156. Sarah MacKay Robinson, Elite Runner
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 4.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
"It's not sexy, but all the little teeny tiny things add up. Invest in recovery, nutrition, and sleep. That's where you're going to see the big gains — even though it's not as much fun to put on Instagram. You'll see it pay off."
Sarah "Mac" Robinson is an elite runner, mom of two, and freelance brand storyteller. On this episode, she gets very candid about how her life — on the run and beyond — has changed since becoming a mom. She opens up about her experience with postpartum depression and anxiety, what life on medication has been like, and the stigmas surrounding postpartum mental health. She also talks about how she landed an Olympic Trials qualifying time in the marathon in 2016, what the road there was like, and what's next in her running life.
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What you'll get on this episode:
- Sarah's experience with postpartum anxiety and Zoloft (3:15)
- Sarah's running story — the high highs and low lows (20:10)
- On trying — and trying again and again — to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon (24:30)
- On body image as an elite runner, both before and after having kids, and "skinny privilege" (34:10)
- What Sarah's running looks like these days (37:00)
- Sarah's career, how she found Oiselle, and what she's up to professionally (42:20)
- Sarah's messages to moms and to runners working on big goals (51:40)
What we mention on this episode:
Sarah's Instagram post about weaning off Zoloft
Stephanie Bruce on Episode 104 of the Ali on the Run Show
Lauren Fleshman on Episode 103 of the Ali on the Run Show
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.7 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:10.7 | I'm your host, Allie Feller. |
| 0:12.3 | I'm a freelance writer and editor. |
| 0:14.1 | I'm a runner. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm a mom to eight month old Annie, and I may season dog mom to three year old Ellie. |
| 0:20.3 | Every week on The Alley on the Run Show, I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting |
| 0:24.8 | lives on the run and beyond. |
| 0:26.9 | And while running is the thing that brings us all together on these episodes, |
| 0:30.4 | I'm looking to learn a little bit more. |
| 0:32.7 | So join me right here every Thursday to learn about the decisions people have made to get where |
| 0:37.2 | they are today, the good ones and the bad ones, and how getting sweaty has factored in. |
| 0:43.0 | My guess today is Sarah Mack Robinson. |
| 0:45.3 | You may know her as just Mack or Sarah Mack or her former moniker, Waselle Mack. |
| 0:50.5 | Today, you're going to get to know her as an elite runner, as a mom of two, |
| 0:54.7 | as a freelance brand story teller, and as a really good, really genuine, and really funny human. |
| 1:01.7 | On this episode, Sarah and I talk about her running story and her long road to an Olympic |
| 1:05.7 | trials qualifying time in the marathon in 2016. We talk about motherhood. We talk about expectations |
| 1:12.2 | versus reality. And we talk a lot about mental health. We talk about postpartum anxiety, |
| 1:17.3 | medication, stigmas, internal and external. This episode covers a lot of ground. So buckle up, |
| 1:23.6 | let's have some fun. |
| 1:30.8 | Sarah Mack, welcome to the Allie on the Run Show. I'm so excited we're doing this. We're going to have |
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