28 episodes
A Healthy Balance Podcast Alicia Golden, Kate Plourd Johnson, endurance athletes
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 21 Ratings
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A podcast for everyday endurance athletes aspiring to improve and achieve their best in sport while balancing the rest of life. By Alicia Golden, a small business owner, running and triathlon coach and Kate Plourd Johnson, an everyday athlete who strives to fit in training to a busy life. Over 20 weeks Alicia and Kate dive into the ins and outs, and ups and downs of training for an Ironman Triathlon in real time.
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Training for Life
After a brief (err, 5 month) hiatus, Kate and Alicia are back with a new episode where they catch up on what's been keeping them busy (pivoting a business, having a baby, etc.) and talk about how 2020 is a great reminder that training for life, good health and the long term should always be part of a balanced athlete's agenda.
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Marathon Moments for Marathon Monday
In honor of Boston's Marathon Monday, Kate and Alicia take a break from their new global pandemic, self-isolating lifestyles to relive their top ten marathon moments.
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Balancing Training in a Global Pandemic
The world is reeling from COVID-19, and endurance athletes have their own unique challenges. Alicia and Kate talk about how to deal with disappointment as races are canceled or rescheduled, how to balance staying healthy while taking precautions to avoid coronavirus, and how the changes are affecting them.
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Training for Two
Kate and Alicia get into the unique challenges female endurance athletes face as they try to stay active during pregnancy. They discuss the mental challenge of a changing body, which activities are generally safe (and which are not), and how to plan for postpartum life.
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Realigning Your Why
As training season begins in the northeast, Alicia and Kate say it's an ideal time to think about why you're an athlete. In this episode, they explain the psychology behind the why, the role it plays in training, and how to develop your own personal mission statement.
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New Year, New Podcast (Season)
Alicia and Kate are BACK with new athletic goals for 2020. Hear what they've been up to since fall 2019, when they completed Ironman Wisconsin, how they will be approaching endurance sports in 2020 and what the 2020 season of A Healthy Balance Podcast has in store! SPOILER ALERT: We are looking to our listeners for podcast topics and questions that you want to hear about from the coach/athlete perspective. Send questions to Alicia@ahealthybalanceinc.com
Customer Reviews
I love your podcast!
I have been super interested in triathlon over the past year. I found your podcast a few months ago and I have been binge listening episodes ever since! The sport seemed very overwhelming at first and this podcast has helped ease the anxieties. I finally got enough courage to join a local tri-club and hope to race my first sprint by the end of the year :). I come from a swimming and running background and the cycling side is very unfamiliar to me. I went to my local cycle shop recently and the amount of gear overwhelmed me. Could you do an episode on necessity purchases for beginner triathletes with an emphasis on cycling?
You guys rock! - P.s. you should do Ironman Louisville!
Always learning
A fun perspective on how real life training can go. It is fun to hear stories that most people can relate to, and pick up some good tips and tricks no matter if you are a beginner or avid triathlete.
Love it!
Found this podcast while looking to learn more about triathlon, as I know nothing and have to start somewhere.....why not learn from those who are “in the know”?!? Love these ladies and their frank approach to sharing....as well as their positive, can-do approach to life. I look forward to continuing the learning from them! Thanks for offering this FAB learning opportunity!!