We have a wonderful guest today, Mirna Valerio, who is joining us from Vermont. She is an American and has been running since 1989 who advocates for inclusion in the running community towards people of all races, sizes, genders, and backgrounds. We discuss with Mirna how running can make one feel and she talks about her own body, being made for running and that running just makes her feel alive. She decided to join the cross country team in school because it just looked more fun and chill than something like soccer and now she coaches cross country and accepts anyone into the sport, regardless of body type or whether you’re really good/bad at running.

Where the running all started 1:13
Going into a different brain level in running 13:31
Are other body types in the media becoming more accepted? 16:38
Her injury and getting into additional sports 24:31
Body size and close mindedness 34:21
How our insoles can help 46:18
What’s next for Mirna 51:00

“We as humans react to things that are not in our experience, that we have not yet experienced, or a frame of reference for. So that’s what the criticism is about, and all of the learning we’ve done about what nutrition is and the fact that you run so much, ‘Why aren’t you thin?’ That’s a huge question that people have and I think that is what bothers people.” 35:30

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