I dove into the world of athletic prosthetics for RunHer Mag.

It's harder to get a running blade than you might think. Read my latest freelance feature.

Jul 08, 2026

The latest issue of RunHer Mag just came out, and I’m excited to share my second feature for the magazine. (I previously wrote about Girls on the Run.)

Reporting this story gave me an education on prosthetics, the process of being fitted for one, and the hangups that come with the United States’ very complicated insurance system, where every state has its own regulations and standards. I’m actively looking for more opportunities to write about this subject so if you’re an interested editor, reach out!

Read the Story

RunHer is a beautifully produced, print-only magazine devoted to the sport of women’s running. This story appears in Issue 004.

Recommended Reads

No, You Don’t Need to Cycle Sync Your Training (In the Lab with Doc Lyss, Alyssa Olenick, PHD) – I’ve been meaning to write about cycle syncing forever, but now that Doc Lyss has covered it, I’m just going to point my readers to her article. The piece offers a great breakdown of where the science currently stands — and the bottom line is that there is not evidence to support generalized recommendations for women to adjust their exercise routines based on where they are in their menstrual cycle. So instead of following whatever fitfluencers on the internet are telling you to do in your luteal phase, listen to your body and go to the gym.
Do Women Really Need a Menopause Workout? (New York Times) – This passage gets to the heart of it: “The principles of effective training, [muscle physiology researcher Lauren Colenso-Semple] said, are the same at every age. Women need to lift weights that are challenging, push their muscles close to the point of failure on each set, and gradually increase the load over time. ‘I don’t think things should change,’ she said, ‘with the caveat that most premenopausal women probably aren’t doing effective training.’”

The takeaway for women of all ages: Don’t overcomplicate fitness. Elevate your heart rate, challenge your muscles, use functional exercises — and be consistent. Sticking with the fundamentals will pay off.