Erin Dalisay

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Erin Kennedy Dalisay, Doctor of Physical Therapy, run coach, marathoner, ultra marathoner, and founder of RunWell Clinic, where she provides physical therapy and virtual return-to-run programs for runners of all experience levels. Erin brings both a clinical and personal perspective to the conversation as we talk about pregnancy, postpartum, endurance sport, and the realities of balancing running with motherhood.

We dive into the myths surrounding running during pregnancy and postpartum, how her orthopedic background shapes the way she approaches return to running, and the surprising similarities between endurance racing and childbirth. Erin also shares the logistical side of training and racing while parenting, and how her understanding of performance and recovery changed after becoming a mom.

We Talk About:

-debunking common myths

-dealing with nausea in pregnancy 

-is childbirth harder than an ultra?

-comparing pre and postpartum times

-having an orthopedic perspective for postpartum

-logistics or racing and parenting

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

4:19 running her first marathon at 16

6:45 navigating running and pregnancy

14:04 returning to running postpartum

18:06 surprises with birth and postpartum

21:33 deciding to run an ultra

28:58 a new understanding of running postpartum

35:00 training postpartum

41:45 comparing ultras and childbirth

47:57 recovering from the ultra

50:20 balancing everything 

54:07 rapid fire questions

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Website: runwellclinic.com

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