PEAC- Train Like a Girl: enhancing performance & wellbeing of GIRLS IN SPORT

About PEAC- Train Like a Girl: enhancing performance & wellbeing of GIRLS IN SPORT

Welcome to PEAC- train like a girl, a podcast by GIRLS IN SPORT for GIRLS and coaches in sport. We’re here to amplify your voice- it deserves to be heard. At PEAC, we are a SAFE place for GIRLS to hang out, learn, grow, and build community. We empower GIRLS IN SPORT and coaches with the knowledge, resources, and support we think is necessary in todays athletic environments to thrive. Join us for bold conversations about the experiences of GIRLS IN SPORT. Our discussions will make you laugh, cry, cheer, get frustrated, and rethink the future of girls in sports for generations to come. Whether you’re walking, commuting, or cleaning your bedroom, take us with you. Follow us, check out our website, consider making a donation and share with a female athlete or coach you love!

Publisher

sampsonannemarie

Category

health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 May 2024

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Summer Wilson: Maybe it Happened for a Reason

   PEAC — Train Like A Girl Podcast | Summer Wilson: The Gap Year, the Comeback, and Learning to Listen to Pain "Learn to listen to pain. Listen to your body. If you catch it early, you can prevent it." Summer Wilson had one of the most decorated high school careers in the country. As a senior at Irvine High School, she swept the 2025 cross country season, set a U.S. high school national record in the 3-mile, won the CIF State Division 2 title, qualified for Nike Cross Nationals, and was named Orange County Register Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year. She did it all while carrying a 4.42 weighted GPA. Then came the stress fracture. Summer had never been injured. She thought the pain was nothing and kept pushing until it got bad that spring. Instead of rushing into college running, she made the brave call to take a gap year before joining Duke Cross Country and Track & Field in August 2027. Now she's living and training at altitude in Big Bear, cross training, building strength, and coaching high school athletes as an assistant coach. In this episode, Summer opens up about ignoring warning signs, the support of her Duke coaches, what coaching has taught her about her own sport, and why she believes this detour may have happened for a reason. In this episode, we talk about: Growing up in a running family: her first race at age 4, plus a sister and mom who racedWhy club running made her fall in love with the sport, and the coach who kept training fun. The warning signs she missed: shin stress fractures, knee pain, bone bruises. Why switching shoes for NIL taught her to stick with what works for your body. Deciding to take a gap year, and how both Duke coaches had her back. Her cross training week: aqua jogging, assault bike, and strength work twice a week in the weight room. The core, glute, and band work she relies on for injury prevention. What being an assistant coach has taught her about teamwork and the sport from the other side. Fueling for  performance, and why you have to eat before workouts. Protecting 8 to 10 hours of sleep, and why it "does not feel like a sacrifice" Holding yourself accountable as a high schooler chasing a college career Quotes we loved: "Learn to listen to pain." "You have to be dedicated and put in the work." "Such good friends — they run for each other." (on the high school team she coaches) "It does not feel like a sacrifice." When you are ALL IN> Quick Facts: Summer Wilson Incoming freshman, Duke Cross Country / Track & Field (arriving August 2027 after a gap year)COROS Global Athlete Former Irvine High School (Irvine, CA) standout U.S. high school national record, 3-mile (15:14.50, CIF-SS Finals, 2025) State record and Woodward Park course record, 5K (16:20, CIF State D2, 2025) 2025 CIF State Division 2 Cross Country Champion 2025 Orange County Register Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year CIF Southern Section 3,200m champion Steeplechase PR: 6:42 Nike Cross Nationals qualifier Currently training at altitude and working as a high school assistant coach Warm-Up: Sea level or altitude? Coaching or racing? Spikes or trainers? Plus, Summer finishes the sentence "Big Bear is where Summer…" and shares her pump-up song: "Ready For It" by Taylor Swift. Dinner Party: Summer's menu is noodles with tofu and energy balls, and her guest list includes Annemarie, Carson, Parker, Emma, and her mom. Summer's advice for high school runners: Be dedicated, and hold yourself accountable. Share this episode with a female athlete or coach you love. And if it resonated with you, follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave us a review. It helps more girls find the show. #PEACpodcast #TrainLikeAGirl #DukeXC #GirlsWhoRun #FemaleAthletes #StressFractureRecovery #GapYear #RunningCoach

2. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Athletes Are People First: Olympian Katherine Reutter-Adamek on Mindset, Fueling and Finding Herself Again

3. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Team First, Time Second: Batavia's Avery Hacker on Trusting the Process

   Team First, Time Second: Batavia's Avery Hacker on Trusting the Process Avery Hacker is a cross country and distance track standout at Batavia High School, coming off one of the best years of high school running in Illinois. Last fall she ran to a runner-up finish at the Class 3A State Meet as a junior, then carried that momentum into a big spring capped by a win in the women's Ray Meyer Elite High School Mile at Magis Miles, crossing in 4:55.55. Heading into this cross country season, Avery is one of the favorites in the state — anchoring a Batavia program built on depth. This episode is about her training and her racing mindset, but mostly it's about how she thinks of herself: team first, individual second. "You are not in competition with your teammates."— Avery Hacker That's the thread running through the whole conversation — for Avery, chasing a State title never comes at the expense of the team around her. Her Story Before running took over, Avery was a soccer and gymnastics kid. Cross country and track started out casual — just for fun — before strength training became the piece that pushed her to the next level. "Strength helped me get to the next level."— Avery Hacker The State Meet Runner-Up & the Magis Miles Win Avery's runner-up finish at last fall's Class 3A State Meet set up a big spring, punctuated by that win in the Ray Meyer Elite High School Mile at Magis Miles in 4:55.55. Heading into this season, she's one of the favorites to take the individual State title, running behind a Batavia team that's one of the deepest in the state. Team First, Time Second Ask Avery how she balances being one of the most talented individual runners in Illinois with being a great teammate, and the answer isn't complicated — it's about showing up. "Cross country is a team sport. They are there every day with you."— Avery Hacker That shows up in the small things: cheering teammates on, making sure freshmen feel welcomed onto the team from day one, and an all-senior captains' group that keeps everyone pushing forward together. Coachability & Tuning Out the Noise Coachability, for Avery, means trusting the training even when the results aren't there yet. "Confidence does not come from times."— Avery Hacker She's learned to measure herself with different questions instead: Do you feel strong? Are you sleeping, fueling, and recovering the way you need to? That framework — 8 to 9 hours of sleep a night, recovery boots, team ice baths — is how she lets a hard workout actually sink in before it's race time. She's just as direct about tuning out the noise that can crowd an athlete's head — especially the comparison trap of social media and rankings. "Only you know the effort you are putting in."— Avery Hacker Her approach in big races is to let go of overthinking it and race what's in front of her. "Big races, I just go in and feel out the race. Race in the moment."— Avery Hacker FIT — Female Integrated Training Strength work is a non-negotiable part of Avery's week — once or twice a week, built specifically to prepare her muscles for the training load ahead. EAT — Energy, Appetite, Timing Avery keeps her fueling simple and specific: a Gogo squeeze and pretzels before practice, chocolate milk to recover after, and homemade peanut butter bites in the mix. Race-day strategy gets simplified too, especially in hot conditions — she leaves most of her effort for the last half mile rather than trying to script the whole race. REST — Recovery, Enrichment, Sleep, Technology Outside of practice, Avery is intentional about protecting time with friends — movie nights, catching half a football game — making sure running doesn't crowd out everything else. "It's super important to have friends outside of practice."— Avery Hacker Recruiting Avery's approach to the college process is to stay open-minded, with a preference for staying close to home in the Midwest. Academically, she's leaning toward a science-heavy track toward a career as

Who has been a guest on PEAC- Train Like a Girl: enhancing performance & wellbeing of GIRLS IN SPORT

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• Sheahen Dowling
• Hannah
• Amy Muller
• Mary Minogue
• Maddy Zarchin

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

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5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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Engagement

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