We open with life updates and stress, then welcome Katie Grossman to share a raw, relentless story about postpartum complications, medical gaslighting, a rare tumor, and the long road to a labral tear diagnosis and surgery. The goal shifts from podiums to presence, from finish lines to finding flow and community again.

• why Katie’s story matters to the ultra community
• we met Katie crewing at Utah 115
• Katie's early ultras, Havelina chaos and learning the hard way
• the magic of hundreds and the mid-race flow
• Hardrock dreams, Kroger’s Canteen and belonging
• pregnancy hip snap and years of dismissal
• emergency C-section and abandoned postpartum care
• rare sarcoma, multiple surgeries and core reconstruction
• “you’re not worth fixing” and finding the right surgeon
• labral tear surgery, patient advocacy and recovery truth
• redefining success with a coach and consistency
• voluntary pain versus chronic injury pain
• birth shame, a healing second delivery and perspective
• running for her daughters, skiing and learning new skills

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Hosted by Jon Eisen (@mildly_athletic) and Miranda Williamson (@peaksandjustice). Edited by Jon Eisen. Theme music by Matt Beer.

We talk with Dave about the slow, messy slide into overtraining syndrome, the missteps that worsened it, and the practical tools that brought him back to strong, sustainable running. Along the way, we share a content warning about a graphic post-credits medical story and explain why health metrics and honest pacing matter.

• Catalina 50-mile recap and the mental game on long grinds
• What overtraining syndrome is and why tests look normal
• Early flags: insomnia, excess sweat, dizziness, migraines
• Diagnosis by exclusion and the limits of quick fixes
• Hormones, low testosterone, mood changes and trade-offs
• Gut findings: H. pylori, candida and systemic stress
• Returning via true easy training, vert, and HRV trends
• Using rest, fueling, and life stress management
• Why “listen to your body” is a performance skill
• Publishing the OTS case series and shared patterns

After we say bye, stay for the post-credits story. Trigger warning: blood, injury, intense medical condition, male sexual organs. Dave shares a personal story and has a few notes: "Sharing and laughing about the experience has given me a sense of control over it, and sharing it more broadly feels like a continuation of that. A penile fracture isn’t all that uncommon, but it’s rarely talked about—probably out of shame or embarrassment. My hope is that sharing my story could help others. Maybe runners will be a little more cautious with OTS too!"

Check out the article on OTS we referenced in the episode: LINK TO FULL ARTICLE

Thanks for listening to Running With Problems. Follow us on Instagram @runningwithproblems. DM us there with questions in text or audio messages! Or email us at podcast@runningwithproblems.run.

Hosted by Jon Eisen (@mildly_athletic) and Miranda Williamson (@peaksandjustice). Edited by Jon Eisen. Theme music by Matt Beer.

Thanks for listening to Running With Problems. Follow us on Instagram @runningwithproblems. DM us there with questions in text or audio messages! Or email us at podcast@runningwithproblems.run.

Hosted by Jon Eisen (@mildly_athletic) and Miranda Williamson (@peaksandjustice). Edited by Jon Eisen. Theme music by Matt Beer.