DR. LAUREN PURETZ -Balancing Ultra Running, Motherhood, and Medicine
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Lauren Puretz, an ultrarunner, gynecologist, and mom of two living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After years of balancing her medical career, motherhood, and competitive endurance running, Lauren recently stepped into entrepreneurship, opening her own practice to better support women’s health. She shares what it’s been like to wear so many hats—physician, business owner, athlete, and parent—and how she’s learned to give herself grace in each role. We also talk about what it takes to progress as an ultrarunner while raising a family, and how she’s helping women approach fitness, pregnancy, and perimenopause with more collaboration and care.
We Talk About:
-wearing multiple hats
-progressing in ultra running
-dealing with mom guilt
-from med school to practice medicine
-collaborative care with gynecologists and physical therapists
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
3:10 competing at UTMB
8:16 competing at a high level as a mom
11:00 treating runners and athletes
17:40 considering pre-pregnancy fitness
20:45 navigating return to exercise
27:36 runners in perimenopause & menopause
32:28 starting a podcast
34:59 rapid fire question
CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com
CONNECT WITH LAUREN:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lauren1642/
Website: www.MountainViewobgynclinic.com
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-speaking-of-labias-podcast/id1802290856
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