Episode 249: Good for a Girl - A Woman Running in a Man's World (Interview with Lauren Fleshman)

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Matt Welcomes former professional runner, running coach, and author Lauren Fleshman to the show to celebrate the release of her autobiographical memoir, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World.

Lauren details her new book which uses her personal experience and the challenges she faced as a collegiate and professional athlete in a male-centric environment, as a catalyst to bring about significant change in women’s athletics.

Matt and Lauren discuss women’s sports in a male arena and how to reframe the female experience in a way that is grounded in knowledge of the female body. They cover the taboo of female physiology embedded in the culture of the sport. Lauren dissects the toxic talk that hinders natural performance development, can lead to body dysmorphia, and can encourage disordered eating habits in athletes.

Matt and Lauren offer applicable tools for developing a foundation of support for female athletes as coaches, teammates, and loved ones, to help foster positive and healthy growth, improved performance, and longevity.

Whether you are a coach, a parent, a supporter, or an athlete yourself, this episode provides insight into the diversity of voices and experiences at every level of sport. It inspires a call to action to create an environment that accommodates every type of athlete and helps nurture a deep love for sport.

Lauren Fleshman - Highlights

5 NCAA championships at Stanford
2 USA Outdoor 5,000 meters championships
15-time NCAA ALL-American
Former member of Nike’s Oregon Track Club Elite
Brand strategy advisor for Oiselle, a fitness apparel company for women.
Co-founder of Picky Bars, a natural food company.
Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and Runner’s World.
She lives in Bend, OR with her spouse, triathlete Jesse Thomas, and their two children.

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and
0:05.8	educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential,
0:11.2	you reach your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere
0:17.2	integrate sport into life.
0:26.6	Guys, we are kicking off season five of the Purple Patch podcast today and we have got a storming episode in line for you. But there is a way that you can kick off your journey of
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1:19.8	it's a great one today. We welcome Lauren Fleshman. I hope you enjoy the show. And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon,
1:36.4	and I get to welcome you to the first episode of 2023. It is our fifth season. Goodness me,
1:44.0	it's been quite a journey so far. And so we thought to
1:47.5	ourselves, how can we launch this real kickoff to the year, this celebratory first episode,
1:55.4	how can we kick it off with something special? Well, guess what? We're delivering because today
2:00.3	is, well, it's a special one. It's a super one. We have a very special. Well, guess what? We're delivering because today is, well, it's a special one.
2:02.3	It's a super one. We have a very special guest on today's show. It is Lauren Fleshman.
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