Runner's Round Table Stephanie Diaz

Season five of the Runner’s Round Table will be all about HotTakes and this episode is the Boston Marathon Edition. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Becky Croft (@coach.croft) and Stephanie Dunlap (@runstrongrun) about the 6-hour cutoff at the 2024 race and what could have been done differently to better promote inclusivity in the sport.



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To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/74lMs403Seg



About Stephanie Diaz:

Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).


https://instagram.com/thecookierunner/
https://thecookierunner.net



About Becky Croft:

Becky is an Indigenous athlete and coach. She is a Game Changer coach/mentor, RRCA certified run coach, Chi Running instructor, ReNew Earth Running board member, She Runs This Town chapter leader, and menopausal marathoner. Her focus is on Masters and Menopausal athletes, however, she coaches athletes of all ages and abilities while teaching them how to redefine running.


https://hustle-eat-thrive.myshopify.com/
https://instagram.com/coach.croft



About Stephanie Dunlap:

Stephanie Dunlap is a marathon pacer, mom of four, and school administrator. Stephanie’s goal as a marathon pacer is to bring joy, support, and encouragement to the rockstar BOTP “back of the pack” runners who finish in 6+ hours. To learn more about Steph follow her on Instagram and TikTok @runstrongrun.


https://runstrongrun.com/
https://instagram.com/runstrongrun
Run Strong RunPocast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/run-strong-run-podcast/id1723713201


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Season five of the Runner’s Round Table will be all about Hot Takes, so join Stephanie as she speaks with different female runners about current happenings in the running community. Episodes this season will be more sporadic this season, but will all be filled with thoughts and reflections on how to make the running space more inviting, inclusive, and fun for all.

About Stephanie:

Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).


www.instagram.com/thecookierunner/
www.thecookierunner.net


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Welcome to the Runner’s Round Table podcast. Season 4 was “Conversations with Runners”, and each episode featured a conversation with an inspiring female runner who is making the running community better in her own way. In this final season of the episode, it’s just me – Stephanie Diaz – full of thanks. I also update you all with what’s coming up for me, including a September retreat experience, the Chicago Marathon in October, and the Every Woman’s Marathon in November. Thanks for listening all season long!

To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JftnwKZ7XJY

About Stephanie:
Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).



www.instagram.com/thecookierunner/
www.thecookierunner.net
Retreat experience: https://thecookierunner.net/gsm2024




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Welcome to the Runner’s Round Table podcast. Season is “Conversations with Runners”, and each episode features a conversation with an inspiring female runner who is making the running community better in her own way. In this episode, Stephanie talks to Alison Mariella Désir about the weaving of histories through her book Running While Black” and how she uses movement as a path towards disrupting the status quo in running to create a future where all are visible and feel like they belong. Enjoy this episode and thanks for listening. 


To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EfpzepXlrt8

About Stephanie:
Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advancedcertifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).


www.instagram.com/thecookierunner/
www.thecookierunner.net



About Alison Mariella Désir:
Alison Mariella Désir is multi-talented: a founder, a doer, an activist, a connector, a visionary and an unapologetically straightforward communicator with a passion for movement, mental health, and racial equity. Alison got her start in the running and outdoor industry unintentionally, after seeing a black friend train and complete a marathon. inspired, alison went on to run her first marathon and discovered that she had found a powerful tool to manage her depression. she’s been working to share the transformational power of running and movement ever since.


https://www.instagram.com/alisonmdesir
https://alisonmdesir.com/
To purchase "Running While
Black": https://alisonmdesir.com/book


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Welcome to the Runner’s Round Table podcast. Season 4 is“Conversations with Runners”, and each episode features a conversation with an inspiring female runner who is making the running community better in her own way. In this episode, Stephanie talks to Lindsay Walter about the importance of remembering your why and how her WHY helps her create awareness about Alopecia and inspires her to live according to a “choose kind” motto on and off the run. Enjoy this episode and thanks for listening. 

To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iXdV_U5T-Do

About Stephanie:
Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).

www.instagram.com/thecookierunner/
www.thecookierunner.net

About Lindsay:
Lindsay Walter is a run coach, freelance writer, published author and Alopecia Advocate and Speaker with her own penpal program Lindsay’s Little Pals. She loves running big miles, challenging herself, being outside, traveling and inspiring the world to be kind and change the norm about beauty standards.

www.instagram.com/lindsayhannah3
https://linktr.ee/lindsayhannah3
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?fr_id=153879&pg=personal&px=4715568


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Welcome to the Runner’s Round Table podcast. Season 4 is “Conversations with Runners”, and each episode features a conversation with an inspiring female runner who is making the running community better in her own way. In this episode, Stephanie talks to Manika Gamble about chasing big goals at this year’s 155-mile Namib Race and how her “Just Do It” mentality has helped her go from sprinter to ultramarathoner. Enjoy this episode and thanks for listening. 

To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A7BWIxnYXqI


About Stephanie:
Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).

www.instagram.com/thecookierunner/
www.thecookierunner.net

About Manika:
Manika is a 34 year old former collegiate athlete that specialized in the 400 meter hurdles. Manika is now delving into the arena of ultra running. The first ever event will be a 7 day, 155 mile, self supported ultra marathon through the desert of Namibia Africa. Manika’s goal is to create a platform that motivates, encourages, and inspires.

https://www.instagram.com/manikaruns
https://www.youtube.com/@Manikaruns      
To support Manika’s Namibia run: https://www.gofundme.com/f/embarking-on-a-challenge-of-a-lifetime
For More on the race: https://www.racingtheplanet.com/namibrace


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