Lane 9 Podcast
Talking about performance nutrition, periods, and mental health for athletes in women's sports. Lane 9 raises awareness of REDs and eating disorders in sport, and hosts an international collective of Women's Sport & Health clinicians to help athletes build their care team.
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Eating Disorder History, Stress Fractures, and Finally Fueling Enough for a Big Marathon PR with Amy Sams
05/14/2026
Eating Disorder History, Stress Fractures, and Finally Fueling Enough for a Big Marathon PR with Amy Sams
" I also learned the hard way. I did pay the price for several years. I had a lot of injuries, and I was in the stress fracture cycle for seven years. And that was a wake-up call. It really showed me you're not invincible and, and you're gonna have to really learn how to do this differently," shares longtime Lane 9 supporter and community member, Amy Sams. Amy reached out to Lane 9 last Fall seeking support from a dietitian in our Directory, finally ready to fueling adequately as she approached the California Internation Marathon in December (2025), with the goal to break 2:50 for the first time. And, a little spoiler: She did it! Amy has spent decades navigating her history with an eating disorder, struggling with fueling and rest, and multiple bone stress injuries. She has run 25 marathons, but now feels like she's really tapping into her potential. Meanwhile, she reminds herself, she's "allowed to be a work in progress." Build your sport healthcare team—support with fueling, injuries, mental health, and medical support— by going to Lane9Project.org/directory Follow Lane 9 on Instagram @Lane9Project, and subscribe to our newsletter at Lane9project.substack.com
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What young athletes need to know: Periods, bone injuries, and eating enough with DPT and Coach Bethany Brausen
05/07/2026
What young athletes need to know: Periods, bone injuries, and eating enough with DPT and Coach Bethany Brausen
"It took me several injuries to really figure out...this is going to keep happening unless I do something big about it," shares coach and DPT Bethany Brausen, a member of the Lane 9 Membership and clinical directory. And we want to help young athletes figure those things out a lot sooner, so they have more fun training and competing, tap into their athletic potential, and/or find longevity in the sports they love. This conversation covers periods, bone stress injuries, team culture and conversations about fueling and menstrual health, when to pause training or take seasons off if an athlete isn't menstruating, and how to connect with a clinical care team when needed. Bethany Brausen is a a Minnesota-based board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and doctor of physical therapy. She's also a running coach for a high school cross country team. We talk about her experience as an athlete, and how she's taking what she learned, combined with her clinical expertise, to create healthier training and performance environments for her team. Connect with Bethany Brausen DPT, and build your sport healthcare team, by going to Lane9Project.org/directory Follow Lane 9 on Instagram @Lane9Project, and subscribe to our newsletter at Lane9project.substack.com
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Athlete Perfectionism & Exploring Self-Worth in Sports with Dr. Savannah Landis
04/30/2026
Athlete Perfectionism & Exploring Self-Worth in Sports with Dr. Savannah Landis
"Being the best is not the end all be all. And can you have self-confidence [in sport] without being the best?" Dr. Savannah Landis, Lane 9 Clinician, asks us to consider how perfectionism shows up in our sport experiences, and how to nurture a sense of self in and outside of sport, for athletes at all ages. Dr. Savannah Landis is a licensed clinical and sports psychologist specializing in treating athletes with eating disorders as well as mental health issues regarding perfectionism, self-esteem, and identitiy. She was a competitive swimmer in college, and works with athletes at all levels of sport as they navigate the highs and lows. Connect with Dr. Landis, and build your sport healthcare team, by going to Lane9Project.org/directory Follow Lane 9 on Instagram @Lane9Project, and subscribe to our newsletter at Lane9project.substack.com.
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Molly Huddle: Pregnancy fears, support systems, and how SHE has navigated training with two kids
04/23/2026
Molly Huddle: Pregnancy fears, support systems, and how SHE has navigated training with two kids
"I was honestly terrified of [pregnancy]. I feel like whenever I looked around in the sport, I didn't see it. And if someone did get pregnant, it seemed like they disappeared. And if they came back, it seemed like it was against all odds," Molly Huddle shares with the Lane 9 Podcast. She is a 2x Olympian, has competed in six Olympic Trials throughout her career, and has run professionally with Saucony for 20 years. She has set multiple American Records, including the 5K, 10K, 10-miler and half-marathon, a few of which she still holds. And she was one of the first athletes to benefit from the Dream Maternity Campaign—activism organized around protecting pregnant and postpartum athletes with clauses in their professional contracts, instead of pausing their pay and their support. Molly is candid with us about the fears she held around pregnancy and returning to high level racing, the injuries she has navigated in her postpartum training, how hard it is to breastfeed and eat enough and train for races, the support systems she has in place, and how she's embracing the things she cannot do right now (like, keep a really clean house—not a priority!). She's working on a new book, and shares more about that, too! If you're looking for support as a pregnant or postpartum athlete, head to Lane9Project.org/directory to connect with a Lane 9 clinician.
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Pep Talk: You're NOT the Exception to Adequate Fuel, Periods, and Rest
04/16/2026
Pep Talk: You're NOT the Exception to Adequate Fuel, Periods, and Rest
You're about the toe the line for your spring goal race, or you're mid-season for your sport and it's getting intense. Let's have a pep talk! We're sharing this one because we are fully in the swing of the Spring sport season, and that might mean that you're bumping up against some internal resistance to do the things that you know would be helpful, but would also require changing some old habits. You could be fueling more carb loading, or just eating enough in general. You could be focusing on getting your period back. You could be tapering or taking more consistent rest days. But if you're not doing those things right now and you know there's some change required to get from point A to point B with your health, you might be resisting some of those changes. There is often some grief involved, grieving and old self. A body change, a sport change an identity shift. Whatever it may be, this resistance to change may present as some bargaining you may think. I know those things are healthy for some people, but I don't need to do them, or I don't need to change that much. This episode is a reminder: You are unique, but you are NOT the exception to the known best practices for sports fueling, rest, and overall health. The work works. If you are looking for support from a dietitian, therapist, sports medicine provider or PT, go to Lane9project.org/directory and connect with one of our clinicians! Send us your questions, feedback, or a little love note anytime. We're here for it! Lane9project @ gmail dot com, or go to Lane9Project.org and click on "Contact".
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Pro Runner Gabi Rooker on Fibroids, Fertility Treatments, and Training for Boston 2026
03/27/2026
Pro Runner Gabi Rooker on Fibroids, Fertility Treatments, and Training for Boston 2026
" I've had a lot of colleagues who have navigated infertility and have been really open about it, which has helped me." Professional runner Gabi Rooker joins the Lane 9 Podcast to talk about discovering she had a grapefruit-sized fibroid outside of her uterus, getting it removed, and navigating fertility treatments while still training for marathons like Chicago in 2025, and Boston 2026. She's been open about this process and how it's going for her, to help the next person navigate through own experiences and feel less alone along the way! Follow and cheer for Gabi via her Instagram account, ! Connect with a clinician who is uniquely trained to support women in sport by going to Our providers have experience in treating all aspects of REDs, including period health and fertility support. Follow Lane 9 on Instagram @lane9project. Contact us anytime via Lane9project.org
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Carbohydrates: What athletes need to know, with dietitian Brooke Czarnecki
03/19/2026
Carbohydrates: What athletes need to know, with dietitian Brooke Czarnecki
"The athletic person is going to need more calories overall, and a lot of those calories should be coming from carbohydrates," shares Lane 9 clinician, . We are talking ALL about carbs on this episode! We talk about why athletes need to skirt the general nutrition advice and focus more on their unique needs, especially when it comes to carbs. We talk specifics, we talk tracking, we talk Low Carbohydrate Availability, and much more. If you've noticed that your hemoglobin A1c numbers are high, or are wondering how low energy/carbohydrate availability may impact these biomarker, here's a great read from another Lane 9 clinician, Abby Chan RDN: " If you have a question for the Lane 9 clinicians, send it to us via our contact form on Lane9Project.org. Connect with Brooke, and other Lane 9 clinicians, by going to . Follow us on Instagram @Lane9Project, and send us a message to say hi, anytime!
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A Connection Between Perimenopause, Disordered Eating, and REDs with researcher and clinician Meghan Vogt
03/12/2026
A Connection Between Perimenopause, Disordered Eating, and REDs with researcher and clinician Meghan Vogt
"We are not done [as athletes], by a certain age. And we should be able to push for what we want," shares athlete, advocate, and clinician, Meghan Vogt. Meghan is part of the Lane 9 Clinician Membership and Directory, and posted to the Lane 9 Project Substack a few months ago, as she began to collect data for her dissertation project. She's studying "The Overlooked Connection Between Perimenopause, Disordered Eating, and REDs", as both a clinician, and someone with lived experience as an athlete navigating perimenopause, through a system that wasn't, and still isn't fully, designed to support her. Listen to hear Meghan's story, why she's passionate about researching this growing percentage of people navigating perimenopause and athletics, and where we are seeing gaps in care for this season of life. Connect with Meghan Vogt via her at lane9project.org/directory, or by going to athletealigned.com. Follow Lane 9 on Instagram , and subscribe to our for weekly updates. Lane9Project.org
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You're injured (as an athlete). Now what?, with mental performance coach Olivia Papakyrikos
03/05/2026
You're injured (as an athlete). Now what?, with mental performance coach Olivia Papakyrikos
"Injury is part of the athletic experience. Burnout, setbacks, losses...all of these things are part of being an athlete. There's nothing you can do to eliminate ALL risk of that," shares licensed therapist and sport psychology consultant, Olivia Papakyrikos. She is part of our . Olivia was a collegiate athlete, and now supports athletes navigating things like injuries, body image struggles, and life transitions. We talk about the stages of grief an athlete may experience when navigating an injury, why it's actually so disruptive to our sense of identity, and what to do about that. Connect with Olivia Papakyrikos through , or . Follow Lane 9 on Instagram , and subscribe to our for weekly updates. Lane9Project.org
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How eating disorder recovery begins, for every body (Eating Disorders Awareness Week)
02/26/2026
How eating disorder recovery begins, for every body (Eating Disorders Awareness Week)
“Over the years, clients have shown me that recovery begins in spaces where they feel safe enough to tell the truth.” It's Eating Disorder Awareness Week and this year's theme is "Every Body Belongs". We wrote a little something about that on our newsletter, and shared here as well. We appreciated how eating disorder dietitian Marci Evans wrote the quote above in her newsletter this week, and have seen the same play out, here in Lane 9. We shared our stories, and it opened the door for other athletes to see what they could do the same, whether that's with us, or with someone they feel safe talking to. We hope to continue to nurture this space where your stories, and any and every body, are welcomed and held. We're also here to help you take the next step toward eating disorder care, if you want/need it, with our Directory of Women's Health & Sport Clinicians. These are are clinicians vetted by Lane 9's team, and uniquely trained to support athletes with eating disorders and disordered eating. Go to Lane9project.org/directory to find a care team, or contact us. Follow Lane 9 on Instagram @Lane9Project, and go to Lane9Project.org for more resources.
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Building Bone Density, and Weight Lifting for Female Athletes, with DPT and Ultra-marathoner Hannah DePaul
02/06/2026
Building Bone Density, and Weight Lifting for Female Athletes, with DPT and Ultra-marathoner Hannah DePaul
"The first time [younger female athletes] work with a barbell or trap bar or something, you can see it. They're like, 'this is bada**, this is awesome," shares physical therapist and ultra-endurance athlete, Hannah DePaul, on this episode about building bone density and weight lifting for female athletes (from highschool and up!). Hannah DePaul is a former D1 Swimmer, who held multiple records at the University of Michigan, and has gone on to run ultra-marathons. She's currently training for The Huron 100, a point-to-point independent event based outside of Ann Arbor, MI. We have a few scholarship spots to give to Lane 9 athltes, for The Huron 50 or 100 mile distances! If this is something you're interested in, please reach out to us via Lane9Project @ gmail dot com. Tune into this episode to hear Hannah bust some myths about strength training for high school female athletes, share how she addresses the WHOLE athlete not just the injury, how she screens for REDs and underfueling as a physical therapist (DPT), and how to actually incorporate strength training into your weekly routine even if your preferred form of movement is running, cycling, or swimming. Hannah DePaul DPT is part of the Lane 9 Directory. You can find her and her clinic via Lane9project.org/directory or going to hannahdepaulpt.com If you're looking for sports nutriton, mental health, or injury support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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Creating Team Culture to Talk About Periods and Eating Enough, with Coach Gracen Key from Fort Lewis College
01/29/2026
Creating Team Culture to Talk About Periods and Eating Enough, with Coach Gracen Key from Fort Lewis College
"I had girls come up to me and say, 'I haven't had my period in X amount of time, how do I get it back?'" Gracen Key, head coach for the Women's Distance program at Fort Lewis College (FLC) in Durango CO joins us to talk about creating a team culture where athletes feel comfortable asking questions like that. Key joined FLC about two years ago, and is working hard to create a team cuture that celebrates fueling, regular periods, and self expression. After struggling with injuries, and eventually having surgery for a severe hip labrum tear, her personal athletic career seemed over but she was drawn to coaching by mentors in the sport. She's been at three programs so far, and feels strongly about her athletes having regular periods, eating enough, and performing in a way that feels best for them. We got to bring a Lane 9 workshop to her team last year, and wanted to reconnect with Key to learn more about her coaching philosophies and approach. We hope it's helpful for you, too! If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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From struggling with injuries to a marathon debut OTQ at CIM with Melissa Berry
01/22/2026
From struggling with injuries to a marathon debut OTQ at CIM with Melissa Berry
"That really was the biggest thing during my marathon build is like, wow. Reminding myself to get back into those [fueling] habits, but also remembering I shouldn't need to train for a marathon to have these healthy habits," shares Melissa Berry, a former D1 Cross Country and Track runner for the University of Oregon. Berry ran her debut marathon at CIM 2025, in 2:35:57, getting her first OTQ in the marathon. Berry grew up in Eugene OR and was excited to find herself at her hometown university as a collegiate athlete. She fueled well in highschool and saw big improvements, but struggled through injuries, inadequate fueling, and comparison to other athletes in college. It wasn't until Coach Shalane Flanagan joined the program, in Berry's penultimate season, that things started to turn around. Berry shares her story with Lane 9, including how she joined the Tracksmith Stamata team to go for a marathon OTQ, thinking it would take a few years. But actually, it just took one try! Stay for the race recap and fueling lessons learned. If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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What to do when Body Image (in sports) feels tough
01/15/2026
What to do when Body Image (in sports) feels tough
"There are a lot of outside influences that challenge the way we experience our body, which accumulates to our own personal body image," shares Dr. Krissy Ladner, a sports dietitian in the Lane 9 Women's Sport & Health Directory. Dr. Ladner joins us to talk about how body image dissatisfaction may impact our fueling and nutrition, our mental health, and our performance in sport. It's a very common thing for people socialized as women to struggle with, and of course athletes and people of all genders may struggle with body image concerns. She speaks to the importance of coaches (and athletic staff that frequently interact with athletes at various levels) being able to recognize behaviors and changes in an athlete's demeanor, or fueling habits, and how it may be tied to body image dissatisfaction. We also cover some ways to balance body image dissatisfaction with building positive body experiences. We share some resources for learning more about this topic, including books, podcasts, and social media accounts (or general tips for shifting your algorithm!), and also acknowledge that we come to this conversation with our own body and societal privileges. So, maybe this is a place to start, but there are many more resources out there to continue learning! Connect with Dr. Krissy Ladner via . If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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The Big New Thing in Lane 9, for 2026
01/09/2026
The Big New Thing in Lane 9, for 2026
We are coming up on Lane 9's 9th birthday!! This episode gives you a big update on a new thing in Lane 9, for our athletes. Listen first, then go to Lane9project.org to join us! If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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Justine Fédronic: Rewriting her running story, after it didn't go as planned
12/11/2025
Justine Fédronic: Rewriting her running story, after it didn't go as planned
" It's interesting looking back because I normalized being hungry, normalized being super tired... and when you don't know that that's not normal, you're also not necessarily open to hearing otherwise because it sounds like somebody wants to hold you back from your performance." Justine Fédronic immigrated to the US from Europe in elementary school. Before she learned English, she found a way to connect with her classmates at recess—through running. She showed talent on the run early, and a coach suggested she try for an athletic scholarship to college. She competed at Stanford, but not without some highs and lows. Fédronic signed a professional running contract before graduating college, but her running career before and after this point was riddled with chronic bone stress and soft tissue injuries. She struggled with underfueling, irregular periods, and constantly having to take time off. " A lot of college and high school, I really struggled with my mental health. And there was definitely a correlation between my stress injuries and my depression," she shares. In this conversation with Lane 9, she shares how her running story didn't go as planned, and how she's found her way back to the sport without the pressures of performance and outcomes. She has worked with some of the brands you know and love, and is now working with the nonprofit For All Mothers+. Connect with her on Instagram @jfedronic. If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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How a REDs Researcher Fueled for and Ran Her First Marathon with Melissa Lodge PhD
11/21/2025
How a REDs Researcher Fueled for and Ran Her First Marathon with Melissa Lodge PhD
"I was prioritizing the general trend toward a carb load, but it really kind of stressed me out in a way that I was a little bit surprised by. But also, we talk about this in the REDs space all the time—having energy is better than having no energy," shares REDs researcher Melissa (Mel) Lodge, whom you may know from following @FED_Collaborative on Instagram. Lodge was an elite track and field athlete who competed collegiately, but hasn't tackled longer distances until now. (She's done some 10Ks, but never raced a half-marathon!) Her REDs and female athlete health reserach, along with the coursework she has completed for both her PhD and her dietetics cirruculum, certainly set her up with an immense fueling and health knowledge base going into this experience. She ran her first marathon at the Wineglass Marathon in October 2025, crossing the finish line in 2:51:45, 3rd female overall and 1st in her age group (25-29). But it wasn't easy! She shares how she structured her training plan while also finishing her dissertation (which she successfuly defeneded just last week), how she fueled, what worked and didn't work for her, what surprised her about the whole process, and why she's not sure she'll do another one...at least not for a while! We wrap things up by exploring a few of the 10 things she wishes more people knew about REDs. So, come for a marathon recap, stay for some hot takes! Follow Mel on IG at . If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach informed in REDs and women's health, go to our Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory at . Follow Lane 9 on IG , and contact us anytime via
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REDs & Running a Marathon: "How much damage will I do if I run anyway?"
11/12/2025
REDs & Running a Marathon: "How much damage will I do if I run anyway?"
" Consider why you want to do this. What are the motivating factors for completing the marathon right this second? What are your long-term health and movement goals, and does this get you closer to them or further away?" Lane 9 co-founder, and dietitian, Heather Caplan RDN takes on two more listener questions in this episode. 1) How do clinicians navigate what may be REDs, with an athlete who has an IUD and doesn't get periods? 2) If I'm undertrained and experiencing symptoms of REDs (haven't had a period in about a year), but I want to run marathon, what should I do? As always, remember that all of our episodes cover these topics to raise awareness and engage in the converastion around REDs and women's health in sport, but they are NOT intended to (nor do they) provide individualized medical, nutrition, or mental health care. Please check in with your clinicians before you make any changes. If you are looking for a healthcare team to support you as a woman in sport, navigating REDs or not, go to Lane9Project.org/directory to match with a clinician in our Women's Sport and Health Directory. Connect with Lane 9 Project via Instagram , or visit . Submit a question for our next Q&A episode by sending us a DM, or a message on our site!
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Q&A: Overall health, with irregular or absent periods & What if I recover from REDs...and get slower?
10/30/2025
Q&A: Overall health, with irregular or absent periods & What if I recover from REDs...and get slower?
"You might think, 'On the other side of this, if I'm not even guaranteed better performance, Why would I do it?' That comes down to our values," shares Lane 9 co-founder, and dietitian, Heather Caplan. This Q&A episode tackles two questions: Is it possible to be 'healthy' even with extremely irregular periods or absent periods, if everything else is going well? Will I recover from REDs and get faster? What if I get slower, or get injured? Have your own question to submit to Lane 9 for a future episode or resource? We'd love to hear them! Go to Lane9project.org and contact us. Or follow us on Instagram and come on into our DMs. Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Erin McDonald: From Rigidity and Restricting to Running Her Fastest Times, and Getting Her Life Back
10/23/2025
Erin McDonald: From Rigidity and Restricting to Running Her Fastest Times, and Getting Her Life Back
"I'd rather suck at running and have my life back," Erin McDonald, who just won the 2025 Detroit Free Press International Half Marathon in 1:16. She objectively does not suck at running, but she does have her life back! Erin McDonald recently opened up about her struggles with restrictive and rigid eating in college as a runner at Michigan State University. She was primed and favored to make nationals her senior year—staying "disiplined" with her food, rest, and training routine—but the race went totally awry. With a job lined up after graduation, she was ready for a long break from running. Four years, in fact. When she came back to the sport, she had gained weight from fueling adequately and listening to her body, as well as taking care of her mental health. She was curious about the marathon, and was about to find out, she was pretty good at it! But as she shares in this episode, her motivation for recovering from restrictive eating and chronic injuries had nothing to do with fast times. She just wanted her life back, and in this case, the rest came together. Follow Erin on Instagram to cheer her on as she tackles another marathon this year, @sunkistErin. Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Nutrition Support for College Athletes with former D1 Athlete Lauren Segal RDN
10/16/2025
Nutrition Support for College Athletes with former D1 Athlete Lauren Segal RDN
"Athletes aren't immune to that messaging of like, 'carbs are bad, you shouldn't have carbs, and they're the worst thing ever.' But we know that carbs are our body's preferred source of fuel, especially when you're doing these intense bouts of exercise like most athletes are doing," shares sports dietitian Lauren (or Lo) Segal. Segal is a now in private practice, after almost 10 years of working as a collegiate sports dietitian, most recently at the University of Utah. She's part of our Lane 9 Clinicians and Coaches Membership, and listed in the Lane 9 Women's Sport and Health Directory. We talk about her experiences as a D1 collegiate athlete, playing volleyball for Kent State University, and why that fueled her passion for supporting female athletes. She specializes in sports nutrition and REDs, and shares more information about what she wants collegiate athletes to know about nutrition, and accessing support. Connect with ! Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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"We Loved to Run" author, Stephanie Reents, on Women's Cross Country teams and their stories
10/09/2025
"We Loved to Run" author, Stephanie Reents, on Women's Cross Country teams and their stories
" You can't ultimately control what happens in a race. And so you convince yourself you can, right? Or you tell yourself, well, if I control these other things, I might be able to control what happens in the race." Stephanie Reents ran for four years on the Amherst College women's Cross Country team in the early 90s, and is the author of "We Loved to Run" her debut novel. Reents wanted there to be a novel about women's running, stories about the identities athletes hold and how those identities shape and change team dynamics, friendships, and relationships...to themselves, to their sport, and to each other. She didn't shy away from including the full spectrum of a collegiate athlete's experiences—disordered eating, body shaming, navigating trauamtic experiences, and still, continuing to compete. In this episode, Reents shares her own experiences as both a high school and collegiate athlete, and of course, why she wrote the stories of these young women athletes from the perspective of their Cross Country team, on a quest to make Nationals. Buy the book: by Stephanie Reents (Lane 9 Bookshop affiliate link) Connect with Reents: on Instagram. Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Jess Cerra: Former Pro Cyclist & Nutrition Entrepreneur on Body Image, Disordered Eating in Cycling, and Joining Alete Active Nutrition
10/02/2025
Jess Cerra: Former Pro Cyclist & Nutrition Entrepreneur on Body Image, Disordered Eating in Cycling, and Joining Alete Active Nutrition
"I've never had a very lean body type. I kept showing up to these triathlons with lean-looking people and second-guessing if I deserved to be there...then smoking them on the bike and in the run, and gaining that confidence," shares Jess Cerra, a former professional cyclist, a sports nutrition entrepreneur, and now VP of Product and Community Development at Alete Active Nutrition. Cerra joins us to talk about her unusual path into high level endurance sports, and then professional cycling, while studying aspects of sports nutrition, and eventually founding a sports nutrition company. She created the JoJé bar while competing professionally, and navigating her own highs and lows in sport. She shares her experiences with the stress of professional athletics, body image, disordered eating in cycling sports, and learning how to fuel her body. And, what the story behind her bar being acquired by Alete Active Nutrition. Go to and use code LANE920 for 20% off your order! Connect with Jess Cerra on IG , and the Alete Active products via . Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Periods & Nutrition Q&A: How to know if "a lot" is "enough" for energy availability
09/25/2025
Periods & Nutrition Q&A: How to know if "a lot" is "enough" for energy availability
"I've found that athletes vastly underestimate their [energy] needs," shares Heather Caplan RDN, co-founder of Lane 9, in this Q&A-style episode. Listen for this one if you're wondering... How often is it okay to have sweet things/desserts? Is it possible to have REDs without weight loss/changes? Why am I not getting my period back, even though I'm eating a lot more? This one tackles flexibility with food, decades of carb-fearing and how it probably still impacts what most people eat on a daily basis...even in sports, weight stigma in athletics and the variety of REDs symptoms, and what "a lot" might actually mean, when it comes to eating for energy availability. Have your own question to submit to Lane 9 for a future episode or resource? We'd love to hear them! Go to Lane9project.org and contact us. Or follow us on Instagram and come on into our DMs. Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Leah Avery DPT with Coaching Advice to Avoid Overtraining
09/18/2025
Leah Avery DPT with Coaching Advice to Avoid Overtraining
"Once I started to really add fueling into the long runs...I realized how much that was helping the next run," shares Dr. Leah Avery DPT. Leah Avery DPT was a D1 collegiate swimmer, who qualified for NCAA championships and the Olympic Trials (2008). On paper, her athletic story reads as inspiring and exciting for a young athlete. In reality, it was a pressure-filled struggle to keep up with expectations, training, and results. She was ready to be done. When she graduated and started her DPT program, she couldn't have been happier to stop swimming, and start running. "It wasn't all rainbows from there, though," she adds. We talk about Leah's story as an athlete, and clinician, and how she got into coaching runners after becoming a parent. From there, we dive into some training practices for runners to avoid overtraining, and REDs. Easy days, deload weeks, and more! Dr. Leah Avery DPT is part of the Lane 9 Women's Health & Sport Directory. ! Or follow her on Instagram, To build the rest of your women's healthcare and sport team, visit Lane9project.org/directory to connect with our dietitians, mental health providers, and coaches. Lane 9 on IG:
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Maddie Alm RDN on REDs Without Disordered Eating and Body Changes After Pro Running
09/11/2025
Maddie Alm RDN on REDs Without Disordered Eating and Body Changes After Pro Running
"I weighed more as a professional runner than I did in college, and I ran faster as a professional runner," shares sports dietitian Maddie Alm MS RDN. You might know Maddie Alm from her Instagram account and podcat, Fueling Forward. She started her journey to becoming a registered dietitian after meeting with a sports RDN in college, as a collegiate athlete. In college, she was feeling exhausted between workouts and training sessions, but as she shares on this episode, "didn't even realize that fueling was important." That all changed with a pretty simple suggestion from the dietitian: Fuelg between workouts! In this case, with chocolate milk. We don't hate it! Alm shares her story as a walk-on collegiate runner at CU Boulder to becoming an All-American in her 5th year of eligibility. As she completed her additional dietetics coursework and then internship, she started training with Team Boss and began racing professionally. Now she works in private pracitce helping fellow runners fuel adequately and avoid REDs, while pursuing her own training goals on the other side of elite racing. Connect with Maddie Alm MS RDN on Instagram . Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Jenny Grimshaw on how Understanding ARFID, Food Intolerances, and Anxiety Changed her Running
09/04/2025
Jenny Grimshaw on how Understanding ARFID, Food Intolerances, and Anxiety Changed her Running
" When I eventually figured out my food intolerances and a better relationship with fueling, I brought [my marathon PR] down to 2:44 within a little under a year." Jenny Grimshaw, VP of marketing at EQUIP*, and now a 2:36 marathoner, joins us on the Lane 9 podcast. Jenny is also a mom of 2, and navigating prophylactic surgeries to reduce her risk of breast and ovarian cancers (with the BRCA-1 gene). Her postpartum running experiences have been full of PRs, as she has figured out her own fueling needs, how to balance her identity as a runner with all the other things she does, and has worked with a coach to better balance her training volume and find her confidence as a runner. Jenny shares: her early experiences with food intolerances and GI distress that were assumed by physicians to be anorexia, but would later be more correctly classified as ARFID the anxiety and panic attacks that she dealt with as a young runner, and injuries that plagued her through college, related to fueling, mental health, and wanting to explore life outside of running why she got into longer distances after her collegiate T&F years the gastroenterologist appointment that changed everything for her how she brought her marathon PR from a 3:13 to a 2:36 (not to say "you can, too!" but to give just one example of how fueling and mental health impact our experiences in sport) why she was drawn to EQUIP, and her role there * is a virtual eating disorder treatment company that offers care in all 50 states. They're also part of the . Connect with Jenny Grimshaw on Instagram , and follow her training for her next marathon! Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Kaleigh Cornelison on Teens in Sport & Social Media Use, and How to Talk About Eating Disorders with Loved Ones
08/28/2025
Kaleigh Cornelison on Teens in Sport & Social Media Use, and How to Talk About Eating Disorders with Loved Ones
" I think young people often don't get that chance to like take a step back [from sport] and say like, is this working [for me]?" shares Kaleigh Cornelison, who specializes in working with teens and adolescents. Kaleigh is a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience working with teens and the adults who care about them. She leads workshops, creative resources, and writes the both, and newsletter for parents and professionals who wanna embrace both the challenges and the joys of the teenage years. She takes a balanced approach to social media use, acknowledging both the benefits and the downsides to how it impacts development, connection, experiences in sport, and more. This episode covers her experiences in sports growing up, through college, and training for her first half-marathon why she decided to specialize in working with teens and adolescents as a social worker the ups and downs, pros and cons to teens participating in sports—from social connection to identity to body image and disordered eating how social media can both help and harm our experiences in sport (and of course, as a human, in general) how to talk to teens in a way that actually connects with them, especially when it comes to the hard stuff (like disordered eating behaviors) Connect with Kaleigh Cornelison through her newsletter bothandnewsletter.com. And on Instagram Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Stevie Lyn Smith RDN Knows You Can Eat More Carbs, and Why Breaks from Training are so Important for Athletes
08/21/2025
Stevie Lyn Smith RDN Knows You Can Eat More Carbs, and Why Breaks from Training are so Important for Athletes
"There's nothing wrong with getting a little out of shape. It's okay! We shouldn't be in our peak or prime all the time," shares Stevie Lyn Smith, sports dietitian and endurnace athlete. Stevie Lyn Smith is a Registered Sports Dietitian, avid endurance athlete, and dog mom. Her mission is to help educate and coach athletes on how to fuel their goals without sacrificing their health and happiness. And, she’s also part of our Lane 9 Directory of Women’s Health & Sport Clinicians! This episode covers: Why she took 4 years off of training for triathlons Her year of racing (and PRs!) in 2025 after that long break Setting boundaries and structure for your own racing and recovery, especially when your social circles are also your training circles Why she doesn't want to hear that you "can't eat more carbs", and HOW to do that Fueling strategies for ultra-endurance endeavors, like an Ironman (of which she's raced 10!) and the importance of taking mental and physical breaks from training for big goals, even if it means you lose some fitness. It's okay! As mentioned: Heather's episode on Stevie's podcast, Follow Stevie Lyn on Instagram @StevieLynLyn, or connect with her through the Lane 9 . Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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Coach Asia aka Brown Bambi, from Sprinting 400m Hurdles to World Marathon Majors
08/14/2025
Coach Asia aka Brown Bambi, from Sprinting 400m Hurdles to World Marathon Majors
"I was the last [athlete] in my recruiting class by my senior year," shares Asia Rawls, aka Coach Brown Bambi, reflecting on the challenges of collegiate athletics and how she stuck with it. Rawls competed in multiple events, eventually excelling in the 400m hurdles. She ran for Eastern Michigan University (EMU) under coach Sue Parks. In this episode she shares how running changed her life, from a young age, after switching school districts and having more access to sport, all the way into getting a scholarship as a student athlete. Now, she's the head coach at Machine Athletics (while also working FT in tech!), running with the Detroit-based running group We Run 313, and running World Majors Marathons! Tune in to hear more of her story, why she brings the world of sprinting into the world of distance running, and how running has shaped so much of her story and who she is today. Connect with Asia on IG, Follow on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly . Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to . If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
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