Is Childbirth Harder Than an Ultra? Running Myths, Postpartum Comebacks & the Honest Logistics of Racing as a Mom — with DR. ERIN DALISAY, PT

About this episode

In this episode, Carrie and Dr. Erin Kennedy Dalisay discuss the challenges of childbirth compared to ultramarathons and the realities of racing as a mom.

Send us Fan Mail She's run ultras. She's survived pregnancy nausea. She's raced with a baby at home. And she has opinions about all of it. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Erin Kennedy Dalisay — ortho & sports PT, run coach, marathoner, ultramarathoner, and founder of RunWell Clinic — and we are getting into ALL of it. The stuff nobody talks about. The stuff every running mom is thinking but hasn't heard addressed from someone who actually lives it and has the clinical expertise to back...

People in this episode

Host: Carrie

Guest: Dr. Erin Kennedy Dalisay

Topics covered

• childbirth
• ultramarathon
• postpartum recovery
• running as a mom
• sports physical therapy

Keywords

• childbirth
• ultramarathon
• postpartum
• running
• sports therapy
• motherhood
• running myths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RunWell Clinic

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