Another Mother Runner

#426: Alysia Montaño Talks about Motherhood, Saying “No, Not Now,” and Race

Sarah and Tish welcome professional runner, activist, podcast host, and new mom (for a 3rd time) Alysia Montaño. In addition to talking about her new book, Feel-good Fitness, Alysia details:

how fitness is her “space for joy”;

the importance of making life during this pandemic “manageable and sustainable”;

advice on cultivating motivation;

the mothers-supporting mission of &amp;Mother, the foundation she co-founded; and,

what she, as a Black woman, is feeling in the current racial injustice reckoning

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