Episode 463: Emily Pifer – The Running Body
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Emily Pifer is on the podcast today. She has a book that is beautifully written called The Running Body. The book tells Emily’s story and the story of so many other competitive and recreational runners who struggle with overtraining, disordered eating, bone injuries, lots of loss, and the emotional and physical healing that comes with that loss. Emily writes about her experience as a college track and cross country runner and also dives into the broader culture of elite distance running. Emily received her MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the University of Wyoming and is now a PhD candidate in composition and cultural rhetoric at Syracuse University.
Photo credit: Rose Curtis
What we talked about:
3:30- Emily’s book
12:20- The running body
15:30- Changes that need to be made in the sport
19:30- Healing her eating disorder
27:10- What would have helped her in college
38:10- Message to a younger version of herself
47:25- How parents can nurture self-love in their kids
52:00- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandyway Productions podcast. |
| 0:02.8 | [♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:18.0 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Heim. |
| 0:23.0 | I'm your host Lindsay. |
| 0:24.5 | Thank you so much for joining us today. |
| 0:27.1 | I'm really excited about my guest Emily Piper. |
| 0:30.1 | She has a book that is beautifully written called The Running Body. |
| 0:35.9 | The book tells Emily's story and the story of so many other competitive and recreational runners |
| 0:41.4 | who struggle with overtraining and disordered eating. |
| 0:44.4 | And then phone injuries, lots of loss, and the emotional and physical healing process that comes with that loss. |
| 0:50.7 | Okay, so Emily writes about her experience as a college, |
| 0:54.4 | track and cross country runner and also dives into the broader culture of elite distance running. |
| 1:00.3 | Emily received her MFA and creative nonfiction from the University of Wyoming |
| 1:05.5 | and is now a PhD candidate in composition and cultural rhetoric at Syracuse University. |
| 1:11.8 | Okay, so the writing in this book is so well done. |
| 1:15.1 | It is not what I expected at all. |
| 1:17.5 | I don't know that I've ever actually read a book written this way. |
| 1:22.4 | I had actually already recorded this interview and then I noticed |
| 1:26.4 | Allison Wade from Fast Woman was talking about the book and her newsletter as well. |
| 1:32.2 | And I agreed with everything she had to say about the book. |
| 1:35.9 | Honestly, I loved this conversation with Emily so much. |
| 1:39.3 | And this was one of those conversations I had 50 minutes to record. |
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