577. Meghann Featherstun, Sports Dietitian & 2:50 Marathoner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

"I feel like nutrition is the new super shoe! If we're fully carb loaded, if we're fueling our race really strong, our performance can be astronomical, and better than we ever thought."

Meghann Featherstun is on a mission: to get runners to eat more. More specifically: to get runners to eat more carbs! In this conversation, the sports dietitian and 2:50 marathoner talks about her passion for performance fueling. She talks about running a big personal best at the Chicago Marathon just a few weeks ago, and about what it has taken to shave more than an hour off her marathon time over the past decade. Meghann explains how she became a sports dietitian, talks about the most common concerns she hears about from her clients, and looks back on how she first became a marathoner (and why her "one and done" declaration, well...famous last words). Plus: how Meghann keeps running fun and joy-filled, and all about her obsession with graham crackers, bagels, and toast (oh my!).

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What you'll get on this episode:

What's the deal with the graham crackers and morning toast? (2:50)
How was Meghann's run today? (7:50)
What is a sports dietitian? (9:50)
On the trauma of 1990s diet culture (14:15)
How Meghann found running (16:45)
Why Meghann fell in love with the marathon (19:00)
What are the common themes Meghann is hearing from her clients? (22:30)
How do you know if you're under-fueling? (26:00)
Meghann's Chicago Marathon fueling plan (30:45)
What Meghann had to do to go from a 3:58 marathon to a 2:50 (41:35)
How Meghann keeps running fun (51:15)
Meghann's goals for the New York City Marathon (52:40)
Meghann's tips for becoming a morning runner and for making running more joy-filled (56:15)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by UCan.
0:04.4	Go to ucan.co slash alley and use code alley at checkout to get 20% off your next UCan order.
0:16.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people
0:22.0	who are doing exciting things on the run and beyond. We all share that love for running and
0:28.4	that's what brings us all together. But of course there is more to life than what happens on
0:32.8	the run itself. And this show is all about the in-betweens. We're talking about the moments and
0:38.0	decisions that have shaped who we are today and the wise. Why do we do what we do? And how does
0:43.6	getting sweaty factor in? My guest today is Megan Featherston. Megan is a sports dietician and a
0:51.2	250 marathoner. She just ran a big personal best in the marathon in Chicago. And in this conversation
0:58.5	we talk about what she had to do to take more than an hour off her marathon personal best over
1:03.8	the past decade. Spoiler, it ties into her profession. Megan attributes so much of her running
1:10.9	success to learning how to better fuel her body for the demands of running and recovering.
1:16.0	She wants us all to eat more, eat more carbohydrates, eat more bagels and gram crackers and toast
1:23.8	oh my. So here we are talking dietician stuff including how she fell in love with the
1:28.4	profession and what she's hearing from her running clients right now. And we talk about her own
1:33.0	running story including why she fell in love with the marathon to begin with. Megan is all about
1:38.0	keeping running fun and joy filled. Something you know I fully endorse and she's doubling up this
1:43.8	fall. Megan is running the New York City marathon next weekend with one goal in mind and that is
1:50.0	to have fun. I support it. Please join me in welcoming Megan Featherston to the Alley on the Run Show.
2:05.1	I feel like I've waited a long time to do this. I'm so excited Megan. Welcome to the Alley on
2:10.7	the Run Show. How are you doing today? I'm doing fantastic. I'm so excited to be here and
2:15.7	shout you know a little bit more. We're real life friends now so we had to make this happen.
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