race-day anxiety is extremely common. Stress and worry can arise even if yo…
If you're feeling disappointed or discouraged because it seems like you're not getting any faster, and you interpret it as a lack of progress, listen in. We are socialized to believe that winning is …
My guest this week is someone with a wealth of wisdom and experience to share with the running world. Martinus Evans, also known as 300 Pounds and Running, is the founder of Slow AF Run Club: the bes…
Yoga has become a practice that’s seemingly reserved exclusively for the privileged few: wealthy, thin, young, flexible, white, and able-bodied. If you don’t feel like you quite fit into the yoga spa…
Are you struggling with starting to run because you think your body size is holding you back? In this bonus episode you’ll hear about a free class I’m teaching that will help you get past those chall…
I hear from runners all the time who say they’re not real runners because they’re slow, practice the run/walk method, or they believe they just aren’t good at it no matter how hard they try. And in a…
When I started this podcast almost six years ago, I could not have predicted where the show would be today or how far we have come. And here we are, celebrating 300 episodes! You have been a signific…
Christine Chessman is an online strength and movement coach who helps women over 40 move more freely, feel strong, and take up space, and she’s also the host of the Find Your Strong podcast.
Christ…
Have you ever felt hopeless about your running? Does it feel like nothing is going your way? Do you wonder why you even bother when running feels this challenging?
Hear how our brains distort facts…
My incredible guest this week is Sandra Mikulic. Sandra is a self-described 250-pound runner who has done a minimum of 5K a day of running or walking for the past 1562 days or four years, three month…
I recently sat down with Christine Chessman of the Find Your Strong Podcast to talk about my favorite topic ever: running. For those of us in larger bodies, there are so many myths and misinformation…
Spring is finally here which means it’s officially half marathon training season! Whether it’s your first half marathon or a comeback race after a long break, many of you are thinking of making that …
Last summer, one of my Instagram reels went viral. It showed me running in different locations and I talked about how you don’t need to lose weight to be a runner. However, there was a set of comment…
I recently taught a class on the three mistakes most fat runners make, and it was so life-changing that I knew I had to share it here on the podcast.
Whether you’re a fat woman who wants to learn h…
I’m sitting down with my two favorite people, Coach Elle Dee and Coach Jen! The three of us make up what I call the dream team of coaches in the best running party on the planet, a.k.a. Run Your Best…
The concept of motivation is constantly shoved down our throats especially on social media. We’ve been conditioned to believe that if we’re not perfect, whether that’s in relation to running or anyth…
Something I talk about extensively on this podcast and all over social media is how you can be a runner at any size. The trolls love chiming in about how running while fat will destroy your knees, or…