A Conversation with The Fat Athlete

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Runners of all sizes and shapes will appreciate this candid conversation with Mia Braithwaite, founder of Rear View Runners and the blog The Fat Athlete. Along with hosts Sarah Bowen Shea and Molly Williams, Mia talks about: -wholeheartedly embracing the word “fat”—and why words matter; -helping fat runners get past “the cloud of shame + blame”; -creative suggestions for ideal, inclusive races; -workout wear recommendations for larger runners; and, -a possibly surprising or controversial medical admission. Before the guest joins around 6:52, Molly and Sarah have a catch-up session, including hatching a scheme that involves dumbbells and kettlebells. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Get rolling: Get 15% off any new ElliptiGO bike with code AMR15 at ElliptiGO.com Sleep well: Use code AMR to get 40% off sitewide at bearmattress.com Get 20% off, plus free shipping, on all IQBAR products by texting AMR to 64-000 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thanks to Elliptigo for its support of our show.
0:02.7	An elliptico bike looks like a cross between a bike and an elliptical machine,
0:06.4	and it provides a low-impact, full-body, time-efficient workout that is so fun.
0:11.5	Visit elliptigo.com to learn more and use code AMR-15 for 15% off any new Elliptico bike.
0:33.5	Music off any new elliptigo bike. Hey, it's Sarah.
0:34.8	Just wanted to give you a heads up that the sound quality for my co-host, Molly, and me, is not great.
0:40.1	We had some tech issues.
0:41.9	But I'm hoping you're going to stick with it because it's an important enlightening conversation.
0:46.7	Thanks.
0:49.3	Welcome to another mother runner.
0:50.9	This is Sarah Bowen-Shay.
0:52.1	I'm joined today in studio by Molly Williams. Hello,
0:55.0	Molly. Hello, Sarah. Always nice to see you. You as well. And you are fresh off a long weekend.
1:02.9	You just drove here down from Bellingham, Washington. So, I don't know, tell folks about your trip.
1:10.6	What were you doing up there?
1:11.6	Not a whole lot to tell.
1:12.6	We were going to go skiing, but the weather is turned, and it's gotten a little bit warm.
1:16.9	And so it was sort of like raining, snowing on Mount Baker.
1:21.0	It's okay.
1:21.3	I'm not much of a skier.
1:22.4	I was worthy.
1:24.5	Truth be told.
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