Megan Flanagan: A Young Runner's Journey through RED-s (relative energy deficiency in sport)
Women's Running Stories07/16/21 • 35 min
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This story follows the journey of runner Megan Flanagan through relative energy deficiency in sport, RED-s, to health and developing a community of awareness and support, Strong Runner Chicks.
Megan started linking thinness with performance at a young age. Body commentary, prevalent ideals of what a winning distance runner should look, and the desire to be competitive led Megan down the path toward RED-s: she was amenorrhoeic (had stopped menstruating) by the time she was graduating high school. Her journey demonstrates the numerous challenges young women athletes face to get the health support and education they need to navigate away from the seriously harmful syndrome of RED-s.
This story follows Megan’s journey through her early days of discovering her love of being an athlete, to her frustrations and struggles with RED-s through her NCAA Division I career, and on to how she’s created and found strength in community and taken hold of her own health. Megan is the founder of Strong Runner Chicks, a community to support and uplift women runners.
Ways to follow Megan Flanagan
Follow Megan on Instagram: @meginspire
Follow Strong Runner Chicks on Instagram: @strongrunchicks
Learn about Strong Runner Chicks on their website
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07/16/21 • 35 min
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Leah Jones
@shewillrockyoupod
Jul 24
Megan’s story really resonated with me, as someone who has struggled with “not having a distance runner body” and overtraining in the past. I’m excited to listen to more episodes of this show!
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Claire St. Amant
@clairestamant
Jul 24
Are you a long distance runner too?? Are we the same person in parallel universes of music and crime? I am beginning to think so 😅
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Leah Jones
@shewillrockyoupod
Jul 24
@clairestamant
omg I am currently on a bit of a hiatus (and addicted to my Peloton) but I’ve done 40 half marathons and 5 full 😅 I think we are variants
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