Work, Play, Love with Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas

By Lauren Fleshman & Jesse Thomas

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 Jun 27, 2019


 Jun 4, 2019

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Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas are world class professional endurance athletes, authors, speakers, and co-own a nationally distributed food products business called Picky Bars. They also happen to be married, still, and are raising two small children. They use their experience, stories, writing, and humor to answer to answer listener questions about sports, family, business, and the balance between all three! It's a circus, but hey, we're all in it together!

Episode Date
88: Book Update! Pole Pedal Paddle, Triathlon Cramps, Morton's Neuroma, Kid Fears
May 30, 2022
87: Picky Bars and Laird Superfood Update, Racing Stress-Dreams, Sha'Carri Richardson, Diet Culture Lingo, Injured-Partner Activities
Jul 13, 2021
86: Counting Calories, The Return Of Race Season, Spontaneous vs. Responsive Desire, Achieving The "Perfect Weight"
Apr 19, 2021
85: Depression and Communication, Pregnancy and Body Image, Moving In Together, Primary Parenting Strategy, New Business Advice
Mar 29, 2021
84: Not Caring About Speed, Hard Conversations, Short-Term Gains vs. Long-Term Impact, Finding Time for Big Projects
Mar 19, 2021
83: Valentine's Day Interrupted, Lauren and Jesse Catch Up, Partner's Body Noises, Awkward Dates, V-Day Stories
Mar 17, 2021
82: Good Riddance, 2020.
Dec 31, 2020
81: Team vs. Individual Training, Intuitive Eating, Kids and Sports
Sep 16, 2020
80: Training Time Vs. Family Time, Primary Parent Responsibilities, Coaching During COVID, Couples And Exercise
Aug 03, 2020
80: Training Time Vs. Family Time, Primary Parent Responsibilities, Coaching During COVID, Couples And Exercise
Aug 03, 2020
79: Eating While Injured, Partner Pace Differences, Marriage Advice, Social Media And Antiracism
Jul 20, 2020
78: Retirement, Dream Days, Managing Stress, Privilege, Fueling For Hard Workouts
Jun 01, 2020
77. Recovering From Injuries, Moving In Together, Eating Post-Exercise, Side Hustles
Apr 24, 2020
76: Funny Race Stories, Being An Ally, Staying Motivated In A Pandemic, Zoom Meltdowns
Apr 17, 2020
75. COVID-19, Racing With Strava, Asking For A Raise, Training In Quarantine, Deciding On Parenthood
Mar 23, 2020
74: DNF Marathon Trials, The First Picky Bar, Optimization Vs. Happiness, Past Decisions
Mar 11, 2020
73: Flirting At Work, Parenting And Diversity, Sleep Vs. Working Out, Break Ups
Mar 02, 2020
72: Training And Soreness, Trans Competitors, Relationships With Exes, Marathon Performance Consistency
Feb 24, 2020
71: Valentine's Day, Ironman Training, Running And Social Life, Sport And Libido
Feb 17, 2020
70: Ultra-Endurance Events, Racing vs. Vacationing, Constructive Fatigue vs. Overtraining, Speed Work, Wedding Planning
Feb 10, 2020
69: Competitive Partners, Staying Motivated Without A Coach, Training Strengths vs. Weaknesses, "Retiring" As An Amateur
Jan 20, 2020
68: What Now? 2020, Mary Cain, Nike, And Your Team
Jan 13, 2020
67: Asking Your Coach For Help, Standing Up To Aggression, Screen Time And Kids, Alcoholism
Dec 23, 2019
66: Building A Healthy Relationship With Food, Family Dynamics and Sport, Playing Music, Training While Sick, Training "The Right Way"
Dec 16, 2019
65: Night-Time Edition - Gift Ideas For Athletes, When To Have Kids, Scheduling Workouts, Angry Partners
Dec 02, 2019
64: Marathon Training, Lack of Love, Burnout vs. Commitment, Metrics for Success
Nov 25, 2019
63: Mary Cain, Creating A Healthy Team Culture, Eating Disorders, Performance And Nutrition, Picking A Program
Nov 11, 2019
62: Over-Training, Couples and Aging, 2-Hour Marathon Controversy, Tempo Workouts, Work-Life Boundaries
Nov 04, 2019
61: Swimming Workouts, Coconut Picky Bars, Writing Practice, Caffeinated Gels, Crushes
Oct 21, 2019
60: Being Fast vs. Being Friends, Parenting Disagreements, Grief and Loss, Life Planning
Oct 14, 2019
59: Mental Health, Striving vs. Contentment, Solo-Parenting Tips, Breaking Up With A Coach
Sep 30, 2019
58: Staying Calm On Race Day, Why Kids Are Good, Making Races Fun For Your Partner, Setting Up Your Business For Balance
Sep 23, 2019
57: Live From FootZone in Bend with Another Mother Runner
Sep 13, 2019
56: Tips For Racing Kona, Amenorrhea, Dealing With Disappointment, Tempo Runs
Sep 09, 2019
55: The Middle Of The Race, Resentment And Family, Analysis Paralysis, Cyclocross Workouts
Aug 26, 2019
54: Athletes And Politics, High Mileage for Young Runners, Battling Injuries, Pros and Cons of Sales
Aug 19, 2019
53: Faith and Belief, Marathon Training for Triathletes, Dad Jokes, Career Transitions, Partner Coaching
Aug 06, 2019
52: Building Confidence, Cultivating a Healthy Team, the Final Weeks of Recovery, Proposing
Jul 22, 2019
51: Wealth and Relationships, Climate Change, Business Lessons and Sport, Love Follow-Ups
Jul 08, 2019
50: All About Love – PRIDE, Polyamory, Keeping the Spark Alive, Sharing Athletic Goals
Jul 01, 2019
49: Preparing For Future Athletic Goals, Aging, Supporting Your Partner, Race-Day Clothes, Hilly Runs
Jun 24, 2019
48: The "Dad" Episode - Cycling Safety, Babies and Dads, Reconciling with a Dad, Parent Favoritism
Jun 17, 2019
Post-workout fuel, Mom Guilt, Dating Teammates, Racing In The Heat, Kona
Jun 10, 2019
46: 5K Workouts, Hard Conversations, Sleep Before Race Day, Investing Your Time, Multi-Level Marketing
Jun 03, 2019
45: Alysia Montaño, Beginner Marathon Training, Balancing Individual Goals In A Partnership
May 27, 2019
44: Triathletes and Pee, Racing vs. Training Better, Home Workouts, Failure, Exercising During Work
May 20, 2019
44: Triathletes and Pee, Racing vs. Training Better, Home Workouts, Failure, Exercising During Work
May 20, 2019
43: Caster Semenya, Race Prep Psychology, Racing After Injury, Late-Night Baby Duties
May 13, 2019
42: Performance and Alcohol, Iron Levels and Fatigue, Career Motivation, Running While Pregnant
May 06, 2019
41: Racing While Grieving, First-Date Advice, Triathlon Training Commitment, Online Trolls
Apr 29, 2019
40: Heat Training, Cycling Intro, Eating When Training vs. Not, Founders' Equity In Startups
Apr 23, 2019
39: Supporting Competitors, Skipping Workouts, Rest Days, Moving In With Your Partner
Apr 15, 2019
38: Identifying Injury, Relationship to Food, Athena-Clydesdale Division, Sandbagging
Apr 08, 2019
37: Mental Toughness, Sugar, Recovery Strategies, Pushing for Business Growth
Apr 01, 2019
36: Injuries, Motivation, Setting Expectations, and Jesse's Marathon Approach
Mar 25, 2019
35: Maxing Out, Post-Race Letdown, Work Play Love Transitions
Mar 18, 2019
34: Building Your Own Training Plan, Pooping While Racing, Baby Sleep, Jealousy
Mar 04, 2019
33: Injury, Managing Stress, Deciding to Have Kids, Marketing A Business
Feb 25, 2019
32: DNF, Training Through Hard Life Changes, Emotional Labor, Athlete Sponsorship
Feb 18, 2019
31: Weight Loss, Training for Distance, Family Play, Going Pro in Triathlon
Jan 31, 2019
30: Exercise vs. sleep, strength training, un-learning athletic lessons, parent-sharing duties
Jan 25, 2019
29: Balancing work, play and love, setting athletic goals that won't burn you out, adjusting to a new child, changing an owner's role in business
Jan 17, 2019
28: What Training Metrics to Use (and when), Growing a Niche Sport, Asking Your Partner to Slow Down
Jan 11, 2019
27: Running Technique, Hunger Management, Favorite Running Shoes, and more!
Dec 20, 2018
26: Conditions for Satisfaction, Supporting Your Partner Through Injury, Increasing Your Running Speed, Maintaining Self-Worth in a Group, a Day in the Life of Lauren and Jesse
Dec 14, 2018
25: Solo-parenting fun, What to do in the off-season, Pooping, Recovering from a bike crash, and the comparison game
Dec 06, 2018
24: Adventure runs in Hawaii, Coaching & Celebrating Success, Finding Balance in the Information Age, Leaving a Coaching Relationship, Interviewing to be a Coach
Nov 29, 2018
23: Seattle-y stuff, Going from Marathon to Triathlon, Climbing out of a Post-Race Runk, Managing Asthma on the Track, Maintaining Your Period While Training
Nov 15, 2018
22: Family Planning, Triathlon Diversity, Who You are Now vs Then, Evaluating Biz Ideas
Nov 05, 2018
21: Sometimes kids suck… the energy out of you.
Oct 11, 2018
20: Eating Disorders, Fat-phobia, and Family Planning
Sep 27, 2018
20: Eating Disorders, Fat-phobia, and Family Planning
Sep 27, 2018
20: Eating Disorders, Fat-phobia, and Family Planning
Sep 27, 2018
19: Going to School & Getting Schooled (on Strava)
Sep 20, 2018
18: "Take your 'treasure it!' and shove it."
Sep 13, 2018
17: Resiliency, Running Safety, and Celebrity Shots
Sep 06, 2018
16: Super Advanced: Science! [w Special Guest: Jude, 5yo]
Aug 31, 2018
15: Man on Fire and the Social Implications of Sport
Aug 23, 2018
14: 'Stupid Human Tricks' and the Bars Are Back in Town!
Aug 16, 2018
13: "The Bigger the Ship, The Harder to Turn"
Aug 02, 2018
12: Burnout, Gender Stereotypes, and Goals You Can't Afford to Catch
Jul 26, 2018
11: Out Of Stock: On Pushing Through Pain in Business + Sport
Jul 19, 2018
10: Challenge Roth [Special Episode]
Jul 10, 2018
09: Nerves, Body Image, "Happiness Differentials", and Radiohead
Jun 06, 2018
08: The Energy Well, Aging in Sport, #SuperAdvanced, and the NBA Playoffs
May 31, 2018
07: To Our Younger, On-again, Off-again, Pre-and-postpartum, Creative Selves
May 22, 2018
06: "The Sky is Made of PB&J" (a.k.a. Get your head right for race day, parenting issues, nutrition, and bucket lists)
May 16, 2018
05: Wild Wildflower, the Intersection of Work-Play-Love at its Finest (& Ugliest)
May 10, 2018
04: Training Together, Taking it to the Next Level, and Having Employees
May 01, 2018
03: Buzzing From Desi
Apr 24, 2018
02: Quality Time, Getting Sponsors, Hiring People, Workplace Healthcare
Apr 03, 2018
01: Making Time, Encouraging Kids, Modifying Training, Your Biz's "Done" Line
Apr 02, 2018
Intro: Who we are and why you should listen to us, maybe
Apr 02, 2018