Real Fuel with SLS (Stevie Lyn Smith MS, RDN, CSSD, CDN)

Jason Bahamundi, founder of Run Tri Bike, is a passionate and accomplished endurance athlete dedicated to proving that there is a spot at the starting line for everybody and every body. With a background deeply rooted in the world of triathlons, running, and cycling, Jason has not only excelled in his personal athletic endeavors but is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive world of endurance sports. This led him to establish Run Tri Bike, a platform that serves as a hub for enthusiasts to connect, share experiences, and access valuable resources. Jason's genuine enthusiasm for endurance sports, continues to inspire individuals to pursue their goals and embrace the transformative power of an endurance sports lifestyle.

In this episode we talk about (*TW* disordered eating):

• Gatekeeping in endurance sports
• How to create more inclusivity in endurance sports
• Runtribike’s mission
• Being brave enough to tell your story
• Overcoming disordered eating in endurance sports
• Supporting others
• Ruffling feathers to use your voice for change
• And about pineapples on pizza and more!

Follow RunTriBike: https://www.instagram.com/runtrimag/
Follow Jason: https://www.instagram.com/cooktraineatrace/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Amanda Katz is a full-time fitness professional. She's a certified personal trainer, RRCA certified run coach and serves as a group fitness instructor specializing in indoor cycling, treadmill running and total body conditioning formats at Equinox in New York City. Her philosophy is based on the notion that all bodies deserve a fitness experience without punishment, guilt or shame. She approaches her craft with humor, real talk and ultimately, wants her clients to feel stronger and confident in their bodies through movement.

In this episode we chat about (*TW: disordered eating): 

• Red and green flags in coaches (run/strength world)
• Common misconceptions with strength training + runners
• Body neutrality vs. body positivity in fitness and in life
• Exercising without motivation- how to navigate this
• Unplanned rest days
• Toxic fitness culture and the comparison trap
• Sustainability in fitness through different seasons of life
• Running to gelato and bread
• And so much more!

Follow Amanda: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_katzz/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Cody Beals is a Canadian professional triathlete and 12× IRONMAN and 70.3 Champion. Cody self-coached his way to the professional ranks in 2014 by applying an analytical, data-driven approach drawing on his background in physics. After several years of successful middle distance racing, Cody found his forte in the full distance. Debuting at Mont Tremblant in 2018, he dominated his first three IRONMAN races in the span of a year. Cody is now devoted to long course racing on the world stage while openly sharing his journey. You can also get to know more about Cody here, here and here.

In this episode we talk about:

• Identifying and overcoming RED-s and disordered eating
• What it REALLY looks like to eat to support high volume triathlon training
• The four cornerstones that has kept Cody performing well in the professional field for 10+ years
• The importance of longevity in sport
• Recognizing burnout and how to adapt
• How prioritizing mental health has helped both and in and outside of sport
• Balancing life and enjoying triathlon at a high level
• And more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Jonathan is a runner, cyclist, and podcast host from Boston, MA now living in Boulder, Colorado. He works at InsideTracker on groups/enterprise sales. He also hosts a podcast, For The Long Run, aimed at exploring the Why and understanding what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated. You can find him running around the trails of Boulder or at Skratch Labs Cafe eating a breakfast burrito.

In this episode we chat about:

• Podcasting and learning to use your voice
• What makes us all unique and showing up for communities
• Using social media for good and inspiring for others and when you might need to take a break from it
• Imposter syndrome and the comparison comparison trap
• Overcoming injury
• Importance of mental health and how to advocate for yourself
• Supporting each other in athletics; finding joy, loving the process, having gratitude, and exploring curiosity
• And more!

Follow Jonathan here: https://www.instagram.com/jwlevitt/
Listen to Jonathan's Podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/forthelrpod/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Danielle has a unique background for which she has become known as a unicorn in the women’s health space.  After ten years practicing conventional medicine she shifted her focus + pursued certification as a FDN-P where she now helps women (+ some men) optimize their health through lifestyle + deep dives into their health.

She is also a certified fertility educator, masters level mental health therapist, PNL1 certified nutrition coach + in a prior life spent five years as a personal trainer. You can see where the unicorn term comes from. She specializes in helping women understand where they are + helps guide them to see the steps they need to take to get where they want to be + feel the way they want to feel. 

She is the founder of her company, Empowered Mind + Body as well as co-founder of Unconventional Collaborative, a virtual mastermind to help anyone in the health + wellness space elevate their practice.

She is a human of authentic chaos, lover of dogs, all things outdoors, movement, an enneagram 8w7 + avid trip planner. She is perpetually in search of the optimal health. And what she can tell you is that definition will continually change through seasons of life, but will likely continually include regulating your nervous system, quality connection, play, movement  + good sleep. 

In this episode we chat about:

• Who Danielle is and her jump from conventional medicine to functional medicine
• Her background as an athlete and how it helps her support her clients
• Common misconceptions about birth control in female athletes
• Importance of regular periods for long-term health going beyond bone health
• Her work in the Unconventional Collaborative and creating a space for practitioners to continue to learn and grown
• Coach/practitioner red and green flags
• And more!

Follow Danielle: https://www.instagram.com/danielle.kepics/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

As a mother of 2 and 3 time Ironman finisher with countless other athletic pursuits under my belt, Katie created pursuit endurance after going through pregnancy as a triathlete and navigating the challenges of being a new mother when she re-entered the sport.

She wants to be the person she wished she had: to give better resources and guidance to mothers who are pregnant and postpartum and want to stay active in their sport.

Katie is a Native Washingtonian originally from Burke, VA. She's a mother to six year old, Elias, and three year old, Emett. She is a three-time Ironman triathlete, 15-time marathoner, and avid cyclist who enjoys clipping into all sorts of adventures on the road, has dabbled a bit in off road riding, and is often indoors on Zwift!

When she's not teaching mothers about cycling & pregnancy and postpartum fitness, she works for DC SCORES as the Senior Director of Development Operations & Events. She lives in the Michigan Park neighborhood of Washington, DC with her husband and two boys, and her first two furbabies, a dog and a cat!

She has numerous multisport certifications under her belt, and is a pregnancy and postpartum athleticism coach!

In this episode we chat about:

• Top myths of working out pregnant 
• The pregnancy comparison trap– how to avoid it and meet yourself where you are at
• Return to sport postpartum– should you have a ‘comeback’ race?
• What is your WHY as a pregnant athlete?
• How to avoid overdoing it during pregnancy and PP
• Nutrition in pregnancy & postpartum
• LEA risks PP
• What questions to ask to ask your provider PP
• Making sense of your body’s feedback as a pregnant/PP athlete
• And more!

Nick Klastava is a runner and running coach who loves to help athletes balance their training with their life and to focus less on the numbers.

In this episode we talk about:

• Training through the different seasons of life
• Comparing to past life training to current self
• Working through the phases of injury recovery with athletes, getting out of the grind and self-doubt
• Helping athletes find their growth & progress 
• Celebrate the little moments and gain perspective
• Relying less on numbers how it helped me as an athlete to be less anxious and have less performance anxiety and how I help athletes as a coach
• Having tools in the toolbox to show up for yourself in training
• Moving through race day anxiety and stress
• Breaking the stigma around pace or BQ what it takes to be a good coach
• Being flexible as an adult runner and finding joy in it and bring running along with it
• And more!

Follow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nklastava/  + https://www.instagram.com/liftrunperform/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Emma loves all things cats, cows, and chocolate milk. Her passion for dairy and animals for dairy started while growing up on EL-Vi Farms in Newark, NY. She stays involved to this day at the farm by helping with community relations works like running the social media page and being the race director for the Dairy Discovery 5k that the farm and 3 other local farms host. When she is not working her day job in milk promotion at American Dairy Association North East, she can be found competing for Team Milk in Full distance Ironman triathlons and half & full marathons. Her training and racing allows her to reach the triathlon community online with the benefits of refueling with chocolate milk and make a beautiful community of friends.

In this episode we chat about:

• Food systems, misconceptions about cows/dairy farming, stress is stress even for cows– just like us!
• Getting into sports as an adult from dancing to racing ironman
• Finding euphoria in an Ironman marathon
• Learning about give and take during training for big goals/life– still having fun with the why behind sport
• Learning that your value is not tied to the outcome of sport, work, etc.
• Racing with your period; what’s normal what’s not
• You can still achieve with your period– how can we adapt and overcome and train to be ready
• Health over everything in longevity in sport
• How to respect the training adaptation process and adjusting expectations and goals 
• And more!

Follow Emma: https://www.instagram.com/emmaluvcow/ + https://www.instagram.com/elvifarmsllc/ 

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Halle is an orthopedic/pelvic floor physical therapist at Buffalo Pelvic Health and Acupuncture Clinic. She's also a Pilates instructor at Stretch and a run coach at Pace.

Passionate about women's health and fitness, Halle leads a women's cycling group based at Shickluna Bikes. An active runner, she trains with the Buffalo Run Club (affiliated with Pace) and is currently tackling an Ironman.

Beyond her professional roles, Halle enjoys running with her dog Daphne, cycling with friends, being in the mountains, and functional fitness.

In this episode we talk about:

• Pelvic floor: what is it and why does it matter? And it’s not just a concern for women
• Tips to start thinking about pelvic floor health
• Physical therapy & optimal movement patterns: how endurance athletes can use these as preventative tools instead of waiting for injury
• Common movement patterns that can lead to injuries/imbalances in endurance athletes & what you can do to address them
• How to pick out and find a PT/pelvic floor PT 
• Her background in endurance sports and how she uses her knowledge to help athletes and bring joy to the sport teaching group fitness classes
• Her journey and self-coaching to her first full-ironman triathlon
• And more!

Follow Halle: https://www.instagram.com/hallesauerdpt?igsh=cmxucnRoZHQxMDhq

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Kylie Oblak is a senior cross country and track runner at Hamilton College. Originally from Boston, she will be moving to New York City to be a consultant when she graduates. In addition to being a student and an athlete she runs a fitness/health instagram account (@kylierunssmiley) where she promotes all things health, happiness, injury recovery, training advice, and more.

*TW disordered eating*

In this episode we chat about:

• Growing up in the social media era as an athlete
• NIL for collegiate athletes
• How switching from ice & field hockey saved Kylie from her ED
• Finding joy and being authentic
• Overcoming injuries and asking for help
• RED-s
• How to advocate for yourself
• And more!

Follow Kylie: https://www.instagram.com/kylierunssmiley/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Claire Shorenstein (MS, RD, CSSD) is a Board-Certified Sports Dietitian based in Santa Cruz, CA. She provides virtual nutrition coaching and other services to athletes of all abilities, and hosts the Eat for Endurance Podcast. Claire also is an avid distance runner and has competed in numerous solo and team events from the 5km to 50-mile distance.

In this episode we chat about:

• Building community
• Fueling long trail ultras vs. road running
• Protein and fat during ultra distance racing
• Overcoming the fears surrounding GI issues on the run 
• Underfueling leading to GI issues vs. certain foods triggering issues
• Figuring out everyday nutrition while juggling all of the plates
• Managing stress to help with nutrition and other strategies besides just exercising
• Showing compassion to yourself as an athlete and supporting your health
• Why egg salad is the best
• And more!

Follow Claire: https://www.instagram.com/eatforendurance/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Holley Samuel is a sports dietitian, personal trainer, and owner of my private practice Holley Fueled Nutrition where I help runners learn how to fuel to meet their health and performance goals and break free from dieting.

In this episode we chat about:

• Holley’s  story as a runner, dealing with body image and now fast forward to being a mom
• Tips to improve your relationship with food and body
• The importance of taking care of your mental health
• Curating your social media feed for a better relationship with food & body
• Critical thinking skills with nutrition information on the internet
• Breaking the fear of weight gain/fueling in athletes
• Disordered trends right now in the running community (or have they ever really changed) that are a waste
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie on Instagram

Learn More About Working With Stevie

Follow Holley on Instagram 

Holley Fueled Nutrition Podcast

Holleyfuelednutrition.com/services

Welcome to Real Fuel with SLS! Here’s more about me and why I’m stoked to have you “join” the conversations to make endurance sports and sports nutrition a better place. 

Laura Jorgensen is a driven entrepreneur with an early career focus on financial data solutions and building high-performing teams. With data-driven success as a savvy analyst, Jorgensen became the youngest manager in Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s corporate history in 2014. From there, she turned her attention to a professional cycling career where she spent seven years ascending the ranks to over 50 podiums and a spot on the United States National Team.

During her time in the saddle, Jorgensen incubated an e-commerce startup, The RunnerBox and RiderBox subscription service, earning testimonials from top-tier publications for being “The Best Subscription Box for Runners.”

Courteney Lowe joined the New Zealand National Cycling Team at age 18 and won the New Zealand Road Race National Championship in 2013. After first encounters, it's clear that Lowe is a driven leader grounded in a passion for creating connections and uplifting those around her.

As COO of Fuel Goods, Lowe uses her skills and relationships in the endurance community to bring top-quality nutrition and education to the marketplace without the tinge of elitism commonly found throughout the industry.

During her 15-year cycling career, Lowe fostered connections with many industry leaders. In 2015, she leaned on her expertise as a professional cyclist and her education in exercise science to join her Pepper Palace Pro Cycling teammate Laura Jorgensen at The RunnerBox and RiderBox. 

As the company matured, the duo found themselves at the helm of an opportunity to speak to beginners and self-starters looking for a friendly place to learn and explore. In 2024, they reimagined their business and transitioned into Fuel Goods, an innovative e-commerce marketplace that speaks to a growing demographic of users discovering the joys of endurance sports.

In this episode we chat about:

• Laura and Courtney’s background in athletics and professional cycling
• The inspiration behind Fuel Goods
• What IS Fuel Goods & how it can support you as an athlete and active human being
• Making sports nutrition (and great snackies) easy to find and accessible to all
• Just starting to make positive changes with nutrition!
• The Spring Energy Gel debacle of 2024
• Dogs
• And so much more!

Get Your Real Fuel With SLS Box Here: https://fuelgoods.com/pages/partners-real-fuel-with-sls

Fuel Goods Website: https://fuelgoods.com/

Follow Fuel Goods: https://www.instagram.com/fuel_goods/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Steph Mundt is a physical therapist & running coach in Tempe, Arizona. She specializes in the care of runners with bone stress injuries, hip labrum tears and a history of restrictive eating. Her business Volante PT & Performance offers both local and remote rehab and coaching services.

In this episode we chat about:

• Sites of injury that are more associated with ED/DE
• How Steph’s approach to BSI's might be different from what a lot of runners are used 
• Why do BSI’s tend to have a high recurrence rate?
• If someone suspects they might have a BSI, is there any advice as to what they should say to their provider?
• What do you recommend runners/athletes to look for in their care team?
• What does optimal rehab from a BSI look like?
• How to maintain and promote health after PT/Rehab
• Common misconceptions around LEA/REDs on soft tissue
• And more!

Be sure to listen, rate, and review on Spotify or Apple podcasts and follow @stephmundt.dpt   or head to her website at Volantept.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Join me as I tell my story into triathlon and endurance sports over the past 15 years. From injury to finding joy and merging my passion for sports and nutrition into one. 

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Natalie is a board Certified Sports Dietitian & owner of BeFueled Sports Nutrition, her virtual sports nutrition practice. Natalie is passionate about helping endurance athletes feel their best to do all the badass things they want to do in life. Natalie is a runner and triathlete, and outside of training, loves to get outdoors and spend time with her pups.

In this episode we chat about:

• What’s the difference between iron and ferritin
• Why do we look at the WHOLE iron panel
• What labs to ask your provider to look at if your concerned about your iron status
• Why are endurance athletes more susceptible to iron deficiency/anemia?
• Micronutrients and how they impact ferritin
• Gut health connection to iron levels
• Why rest days are important for ferritin
• Should you supplement with iron?
• Iron and the inflammation connection
• Looking at the whole human to support healthy iron levels
• And more!

Learn more about Natalie here: www.befueledsn.com

Follow Natalie: https://www.instagram.com/befueledsportsnutrition/ 

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Jennie Hansen is a former pro triathlete and Ironman Lake Placid champion, now age group triathlete living in Rochester, NY. She is also a physical therapist turned coach. She also thoroughly embraces her crazy dog lady status, just living life with her husband and three rescue mutts.

In this episode we chat about: *TW* disordered eating

• Dogs!
• Jennie’s journey to tri and becoming a pro
• Racing as a pro vs age group
• Balancing life as a pro triathlete and PT
• Underfueling and how navigate it
• Pressure of the lighter is faster
• Signs of overreaching
• Aging as an athlete
• Coaching women in 40-50’s
• Avoid the comparison trap, while still being curious about your goals
• How coaching can help
• Body image and social media
• Coming back from injury and it’s potential long lasting effects
• And so much more!

Follow Jennie:  https://www.instagram.com/jlhansen929/

Learn More About Jennie: www.qt2systems.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Founder of Taylored Training, an online run and strength coaching service based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Becky, swam competitively and coached swimming, taught HS biology for a decade along with some coaching in XT and conditioning for Lax. During the pandemic her and her hubby and I moved across the country and she turned coaching friends on the side into a full time gig. They live in Phoenix now with our 1.5 yr old and dog. Taylored Training has since expanded to a 2 coach operation.

In this episode we chat about:

• Her love of science and breaking it down for her athletes
• What’s going on physiologically when we’re exercising in the heat?
• How to survive it (the heat)
• How to adjust workouts
• HR vs. RPE?
• If you know your race will be warm, her recommendations in a training plan to get ready for the conditions?
• Oh shit– it’s super hot/humid on race day, how do I adjust my race plan and expectations?
• Factors impacting how we handle heat
• Racing strategies
• How we can use the heat as a way to get “fitness gainZ” 
• And more!

Follow Becky on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tayloredtrainingrun/ (business) https://www.instagram.com/beccatay124/ (personal)
Learn more about working with Becky:   www.tayloredtrainingrun.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Founder, coach, and most importantly, runner, Kathleen is the legs behind Bflo Run Club & Pace Buffalo Running Studio. A certified fast girl, 1/2 Ironwoman, and type-2 fun addict, she will push the pace and bring out your strong side like no one else. Post-run run, you’ll find her hanging with her soul dog, Clay, or taste-testing tacos at Casa Azul.

Her creds:

BS in Exercise Science // SUNY Fredonia

Personal Trainer // National Academy of Sports Medicine

Running Coach // Road Runners Club of America

USA Track & Field // Level 1

In this episode we chat about:

• Transitioning from college sports to sports-ing in adult life
• How you made running fun again
• Dive more into creating community with BFLO run club and PACE
• Challenges you face(d) as you built this fitness community
• Life as a fitness professional/entrepreneur opening up PACE
• Your why/mission/values
• What you’ve learned in this space
• Weird fitness trends
• Run clubs turning into dating clubs
• Things to look out for in fitness studios/personal training  if you’re new to fitness
• Some of the different/unique offerings at PACE to support the whole athletes
• Changes we hope to see in the fitness/running community
• And more!

Follow Kathleen: https://www.instagram.com/_runqueen_/
Follow Pace Buffalo: https://www.instagram.com/pacebuffalo/

Learn more: https://pacebuffalo.com/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Molly Hurford is a journalist, author and podcaster in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. She’s the author of a dozen books about endurance sport, both fiction and nonfiction, including Fuel Your Ride and the Shred Girls series. As co-host of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, founder of Strong Girl Publishing and a bookworm-turned-endurance athlete, she’s a little obsessed with getting people—especially girls and women—excited about finding a sport they love and spending time outside.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Molly’s journey as an athlete and bookworm
• What Strong Girl publishing does
• What she’s learned in her writing
• How to get and keep young girls in endurance sports, particularly cycling
• Getting more women in bike shops
• Our own trials and tribulations in endurance racing
• Process vs. outcome goals
• The joy of de-load weeks
• And so much more!

Follow Molly: https://www.instagram.com/mollyjhurford
Learn More About Molly: stronggirlpublishing.com & consummateathlete.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Gabby is a newly certified RD (woohoo!) based in Seattle who has experience in research, clinical, and private practice nutrition. As an avid runner and RRCA-certified running coach, Gabby’s dream is to work with athletes in private practice, helping to guide both their nutrition and training. One of her major aims in entering the field of nutrition is to refute the misinformation spread by diet culture, like the claim that “thinner = faster.” Gabby aspires to help athletes understand the importance of nutrition in reaching their greatest athletic potential, and more importantly to value, not fear, food. In her spare time, Gabby can be found running, frolicking outdoors, eating ice cream, trying new restaurants, or daydreaming about future travel plans.

In this episode we chat about:

• Her journey to becoming a RD
• Common misconceptions reading research headlines in the news
• Critical thinking skills in understanding research
• How to break through marketing noise and BS
• Disordered eating behaviors in runners and the running community
• Practicing  shifting your mindset and actions with disordered thoughts
• How running started as a negative journey and has become a positive
• Breaking through diet culture
• How to encourage people to make change
• Nutrition coaches vs. RD’s
• Patient advocacy and taking a deeper dive with clients
• Ice cream/milkshake reviews of Seattle
• And so much more!
• 
  

Follow Gabby: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyrao/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Chris Muldoon is the founder of Strideful, an app that offers walking and running programs for mental wellness.

He's a former NCAA Division I runner and currently coaches at SUNY Erie and with the Snyder Track and Field youth program.

In this episode we chat about: 

• Running with dogs!
• His running and mental health journey
• Physical activity and how it benefits mental health
• How to start moving for health, not just performance outcomes
• Building habits and making it a practice
• Connecting mood with activity and finding that sweet spot with activity level
• Learning how to ebb and flow training with the seasons of life
• Ditching that all or nothing thinking
• Who is Strideful for, how does it work, and what do he hopes users will gain from it
• Breaking down the “running as therapy mentality”
• Exercise as a tool in our mental health toolbox
• And so much more!

Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/strideful_app/
Check out the strideful app: https://stridefulapp.com/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Dr. Lara Pence is a licensed clinical psychologist out of Fort Collins, CO. She specializes in working with professional and elite athletes, and she is the founder of The Coaches Collective, an intensive program designed to help coaches increase their psychological skill set and acumen. 

In this episode, we chat about (*TW* disordered eating)

• The coaches collective– what is it and what work she does with other coaches
• Helping coaches learn to see the athlete as a whole person
• Our values as an athlete and in performance 
• Staying curious!
• Her work with clients with RED-s and eating disorders 
• How do athletes who struggle with eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, etc. be mindful of managing their health in sport 
• Being playful in a sport that rewards rigidity
• What signs should a person be looking for a psychologist to help them with their relationship with food 
• Her favorite books and podcasts to recommend to clients 
• The difference between disordered eating and an eating disorder
• How to navigate disordered thoughts with behaviors
• And so much more!

Learn More about Dr. Lara: https://drlarapence.com/coaches
Follow Dr. Laura: https://www.instagram.com/drlarapence 

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Holley Samuel is a sports dietitian, personal trainer, and owner of  private practice Holley Fueled Nutrition where she helps runners learn how to fuel to meet their health and performance goals and break free from dieting.

In this episode we chat about:

• Prenatal nutrition for active individuals trying to conceive (TTC)
• Can underfed runners still get pregnant?
• Depletion of nutrients– what does this mean for mom?
• Nutrients/special considerations of testing for women who are pregnant
• Being an advocate for yourself before, during, and after pregnancy
• Injury risk postpartum (PP) and in pregnancy
• Breastfeeding nutrition needs
• Coming back to sport PP
• Running in pregnancy:
  • General considerations
  • Debunking old schools of thoughts
  • And more
• First trimester tools to keep you moving
• Handling tummy Issues in pregnancy
• And more!

Follow Holley: https://www.instagram.com/holleyfuelednutrition

Holley Fueled Nutrition Podcast: https://holleyfuelednutrition.com/podcast

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Mary Eggers is an associate professor of nursing and triathlon coach at Valor triathlon project. She has been a nurse for 24 years, coach for 21 years, athlete for 26 years! She’s qualified for kona 3 x and never went to race. She is also a mom and wife.

In this episode we chat about:

• Starting triathlon back in 1995!
• How our sport has changed– especially around fueling and body image
• Nursing– how you’ve translated the lessons from your profession into everyday life, sport, etc.
• Life as an empath and setting boundaries
• What every coach wishes their athletes would do that they don’t do
• How to build trust as an athlete
• Dialing in skills during off-season
• Tips for new swimmers
• How to get through a swim plateau
• Mellow creme pumpkins
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Follow Mary: https://www.instagram.com/themaryeggers
Learn More about Mary: www.mary-eggers.com
Mary's Substack: Swim Squad Substack

Join me with a fun conversation between friends– I am joined by Chaz Adams and Amanda Tran who are both graduates of 1:1 nutrition coaching with Stevie, Keep it Real Collab members, and avid endurance athletes! 

In this episode we chat about:

• Eating enough and mental health
• Success stories from real people/clients
• Busting nutrition myths
• Learning skills and habits
• Protein ice cream– yay or nay?!
• Trialing gels and other sports nutrition –how to pick them?!
• Airing grievances about the endurance world
• Chafing the dream
• Fueling fails
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Elisabeth founded Running Explained to help runners of all levels understand the how, what, and why of this incredible sport so we can get faster, run longer, and enjoy every step with smart, science-driven training.

Her training & coaching philosophy is about building a strong aerobic base, fostering consistency through smart training habits, and focusing on whole-athlete development. She believes in helping runners enjoy the process and find a way to make running fit into their lives, not the other way around. Whether you're looking to break the cycle of training burnout, run your first half or full marathon, or hit a specific time goal in races from 5k to marathons and even multi-race weekends, she's here to help you every step of the way!

In this episode we chat about:

• What is an off-season really?!?
• Applying the science to the people she works with
• New marathoner vs. experienced marathoner
• How to not freak out about ‘losing fitness’
• What happens to your body during and after a marathon?
• How to navigate downtime without training structure?
• What can be gained from taking an ‘off-season’
• Coaching tips for those struggling with taking time off post-race
• Why soreness shouldn’t be a guide for recovery after your race
• Strength training in off-season
• What should a general post-race return to run timeline look like?
• And so much more!

Research article referenced: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9141560/

Follow Elisabeth: https://www.instagram.com/runningexplained

Learn More About Elisabeth: www.runningexplained.com

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Laura Ligos is a registered dietitian, mom & 2x cookbook author who resides in Albany, NY. She believes in a food first approach and focuses on optimizing the health and wellness of active women. She has a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Sciences from Cornell University and went on to complete her Dietetic Internship and MBA at Dominican University. She started her own private practice & brand “The Sassy Dietitian” to help be a credible resource for those looking to improve their relationship with food and optimize overall health without restrictive diets.

In this episode we chat about:

• Debunking things on the internet and clickbait in the health and wellness space
• Navigating ‘mom culture’
• Critical thinking
• Big wellness vs. big pharma
• Raw milk and food safety
• Elitisim in big wellness
• It all comes back to stress
• Guilt and shame around diseases and medications
• Finding the halfway between alternative/functional meds + western med
• It’s the ‘we not just the me’
• Nutrition and health is not all or nothing
• MAHA movement: MAHA is diet culture and once again diet culture won
• Minerals: what are they? Why do they matter?
• And so much more!

If you don’t already, be sure to follow Laura @thesassydietitian and learn more about her https://thesassydietitian.com/

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Jess Cahill is an adventure host, travel lover, online business manager, teacher turned entrepreneur and promoter of living a big, authentic + full life. Jess specializes in helping female entrepreneurs thrive in their businesses. She also hosts adventure trips to create a space for women to connect, see the world together, make lifelong friends, and unlock core memories. Her mission is to help as many women as possible get outside, adventure more, bet on themselves, take up space, do it scared, build confidence, live big + chase magic.

In this episode, we chat about:

• Final episode of the season!
• Podcast launch happening in December! Rippin’ on the road!
• Getting outside in nature and making connections with hosting trips
• All women adventure trips– upcoming for 2025 and beyond!
• Adventuring and getting out of your comfort zone
• Having your own business as an adventure with yourself
• Navigating business– how to start, how to grow, etc.
• Uncomplicating things in business
• Business manager vs. business coach
• Work-life balance in owning a business
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Follow Jess: https://www.instagram.com/jesss.cahhh

Learn More about Jess: https://savageadv.com/

Go to Banff with Jess: https://trovatrip.com/trip/north-america/canada/canada-with-jess-and-danielle-jul-2025

Season 2 is HERE! 🎉 Kicking off with my favorite mineral—Magnesium—and its electrolyte buddies! This episode is packed with all the juicy details about these tiny but mighty nutrients that keep us thriving as athletes and humans.

Here’s what’s on the menu:

• What are electrolytes (and why they’re such a big deal)?
• How they fuel hydration and performance like pros.
• Delicious food sources you’ll want to add to your plate.
• What to do if your electrolyte game is falling short.
• And so much more!

💧 Whether you're chasing PRs or just trying to feel your best, this is the episode to kick off your year right. Tune in now and get your electrolyte knowledge on point!

Are you a runner or athlete struggling with your iron levels? Constantly battling fatigue, injury, and just feeling ‘bleh’? Maybe you’ve been on an iron supplement and are not seeing improvements in your levels. In this episode I dive into why low ferritin levels often need a closer look and why supplementation is often not the fix athletes need. I also cover:

• What is iron?
• What are the biomarkers in an iron panel?
• How underfueling impacts iron status– spoiler: it's more than just not consuming enough iron
• Low ferritin as a red flag for LEA/RED-s
• Iron status and bone injuries
• Gut health and absorption of iron
• Other micronutrients at play with iron status
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/
Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

It’s winter so we’re all longing for sun and more susceptible to lower levels of the ‘sunshine’ vitamin, which is prohormone. Long known for its role in bone health, we also know it can impact our immune system, inflammation, and muscle health as athletes. Wondering if you need more vitamin D? Be sure to give a listen–I also cover:

• What is vitamin D? How is it used in our body?
• What should your vitamin D levels be?
• Performance benefits of adequate vitamin D levels
• Sources of vitamin D
• How to best absorb and support vitamin D levels
• When to supplement
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Antioxidants are talked about for their powerful properties that help fight inflammation but how does this relate to you as an endurance athlete? Get a little nerdy and dive into the science behind antioxidants, how it relates to our desired training adaptations, and take away some practical applications to better support your body as an athlete! In this episode I dive into:

• What are antioxidants?
• Why do they matter?
• What are free radicals and oxidative stress?
• The difference between untrained and well-trained individuals
• Should you be supplementing with antioxidants?
• And so much more!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Let’s dive into fiber! Are you curious to learn more about fiber and its role as part of an endurance athlete's plate? If you deal with tummy troubles in or out of workout, learn why fiber intake, type and timing is something you should be looking at. In this episode I cover:

-What is fiber

-Types of fiber

-New considerations when it comes to added fiber

-Timing of fiber around workouts

-Why more fiber isn’t always better

-Fibers role in gut health

-And so much more!

Listen on spotify, apple or wherever you get your podcasts! If you’re loving the show, be sure to rate and leave a review!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Sidelined with a bone injury? Or are you an athlete who wants to learn more about bone health? In this episode I start to dive into this BIG topic and what you need to know about bone health as an athlete and the role nutrition plays in bone health. You’ll gain knowledge about:

-What is a BSI?

-Bone mineral density

-What is bone turnover?

-Low energy availability and the risk for bone injury

-Micronutrients involved in bone health

-How iron impacts bone health

-A case for more carbs (always)

-And so much more!

Listen on spotify, apple or wherever you get your podcasts! If you’re loving the show, be sure to rate and leave a review!

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

Adam is a marathon and ultra runner who’s been running for over 20 years. Over the last 4-5 years he’s developed his focus and found his niche in longer distances. He loves all kinds of running, whether its road, track, trails, or even treadmill. He also has a deep love for the process–if racing went away tomorrow, he’d still be out running and enjoying going to the well occasionally.

In this episode we chat about:

• Adam’s background in running and endurance sports
• How he found his passion for endurance running
• Attempting the world record for 50km on a treadmill
• How to learn and lean into the process as an athlete
• His fueling journey from minimal fuel to super-high carb fueling
• Protein and creatine for endurance athletes
• And so much more!

Be sure to follow along Adam’s journey and connect with him @adam_vadeboncoeur https://www.instagram.com/adam_vadeboncoeur/

🎧 wherever you get your podcasts!

✨ Enjoying the podcast? Help support this free content by giving it a five ⭐ rating and review, sharing it with a friend, and hitting follow/subscribe wherever you listen so you don’t miss an episode! 🙏🏻

Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/