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The Lane 9 Podcast
by Heather Caplan
Talking about performance nutrition, periods, and mental health for athletes in women's sports. Lane 9 aims to raise awareness of REDs and eating disorders, and hosts an international collective of Women's Sport & Health clinicians to help athletes build their care team.
Episodes
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NC State's Kate Putman on REDs, Period Pain, and Why She Adopted a Dog Mid-Season
What does it actually look like when a collegiate athlete decides to take women's health into her own hands, and bring her whole team along with her? Kate Putman is a senior at NC State University running cross country and track for one of the most decorated programs in the country under Coach...
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Core Values, Process Goals, and Who You Are Outside of Sport — with Courtney Stone, LCSW
What if the most important thing you could do for your athletic performance had nothing to do with training? Heather sits down with Courtney Stone, a licensed clinical social worker and athlete mental health therapist based in Los Angeles, to talk about the inner work that makes athletes more...
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Hannah Ballowe: Elite Runner, PhD Student, and REDs Researcher
What would change if we gave athletes a real framework for understanding REDs, before something went wrong? That's the question driving Hannah Ballowe's entire career right now. Hannah is an elite middle-distance runner, PhD student at NC State, and women's health researcher whose dissertation is...
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Your Pelvic Floor Is Talking — Are You Listening? Mbong Henry on Pelvic Health for Every Athlete
What if the leaking, the urgency, the butt pain, and the pressure weren't just things you had to live with? Heather sits down with Mbong Henry, a pelvic floor and orthopedic physical therapist based in Durham, North Carolina, to talk about the pelvic health symptoms that athletes — runners,...
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100 Episodes, Almost 10 Years, and We're Still Here: A Lane 9 State of the Union
What does it look like to build something for almost a decade — not because you had a perfect plan, but because you kept showing up? For the 100th episode of the Lane 9 podcast, host Heather Caplan, RDN, sits down with her co-founder Alexis Fairbanks to talk about where Lane 9 started, where the...
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Fueling Through Injury: Nutrition, Body Image, and Getting Back on the Bike with Shira Evans
What do you actually eat when your body is healing — and you're not allowed to move? That's the question Shira Evans, RD, CSSD, found herself living through after a significant cycling accident left her with a concussion, road rash, and a scapula broken in two places. As a sports dietitian who...
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A Co-Founder Check-In: Traveling, Training, and the Sub-3 Journey with Alexis Fairbanks
What does it look like to chase a goal and then permit yourself to let it breathe for a season? Host Heather Caplan, RDN, is joined by her Lane 9 co-founder Alexis Fairbanks for an informal midsummer catch-up. They talk travel, food culture in Spain and Portugal, the very real struggle of…
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Give Yourself Some (or a lot of) Credit: A 2026 Midsummer Check-In
"I have no doubt you could run that half-marathon, but I understand the hesitation." That note from her physical therapist is what Host Heather Caplan, RDN, needed to hear, and this episode is her passing it along to you. It's midsummer. Schedules are chaotic, training cycles are in-between, and...
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Fueling for a Sub-3 Marathon: Laura Filla on Ferritin, Nutrition, and a Breakthrough Marathon
What does it take to reach sub-3 with your period intact and your body well-fueled? That's the question Coach Laura Filla can now answer from experience. After four years, ten marathons, low ferritin, grief, a coaching business, and two kids, Laura crossed the finish line at Bayshore 2026 in...
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What Does a REDs Diagnosis Actually Look Like? Dr. Rosa Pasculli Explains
What does it actually take to diagnose REDs, and what happens after? If you've ever wondered what's going on behind the scenes when a sports medicine physician suspects REDs, this episode is your inside look. Host Heather Caplan, RDN, sits down with Dr. Rosa Pasculli, a non-operative sports...
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Miran McCash on Women in Run Coaching, and the Conversations Girls Aren't Having With Their Male Coaches
What does it actually take to build a girls' running program from three athletes to a full roster, and what does it cost the coach who gets it there? That's at the heart of this conversation with Miran McCash: high school cross country and track head coach at Highline High School, and owner of…
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Mary Cain on REDs, Period Health, and Why Sports Should Be Healthcare - This Is Not About Running
What if we stopped treating sport like entertainment and started treating it like healthcare? That's the question at the center of this conversation with Mary Cain: professional middle-distance runner, Stanford medical student, and New York Times Bestselling author of the new memoir This Is Not...
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Osteitis Pubis Postpartum Experience with Coach Becky Anthony
"Once I started doing more core work...prescribed to me by a pelvic floor DPT, and what everyone says you should be doing after pregnancy...I was feeling pain," shares Lane 9 Coach Becky Anthony, head coach and owner of Taylored Training Run. Becky shares her story with a rare injury, osteitis...
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Nutrition: Signs You're Actually Eating Enough as an Athlete (and How to do That!), with Dietitian KC Stockmon
"The [symtpoms] of under-fueling, and REDs, make it a lot harder to meet your [calorie] needs," shares dietitian KC Stockmon. "It's kind of this vicious cycle." We're here to talk about how many calories an athlete actually needs to be eating, WHY it's important to eat enough, and the symptoms of...
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Eating Disorder History, Stress Fractures, and Finally Fueling Enough for a Big Marathon PR with Amy Sams
" I also learned the hard way. I did pay the price for several years. I had a lot of injuries, and I was in the stress fracture cycle for seven years. And that was a wake-up call. It really showed me you're not invincible and, and you're gonna have to really learn how to do this differently,"...
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What young athletes need to know: Periods, bone injuries, and eating enough with DPT and Coach Bethany Brausen
"It took me several injuries to really figure out...this is going to keep happening unless I do something big about it," shares coach and DPT Bethany Brausen, a member of the Lane 9 Membership and clinical directory. And we want to help young athletes figure those things out a lot sooner, so they...
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Athlete Perfectionism & Exploring Self-Worth in Sports with Dr. Savannah Landis
"Being the best is not the end all be all. And can you have self-confidence [in sport] without being the best?" Dr. Savannah Landis, Lane 9 Clinician, asks us to consider how perfectionism shows up in our sport experiences, and how to nurture a sense of self in and outside of sport, for athletes…
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Molly Huddle: Pregnancy fears, support systems, and how SHE has navigated training with two kids
"I was honestly terrified of [pregnancy]. I feel like whenever I looked around in the sport, I didn't see it. And if someone did get pregnant, it seemed like they disappeared. And if they came back, it seemed like it was against all odds," Molly Huddle shares with the Lane 9 Podcast. She is a 2x...
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Pep Talk: You're NOT the Exception to Adequate Fuel, Periods, and Rest
You're about the toe the line for your spring goal race, or you're mid-season for your sport and it's getting intense. Let's have a pep talk! We're sharing this one because we are fully in the swing of the Spring sport season, and that might mean that you're bumping up against some internal...
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Pro Runner Gabi Rooker on Fibroids, Fertility Treatments, and Training for Boston 2026
" I've had a lot of colleagues who have navigated infertility and have been really open about it, which has helped me." Professional runner Gabi Rooker joins the Lane 9 Podcast to talk about discovering she had a grapefruit-sized fibroid outside of her uterus, getting it removed, and navigating...
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Carbohydrates: What athletes need to know, with dietitian Brooke Czarnecki
"The athletic person is going to need more calories overall, and a lot of those calories should be coming from carbohydrates," shares Lane 9 clinician, Brooke Czarnecki RDN. We are talking ALL about carbs on this episode! We talk about why athletes need to skirt the general nutrition advice and...
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A Connection Between Perimenopause, Disordered Eating, and REDs with researcher and clinician Meghan Vogt
"We are not done [as athletes], by a certain age. And we should be able to push for what we want," shares athlete, advocate, and clinician, Meghan Vogt. Meghan is part of the Lane 9 Clinician Membership and Directory, and posted to the Lane 9 Project Substack a few months ago, as she began to...
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You're injured (as an athlete). Now what?, with mental performance coach Olivia Papakyrikos
"Injury is part of the athletic experience. Burnout, setbacks, losses...all of these things are part of being an athlete. There's nothing you can do to eliminate ALL risk of that," shares licensed therapist and sport psychology consultant, Olivia Papakyrikos. She is part of our Lane 9 Membership...
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How eating disorder recovery begins, for every body (Eating Disorders Awareness Week)
"Over the years, clients have shown me that recovery begins in spaces where they feel safe enough to tell the truth." It's Eating Disorder Awareness Week and this year's theme is "Every Body Belongs". We wrote a little something about that on our newsletter, and shared here as well. We…
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Building Bone Density, and Weight Lifting for Female Athletes, with DPT and Ultra-marathoner Hannah DePaul
"The first time [younger female athletes] work with a barbell or trap bar or something, you can see it. They're like, 'this is bada**, this is awesome," shares physical therapist and ultra-endurance athlete, Hannah DePaul, on this episode about building bone density and weight lifting for female...
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Creating Team Culture to Talk About Periods and Eating Enough, with Coach Gracen Key from Fort Lewis College
"I had girls come up to me and say, 'I haven't had my period in X amount of time, how do I get it back?'" Gracen Key, head coach for the Women's Distance program at Fort Lewis College (FLC) in Durango CO joins us to talk about creating a team culture where athletes feel comfortable asking…
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From struggling with injuries to a marathon debut OTQ at CIM with Melissa Berry
"That really was the biggest thing during my marathon build is like, wow. Reminding myself to get back into those [fueling] habits, but also remembering I shouldn't need to train for a marathon to have these healthy habits," shares Melissa Berry, a former D1 Cross Country and Track runner for the...
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What to do when Body Image (in sports) feels tough
"There are a lot of outside influences that challenge the way we experience our body, which accumulates to our own personal body image," shares Dr. Krissy Ladner, a sports dietitian in the Lane 9 Women's Sport & Health Directory. Dr. Ladner joins us to talk about how body image dissatisfaction…
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The Big New Thing in Lane 9, for 2026
We are coming up on Lane 9's 9th birthday!! This episode gives you a big update on a new thing in Lane 9, for our athletes. Listen first, then go to Lane9project.org to join us! If you're looking for sports nutriton and marathon fueling support for your next training cycle, and/or a coach…
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Justine Fédronic: Rewriting her running story, after it didn't go as planned
" It's interesting looking back because I normalized being hungry, normalized being super tired... and when you don't know that that's not normal, you're also not necessarily open to hearing otherwise because it sounds like somebody wants to hold you back from your performance." Justine Fédronic...
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How a REDs Researcher Fueled for and Ran Her First Marathon with Melissa Lodge PhD
"I was prioritizing the general trend toward a carb load, but it really kind of stressed me out in a way that I was a little bit surprised by. But also, we talk about this in the REDs space all the time—having energy is better than having no energy," shares REDs researcher Melissa (Mel) Lodge…
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REDs & Running a Marathon: "How much damage will I do if I run anyway?"
" Consider why you want to do this. What are the motivating factors for completing the marathon right this second? What are your long-term health and movement goals, and does this get you closer to them or further away?" Lane 9 co-founder, and dietitian, Heather Caplan RDN takes on two more...
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Q&A: Overall health, with irregular or absent periods & What if I recover from REDs...and get slower?
"You might think, 'On the other side of this, if I'm not even guaranteed better performance, Why would I do it?' That comes down to our values," shares Lane 9 co-founder, and dietitian, Heather Caplan. This Q&A episode tackles two questions: Is it possible to be 'healthy' even with extremely...
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Erin McDonald: From Rigidity and Restricting to Running Her Fastest Times, and Getting Her Life Back
"I'd rather suck at running and have my life back," Erin McDonald, who just won the 2025 Detroit Free Press International Half Marathon in 1:16. She objectively does not suck at running, but she does have her life back! Erin McDonald recently opened up about her struggles with restrictive and…
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Nutrition Support for College Athletes with former D1 Athlete Lauren Segal RDN
"Athletes aren't immune to that messaging of like, 'carbs are bad, you shouldn't have carbs, and they're the worst thing ever.' But we know that carbs are our body's preferred source of fuel, especially when you're doing these intense bouts of exercise like most athletes are doing," shares sports...
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"We Loved to Run" author, Stephanie Reents, on Women's Cross Country teams and their stories
" You can't ultimately control what happens in a race. And so you convince yourself you can, right? Or you tell yourself, well, if I control these other things, I might be able to control what happens in the race." Stephanie Reents ran for four years on the Amherst College women's Cross Country...
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Jess Cerra: Former Pro Cyclist & Nutrition Entrepreneur on Body Image, Disordered Eating in Cycling, and Joining Alete Active Nutrition
"I've never had a very lean body type. I kept showing up to these triathlons with lean-looking people and second-guessing if I deserved to be there...then smoking them on the bike and in the run, and gaining that confidence," shares Jess Cerra, a former professional cyclist, a sports nutrition...
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Periods & Nutrition Q&A: How to know if "a lot" is "enough" for energy availability
"I've found that athletes vastly underestimate their [energy] needs," shares Heather Caplan RDN, co-founder of Lane 9, in this Q&A-style episode. Listen for this one if you're wondering... How often is it okay to have sweet things/desserts? Is it possible to have REDs without weight loss/changes?...
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Leah Avery DPT with Coaching Advice to Avoid Overtraining
"Once I started to really add fueling into the long runs...I realized how much that was helping the next run," shares Dr. Leah Avery DPT. Leah Avery DPT was a D1 collegiate swimmer, who qualified for NCAA championships and the Olympic Trials (2008). On paper, her athletic story reads as inspiring...
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Maddie Alm RDN on REDs Without Disordered Eating and Body Changes After Pro Running
"I weighed more as a professional runner than I did in college, and I ran faster as a professional runner," shares sports dietitian Maddie Alm MS RDN. You might know Maddie Alm from her Instagram account and podcat, Fueling Forward. She started her journey to becoming a registered dietitian after...
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Jenny Grimshaw on how Understanding ARFID, Food Intolerances, and Anxiety Changed her Running
" When I eventually figured out my food intolerances and a better relationship with fueling, I brought [my marathon PR] down to 2:44 within a little under a year." Jenny Grimshaw, VP of marketing at EQUIP*, and now a 2:36 marathoner, joins us on the Lane 9 podcast. Jenny is also a mom of 2, and...
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Kaleigh Cornelison on Teens in Sport & Social Media Use, and How to Talk About Eating Disorders with Loved Ones
" I think young people often don't get that chance to like take a step back [from sport] and say like, is this working [for me]?" shares Kaleigh Cornelison, who specializes in working with teens and adolescents. Kaleigh is a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience working...
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Stevie Lyn Smith RDN Knows You Can Eat More Carbs, and Why Breaks from Training are so Important for Athletes
"There's nothing wrong with getting a little out of shape. It's okay! We shouldn't be in our peak or prime all the time," shares Stevie Lyn Smith, sports dietitian and endurnace athlete. Stevie Lyn Smith is a Registered Sports Dietitian, avid endurance athlete, and dog mom. Her mission is to help...
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Coach Asia aka Brown Bambi, from Sprinting 400m Hurdles to World Marathon Majors
"I was the last [athlete] in my recruiting class by my senior year," shares Asia Rawls, aka Coach Brown Bambi, reflecting on the challenges of collegiate athletics and how she stuck with it. Rawls competed in multiple events, eventually excelling in the 400m hurdles. She ran for Eastern Michigan...
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Eating Disorder treatment to Collegiate Running, Perinatal Running, and a Double Mastectomy with Coach Maddie Barrett
" I mean, half of our cross country team in college, I would say had disordered eating," shares Maddie Barrett, of Joyful Run Coaching. She's a full time running coach, parent, and recently underwent a double-mastectomy. Maddie is part of the Lane 9 Directory, and joined us to talk about her...
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OCD in Eating Disorders and Sport with therapist Hannah de Groot
" Eating disorders sometimes even mimic OCD. And by that I mean there is a compulsion that satisfies an obsession or an urge," shares therapist Hannah de Groot, a clinician in private practice at Stride Counseling. Hannah de Groot is part of the Lane 9 clinician Directory, and joined us to talk...
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Kassidy Johnson RDN on the Fear of Weight Gain & Competing While Unsponsored
" I believed that what it took to get back to where I was year before was I needed to lose weight, so kinda overnight did a whole 180—was restricting food, was counting calories, just kind of trying to lose weight. But it was all under the guise of being dedicated to my sport," shares Kassidy...
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When diet culture meets running culture with Zoë Rom & Kylee Van Horn
"... the overwhelming majority of people who identify as women, that run, have at one time had an eating disorder or disordered eating, or at minimum low energy availability. So just assume that 60% of images you saw [on social media] were of someone who is actively not well." Zoë Rom and Kylee…
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Carly Gill Larios, Patience with Postpartum Running, and Fueling for Marathons
" I did have some moments where I questioned if I'd ever be the runner I was [before having a kid]", shares Carly Gill Larios, a 2:42 marathoner. She joined us for a conversation about her history with disordered eating in high school, the ways in which running was healing for her through her D3...
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Kim Conley, 2x Olympian, on Mental Health, Fueling, and Having Fun With Sports
" I was not someone that anyone, including myself, would've thought was gonna make an Olympic team one day." Kim Conley is a 2x Olympian in the 5000m, competing in the 2012 London Summer Games and 2016 Rio Summer Games. She has competed in everything from the mile to the marathon. During her…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Talking about performance nutrition, periods, and mental health for athletes in women's sports. Lane 9 aims to raise awareness of REDs and eating disorders, and hosts an international collective of Women's Sport & Health clinicians to help athletes build their care team.
HOSTED BY
Heather Caplan
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Talking about performance nutrition, periods, and mental health for athletes in women's sports. Lane 9 aims to raise awareness of REDs and eating disorders, and hosts an international collective of Women's Sport & Health clinicians to help athletes build their care team.
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