Two Runners Hike Mount Kilimanjaro

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Runners, hikers, and adventure-lovers will enjoy this exciting episode with two women (including co-host Tish Hamilton!) detailing their recent epic hikes up Africa’s tallest peak. With host Sarah Bowen Shea, the marathoners-turned-hikers share: -how hiking vertically differs from running distances; -their training in preparation for the 19,000’+ climb; -the daily details of the hike; -the physical + mental challenges they each had to face; and,-that the descent was tougher than the ascent! Before the talk turns to hiking around BARRY INSERT TIME HERE, PacNW Sarah tells of running in Kentucky—and the delight of seeing her son perform in a professional musical! When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR.We appreciate your—and their—support! Fueling for fall races: Save 20% with code AMR2520at GUenergy.com through 7/31/25 Seamless performance underwear: For 20% off, use code AMR20 at ParadisSport.com Use code INF-AMR to get a gift card good for your next purchase at Selkirk.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.4	Welcome to another mother runner.
0:53.1	This is Sarah Bowen-Shea. I am joined today by Tish Hamilton. Hello, Tish.
0:57.4	Hello, Sarah. Yes, and welcome back. You just have been on a big trip. And thank you very much. And you have been traveling yourself, haven't you?
1:06.9	Yes, I was sort of toward your neck of the woods. I was in Lexington, Kentucky to see my beloved son, John, perform in 42nd Street,
1:17.6	a professional production of 42nd Street, the musical.
1:21.0	And yeah, it was fantastic.
1:23.4	And I ran and I thought of you because of the heat and humidity, although it was not as hot as I anticipated,
1:31.4	which was a good thing.
1:32.8	Yeah.
1:33.1	So that was a win.
1:34.7	And yeah, I mean, it just, you know.
1:38.8	The humidity, though, right?
1:39.9	The humidity got to you.
1:41.4	The humidity and also the sun is, you know, shade just becomes really
1:46.9	your best friend for me in running. So we were staying at an Airbnb in downtown Lexington,
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