PODCAST · sports
Getting Chicked
by CITIUS MAG
Three former college track athletes discuss their abnormal obsession for running.Hosted by Karen Lesiewicz, Megan Connolly Morant and Rachel DaDamio.On The CITIUS MAG Podcast Network.
Episodes
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👟 The Ultimate Chicago Marathon Race Week Guide: Managing Weather, Tapering, Course Strategy + More
The Chicago Marathon is almost here, which means it’s time to talk race-week nerves, tapering, warmer than ideal weather forecasts, and how to get yourself to the starting line feeling ready to race. This week, the trio is together for a full Chicago Marathon preview, breaking down everything…
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❤️🩹 Megan's Return From A Setback, Berlin Marathon Highlights, Porta Potty Etiquette + Carbon Plated Crocs?
This week, Karen and Megan chat about Boston running, trying to find the right pace on the treadmill, and whether a $160 massage is ever worth it. Megan also shares an update after missing the USATF 20K Championships because of an unexpected trip to the emergency room. She talks about getting…
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🌧️ Marathon Training In Bad Weather, Rachel's Comeback, Wedding Runs + Keely Hodgkinson's Speed Suit
Fall marathon season is in full swing, which means long runs, unpredictable weather, and trying to balance training with everything else going on in life. This week, the Karen talks about surviving a brutal Chicago 20-miler in the rain and wind and the trio chat about how to approach key workouts...
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💩 Hyrox Poopgate, Karen's Crazy Trail Run, Sydney Sweeney's Sports Ad, Rachel's Return To Running + Why Running Is About More Than Racing
The trio reunites in today's episode! Rachel is back with an update on her return to running after injury, including her first run/walks and the challenge of taking things day by day even when you're starting to feel stronger. Karen shares the story of a very ambitious trail run with Molly Seidel...
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⛰️ Reset Week In Tahoe, Femke's 800m Breakthrough, Chicago Marathon's New Hydration Plans + A Getting Chicked Marathon?
In today's episode, Karen and Rachel catch up on what they’ve been up to, including Rachel’s week in Tahoe with her family and Karen writing “don’t get chicked” in chalk for all the runners of Chicago to see. The Chicks also chat about Femke Broeders-Bol’s breakthrough season in the 800m after...
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🔋 Marathon Fueling, Strava Struggles, Rachel's Injury Frustrations + Getting Chicked By A Stroller?
Lots to unpack in today's episode! Rachel is still injured after roughly 16 weeks without running and gives an update on where things stand, including the mental challenge of having to wait even when you're finally seeing progress. Megan is preparing for her first USATF national championship and...
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🤔 The Olympic Trials Are Changing, Marathon Pacing Tips, Rachel's MRI Updates + Our 2028 Race Plans
In today's episode, Karen, Megan, and Rachel catch up on their latest training, including a big 800m workout, marathon-pace work, cross training, and the mental adjustment that comes with stepping away from the marathon distance. The Chicks also break down a controversial change to the 2028 U.S....
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📈 Rachel's Injury Update, Jess McClain’s Huge Falmouth Performance + Who's In Our Dream Long Run Groups?
In today's episode, Rachel shares an update on her injury recovery, including her latest PT progression, hopping exercises and the possibility of finally returning to running later this month! The trio also talks about the joy of introducing young runners to the sport, their own first memories of...
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🌴 Running On Vacation, Strava Etiquette, Swimming As Cross Training + Racing A Half During A Marathon Build?
In today's episode, Karen, Megan, and Rachel cover running on vacation when you're the only one training, swimming as cross training, Strava etiquette, how to approach racing a half during marathon training, and lots more. Megan also opens up about her past struggles with nutrition and fueling…
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🤝 Karen & Rachel Sign Up For A Marathon Together, Early Morning Workouts, Mental Side Of Injuries + Rachel Is Pain-Free!
It's just Karen and Rachel this week! The two get into plenty of marathon talk, life updates, and a conversation about the emotional side of injury recovery. They recap Karen's apartment move, Rachel's trip back to Notre Dame for a wedding, and why they both signed up for the McKirdy Micro...
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📊 Why Women Pace Marathons Better, Rachel's Recovery Update, Karen's Return To The Track + Run Club Drama?
All the Chicks are finally back together! In today's episode, Rachel shares an update on her injury recovery, the mental challenges of being sidelined, and how she's basically become a full-time swimmer. Megan is thriving in marathon training, discovering the joy of stroller runs with her…
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🤯 Josh Kerr's Mile World Record, Megan Meets Justin Bieber, WWE Entrances + How To Train Smarter For Marathons
In today's episode, Megan and Karen dive into one of the biggest moments in running history. They unpack Josh Kerr's mile world record, why his confidence paid off, and what makes the mile such a universally beloved event. Megan also shares stories from an action-packed weekend at Fanatics Fest,...
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💍 Rachel's Engagement Story, Track Etiquette, Megan's Race Updates + Tips On Running As A Mom
Big life updates in today's episode! Rachel shares her engagement story and everything that made the proposal so memorable, while Megan catches everyone up on her recent move, meeting a new training partner, and some of the races she has coming up on her schedule. The two also discuss track...
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😴 Rest Days, Rachel Takes On Swimming, Megan's Big Move, Mileage For Marathon Training + Tips On Finding A Coach
In today's episode, Karen, Megan, and Rachel catch up on all things training, injuries, and life lately before diving into a round of listener questions. Rachel shares how she's added swimming into her recovery from injury and why she's unexpectedly fallen in love with it. Megan gives an update…
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🚴♀️ Karen's Road Biking Side Quest, Rachel's Injury Updates, London Marathon's Two-Day Event + Race Day Cheering Tips
In today's episode, Karen and Rachel break down the London Marathon's announcement that it will expand to a two-day event beginning in 2027. They discuss the new format, what it could mean for the race and its participants, and share their thoughts on the major change. Karen also talks about…
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✨ Sorting Runners Into Hogwarts Houses, Taco Bell 50K Challenge, Pelvic Floor Therapy + Rachel's Family Running Lore
In today’s episode, Rachel takes us down a rabbit hole of family running lore, including the story of her grandfather, Terry McDermott, who brought home Olympic gold and silver medals in speed skating. She also shares a much more encouraging injury update and explains why pelvic floor therapy has...
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👯♀️ Special Guest! Audrey Dadamio Shares Her NCAA Career Reflections From Duke & Stanford + Lessons From College Running
In today's episode, Rachel's sister Audrey joins the Chicks just a week after graduating from Duke. Audrey reflects on her running journey, from her start in high school to competing at both Stanford and Duke, and shares how she developed as an NCAA athlete over the course of her collegiate…
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🚀 Megan Blasts A 4:37 Downhill Mile, Rachel's MRI Horror Stories, Karen's Apartment Hunt + Fueling As A Runner
In today's episode, Megan recaps her dramatic drop in distance from the marathon all the way down to the mile, where she raced to a 4:37 finish and second place. She breaks down the race, reflects on the experience, and looks ahead to her upcoming half marathon. Rachel's injury saga continues as...
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🦴 Rachel's Stress Reaction, Navigating Running Injuries, Parker Valby's Return To The Track + Handling Comparison On Social Media
In this week’s episode, Rachel shares that she’s been diagnosed with a pubic ramus stress reaction, which is an injury she previously dealt with during her college running career. She opens up about the emotions that come with facing a setback, how she’s processing the news, and what the road…
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🤕 Karen & Rachel's Injury Check-Ins, Running Tan Lines, Managing Allergy Season, Thoughts On Cross Training, + Shoe Recs
In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel share updates on their recent injuries and how they’re navigating recovery. Karen has been able to keep training through her injury to an extent, while Rachel is taking time away from running to focus on healing and getting healthy again. Fortunately, Megan is...
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💁♀️ Karen's Self-Care Week, Rachel's Return To Lifting, Favorite Recovery Methods, Running Watch Recs + Our Training Philosophies
In today’s episode, Karen shares an update on her improving foot injury and walks us through her self-care reset week. Rachel talks about getting back into strength training and the positive impact it’s having on her running. Karen and Rachel also dive into a few listener questions: - Best…
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📊 Rachel's Boston Marathon Deep Dive On Why 2026 Was The Fastest Yet, Karen's Injury Update, Megan's Return To Workouts + Tips For Intervals
In today’s episode, Karen shares an update on her foot injury, while Megan talks about what training has looked like since getting back into workouts post-marathon. Rachel is back with the receipts, breaking down why this year’s Boston Marathon saw massive performance jumps across the entire…
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🎙️ Minnesota Distance Elite's Elena Hayday On Her 2:24 Breakthrough In Boston, Balancing Training As A PhD Student + Progression From College
Special guest on today’s episode! Minnesota Distance Elite’s Elena Hayday joins Karen, Rachel, and Megan after her huge 2:24:45 breakthrough at the Boston Marathon, where she finished as the 6th American woman and 13th overall. Before joining Minnesota Distance Elite, Elena ran for the University...
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🤯 Boston Marathon Highlights, Megan's World As A WWE Talk Show Host, When To Back Off In Training + Eugene Marathon Tips
Karen, Megan, and Rachel unpack some of their favorite moments from the Boston Marathon, including Sharon Lokedi's last minute watch swap, the 609 women who broke three hours, and lots more highlights. Rachel shares about how her 5K road race went last weekend and Karen breaks down her recent…
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👟 Boston Marathon Advice, Rachel's Ragnar Relay Breakdown, Megan Starts Her Stroller Running Era, Wearing Super Shoes For Workouts + How To Get Out Of A Running Slump
In today's episode, Karen, Rachel, and Megan share all their best tips and advice for racing the Boston Marathon, including how to taper, manage the weather, keep stress low, and lots more. Karen shares about taking on solo training and working on speed while Megan updates us on her return to...
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📈 Megan's Pregnancy To OTQ Journey & Postpartum Training Tips, Rachel Takes On Speed Work, Typical Weekly Mileage + Our Marathon Theme Songs
In today's episode, Megan shares more of her post-marathon reflections now that she’s a week removed from officially hitting the OTQ. She also talks about her full progression from running through pregnancy to her return to running postpartum and shares tips on how to make a successful comeback....
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🚨 MEGAN'S 2:36:03 OTQ RACE RECAP 🚨
Two years ago when Getting Chicked first started, Megan shared that one of her biggest dreams was to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. With a couple more marathons under her belt and a ton of hard work, she DID it! In today's special edition of the pod, Megan walks us through her race...
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🍀 Karen's First Race Back, Rachel's "Workout From Hell," Megan's Final Pre-Race Thoughts + March Madness XC Style
Karen is finally back racing and shares the full breakdown of her experience at the Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago on Sunday. Rachel shares about her recent "workout from hell" and why it was one of the hardest sessions she's ever done. Meanwhile, Megan shares some of her final pre-race thoughts...
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💪 Best Gyms, Updates On Rachel’s New Training Setup, Race Schedule Tips, Our Favorite Mid-Major Marathons + Is The 10K The Hardest Event?
In today’s episode, Karen shares about splurging on a new gym membership and she and Megan compare hot takes on the best and worst gyms they’ve trained at, plus what makes a gym actually worth it for runners. Meanwhile, Rachel breaks down how her workouts and training structure have changed since...
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⏳ Megan Gears Up For Her Next Marathon, Updates On The USATF Half Champs Drama, NYC Marathon Entry Madness + A Dating App For Training Partners?
In today’s episode, Megan shares an update on her training as she gears up for the McKirdy Micro Marathon on March 29th, where she’s aiming to hit the Olympic Trials qualifying standard. The trio also unpack the latest developments from the USATF Half Marathon Championships, including how Jess...
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🚨 Rachel's HUGE 1:14 Half Marathon Breakthrough, USATF Half Marathon Championships Chaos + Taking Weekly Rest Days?
Rachel just had her biggest breakthrough yet! On Sunday, she ran 1:14 for a massive personal best in one of the most surprising races she's had. She breaks it down with Karen and Megan and shares about arriving at the course late, not being able to get in a warm up, thoughts throughout the race,...
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🌆 Where To Run When Traveling, Funniest Strava Segments, Weekend Highlights From The Running World + How To Handle Injuries Mid-Training Block
In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel share their tips for finding places to run while traveling and Rachel recaps her recent work trip to London. The two also break down the best and worst surfaces to run on and revisit some of the classic advice their high school coaches gave them growing up…
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🧠 How To Win The Mental Battle During Races, Staple Marathon Workouts, Our Super Bowls Of Running + Hydration Tips For Long Runs
In today's episode, Megan and Rachel share about how to stay mentally tough during races and break down some of their staple workouts for marathon training. Megan also shares about how she and her coach are adjusting her training and what it’s been like running while balancing life with a baby.…
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🚀 Rachel's Breakthrough Half Marathon, Karen's Future Running Plans + How To Survive Treadmill Runs
After knocking on the door with countless 1:17 half marathons, Rachel finally breaks through with a 1:16 last weekend! She breaks down the race, why everything clicked on the day, and the biggest lessons she’s taking away for the next one. Next up, she’s heading to the start line of the Napa…
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🐊 Rachel's Club Cross Country Nationals Race Recap, Highlights From Karen's Flagstaff Trip + Harry Styles' Next Marathon?
Lots of updates from the Chicks in today's episode! Rachel recaps her race at the USATF Club Cross Country National Championships in Tallahassee (her first time racing on the grass since college!) and breaks down how it went better than expected. It also marked her debut racing for the Peninsula...
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⛰ The Molly Seidel Special: Trail Racing Debut, Winning The Bandera 50K , Stories From Our Notre Dame Days, Run Club Experiences
Getting Chicked made it to Flagstaff! Karen is joined by special co-host Dani Aragon for a fun catch-up with Molly Seidel after her trail racing debut at the Bandera 50K, where she took the win and set a course record in 4:09:39. Molly walks through how the race went, what surprised her about…
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👟 New Parker Valby Spikes, Craziest Ways To Do Long Runs, Karen Heads To Flagstaff, Gabby Thomas's Mile Time Trial + Running Gear Recs
Karen, Rachel, and Megan are back with fresh running and life updates, along with their thoughts on what’s been happening around the running world lately. Rachel traded the roads for the grass last weekend, racing the USATF Club Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, with a race breakdown to...
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🥳 Goals For 2026, Favorite Track & Marathon Moments From 2025, Predictions + Hot Takes For The Year Ahead
Another year of Getting Chicked is officially underway! Karen, Megan, and Rachel look back on how they did with their 2025 goals and take stock of which of their predictions aged well and which ones didn’t. They also revisit some of their favorite moments from the running world in 2025, including...
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🎄 Home For The Holidays, OTQs From The Marathon Project, NCAA Drug Testing Controversy + High Level Running While Pregnant?
Karen, Megan, and Rachel catch up on the runs they’ve been getting in back at their hometowns and what they've been up to over the holidays. The Chicks also break down some of the biggest OTQ highlights from The Marathon Project last weekend and what made the event stand out from other marathons....
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🎁 Merry Chickmas! Holiday Gift Guide, Megan's Travel Updates, Karen's Return To Training + More CIM OTQ Highlights
Merry Chickmas! Megan is back after a stretch of travel and catches us up on training, how a recent treadmill workout went wrong, and having to run in Nike Dunks shoes while away. She also shares about linking up with Tessa Barrett for a run in D.C. fresh off her 2:30 at CIM. Karen also shares…
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🎉 OTQ Highlights From CIM, Falling In Races, Rachel's Training Updates, Running Before Caffeine + Product Recs
This week, Karen and Rachel break down some of the biggest OTQ stories from the California International Marathon, from Tessa Barrett’s redemption race (a 2:30 after her 2:34 at the unsanctioned Marine Corps Marathon) to a few of Rachel’s San Francisco training partners locking down their...
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💁♀️ An Episode For The Girls: Karen's Egg Freezing Updates, Megan's Pelvic Floor Tips + Nike Lawsuit Over Carbon Plated Shoes?
This one's for the gals! Karen gives an update on her egg-freezing journey as she reaches the halfway point of her cycle. Megan opens up about finding answers about her GI struggles after visiting a pelvic floor therapist and shares tips on how focusing on pelvic floor work can help female…
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💫 Megan’s PB Recap From Indy, Karen’s Future Plans, Ideas For Marathon Expos + When To Retire Your Running Shoes?
Karen and Megan reunite for the first time since mile 24 of the Indianapolis Marathon for an overdue recap of Megan’s 2:41, four minute personal best. While it’s hard to be disappointed, she’s hungry for more and has an exciting new brand backing her OTQ chase. In other news, friend of the pod...
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🤖 Karen's Highlights From Indy, Rachel's 5K Recap, OTQ Shoutouts + Using AI To Write Your Marathon Training Plan?
Megan isn’t with us today to recap her breakthrough 2:41 marathon (a four minute PB!), but Karen shares all the highlights from cheering her on at the Indianapolis Marathon. Rachel also raced a 5K with Theo and gives us the full rundown on how it went. Beyond Megan’s big day in Indy, seven women...
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🎃 Race Week For Megan, Our Halloween Recap, NYC Marathon Thoughts + Marine Corps Marathon Drama
It’s marathon week for Megan! She’s in taper mode and sharing her final pre-race thoughts as she gears up for the Indianapolis Marathon this weekend (with Karen cheering her on from the sidelines!). We also recorded this episode just before the NYC Marathon, so we chat about who we were excited…
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🏃♀️ Special Guest! Molly Huddle On Returning To Racing Postpartum, Life & Training Updates, Reflections From Notre Dame + More
Two-time Olympian, author, coach, and podcast host Molly Huddle joins Karen, Megan, and Rachel for today's episode ahead of her return to racing postpartum. She'll be racing the Every Woman's Marathon in a couple weeks on November 16th. Molly catches us up on how training has been during her...
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💨 Chicago Marathon Highlights, Our Training & Racing Updates, Who We're Excited To Watch At The NYC Marathon + Listener Questions
In today's episode, Karen recaps her experience at the Chicago Marathon with CITIUS MAG last weekend while Rachel shares her training updates as she gets ready for her half marathon in February. Megan chats about her 5K race over the weekend and why she's running faster now than she was in…
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🤝 Meet 2:27 Marathoner Aubrey Frentheway Before She Races The Chicago Marathon!
In today’s episode, 2:27 marathoner and BYU alum Aubrey Frentheway joins Karen, Rachel, and Megan just days before she lines up for the Chicago Marathon. Aubrey is coached by the legendary Ed Eyestone and trains alongside elite runners like Keira D'Amato and Makenna Myler. She made her marathon...
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🗺️ Chicago Marathon Course Preview, Karen Visits Her High School XC Invite + The Fastest Barefoot 100m Across Lego?!
In today's episode, Karen and Rachel share everything you need to know about the Chicago Marathon and preview all the notable parts of the course. Karen also shares about visiting home and watching her high school team's annual cross country invite. We also answer a few of your listener…
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🎤 Is Harry Styles The Fastest Celebrity Marathoner? “Unfortunately, I Do Love…” + Our World Championships Draft Results
In today's episode, Karen, Rachel, and Megan cover everything from Harry Styles' sub-three marathon in Berlin, the results from last episode's World Championship draft picks, and some of the things we secretly love. We also answer a few listener questions to close the episode out.…
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Three former college track athletes discuss their abnormal obsession for running.Hosted by Karen Lesiewicz, Megan Connolly Morant and Rachel DaDamio.On The CITIUS MAG Podcast Network.
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