Runner, Speaker, & Antiracism Mirna Valerio | How to Overcome Stereotypes
Episode description
Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator, cross-country coach, ultrarunner, obstacle course enthusiast, and author of the recently published memoir A Beautiful Work in Progress. Although she began running in high school, she recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008. Then, her love for running and all its attendant benefits were reignited. She soon started her blog, Fatgirlrunning, about her experiences as a more prominent woman in a world of thinner athletes. Mirna's athletic story was featured in the WSJ, Runner’s World, NBC Nightly News, CNN, CW Network, and the viral REI-produced documentary short, The Mirnavator. Her writing has been featured in Women’s Running Magazine, Self Magazine Online, Outside Online, and Runner's World Magazine. She was recently chosen as a 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year.
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