Ultrarunning in Postpartum: A Story of Recovery, Strength & Return to the Trails--with RACHEL DRAKE

Send us Fan MailToday I am speaking with ultra runner Rachel Drake. She is the mother of a 1.5 year old, a two time top 10 finisher at UTMB races (7th at CCC in 2019 and 6th at OCC in 2023), Black Canyon 100k champion and was 2nd at the Golden Trail World Championships in 2020. Outside of running, she has her MD PhD from Oregon Health and Science University and is starting residency training in anesthesiology at the University of Utah. She feels most joyful moving through the mountains and sharing the outdoors with her family Tyler, Lewis and Teddy.  We talk about: -dealing with disappointment -accepting your pregnant body -finding supportive providers -expectations versus realities -eating and breastfeeding -running in a postpartum body -rehabing from a stress fracture -incorporating strength training -doing what your body knows -lower mileage training  Time Stamps 1:00 Introduction 4:28 thinking about pregnancy and running 8:30 having supportive providers 10:08 managing expectations 13:10 RED-s with lactation 16:40 redefining normal 24:09 dealing with a stress fracture 30:00 perspective as a medical professional 34:30 strength training 40:01 progressing the conversation 51:48 Western States Endurance Run 56:05 time management 59:13 choosing anesthesiology 60:23 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH RACHEL IG: https://www.instagram.com/rachelraedrake/ Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/14331950 Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4crvjxt2cerL03iRgP5iJ8The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌