Postpartum Running Made Practical: Strength, Strategy & RUNSource Insights — with DR. KATE EDWARDS of Fast Bananas

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Dr. Kate Edwards, the founder of Precision Performance & Physical Therapy. She has dedicated her life to helping runners feel better and perform better. She is residency trained in orthopedics, a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist and trained in running medicine. She and her team at Precision Performance treat Elite, collegiate, high school and recreational runners. Her race resume includes several marathons and three Bostons. She has been a running coach, authored books & research articles about running, teaches and lectures nationally & internationally, is the co-host of the More Than Miles podcast and recently launched a new running company, Fast Bananas.She shares her story of nearly dying while running because of a rare genetic heart disease. She has used all she has learned in practice and from her experience to build Fast Bananas, a one stop resource for runners!We talk about:-past running experience-having a rare genetic heart disease-working with pregnant elite runners-RUNsourse and Fast Bananas-managing stress outside of running-collaborating for the best care-authoring books-accessibility of informationTime Stamps1:00 introduction5:50 dealing with a rare genetic heart disease11:01 research for elite pregnant athletes16:04 doing things differently19:20 mental health support23:30 collaborative care28:20 running too early30:02 writing a book about postpartum running35:40 increasing accessibility 443:44 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH KATEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastbananasrun/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katemihevcedwards/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/precisionpt_atl/Website: https://www.fastbananas.com/Website: https://www.katemihevcedwards.com/Website: https://www.precisionpt.org/RUNsource by Fast Bananas! RUNsource the only online resource runners will ever need. Use "CarrieP" for a free month. The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)