Still Running

Poor sleep. Slower recovery. Mood changes. A body that suddenly feels unfamiliar. It must be perimenopause, right? Not necessarily.Ashley and Trax talk with Dr. Kate Ackerman, sports medicine physician, endocrinologist and co-founder of the Women’s Health, Sports and Performance Institute, about why perimenopause can be especially difficult to identify in runners. Its symptoms can overlap with underfueling, RED-S, iron deficiency, thyroid issues and the cumulative stress of training and

Does turning 40 mean your fastest running years are behind you—or can women continue getting stronger, more durable and even faster as they age?Ashley and Trax confront their own questions about aging, ambition and how long they can continue chasing big goals. They talk with masters runner Jenny Hitchings, who ran a lifetime-best marathon at 59; 82-year-old record-setting runner Jan Holmquist; and exercise physiologist Dr. Susie Reiner.Together, they explore what really changes in our

Walk into any supplement aisle and you’ll find an overwhelming number of things women runners are supposedly missing. But do we actually need collagen, creatine, iron, magnesium, omega-3s, vitamin D—or any of it?Ashley and Trax talk with sports dietitians Nicole Farnsworth and Catherine Kruppa and board-certified OB-GYN and menopause specialist Dr. Sarah Berg about how to make more informed supplement decisions.They explore why there is no universal list, how nutritional needs change

Are you doing too much—or have you just not figured out how to make it all work yet?Ashley and Trax begin with two slightly different versions of the same problem: Ashley is moving through life with a constant sense of urgency, while Trax is stacking hard training days and trying not to admit how tired she feels.Professional runner and mom of two Keira D’Amato shares how support, boundaries and clear decision-making filters allow her to pursue ambitious goals without losing sight of why she

Is your watch helping you train—or changing how you think you feel?In the first episode of Still Running, Ashley and Trax unpack their complicated relationships with wearable technology, from obsessively checking sleep scores to letting heart rate variability shape expectations for a workout or race.Exercise physiologist Dr. Rachele Pojednic explains what HRV actually measures, why your individual trends matter more than a supposedly “good” number and how wearable data can influence how you

Welcome to Still Running, a podcast for women runners still figuring it out.Hosted by Ashley and Trax — two women runners 10 years apart — Still Running is like the long-run conversation we’re all having about running, motherhood, hormones, ambition, identity and what it means to keep chasing big goals through a changing life.In this short trailer, we introduce the show, why we started it and the kinds of questions we’ll be asking with help from experts, athletes and each other.Follow Still