Real Fuel with SLS

By: Stevie Lyn Smith MS RDN CSSD CDN
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Real FUEL with SLS: real food, real training, real talk where we push past the finish line and surface level stuff and dive into the real world of endurance sports– where we’re both an athlete, and human. I'm your host, Stevie Lyn, and I'm here to tell you this isn’t going to be a lighthearted small talk kind of show. We're talking sweat, tears, and the honest truth about what it takes to conquer mountains, both literal and metaphorical without losing sight on having fun and finding joy along the way. We'll get up close and personal with incredible humans and athletes, crack the code on cutting-edge nutrition, and expose the BS so you can fuel your body and mind for the long haul. This is where vulnerability meets victory, where science meets the soul, and where every bite, every stride, every struggle shapes the best version of us within. So, if you're ready to embrace the imperfections, the doubts, and the raw determination of human potential, join me on this unfiltered exploration of endurance. This is Real Fuel with SLS, and it's about time we get a little... honest.

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Episodes
  • EP 21: Breaking down research & nutrition marketing claims, becoming a RD, and chocolate milkshakes
    Oct 1 2024

    Gabby is a newly certified RD (woohoo!) based in Seattle who has experience in research, clinical, and private practice nutrition. As an avid runner and RRCA-certified running coach, Gabby’s dream is to work with athletes in private practice, helping to guide both their nutrition and training. One of her major aims in entering the field of nutrition is to refute the misinformation spread by diet culture, like the claim that “thinner = faster.” Gabby aspires to help athletes understand the importance of nutrition in reaching their greatest athletic potential, and more importantly to value, not fear, food. In her spare time, Gabby can be found running, frolicking outdoors, eating ice cream, trying new restaurants, or daydreaming about future travel plans.


    In this episode we chat about:

    • Her journey to becoming a RD
    • Common misconceptions reading research headlines in the news
    • Critical thinking skills in understanding research
    • How to break through marketing noise and BS
    • Disordered eating behaviors in runners and the running community
    • Practicing shifting your mindset and actions with disordered thoughts
    • How running started as a negative journey and has become a positive
    • Breaking through diet culture
    • How to encourage people to make change
    • Nutrition coaches vs. RD’s
    • Patient advocacy and taking a deeper dive with clients
    • Ice cream/milkshake reviews of Seattle
    • And so much more!

    Follow Gabby: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyrao/

    Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

    Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/

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    43 mins
  • EP 20 Growing cycling for girls & learning as an endurance athlete
    Sep 24 2024

    Molly Hurford is a journalist, author and podcaster in love with all things cycling, running, nutrition and movement-related. She’s the author of a dozen books about endurance sport, both fiction and nonfiction, including Fuel Your Ride and the Shred Girls series. As co-host of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, founder of Strong Girl Publishing and a bookworm-turned-endurance athlete, she’s a little obsessed with getting people—especially girls and women—excited about finding a sport they love and spending time outside.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    • Molly’s journey as an athlete and bookworm
    • What Strong Girl publishing does
    • What she’s learned in her writing
    • How to get and keep young girls in endurance sports, particularly cycling
    • Getting more women in bike shops
    • Our own trials and tribulations in endurance racing
    • Process vs. outcome goals
    • The joy of de-load weeks
    • And so much more!


    Follow Molly: https://www.instagram.com/mollyjhurford
    Learn More About Molly: stronggirlpublishing.com & consummateathlete.com

    Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

    Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/


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    58 mins
  • EP 19 Creating a running community and more inclusive fitness studio space
    Sep 17 2024

    Founder, coach, and most importantly, runner, Kathleen is the legs behind Bflo Run Club & Pace Buffalo Running Studio. A certified fast girl, 1/2 Ironwoman, and type-2 fun addict, she will push the pace and bring out your strong side like no one else. Post-run run, you’ll find her hanging with her soul dog, Clay, or taste-testing tacos at Casa Azul.

    Her creds:

    BS in Exercise Science // SUNY Fredonia

    Personal Trainer // National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Running Coach // Road Runners Club of America

    USA Track & Field // Level 1

    In this episode we chat about:

    • Transitioning from college sports to sports-ing in adult life
    • How you made running fun again
    • Dive more into creating community with BFLO run club and PACE
    • Challenges you face(d) as you built this fitness community
    • Life as a fitness professional/entrepreneur opening up PACE
    • Your why/mission/values
    • What you’ve learned in this space
    • Weird fitness trends
    • Run clubs turning into dating clubs
    • Things to look out for in fitness studios/personal training if you’re new to fitness
    • Some of the different/unique offerings at PACE to support the whole athletes
    • Changes we hope to see in the fitness/running community
    • And more!


    Follow Kathleen: https://www.instagram.com/_runqueen_/
    Follow Pace Buffalo: https://www.instagram.com/pacebuffalo/

    Learn more: https://pacebuffalo.com/

    Follow Stevie: https://www.instagram.com/stevielynlyn/

    Learn More About Stevie: https://stevielynrd.com/


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    55 mins

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