Sara Falkson is a Harvard engineer redesigning the sports bra and helping women find body confidence in sport. Why redesign the sports bra? As an athlete herself (4 years of field hockey at Dartmouth) she has had her own relationship with confidence and sports bra woes and learned that so many other women did too! So, in her second year of Harvard University's Masters of Design Engineering program she set out to create something that was more comfortable and allowed athletes to have confidence in their gear to focus on their sport. Sara is also inspired by a stat from Dove and Nike that nearly 50% of teen girls drop out of sports due to lack of body confidence. Today we dive in to:

• Redesigning the sports bra
• Why hosting body confidence workshops with young athletes is so important to Sara and the work she is doing
• Surprising passion women have for discussing sports bras and other feminine issues in sports
• Importance of community and teams
• Sara's personal journey with confidence in sport and in life
• What's next for Robyn

Follow along with Robyn on social: @wear_robyn

Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly

To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube

Mary Borman loves to swim, to challenge herself, to wear bright colors, share her story, and most importantly, have fun! The athlete, model. and Down Syndrome advocate has always challenged herself to accomplish what some may say she can't. Mary has earned several medals competing at the Special Olympics, traveled internationally to race for the Down Syndrome International Swimming Organization, and is now training to become the first woman with Down Syndrome to finish a half Ironman (race is in June 2025). Today we dive in to:

• Why she decided to train to become the first woman with Down Syndrome to finish a half Ironman
• How she motivates herself to show up on days she feels less motivated
• Experience of connecting and riding with Ally Love at Peloton in NYC
• Why saying 'YES' to scary things is so important
• BIG future goals & dreams
• Morning mantra & music

Follow Mary Borman on social media: @mermaid_maryborman

Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly

To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube

The dynamic running duo Alexi Pappas and Lisa Thompson joined me in studio during Boston Marathon weekend as they prepared to race their fourth Boston together. Alexi, a former Olympian representing Greece, and Lisa Thompson, a competitive visually impaired runner, met years ago through 'Team With a Vision' and have been racing around the world since. Today we dive in to:

• How the two first met & how they knew that they would be unstoppable teaming up together
• Their tether and communication system that helps them navigate crowds and streets
• The ways each runner supports the other throughout the 26.2 miles
• How Alexi decides what to illustrate for Lisa
• Race day brain games -- positivity alphabet, "bird", etc
• How they both started in the sport of running & how they ultimately got hooked on the marathon distance
• Glitter!

Follow along with Lisa on social: @modernbnb

Follow along with Alexi on social: @alexipappas

Follow along with Hannah on social: @_hannah.donnelly

To watch the episodes: NBC Sports Boston YouTube