Hear Her Sports

Clara Honsinger US National Cyclocross Champion…Ep100 Mar 25, 2021

Team USA Cyclocross rider Clara Honsinger grew up riding mountain bikes on the trails behind her home in Oregon and started racing bikes as a teenager with the guidance of a high school teacher. After moving to Portland, OR for school, she discovered cyclocross and was immediately hooked on the physical and technical challenge of the sport. In 2019, she won the US Elite Women National Championships as a first-year elite and then joined the Cannondale CyclocrossWorld.com team. In the 20-21 season she earned two UCI Cyclocross World Cup Podiums and finished fourth overall in the World Cup final standings. Clara ended her stellar season with a fourth-place finish at the World Championships. Clara will be racing on the road with Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank in 2021. Beyond cycling, she is finishing her undergraduate degree in Nutrition at Oregon State University and enjoys exploring farmer's markets and neighborhood gardens in her free time.

Khadijah Diggs #nevergiveuponyourself…Ep99 Mar 11, 2021

Khadijah Diggs is a Triathlete on TEAM USA, a mother, and works full time. Her mission is to promote a positive image of Muslim women and Islam in general through sport. Khadijah competed in her first Triathlon in 2012 as part of an initiative for her Sorority. Since then, she has entered more than 40 events and successfully completed all but one of them. She is currently ranked in the top 5% of her age group by Ironman Triathlon and is also the first African American woman to represent Team USA in Long Course Triathlon and the first Muslim to represent Team USA in any multisport event.

Haley Rosen Just Women’s Sports…Ep98 Feb 25, 2021

CEO and Founder of Just Women’s Sports, Haley Rosen received a BA and an MA from Stanford University, where she played as a midfielder for the Cardinal soccer team. After a brief professional soccer career in both the US and abroad, Haley returned to the Bay Area, where she first worked in tech before founding Just Women’s Sports. Her goal is for the digital platform is to create equal representation of women in sports. Like Hear Her Sports, Haley often cites the stat that 44% of athletes are women and only 4% of sports media coverage.

In addition to talking about the state of women’s sports right now, the incredible opportunities in the field, and how exciting and marvelous we find female athletes, Haley shares her personal stories of a soccer career cut short due to injury.

Brianna Decker USA Hockey Now & Future…Ep97 Feb 11, 2021

Ice Hockey super star Brianna Decker has been playing hockey at the International level for almost twenty years. She generously shares stories of playing ice hockey with her brothers, USA Hockey team camps, lessons from the Olympics, and the future for young hockey players.

Brianna represented USA in two Olympic Games where she won gold in 2018 and silver in 2014, played in seven World Championships (winning gold in six of those) and ten Four Nations Cups and one Twelve Nations Invitational Tournament Series. She is also a two-time winner of the Bob Allen Women’s Player of the Year Award and two-time CWHL Clarkson Cup winner. In 2016 Brianna helped the Boston Pride win the Isobel Cup, was two-time NWHL Most Valuable Player, 2012 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, and played on the University of Wisconsin Division 1 National Championship team in 2011. Brianna also coaches for U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team and created the Brianna Decker Endowment for Girls Hockey.

Brianna is currently playing with the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) Calgary Region team.

Dr Kirstin Lauritzen The Immune System and Building Resiliency…Ep96 Jan 28, 2021

With Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen we talk basics of the immune system, the gut, how male and female immune systems differ, and what you can do to build resiliency. Dr K is a Functional Medicine Practitioner in Wilsonville, Oregon. Her doctorate is in Chiropractic and she holds a Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. She is the founder of NW functional Medicine - a health care clinic that incorporates massage, Chiropractic, Rehab and Functional Medicine. She is also the founder of DrKirstin.com where she shares current research, articles and recipes to encourage and inspire athletes to go further with their performance and health. Dr K specializes in helping female athletes fix and prevent nutrient deficiencies so they can optimize their performance, longevity in their sport, reduce risk of injury and promote a healthy body. She is a Triathlete and is currently training for the Coure D’Alene Ironman!

Brandie Wilkerson Deep Drive to Beach Volleyball…Ep95 Jan 14, 2021

Brandie Wilkerson started playing beach volleyball in 2013 after being inspired while watching the 2012 London Olympics. While she had a later start than most, her successful indoor volleyball career as a 4-time All-Star opposite hitter at York University helped her quickly adjust to the game. She made her first AVP appearance in 2017 working her way from a low-ranked qualifier team in Huntington to, eventually, the Manhattan Beach Open Finals. From there, she’s posed a threat in the Main Draw, both on AVP and the FIVB World Tour, winning FIVB World’s Best Blocker in 2018. Her team is currently ranked #7 in the world and plans to compete for Canada in the Tokyo Olympics.

Brandie Wilkerson was born in Lausanne, Switzerland to a native Swiss mother and a Texan father. She was raised in Toronto, Canada. As a multi-racial female athlete, Brandie has fallen in love with the power beach volleyball has in bringing a deeply diverse world together in a fierce, fun, competitive, entertaining, and empowering way that goes beyond the sport.

Catherine Breed Record Breaking Open Water Swimmer…Ep94 Dec 31, 2020

Open water swimmer Catherine Breed swims fast for long distances in lakes and oceans. She holds four open water records, two USMS national records, and has solid goals for many more.

Catherine raced (in a pool), very successfully, for both UC Berkeley and the US National team. After graduating, she joined the Dolphin Club in San Francisco. On September 21st she completed the 25 mile swim across Monterey Bay, which she did in 12 hours and 42 minutes, setting a new record. She is only the sixth person (five of which were women) to make the swim. Her first ultra-marathon swim was crossing Lake Tahoe in 2017, where she beat both the men’s and the women’s records. Just a few months ago in October she was part of a record-breaking relay team in the Uberman Triathlon. Catherine is passionate about swimming and about making it accessible to all people. The water is a calming place for her and a safe haven. She believes everyone deserves that opportunity regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status.

Talya Minsberg New York Times Sports Journalist…Ep93 Dec 17, 2020

Talya Minsberg is an Assistant Sports Editor at New York Times. Previously, Talya worked as an editor on NYT’s Social team and for Special Projects. During that time, she spearheaded the newsroom’s social coverage at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Looking for great stories at the intersection of sports and society, she writes about a range of men’s and women’s sports. In the episode, Talya shares topics and athletes she’s looking forward to following in 2021, athletic drive, and advice for young journalists. Talya is a runner and surfer.

Meg Fisher Paralympic Gold & Grit…Ep92 Dec 03, 2020

Megan Fisher is a Multiple Medal Winner in Paralympic Cycling at both London and Rio Olympics and is a 10x World Champion. She’s now a Certified Athletic Trainer, specializing in Sports Medicine with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Meg also has credentials as USA Cycling Level 3 Coach and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

But Meg’s road to success has not been easy. In 2002, she was involved in a tragic car accident that resulted in the amputation of her left leg, significant brain injury, and a week in a coma on a ventilator. Meg’s life’s work has been to help others unlock the potential in their bodies and develop resilience so that the stresses of time and age are less diminishing.

Leslie Kim Dynamite Starfish…Ep91 Nov 19, 2020

In 2015, Artist and Rock Climber Leslie Kim started creating illustrations inspired by her travels to different rock climbing areas and soon combined that artwork wither love for climbing and the community of climbing. She launched her apparel company, Dynamite Starfish. She lives by the motto: "Try hard. Have fun. Care about the things you love." Hear Her Sports podcast is long-form intimate profiles of female athletes breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Kriste Peoples Throwing It All Up Against The Wall…Ep90 Nov 05, 2020

Kriste is a trail runner, adventure runner, meditation teacher, and also a speaker, writer, and media producer. She coaches women in trail running along the Front Range, leads healing hikes, and facilitates retreats which empower participants to develop skills that will serve them both in nature and in daily life. Kriste is also the founder of Black Women’s Alliance a social network centered around the wellness and healing of Black women in body and mind and has recently developed an online video series Moving Conversations where she connects with spiritual teachers, wise women, healers, and creatives about ways to engage self-care within communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Hear Her Sports podcast is long-form intimate profiles of female athletes breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Robyn Lesh American Magic…Ep89 Jul 30, 2020

Robyn Lesh is a design engineer with American Magic, a racing boat preparing for the America’s Cup. Robyn manages weight and center gravity of the boat as well as being in charge of 3D printing, 3D scanning and 3D virtual reality. Robyn grew up in Washington State and has been sailing since she was 6 days old. She graduated from MIT in 2016 where she spent four years as a varsity Skipper on the MIT sailing team and earned her degree as a mechanical engineer-ocean engineer.

Rhian Ravenscroft Speak Up Every Time…Ep88 Jul 16, 2020

In the midst of cancelled races and uncertainty, Vice Director of The Cyclists’ Alliance, Rhian Ravenscroft is looking to rethink how women’s cycling and racing is structured. We talk about the current situation at the UCI, The Cyclists’ Alliance, their recent Rapha Foundation grant, and inequity in cycling.

The Cyclists’ Alliance is the labor organization representing professional cyclists in UCI Women's World Tour events. Rhian is a corporate and commercial lawyer with 15 years experience. As the Vice-Director, she is in charge of working with stakeholders like the UCI, teams, and race organizers on a daily basis. Like everyone who works at The Cyclists’ Alliance she is a former racer. Rhian raced competitively from the age of 9 as a runner, triathlete, and cyclist.

Sarah Axelson 48th Anniversary Title IX…Ep87 Jul 02, 2020

Sarah Axelson, Title IX expert, Senior Director of Advocacy at the Women’s Sports Foundation joins the show in honor of the 48th anniversary of Title IX on June 23rd, 2020. She gives a fascinating history of the law, how it works, unfulfilled promises, and hope going forward. Sarah is a lifelong athlete, considers herself a byproduct of Title IX, played 4 years of NCAA Division III varsity softball. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Mary Washington and recently received her Master of Public Administration degree through the Executive MPA program in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College.

Deanna Belleny Diversify Dietetics…Ep86 Jun 18, 2020

Deanna Belleny Co-Founder of Diversify Dietetics earned her Bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and Foods at the University of Houston and her Master’s in Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. She is the Program Manager for Systems Transformation at Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care. Diversify Dietetics increases the racial and ethnic diversity in the field of nutrition by empowering nutrition leaders of color. Join our conversation on nutrition, mentorship, systematic racism in health care, inequity exposed by the current health crises, and what she sees in the future beyond the pandemic.

Marinel de Jesus Earth Is Beautiful…Ep85 Jun 04, 2020

Marinel de Jesus, founder of Peak Explorations, is a lawyer, writer, a public speaker, a world traveler, and a nomad who leads tours most often high-altitude mountain trekking all over the world. In 2016, she launched Peak Explorations and Brown Gal Trekker with the mission to create inclusion for local/indigenous women in the trekking tourism industry as guides and porters worldwide. She just completed, We Are Nomads: A True Story of an All Women Migration in Altai, her first documentary film, made in collaboration with local Kazakhs. We talk about her documentary, power dynamics in trekking, women leaderships as porters and guides, and traveling in the future.

Faith Dismuke Sprint Dreams…Ep84 May 21, 2020

Former track and field pro athlete and new novelist Faith Dismuke ran for Villanova an NCAA Division I school and for USA Track and Field. In 2015, Faith earned a Master’s degree from the University of Connecticut with a focus on media's influence on the representation and psychology of student-athletes of color. Her first novel Sprint Dreams is the story of eighteen-year-old college sophomore, Makeda Delane. It’s the story of track and field, determination to make it to Nationals, relationships, and being at college. Faith and I talk a lot about the book, characters, and her inspiration.

Tamara Gorman Extra Year…Fast Track 10 May 14, 2020

Team USA Triathlete Tamara Gorman won two World Triathlon Championships (as a junior and as an Under 23 competitor). In 2019 she medaled in three Triathlon World Cups. Tamara had her sights on making the Tokyo Olympic Team. Then, in mid-February 2020, she had surgery, throwing that into question. Now fully recovered, she’s taking advantage of the extra year before Tokyo to get stronger and better. For right now she offers a wise goal of just training to be the best each day. We also talk about finding water to swim in, training by feel and by data, and traveling by plane and car to get home.

Maggie Steffens Don’t Be Shy of your Dreams…Ep83 May 07, 2020

Maggie Steffens, two-time Olympic Gold medalist, MVP at both 2012 and 2016 Games. In London 2012, her first Olympic Games, Maggie tied the record for most goals in an Olympics with 21. Maggie has also won three World Championship Golds, three NCAA Championship titles while at Stanford, and, in 2017, was named Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Player of the Year. Maggie is actively training and is Team Captain upcoming Tokyo Olympics. She talks about data in sport, shares her experience of Tokyo Olympics postponement, training without a pool, expanding exposure of role models, value of more stories of female athletes, sport IQ, beauty and difficulty of water polo.

Tamyra Mensah Stock Proudly Dominant…Ep82 Apr 23, 2020

Tamyra Mensah Stock current World Champion wrestler is on her way to Tokyo Olympics. This year she dominated by winning golds at Pan American Games, Pan American Championships, Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, and Dan Kolov International Championship. She is ranked number 1 in US at 68 kilos. And to top that all off she won the United World Wrestling’s women’s wrestler of the year. Tamyra shares the best description I’ve heard of what it’s like to work with a coach along with important stories about being proudly dominant on and off the mat.

Olga Harvey Women’s Sports Foundation Lessons From Sports Fast Track Apr 16, 2020

Olga Harvey, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at the Women's Sports Foundation on how WSF is handling a new reality of social distancing and how they are pivoting plans to stay focused on their mission of enabling all girls and women to reach their potential in sports and life.

Olga is a native of Moscow, Russia. She received a Business degree from Cornell University while playing D1 tennis. Olga was the team captain and holds a 21-0 record in Ivy League singles play. She was two-time Ivy League Player of the year and was inducted into Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame. To this day, Olga is an avid tennis player and volunteer with USTA. She serves as the Officer on the USTA Eastern Board of Directors and is a member of the USTA National Committee for Diversity and Inclusion.

Tracy Fober At Home Movement Based Fitness… Ep81 Apr 09, 2020

Physical therapist, coach, strength trainer Tracy Fober talks body weight training and movement based fitness. Training at home doesn’t mean limiting athletic development. Tracy’s methods can be used to great effect even once we all can train wherever we want again. Tracy owns Iron Maven Performance Health, in Park City, Utah. She worked with US Ski & Snowboard leading up to 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeonchang. Her clients range from young, old, those rehabbing after injury, and professional athletes. She also talks xc ski team, women coaches, and battling Covid 15.

Katie Nageotte Training During Covid-19 Fast Track 8 Apr 02, 2020

Katie Nageotte, one of the top American pole vaulters, currently ranked 4th in the world, so also one of the best in the world explains how she’s training during Covid-19 and what her plans are going forward now that Olympics are postponed. In 2017 she started training with coach Brad Walker and has been making incredible gains for the past several years. Some recent results include a Gold medal at the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and a Silver at 2019 Pan Am Games.

Sarah Kelleher Flourish… Ep80 Mar 26, 2020

Sarah Kelleher is a high performance coach and strategic consultant supporting individuals, teams, and organizations to flourish. She is Associate Consultant Team Coach at Leading Edge, a performance coaching company. Sarah has been involved in high performance coaching at the international level for over eight years currently in her sixth cycle as Lead Coach, England Hockey Under 18 Girls with experience as assistant coach to GB / England Under 21s. (And we’re talking field hockey her.) Her extensive coaching combined with her own senior international playing career, spanning 10 years AND as Irish Captain, provides her with an in-depth understanding of what it takes to maximize performance in a team.

Lucinda Brand Try Everything Fast Track 2020_03_20 Mar 21, 2020

Lucinda Brand professional Dutch road and cyclocross cyclist on coronavirus in March 2020, training with uncertainly, Olympics, and the past cyclocross season. She has been a profressional rider for eleven years. On the road she’s won four Dutch National Championships, GP de Plouay-Bretagne, three stages in the Giro d’Italia Femminile, and the World Championships team time trial. During this past cycloscross season she won three world Cup races: Namur, Grand Prix Erik de Vlaeminck, VLA-mink and Grand Prix Adri van der Poel.

Patricia Destine Row New York… Ep79 Mar 12, 2020

Patricia Destine, now a middle school coach at Row New York started in Row New York as a high schooler, still rows, kickboxes, and is working towards a career as Youth Development Personal Sports Specialist. She gives us a terrific insider’s view into young athletes because she’s been working with these kids for years and because at 22 she’s close to their age. We talk about middle school girls leaving sports too frequently, her methods to prevent that, nutrition for athletes and models, and what it’s like to row in New York waterways.

Bryce Wettstein Skateboard By Heart… Ep78 Feb 27, 2020

Bryce Wettstein is a professional skateboarder and 2019 USA National Champion for Women's Park format. This summer will be the first time skateboarding is in the Olympics and Bryce is on Team USA Skateboarding with a shot at skating Park in Tokyo. Bryce travels a lot to compete, keeps up with school, surfs, plays volleyball, and writes songs on her ukulele. She’s been skating since she was very young and even has a little, wooden bowl in her backyard. We talk creativity, details of the sport, language, goals, equal pay, tricks, music, and art.

Dagmara Wozniak Winning Well … Ep77 Feb 13, 2020

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. She inspires with stories of rehab, Lindsey Vonn documentaries, winning well, strength training, whoop, and how sports is like art.

Jacqie McWilliams Commissioner Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association … Ep76 Jan 30, 2020

Jacqie McWilliams Commissioner of the CIAA spent nine years at the NCAA, managing NCAA championships. She was a student-athlete at Hampton University where she was a champion basketball and volleyball player. Jacqie earned a BA in Psychology from Hampton University and a Masters degree in Sports Management and Administration from Temple University. She currently serves on the board for Women Leaders in College Sports, NCAA Board Ad Hoc Committee for Cultural Diversity, and NCAA Board of Governors Federal and State Legislation Working Group.

We talk about losing, managing work, physical health, spiritual health, and being a mother, her influences growing up, history, not everything is an emergency, having a great team and great advisors.

Christina Vassallo Active (not Athletic) With Diabetes Fast Track 6 Jan 23, 2020

Christina Vassallo, curator and arts administrator, just named Executive Director of Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia. Christina is also an avid cyclist with Type 1 diabetes. For the past six years she’s been the ED of Spaces Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. This Fast Track consists of excerpts about her diabetes, bike commuting, and bike touring. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Katie Visco Following Dreams Across Australia… Ep75 Jan 16, 2020

Katie Visco ran across Australia. 2200 miles, more than three months, a marathon plus each day. Her husband Henley Phillips pedaled a bicycle loaded up with 350 pounds of gear, food, and water making it the first ever bicycle-supported transcontinental run across any country. In 2009, Katie became the 2nd youngest and 13th woman to run across America. While make that trip from Boston to San Diego, she also spoke to more than 200 audiences encouraging people to go for their big dreams. We talk about having a life purpose, letting the next best decision manage big projects, the huge value of telling stories, water, climate, and taking care of the planet.

Laura Moretti Reece Fuel The Body Fast Track 2020_01_09 Jan 09, 2020

Laura Moretti Reece, Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics currently part of the Female Athlete Program and Sports Medicine/ Orthopedics Team at Boston Children's Hospital specializes in sports performance-based nutrition, treating low energy availability, disordered eating, and eating disorders in athletes. She works with Olympic and professional athletes, colleges and universities, professional sport and dance facilities and is consulting dietitian for Boston Ballet Company and US Rowing. Laura is an athlete herself. She is a competitive triathlete and a three-time Boston Marathon qualifier and finisher. We talk carbohydrates, keto, Mary Cain, REDs, Oregon Project, Nutrition. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Hannah Jennings STRONG!… Ep74 Jan 02, 2020

Competitive Strongman and Strength Coach Hannah Jennings has been active in the weight room since high school, competes in both Powerlifting and Strongman events and holds multiple state and a world records. She is also a coach helping women get stronger and building their self belief so they can also start living their strongest life. We talk being the strongest in the room, competition jitters, confidence, huge value of a coach, and grip strength.

Lilah Thompson Bring People Up Fast Track 2019_12_26 Dec 26, 2019

Lilah Thompson, high school sophomore volley standout discovered volleyball only about a year ago. She has absolutely found her sport and shines at it! She is the only sophomore on her school’s Varsity volleyball team and plays for Avidity Volleyball Club on the top-level team for her age group. She has been recognized with the Most Improved Award for the 2018 season, named a New England Conference All-star in the Fall of 2019, and was just named one of the best high school athletes of the season in The Boston Globe. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Hannah Stodel Challenging Perceptions… Ep73 Dec 19, 2019

Hannah Stodel, 3 time World Champion, 4 times Paralympian. Hannah was born without a lower right arm. At 15 she started competing with her eyes on the Paralympics and now she is preparing for the Vendee Globe, and incredible, solo around the world race. Hannah talks about love of sailing, confidence, her studied preparations for the Vendee, and unicorn duct tape and chocolate. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Jessica Berman Deputy Commissioner, National Lacrosse League Fast Track 2019_12_11 Dec 12, 2019

Jessica Berman, Deputy Commissioner and Executive Vice President of Business Affairs at the National Lacrosse League, first woman to hold the title of Deputy Commissioner at any professional sports league in North America and now highest-ranking woman in men’s professional sports leagues. She shares great stuff on emerging sports leagues, big career moves, creative time while running, collecting people, confidence, imposter syndrome and her new position. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Lia Neal Surrounded By the Right People… Ep72 Dec 05, 2019

Lia Neal, Olympic swimmer, Stanford grad, now pro competing in International Swimming League. Lia won bronze and silver medals in the 4x100 freestyle relays at the 2012 & 2016 Olympic Games, was first woman of Black descent to swim an Olympic final for the US and won a gold medal at the Junior World Championships. She shares stories of training, swimming as kid in Brooklyn, giving back, what’s it like being at the Olympics, and finding a bit of balance as a new pro. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Cheryl Cooky Looking Into 4% Sports Media Coverage … Ep71 Nov 14, 2019

Cheryl Cooky, associate professor of American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Purdue University, expert in gendered media representations of sport talks in depth about low quantity and quality of sports media coverage of women. She covers Olympics, World Cup Soccer, Caster Semenya, and what sports tells us about culture. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Lisa Keller Cancer Survivor as Athlete Fast Track 2019_11_07 Nov 07, 2019

Lisa Keller cancer survivor, coach, and triathlete owns Multisport Training of Alaska, coaching for triathletes, is General Manager of Running Free Alaska, coaches at Hiland prison in Anchorage. She’s a founding board member of the Alaska Run for Women, winner of the Gold Nugget Triathlon and the Eagle River Triathlon and is a two-time Alaska Triathlete of the Year and has achieved All-American status in USA Triathlon age group rankings. Hear Her Sports Fast Track are short topical conversations with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Danielle Williams Tell A Different Story … Ep70 Oct 31, 2019

Danielle Williams, Skydiver, Founder and Senior Editor of the blogging platform Melanin Base Camp Founder of Diversify Outdoors, and Co-Founder of Team Blackstar Skydivers. She’s currently producing a short film about black Canadian climbing prodigy Sabrina Chapman. We talk mothers, diversity, story telling, and community. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Julie Pedalino Custom Bike Fit Fast Track 2019_10_24 Oct 24, 2019

Julie Pedalino bike builder with passion for ornament fancy lugs steel bikes talks importance of bike fit. Hear how small changes make a bike difference for comfort and riding fun. Hear Her Sports Fast Track are short topical conversations with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Sibyl Jacobson Going Great Guns … Ep69 Oct 17, 2019

76 year old triathlete Sibyl Jacobson 2-time ITU Triathlon World Champion, 2-time IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion shares her stories about competing as an older athlete, training, Title IX, sports she did as a kid, starting her athletic career as a 61 year old, and aging. She seeks things that frighten and challenge her, wants to continue competing into her 80s, and has some wise words for us. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Dawn Scott US Soccer High Performance Periods...Ep68 Oct 03, 2019

Dawn Scott, USA Soccer’s Women’s National Team High Performance Coach covers her work incorporating science of menstrual cycles with training, what her days are like training with the team, extreme importance of strength training, the upcoming packed schedule for the USA soccer players, and how you can take advantage of everything she’s learned in nine years as coach for USWNT. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Eline Mets Celebrate Badass Motorcross Ep67 Sep 19, 2019

Motocross Racer and filmmaker Eline Mets is the first woman in Canada to jump her dirt bike onto an airbag, a motocross champion, and is the creator of Diaries of Badass Chicks. She won grant money from the Telus Storyhive Web Series and made the TV show’s pilot. Eline is bringing women in motorcross to mainstream. We get into being taken seriously, getting the proper gear and equipment for high level performance, ageism, learning to ride with a bunch of little kids, and feeling indestructible as a motorbike rider, plus, because that’s our thing, inequity in the world of motocross. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep66 Elana Meyers Taylor Set Sights Really, Really Big Aug 08, 2019

Bobsledder, Elana Meyers Taylor 4 time World Champion, 3 time Olympic medalist, and 2015 World Cup Champion, first woman to compete on US National Team with men as a 4-man bobsled pilot, and president of the Women’s Sports Foundation joins podcast this week. We talk about why competing in the 4-man bobsled is so important, big long term goals!, insiders view of WSF, concussions, Taekwondo, bobsled, and the recently released report by Women’s Sports Foundation and Nike titled “Coaching Through a Gender Lens: Maximizing Girls’ Play and Potential”. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep65 Felisha Legette-Jack You Matter Jul 25, 2019

Felisha Legette-Jack, University of Buffalo Women’s Basketball Head Coach. She cares about all her players long after college career ends. We talk about Hanna Hall’s video about struggling with anorexia, overcoming fear, lifting up all women, and coaching. At U Buffalo, Coach Jack has 143 wins, 2 MAC Championships, 4 postseason appearances, the 1st Draft Pick in school History with Cierra Dillard, and this year she led Bulls to the 2nd round of NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Coach Jack is the coach you want. Motivating, tough, and loving. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes & women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep64 Haylie McCleney 24/7 Focus on Tokyo2020 Jul 11, 2019

Haylie McCleney professional softball player, member of USA Softball Team, 4-Time All-American from University of Alabama, strength coach at Florida A&M 2-time world champion and 2017 Pan-American Games Silver Medalist. Softball is back in the Olympics and she is working 24/7 to make that Tokyo2020 roster. Our topics include weight training for everybody, her own training, time management, current status of softball, social media as pro woman athlete. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with women in sports breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep63 Tenzin Namdol Cyclo-Touring to Extra Dangerous Jun 27, 2019

Nam is a first generation Tibetan-American, cyclo-tourer, nature enthusiast, and budding travel writer. Through environmental activism, climate change, and reducing use of fossil fuels she started bike commuting everywhere. She now rides her bicycle full time and advocates for more gender and racial diversity within the outdoors industries. Nam is a co-founder of WTF Bikexplorers, a nationwide group that brings together women, transgender, femme, and non-binary cyclists for a 3-day summit and organizes long distance bike-packing tours throughout the country. We chat sexism in cycling, joy of bikes, being an immigrant, diversity, climbing, adventure, women bike mechanics + so much more. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep62 Sensi Graves Big Beautiful Life Jun 13, 2019

Sensi Graves is a professional kiteboarder, coach, swimwear designer, entrepreneur, and writer. She launched Sensi Graves Bikinis to create suits that actually stay on in rough conditions of the surf. Her mission: empower women in watersports by giving them the confidence they need and the swimwear they can rely on. Sensi is a four times nominee for AWSI kiteboarder of the year and is ranked 3rd on the Kite Park League World Tour in 2017. Sensi Graves Bikinis has been recognized by Self Magazine as a top suit for sports and is the winner of the 2017 SELF Healthy Living Awards. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep61 Erica Ayala Women’s Hockey Now May 30, 2019

Erica Ayala New York-based sportswriter, broadcaster, and podcaster joins #hearher sports to talk about the current quickly changing situation in women’s professional hockey.

Erica writes covers WNBA for The Athletic, has contributed women’s sports coverage to ESPNW, The Guardian, The Hockey News, Think Progress, WBAI Sports Qualified, and is a ringside reporter for the National Women’s Hockey League.

Erica has insider’s perspective and has talked to players recently and over the years. As she says, emotions are hot. Stay tuned for reasons for that and for Erica’s vision of a long-term ideal.

Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep60 Rebecca Ross Name Drops Mountains May 16, 2019

Rebecca Ross climber, mountaineer, photographer, adventure seeker. Rebecca recently won the McNeill Nott award, which she will use for an expedition in Mongolia in 2020. In Spring 2019 she will climb two peaks in the Republic of Georgia. In 2018 she lead a grant funded expedition to Pico de Orizaba in Mexico. Those are just a few of the climbs she’s done in the past few years since starting the sport in 2017. We talk climbing, safety, fear, lack of solid goals, training, diversity, altitude, photography, adventure, and gear for shorter people. Hear Her Sports is long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, speaking up and living with power & confidence.

Ep59 Naya Tapper Scoring Machine May 02, 2019

Naya Tapper, rugby superstar, top try scorer for the USA Women's Eagles Sevens team began rugby career at UNC in 2012. In 2016 earned spot on USA Women's Eagles. She’s now training for the 2020 Olympics at the Olympic Training Center with her teammates. Because opportunities rugby brought her, Naya works to grow the sport for women and youth.

Ep58 Jen Gurecki Demand Exceptional Apr 18, 2019

Jen Gurecki, CEO of Coalition Snow, a woman founded ski & snowboard company, Editor in Chief, SISU magazine, Co-host Juicy bits podcast, and Founder of Sawadisha joins HHS to talk about creating quality women’s equipment versus “pinking down” something designed and made for by men, LBGTQ, being kind, speaking up, dealing with making mistakes, and her next adventure, cycling in Nepal.

Ep57 Gymnast Rachel Haines Forgiving Apr 04, 2019

Gymnast Rachel Haines was a two-time member of the US Women’s Gymnastics team, two-time National Champion, and Division 1 college gymnast at University of Minnesota where she studied child psychology and earned a master’s degree in family social science.

She’s just come out with her memoir, Abused, about her time as a gymnast and as Survivor 195 in the Larry Nassar case.

She writes in detail about breaking her back in 3 places and everything she did to stay in the sport after that. Mostly Rachel uses the lens of her psychology training to dissect her time in the sport. She focuses on the culture of gymnastics, being a driven teenager, her own process of healing, forgiving, moving on, and creating a great life after sport.

Rachel now coaches young gymnasts and implements her own ideas about improving the sport. We talk about balancing being a strong competitor, safety, and the process of improving and becoming a good person.

Ep56 Lisa Keller Take Up Space Mar 21, 2019

Lisa Keller owns Multisport Training of Alaska, is General Manager of Running Free Alaska, bringing running to the women prisoners at Hiland prison in Anchorage. She’s a founding board member of the Alaska Run for Women, two-time Alaska Triathlete of the Year and has achieved All-American status in USA Triathlon age group rankings. Lisa has stories of how sports power gives power to women. Long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep55 Mallory Hatmaker Running is Treatment Mar 07, 2019

Runner and Nurse Mallory Hatmaker talks postpartum depression, being a mom running as treatment, taking care of herself first, work-family-exercise balance, meditation, speed, competition, and constraints of real life and body. All in Episode 55. Long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep54 Ashli Pratt Track Sprinter Ready To Win Feb 21, 2019

Ashli Pratt senior track sprinter at Laurel on wanting more African Americans in movies, finding a voice, winning, being confident and vibrant, choosing a college, neuroscience, women of color as part of #metoo, living in Glenville, plus nutrition and weight lifting. Long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things. Conversation recorded for Hear Her Sports Glenville, a neighborhood stories project sharing the power of sports for girls and women to break through barriers.

Ep53 Ninja Warrior Meagan Martin Fun Power Feb 06, 2019

Meagan Martin – Ninja Warrior superstar, professional climber, USA Team climber, powerful model for Athleta, and commentator for USA Climbing on ESPN joins HHS for Episode 53. Meagan shares her thoughts about the impact of sports for kids, girls and women, the value of mentors, painted nails, body image, goals, aging, and she has some final wise words. Long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, sharing secrets to speak up, live with power and confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep52 Climber Mary Grace Stocker Seeking Adventure On Her Own Jan 24, 2019

Mary Grace Stocker talks solo adventures, financial security, saving money, climbing in Yosemite, empowering other women, vertical wilderness, breaking from expectations all in Episode 52. Long-form interviews with female athletes breaking boundaries, sharing secrets to speak up, live with power and confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep51 Cecelia Townes Fearless, Boosy, Tenacious GladiatHer Jan 10, 2019

Sporty Esquire Cecelia Townes is a former tennis player at Howard University and a graduate of UCLA School of Law. She founded GladiatHers LLC to empower women who want to achieve their maximum potential. She is dedicated to helping women discover and walk in their purpose, improving the image of women in sports, and on preparing athletes for life after sports. Cecelia serves on the Board of Directors of the national non-profit Play Like a Girl! and is a contributing writer for ESPNW. There’s lot’s of goodies in the conversation including about scarcity, meditating, negotiating, and my favorite -- a bit about how meal planning is rubbish. Long-form interviews with female athletes sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep50 Biathlete Deedra Irwin puts in the work for biathlon Dec 27, 2018

USA Biathlete Deedra Irwin loves putting in the work to improve herself. She's training for the 2020 winter Olympics in Beijing. We get into details of shooting and skiing, managing nerves, injuries and recovery, her supportive biathlon teammates, traveling, donuts (nutrition) and dogs.

Ep49 Sarah Ditmars Proving People Wrong Dec 13, 2018

Sarah Ditmars, kinesiologist, hockey coach, and personal trainer joins Hear Her Sports to talk heartbreak, who’s an athlete, breaking boundaries, fitting workouts into a already packed schedule, being an underdog, and nutrition. She is the 2017 Ontario Junior Hockey League Trainer-of-the-Year and recently introduced her Former Female Athlete Program. Long-form interviews with female athletes sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep48 sculler Sophie Calabrese Losing is the Worst Nov 29, 2018

Sophie Calabrese won GOLD medal in the Quad Scull at the CanAmMex Regatta in Mexico City this summer. She talks about the race, competing, the intense selection process, training, coaching herself, backwards treadmilling, how music and sports relate, the Head of the Charles, and not losing. This is an excellent episode to share with high school athletes or their parents, with rowers, and athletes that need just a little extra motivation to get a bit more from their sport. Sophie loves being competitive, loves being an athlete, and is pursuing elite rowing with real smarts.

Best Wishes Thanksgiving Message Nov 22, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody. Welcome to Hear Her Sports! We are taking this week off for the holiday but will be back with a new episode next week.

Ep47 Laelae Amituanai and Hannah Hall 1 Team 1 Family Nov 08, 2018

Youngstown State Women's Rugby players, Laelae Amituanai and Hannah Hall join the podcast in Episode 47. We talk rugby, team bonding, training, aggression, strategy, nutrition, Chipotle, their two coaches and conditioning trainer, fundraising, and so much more about being a college athlete.

Ep46 Jude Gerace Lively Wheels To Positive Outcomes Oct 25, 2018

Jude Gerace, owner of Sugar Wheel Works, joins us in Episode 46. We talk wheel building, running a small business, being one of the few women in the cycling industry, mentors, getting involved in the community, bike riding, sustainability, Safe Routes to Schools, and a bit about puppies. Hear Her Sports Female where athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep45 XC skier Alayna Sonnesyn College to Pro Oct 11, 2018

Cross Country Skier Alayana Sonnesyn is a first year pro with the Straton Mountain T2 Elite Team. In Episode 45 we talk about the transition from college to a professional athlete, pre-season training in New Zealand, ski techniques, good climbing tips, and goals for the nordic season and beyond to 2022 Olympics. Hear Her Sports podcast is long-form interviews with female athletes sharing secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep44 UNIQUE with Margo Burke Sep 27, 2018

Margo Burke is a funny, politically opinionated middle schooler. She also speed skates. In Episode 44 we talk training, skates, dry land training, value of sports, books, school, World War II, politics, and teamwork vs going at it solo.

Ep43 Collette Smith 1st African American Female Coach In NFL Sep 13, 2018

Collette Smith is 1st African American female coach in the NFL, 1st female coach of the NY Jets, former player with NY Sharks women's professional football team, and founder of Believe N You, Inc. In Episode 43 we talk empowering black youth, girls and women, value of mentors, coaching, Up2Us, learning from family, loving herself through football, and National Women's Football Conference. Hear Her Sports podcast where athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep42 Iris Slappendel founder The Cyclists’ Alliance women’s sport union Jul 19, 2018

Iris Slappendel, founder The Cyclists’ Alliance women’s sport union talks about current state of women's cycling, the needs of women athletes, and successes in the past six months, UCI, insurance, sporting ethics and safety. Episode 42 Hear Her Sports where female athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

EP41 Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler - Power of Sport Jul 05, 2018

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Olympic Gold Medalist in 100 meter hurdlers talks about role as CEO of Laureus, the power of sport to improve lives of youth and unite communities, also Tabata, USA Women's Hockey, and using biomechanics to improve performance and win Olympic Medals.

Ep40 Blake Cason Climber and Coach talks mountains Jun 21, 2018

Alpine Climber and Integrative Wellness Coach Blake Cason shares her journey in climbing, preparing for upcoming trips, humility, ego, confidence, trying over and over, yoga, meditation, meal planning, nutrition, unanswered emails, saying no, and what coaching is all about.

Ep39 Kristen Lamb triathlete, coach grew up with female athletic role models Jun 07, 2018

Triathlete and coach, Kristen Lamb joins me this week. It was really fun to talk about her incredibly active childhood. Her mom coached at St. Lawrence University for 34 years, so Kristen was surrounded by amazing athletic role models from her mom to all the college athletes she saw training and competing. On Hear Her Sports, female athlete podcast, female athletes share secrets to speak up, live with power & confidence, and do amazing things.

Ep38 Ambreen Tariq Promotes Greater Diversity in Outdoors May 24, 2018

Ambreen Tariq, founder of Brown People Camping promotes greater diversity in our public lands and outdoors community. We talk about the positive impact of experiencing the outdoors as a kid, cooking outdoors, loving bad weather, car camping, a girl trip, photography, adventure, finding solutions to increase diversity in our public lands, gender, representation, capacity, saying no, and more.

Female athletes share secrets to live with power and confidence, speak up, and do amazing things in today’s changing world.

Ep37 Stacia Suttles Motivating Others May 10, 2018

Stacia Suttles, aka The Natural is an amateur boxer on Team USA preparing for Olympics Tokyo2020. After getting to the finals in the New York Daily News Golden Gloves in the Barclays Center, Stacia returned to win the Golden Gloves twice in 2016 and 2017. She is also 2016 National golden gloves silver medalist, 2015 Metro Champion, 2016 USA National Champion, and 2017 International gold and bronze medalist. We talk about having an Olympic goal, being relatively new to the sport, coming back from losses, signing with a modeling agency, women in boxing, making weight, motivating others, and more.

Ep36 Liz Sampey The Sky Is Really The Limit Apr 26, 2018

Professional adventure athlete Liz Sampey explores the world by bike, ski, packraft, and whatever else necessary. She talks about how expeditions fit into her life, what is home, how she creates consistency even though she never really knows where she’s headed off to next, and her amazing new project Rise Aligned bringing movement and mindfulness to young people.

Liz has long been a competitor and adventure athlete. But it was when she quit her job to make a movie in Iceland that she focused on the unknown of exploring. In addition to that fateful Iceland trip, she has recently been to Guatemala, Peru, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. She is also a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a coach, and a writer.

Ep35 Maria Toorpakai Wazir peace through sports Apr 12, 2018

Pakistani squash player Maria Toorpakai Wazir tells her story dressing as a boy to play squash, gender differences, gender equity, being strong, confident, education, Hollywood, value of sport and more on Hear Her Sports female athlete podcast.

Ep34 Golfer Megan Khang Family First Mar 29, 2018

LPGA golfer Megan Khang started playing when she was 5 1/2 years old. By 7, she was traveling and realized this is what she wanted to do for her life. It's a family effort with father coaching and caddying. We talk about being new to pro golf, working with her father, love of golf, top five goals on poster boards, training, money, her current caddie, the LPGA founders, Acai bowls, and much more. Hear Her Sports female athlete podcast covers women in sports. Each episode has inspiring thoughts to become a stronger person in mind and body.

Ep33 Noelle Singleton #afroswimmers Mar 15, 2018

Swim coach Noelle Singleton diversifying aquatics through images in #afrosimmers. She talks entrepreneurship, coaching, the importance of water, and health through meal prep and sleep.

Ep32 Anya Alvarez future of sports is girls Mar 01, 2018

Anya Alvarez joins Hear Her Sports to talk about her new venture Major League Girls. Her mission is to empower girls to live passionately on and off the field. We talk Olympic coverage, training, being strong, transitioning out of professional sports into a journalism career, Philadelphia, and tortilla chips.

Ep31 Katie Jackson Horsey Happy Place Feb 15, 2018

Para Equitation Dressage rider Katie Jackson talks cancer, training, life balance, communication with her horses, competition, Olympics, taking care of herself, and happiness in her new life as an amputee.

Her horse, Royal Dancer loves being the center of attention. Katie Jackson aims for gold at the Tokyo 2020 ParaOlympics.

Katie is focused in her training as she pays attention to details and does everything necessary to continue to up her game in the next two years leading to Tokyo2020.

EP30 Syd Schulz Pro Enduro Racer Aims To Love Racing Jan 25, 2018

Pro Enduro Bike Racer Syd Schulz explains details of her sport - a cross between downhill mountain biking and endurance. She talks about competition, social media, sponsorship, training, go pro, writing, fear, self actualization, and offers some tips on riding with others.

Ep29 Speed Skater Elena Rigas Advantage Cornering Jan 18, 2018

Speed Skater Elena Rigas from Denmark qualified for the mass start event in Pyeongchang Olympics next month. She spoke about her training, tactics of the event, awesome trainging partners, the Olympics, the difference between inline skating and racing on ice, and, of course, breakfast.

Ep28 Felice Mueller Keep Showing Up Jan 04, 2018

Olympic Rower, Felice Mueller, is shaking things up in the single scull this year. She just won the Lotman Challenge, a 3-race series, and took home a big check. We talk about equal prize money (it was equal in the Lotman Challenge), Title IX, disliking rowing in high school because it was hard, her strong, female role models, and training. She has amazing words about preparing for the Olympics and the value of sport.

This episode is for young athletes and for parents of athletes. Felice has obviously thought a lot about her place in sport, the value of those before her, coaches, and what she’ll take away from a career in rowing.

Ep27 Shelma Jun Climbing is Political Dec 21, 2017

Rock climber and Flash Foxy founder, Shelma Jun talks gender, politics, training, mentors, feminism, women only spaces, empathy, mistakes, and focusing on what's close to you then expand out.

Ep26 Elizabeth Streb Redefining Grace Dec 07, 2017

Choreographer Elizabeth Streb investigates time, space, action, and how we interact with those three fundamental aspects of being on this earth.

Join our conversation and discover the joy of being an Action Hero and of flying.

We talk about: - space, time, movement - action is a universal language - how the audience relates to the Action Heroes - worrying too much about your body and the future - rehearsing a LOT - naming a movement you are unwilling to do, and do it - angels falling to earth

Elizabeth Streb is a choreographer, founder of the STREB Lab for Action Mechanics (known as SLAM), located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and an extraordinary innovator and thinker. She has won the MacArthur Foundation Grant, two Bessie Awards, and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, Creative Capital, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Mellon.

Ep 25 Alison Dunlap Adventure Mom Nov 23, 2017

Alison Dunlap, mountain, cyclocross, and road cyclist phenom, tells reality of being active woman and having a baby, how to stay fit and sane, some advice for new mothers, and other thoughts about raising a kid interested in physical activity and the outdoors. Alison definitely tells it like it is – no holding back, so join us.

Ep24 Not Drowning in Synchro Monica LaStaiti Nov 09, 2017

Monica's sport as a kid was marching band. Since then she's being very active as a runner, swimmer, climber, an most recently synchronized swimmer. She proves that it's never too late to find your sport. In this episode we talk about: rough patches of being a kid doing sports, not being good at cool kid sports, some details of competing in synchronized swimming, costumes, boys on the team, but mostly how much she loves being on a team as an adult

Episode 23: Alison Tetrick Gravel Love Oct 26, 2017

Alison Tetrick talks about winning Dirty Kanza, Gravel Worlds, and Rebecca's Private Idaho, She tells us how growing up in a sporty family gave her the confidence to sign up for the 200 mile Dirty Kanza even thought she’d never ridden more than 125 miles. Join us for all that, discussions of mentoring, confidence, her love of gravel races, the power of sports, what's up for next year, and she has strong words of encouragement for women interested in cycling.

Episode 22: Cyclocross Champ Helen Wyman and Advocate Liz Cornish Oct 12, 2017

Cyclocross Champion Helen Wyman talks upcoming season, World Cup, training, and pay equity. Bike Advocate Liz Cornish shares why it's important to take up space -- physically and metaphorically.

Originally from Off The Front podcast produced by Elizabeth Emery and WiSP Sports.

Episode 21: Nichole Thompson's Tour de ACL Sep 28, 2017

Nichole Thompson tells story of tearing her ACL and onerous rehab. An outstanding inspiration, she has great thoughts about getting through the ordeal plus actually gaining something from injury and setback. Orthopedic Sports Surgeon, Dr. Sabrina Strickland from Hospital of Special Surgery, starts the episode by adding a good amount of science background about women and ACLs because women do tear their ACLs more often than men. Hear Her Sports is a podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 20: Heidi Skolnik diet manipulation Sep 13, 2017

This is a SPECIAL episode. Not only is it Episode 20! But my guest is superstar Sports Nutritionist Heidi Skolnik, who I worked with during my NYC racing days. I remember her with great fondness and admiration. It felt like visiting a secret weapon as I rode over the George Washington Bridge to get to her New Jersey office.

In this episode we talk about fuel vs nutrition, manipulating diet to perform better, carbohydrates, and her work with The Julliard School and School of American Ballet. She works at The Women’s Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery and has a private practice, Nutrition Conditioning for Life Performance.

Heidi's practice is based on the science of nutrition. She has authored and co-authored 3 books: Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance, Grill Yourself Skinny, and The Reverse Diet: Lose Weight by Eating Dinner for Breakfast and Breakfast for Dinner.

Heidi still works with private clients through her company Nutrition Conditioning for Life Performance in addition to overseeing the Sports Nutrition program at The Julliard School and School of American Ballet. In the past she’s worked with the NY Knicks, NY Giants, and NY Mets along with NHL, MLS, WNBA, Olympic competitors, professional cyclists, marathoners, and collegiate athletes. She also works at The Women’s Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery. And she writes for magazines, appears on TV, writes books, consults to corporations and the food industry, and presents to corporations, professional organizations, universities, and colleges.

Episode 19 Coxswain Colette Lucas Conwell grows up with strong independent French women Aug 31, 2017

French-born Colette Lucas-Conwell shares thoughts about independent French women speaking their minds. Colette is a U23 Coxswain for the US team. We also talked about rowing, of course, what it takes to be a good cox, if a cox is an athlete, Swing, title ix, and Tokyo2020. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 18 Junior cyclist Megan Jastrab moves up to the Pro Field Aug 17, 2017

Hear Her Sports talks to junior cyclist Megan Jastrab. It took everything I had to remember Megan is 15 years old. She is well spoken, knows what she wants, and somehow has figured out a way to mix an enthusiastic love for cycling with focused dedication to hard, disciplined training. Our conversation gave me insight into junior cycling and some of the considerations while moving up the ranks. We talked about all that, her training, coaches, mentors, goals, Olympics, and having fun.

Episode 17 Endurance Adventurer Katie Spotz reveals our incredible physical & mental capabilities Aug 03, 2017

Endurance Adventurer Katie Spotz talks about rowing across the Atlantic, a ten day meditation retreat, training by feel, ultra marathons, water, and empowerment. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 16 Rower Maddie Wanamaker is selected for the U23 World Championships in Bulgaria. Jul 20, 2017

Rower Maddie Wanamaker is selected for the U23 World Championships in Bulgaria.

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 15 Marathoner and D1 coach, Sam Bluske encourages more women to get into coaching. Jul 06, 2017

I'm feeling incredibly lucky to have met and talked to marathoner and D1 cross country & track coach Sam Bluske. Not just because she set me straight about preparing lunch but because she loves coaching, offers great insight to future college athletes about recruiting, focuses on community and giving back. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 14 Pole Vaulter, Katie Nageotte tells girls there's more than one way to look healthy. Jun 22, 2017

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us. See us. Hear us.

Episode 13 Olympic sailor Helena Scutt finishes her last robot and sets her sights on Tokyo 2020. Jun 08, 2017

Olympic sailor Helena Scutt finishes her last robot and sets her sights on Tokyo 2020. A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 12 Rugby Player of the Decade, Phaidra Knight's infectious enthusiasm. May 25, 2017

Phaidra Knight, USA Rugby Player of the Decade, talks about

some nerdy details about the sport that I just loved!
growth of Rugby since Rio Olympics
a few ideas about challenging gender equality
coaching youth sports
aggression
meditation & yoga
training

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 11 Kayak adventure guide, Alison O'Hara getting better in her 50s instead of slower. May 11, 2017

Alison guides kayak and paddleboard trips in Kachemak Bay and around Yukon Island. And she is a story-teller! Find out how she founded True North Adventures 26 seasons ago, how a Vermont debutante got to Alaska in the first place, plus some of her gripping tales of Orcas, plane crashes, and living "off the road". During the winter she is a nordic ski coach, which we also talk about.

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

Episode 10 Steeplechaser Liz Weiler sets the bar higher and higher Apr 27, 2017

Liz Weiler races nationally with the Saucony Hurricanes and trains in Cleveland, Ohio with the Cleveland Elite Development. She has a unique and wonderful perspective on running and training. I love her sense of adventure: "I feel like without putting yourself in stressful situations, life would be boring, so I kind of like that thrill of competing."

Podcast about women in sports and female athletes. Discover new sports and meet adventurous female athletes on Hear Her Sports podcast.

Episode 9 Julie Emmerman on getting specific with what you need to have your strongest performance Apr 13, 2017

Julie Emmerman on getting specific with what you need to have your strongest performance

In this episode we cover:

How Sport Psychology can benefit your athletic pursuits
Advice for a hypothetical climber
Self doubt, fear of injury, work-life balance, and eating and mood disorders
Some differences between the men and women she sees
How to find a professional in your area
The process and the teachings that sport allow for
Being an ambassador for your sport

Episode 8. Meghan Morgan talks about how sports empowers girls to be healthy inside and out. Mar 30, 2017

Hear Her Sports, is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Elizabeth Emery talks with female athletes of different levels and women in sports professions. Meghan Morgan and I talk about how sports empowers girls to be healthy inside and out. Girls in the Game is dedicated to the whole girl with programming focused on sports, health, and leadership.

HHS Ep0007 Quinn Crum talks about fencing at Columbia, film, and people she looks up to. Mar 16, 2017

Hear Her Sports, is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Elizabeth Emery talks with female athletes of different levels about training, life as an athlete, what women do differently from men in their sport, and thoughts about media coverage and inequality in sports.

HHS Ep0006 Seanna Conway talks about coaching U14 girls ice hockey, NWHL, and female athletes in the media Mar 02, 2017

Seanna Conway talks about coaching U14 girls ice hockey, the current state of the National Women's Hockey League, and female athletes in the media.

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

HHS Ep0005 Robin Farina talks about the Women's Cycling Association and piloting a tandem with blind para-cyclist Shawn Cheshire. Feb 16, 2017

Hear Her Sports is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Robin Farina talks about the Women's Cycling Association, a Tour of California twitter storm, starting her coaching business, and piloting a tandem with blind para-cyclist Shawn Cheshire.

HHS Ep0004 170202 ST Sara Tabbert talks about skijoring with huskies & living in rural Alaska. Feb 02, 2017

Hear Her Sports is a biweekly podcast that covers the successes and challenges of exceptional female athletes. Sara Tabbert talks about skijoring with her Alaskan huskies and living off the grid in Fairbanks, AK.

HHS Ep0003 170119b LH Lisa Hunt talks about bike racing, Crossfit, and managing a cycling team. Jan 19, 2017

Lisa Hunt talks about bike racing, Crossfit, how hard it is to manage a cycling team, and her aggressive training schedule.

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

HHS Ep0002 170104 EH Elaine Hullihen talks about yoga, meditation, and teaching with FosteringHope. Jan 03, 2017

Elaine Hullihen talks about her yoga practice, teaching, mediation, splashing in water, and her lime green home-outside yoga mat.

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

HHS_Ep0001 Ruth Coffey talks about her recent Boston Marathon and training Dec 13, 2016

In her lovely Irish accent, Ruth Coffey talks about her first Boston Marathon, training alone, sports bras, nutrition, and energy alignment.

A podcast about exceptional female athletes and women in sports. There are a lot of us out there. Find us, see us, hear us.

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