In today’s episode, Karen and Rachel share their latest training updates as they prepare for the Boston Marathon. Karen is working her way back from a hamstring injury after a recent hill workout, while Megan is nearing the end of her pregnancy — meaning we're about to welcome on our fourth chick! The chicks also take on a heated debate: should you wear the safety clip when running on the treadmill?
Rachel returns to the lab to crunch the numbers on how much harder it’s become to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships compared to previous years.
Plus: Breaking down Harry Styles’ impressive marathon in Tokyo and thoughts on which other celebrities might secretly have marathon potential.
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From the iconic Boston Marathon jackets to race wins motivated by breakups, the Chicks cover it all in this episode. Karen and Rachel share the behind-the-scenes of their Boston training with PUMA PROJECT3 while Megan talks about how she’s continuing to run and cross train as she nears the end of pregnancy.
The Chicks also chat about the latest world records, track rivalries they’re most excited about, and their thoughts on new running tech. Plus, Megan breaks down her go-to shoe lineup for workouts, easy runs, and racing.
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Karen Lesiewicz and Rachel DaDamio give us another update on Boston Marathon training while Megan Connelly enters the final stretch of pregnancy. The Chicks share their best tips for making treadmill running a bit more entertaining and share advice for beginners getting into marathon training – from taking your easy runs easy to the importance of fueling.
Plus: Are carbon plated sandals the future of marathoning?
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Karen Lesiewicz, Rachel DaDamio, and Megan Connelly recap all the action at the Millrose Games yesterday, including Grant Fisher's 3000m world record (7:22.91), Yared Nuguse's indoor mile world record (3:46.63), and Sadie Engelhardt's U.S. high school mile record (4:27.97).
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Karen Lesiewicz and Rachel DaDamio share an update on the start of Boston Marathon training and what they're most excited about as part of joining PUMA's Project3 – a new program designed to provide 2025 Boston and London Marathon runners with an elite athlete experience, cutting-edge gear, and lucrative performance incentives.
Other topics in this episode include:
– A looming bet with Karen's brother
– The Bride Who Challenged Her Wedding Guests to a Beat the Bride 5K
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In today’s episode, the Chicks dive into how Strava could be turned into the ultimate dating app for runners – made complete with a “Getting Chicked” badge, of course! Karen also gives some of her own updates on using dating apps. We also share our thoughts on Chipotle's Strava segment challenge where runners in Chicago have been running a 0.2-mile segment to try and win free Chipotle for a year.
Rachel hits us with her first receipts of 2025, where she compares weather conditions across some of the most popular marathons in the U.S. Megan also gives us an update on training as she enters her eighth month of pregnancy. We cap off the episode with some of our recent running-related favorites!
Time stamps:
0:48 - Rachel’s training over Christmas
6:24 - Megan's running + pregnancy updates
11:42 - Chipotle’s Strava segment challenge
20:42 - Karen’s dating app updates
25:17 - How to turn Strava into a dating app
31:57 - Rachel’s receipts: marathon comparison based on weather
39:29 - How Karen, Rachel, and Megan would choose marathons based on weather
42:37 - Marathons based on humidity
47:38 - Marathons based on rain
48:45 - Marathons based on heat
54:27 - Marathons based on cold
55:35 - Marathons based on wind
1:00:23 - Chicago marathon being the most unpredictable in terms of weather
1:03:45 - Weekly product favorites
Mentioned in this episode…
– Nike Pegasus Shield / Nike Pegasus 41 GORE-TEX (waterproof running shoes)
– Chobani High Protein Mixed Berry Vanilla
– Tracksmith Brighton Base Layer
– Ornaments from Gone For A Run
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The Getting Chicked New Year’s special is here! In our last episode of 2024, Karen, Rachel, and Megan reflect on their favorite moments from the past year and chat about their biggest running goals for 2025. Karen and Rachel also share their hopes for the Boston Marathon and Megan starts to think about her plans for post-partum racing. The Chicks also share some of their boldest predictions for the upcoming year, including Jakob Ingebrigtsen venturing into trail racing, Jenny Simpson writing a book, a rise in AI-based coaching, and more.
Time stamps:
2024 Reflections:
00:40 - Karen’s top moments
4:06 - Megan’s top moments
5:43 - Rachel’s top moments
12:01 - 2025 resolutions + goals
14:40 - Karen’s running goals
18:10 - Rachel’s running goals
26:10 - Marathon fueling revolution
31:02 - Megan’s running goals
2025 Predictions (35:27):
36:28 - Clayton Young or Conner Mantz will medal at Worlds
37:22 - Women’s American marathon record will fall
43:54 - Jakob Ingebrigtsen ventures into trail racing
44:59 - More AI-based coaching
47:02 - Gabby Thomas races a mile
48:26 - Taylor Swift runs a marathon
50:29 - Shelby Houlihan won’t qualify for the World Champs
52:36 - Marathon OTQ lowers to 2:35 for women
55:24 - The start of a distance running reality show
56:18 - Jenny Simpson writes a book
58:00 - Parker Valby places top 5 at the World Champs
1:01:25 - Getting Chicked goes global
1:04:22 - Rachel in the lab: Is Boston or NYC faster?
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The Chicks are back and ready to dive into a few goals for 2025 while reflecting on some of the highs and lessons of 2024. Karen, Rachel, and Megan share their Strava “Year in Sport” highlights and chat about their approach to setting New Year’s goals. Karen opens up about using dating apps, Rachel gives an update on her pull-up progress, and Megan shares how she’s getting in strength work during pregnancy.
We also highlight some of the top moments from CIM, share tips for winter running and when to hop on the treadmill, and wrap things up with our weekly favorites.
Time stamps:
1:51 - Using Depop to buy running clothes
8:50 - Getting Chicked goals for 2025
10:05 - Karen on dating apps
14:20 - When to starting New Year’s goals
17:38 - Checking in on Rachel’s 2024 pull-up goals
20:04 - Karen’s strength training during pregnancy
22:25 - Strava “Year in Sport”
30:03 - Winter running safety tips
35:04 - When to run on the treadmill?
43:04 - Karen’s tip to getting your run done
45:32 - CIM highlights
48:56 - Why Notre Dame alumni are doing so well in the marathon
53:14 - Rachel racing the 2025 Boston Marathon
55:10 - Weekly favorites
Mentioned in this episode…
Read: Jackie Gaughan Breaks Down Her Massive 1:14/1:10 Negative Split To Run 2:24 At CIM
Listen: Amanda Vestri After Running 1:08:12 In Her Half Marathon Debut
What we’ve been loving:
- Orlando Track Shack + Amanda Vestri’s 1:08:12 half marathon debut
- Using Strava routes from other users
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– Karen Lesiewicz | @kare_les on Instagram
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Karen and Rachel recap their day at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championship last weekend – and what a day it was! From a 4:00 AM wake-up call to Rachel spilling her coffee and dropping her burrito, to navigating the porta-potties and sprinting around the course to catch the races, it was nonstop action.
Rachel also breaks down how the team scores might have looked different using alternate scoring methods, like factoring in the 6th and 7th runners. Plus, we wrap up with another round of our current running favorites.
Time stamps:
1:35 - What to where for cold weather runs
3:40 - Karen races a Turkey Trot half marathon
6:48 - Rachel getting asked about her fitness when she visits home
8:35 - Karen and Rachel head to Cross Country NCAAs!
10:01 - Parking pass debacle
13:18 - Would you or would you not eat the fallen burrito?
16:47 - The porta-potty situation at cross country meets
24:19 - Is Shalane Flanagan the Tom Brady of XC?
30:01 - Karen’s highlights from NCAAs
35:28 - Rachel’s Receipts: alternate ways of scoring NCAAs
45:35 - BYU’s team depth on both the men’s and women’s sides
1:00:03 - Weekly recs
Read: Alternative Scoring For The 2024 NCAA XC Championship: Adding 6th/7th Runner, Flight Scoring + More
What we’ve been loving:
- Katie Florio’s story (Ran 2:32:42 to win the Philadelphia Marathon one year post-partum)
- Hand + feet warmers for running
- Outdoor Voices’ SuperForm 3.5” Short
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Karen and Rachel spent the weekend at Notre Dame revisiting some of their favorite memories from their college days as students-athletes. The duo will also be heading to the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend to cheer on the Fighting Irish! Megan gives us an update on how running has been going during her pregnancy and we all share a few favorite things that have been helping with our running lately.
Time stamps:
3:01 - Showering when you’re on a break from running?
4:49 - Decorating for the holidays
12:25 - Karen and Rachel head back to Notre Dame for the weekend
19:44 - Thoughts on NCAA Regionals
28:47 - Karen and Rachel’s experiences racing on Wisconsin’s course
31:01 - What Karen and Rachel are up to during their breaks from running
34:34 - Update on Megan’s training during pregnancy
Things we’ve been loving recently:
41:42 - Karen’s picks
44:20 - Megan’s picks
48:56 - Rachel’s picks
50:02 - Why Rachel has been experimenting with salt tablets
What we’ve been loving lately:
– Fairlife Chocolate Protein Shake
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