Runner's Round Table
By Stephanie Diaz
S6E67 - Beyond Pace: 3rd Generation Moment with Mimi Sullivan
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Mimi Sullivan (@therunningmimi) about being unashamed in how you show up as a runner, finding comfort in community, and the memory that reflected three generations of running dreams.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/I1YD09HCU9Y
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).
About Mimi Sullivan:Mimi Sullivan is a grateful third generation marathoner and unashamed slower runner. She has been running on an off since high school, but truly found her love of running in 2023 when she signed up for her first half marathon. Mimi started the @runningmimi to document her journey back into running and help normalize slow runner experiences and the joys and struggles of running beyond just pace. She wants all runners to feel included and celebrated for all their wins, from .1 to 100, you got this!
S6E66 - Beyond Pace: Unafraid & Magical with Lindsley Kump
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Lindsley Kump (@Lindsley_Kump) about embracing new perspectives that allow for changing relationships with running, having a more expansive view of trail running, and the memory that was all about being unapologetic and courageous.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5BCZtthPgEE
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).
About Lindsley Kump:Lindsley Kump (she/her) is a mom, wife, fur baby mom, a RRCA certified run coach, an athlete, and a marketing manager at Polar Beverages. She’s originally from Hawai’i but has called Colorado home for the past 20 years. Like so many Colorado transplants, she fell in love with the mountains and trails. As a black female runner and certified run coach, she is passionate about diversity, inclusion, equity, and fostering a sense of community for BIWOC within the outdoor/trail community.
S6E65 - Beyond Pace: Flair Comeback with Mireille Siné
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Mireille Siné (@heycoachmireille) about navigating autoimmune and chronic conditions as a runner, the power of seeing change as a form of evolution, and the marathon memory that symbolized Mireille’s own third runner evolution.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NDjc89vJvKQ
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).
About Mireille Siné:Mireille Siné is a USATF and 80/20 Endurance-certified run coach, 14-time marathoner, and ultramarathoner based in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Coached by Mireille LLC, a virtual coaching practice specializing in runners and endurance athletes managing autoimmune conditions and chronic illness. Mireille coaches with the philosophy "train with compassion" — building training plans that account for the full reality of her athletes' lives, not just their race goals. She has been featured in Runner's World and has spoken at the AIP Summit and Skadi Sports Psychology Athlete Summit. Living with lupus herself, Mireille brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work, helping athletes redefine what strength and performance can look like with a chronic illness diagnosis. To learn more about Mireille, follow her on instagram @heycoachmireille.
S6E64 - Beyond Pace: Social Butterfly with LaToya Young
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with LaToya Young (@carolinarunnergirl) about learning how to trust the body again, rebuilding as a place for new opportunities, and the memories that highlight the role community plays in our joy as runners and our sense of belonging in the running space.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DDtKxW9qdUs
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).
About LaToya Young:LaToya Young is an RRCA Level 1 Certified Running Coach, a member of the 2025 Game Changers cohort, and Race Co-Chair for MadMiles Run Club. She believes running is for everyone and is passionate about creating an inclusive, supportive environment where runners of all abilities can build confidence, consistency, and a lifelong love of the sport through evidence-based training. She enjoys helping athletes pursue their goals through individualized coaching that meets them where they are. When she’s not coaching or training, she enjoys traveling, exploring new places, and encouraging others to pursue goals they once thought were out of reach.
As a runner herself, she’s currently training for the Detroit International Half Marathon and is looking forward to running her second marathon at the Every Woman’s Marathon in 2027.
S6E63 - Beyond Pace: Milestones in Healing with Afia Padonu
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Afia Padonu (@anawkrdblkgrl/@solesforsoulsbaltimore) about healing out loud, moving through grief, and the 50K memory that reminds us to have the courage to feel our grief as we chase our healing.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zf-dqS--mTA
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).
About Afia Padonu:Afia Padonu is a 2016 graduate of Morgan State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). She is the founder of *Soles for Souls*, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting women who have experienced pregnancy loss due to miscarriage. Grounded in the pillars of sound, movement, and collaboration, Afia’s work fosters healing and connection within this community. She is also a Community Relations Manager at Charm City Run, where she focuses on expanding the running community to embrace individuals navigating life’s “in-between” spaces. Afia completed several 5 & 10Ks before conquering two marathons and her first 50K this past May spreading joy along the course. Afia is a Jane of all trades as she is also a Gamechangers run coach, lululemon Ambassador and yoga instructor. To learn more follow her on Instagram @anawkwrdblkgrl and @solesforsoulsbaltimore
S6E62 - Beyond Pace: Mission Impossible with Anna Lopez-Riveira
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Anna Lopez-Riveira (@enduring_resilience) about the impact of our personal cultures on our running, the intentionality needed in the running space to create a sense of belonging, and the memories that remind us that running is full of opportunities to connect and have fun.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BgGFhoQL4G0
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).
About Anna Lopez-Riveira:Anna Lopez-Riveira is a board-licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and an RRCA Certified Run Coach based in Richmond, Virginia. She has been running for over 15 years and is currently focused on volunteer coaching through Richmond Road Runners Club and Girls on the Run while advocating for greater representation and inclusion within the running community. Anna is passionate about helping athletes of all backgrounds see themselves as runners and know they have a place in the sport.
S6E61 - Beyond Pace: Underneath the Stars with Lindsay Phenix
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Lindsay Phenix (@lindsayphenix) about the importance of stepping out of our comfort zones when it comes to running and friendships and the memory of running with her father that helped her see the possibilities that come from doing hard things.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4DN0E8j4o18
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).
About Lindsay Phenix:Lindsay Phenix is an avid ultra runner and UESCA certified run coach living in Los Angeles, California. She has ran over 145 marathons and ultras combined and some of the hardest ultra marathons around. She has ran the Badwater 135, Leadville 100, HURT 100 and many other iconic races. She is working toward more podiums and personal bests all while helping her athletes she coaches be their best and do the same. Running for her is more than just a hobby, but it is a full encompassing lifestyle.
S6E60 - Beyond Pace: Monster Flow with Lauren Shaffer
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Lauren Shaffer (@laurennshaffer42) about embracing change as a runner, being realistic with your running, and the memories where running felt like flowing and flying.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LuWfGJBvuGg
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).
About Lauren Shaffer:Lauren Shaffer is an RRCA certified running coach, 200-hour certified yoga teacher and UESCA Run Coach and Ultra Run Coach. She has been a run coach at Victory Multisport for 3 1/2 years. Lauren's goal as a coach and instructor is to coach to the individual in front of her. Running has been such a part of her journey she hopes to share that with her athletes.
S6E59 - Beyond Pace: That Wasn’t Suffering with Caroline Malloy
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Caroline Malloy (@carolinerunstheworld) about expanding what it means to be a runner, learning how to listen to our what our bodies are trying to communicate, and the memory that highlights a runner’s changing relationship to suffering.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DXDTOe_Sl4g
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).
About Caroline Malloy:Caroline Malloy, Ph.D. is a Chicago-based historian and book editor who ran marathons to stay grounded in grad school. When a recurring stress fracture forced her off the road, she pivoted to coaching. Caroline is a certified group fitness instructor (ACE & TRX), cycle instructor (Spinning™️), personal trainer (NASM), and now running coach (RRCA). She's finishing her Lydiard Level II training this Summer. Having experienced first-hand the benefits of getting strong before getting back out on the road, Caroline is a "fitness first" coach, encouraging runners to build full, well-rounded fitness practices to strengthen their miles. In the past year, she finally started running her own races again, completing a 15K, 2 half marathons, and her favorite race, Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle 8K. She's thrilled to be training for her first (Chicago) marathon in over a decade this fall.
S6E58 - Beyond Pace: Body Screaming with Maiki Cofer
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Maiki Cofer (@kahuku/@industriousbunnies) about finding joy, having empathy for life, pursuing goals, and the memory that is a reminder of the importance of listening to your body.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uMeeW5ZhK-Q
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).
About Maiki Cofer:Maiki Cofer is the founder and coach at Industrious Bunnies. She holds a MS in Kinesiology, and is an RRCA Level 2 running coach, USA Triathlon Level 2 coach, ACE Personal Trainer, and has a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification. Her primary goal as a coach is to meet athletes where they are, learn where they want to go with their activity, and help them to reach their dreams. To learn more about Maiki you can follow her on Instagram at @kahuku or @industriousbunnies.
S6E57 - Beyond Pace: The Power of the Run-Walk with Amy Magdalein-Gurley
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Amy Magdalein-Gurley (@momsontherunjax) about the understanding different seasons of running, the importance of support systems, and the memories of connections made through pacing.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HuUqBcnLqDg
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).
About Amy Magdalein-Gurley:Amy Magdalein-Gurley is an RRCA Level II Certified Running Coach, a Galloway Running Certified Coach and recently started Coaching for Galloway officially with the Galloway team. She is McMillian Run Coaching certified and Revolution Run Coaching certified. She is the Owner and Head Coach of Moms on the Run Jacksonville, Founder and Coach of Strong to the Core – a strength group for runners, Coach for Zeal Running – a live running app and a marathon & half marathon pacer for Galloway Pacing, Elevated Pacing and Marathon Pacing. Amy's goal is to help runners improve their health and fitness, become stronger, run longer and faster - and to do it safely for a very long time. One of her favorite things to do is to help strangers on a race course reach their time goals while chatting about running and life along the way!
S6E56 - Beyond Pace: Feels Like Family with Stacey Head
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Stacey Head (@theperformancepeace) about running in midlife and the six days in Colorado that showed her the running community was full of more than runners, it was full of friends that felt like family.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HSlTNr6lvqU
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).
About Stacey Head:Stacey Head is a board-certified Women’s Health Physical Therapist, certified lymphedema therapist, IIN and IWHI certified Health Coach with a specialty in perimenopause and menopausal health, RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) certified running coach, mat Pilates instructor, group cycling instructor and is a 200-hour certified yoga teacher with advanced trainings in yoga for athletes and prenatal yoga. Stacey's goal as a physical therapist, health coach and instructor is to provide personalized experiences that help women navigate the balance of midlife between work, family and an active lifestyle thus creating their performance peace! To learn more about Stacey and her offerings follow her on instagram @theperformancepeace or go to her website www.staceyhead.com.
S6E55 - Beyond Pace: From Australia to a Sand Pit with Athena Farias
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Athena Farias (@Endurafitsatx) about her 38-year relationship with running, advocating for herself as a female athlete, and the memory that makes you want to say yes to taking risks in the name of running.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/okR_FtSWkPU
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).
About Athena Farias:I am a Research Exercise Physiologist, endurance coach, and advocate for helping athletes build strength, resilience, and confidence through movement. I serve as the multi-site lead on a federally funded research study focused on improving return-to-duty decision-making following musculoskeletal injury, bringing evidence-based strategies from research to real-world performance.
I have a Master's degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion and certifications as a Certified Personal Trainer, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, RRCA Level II Run Coach, UESCA Ultra Running Coach, and Menopause for Athletes Coach, I help runners of all levels—from first-time 5K participants to ultramarathoners train smarter, recover stronger, and thrive through every stage of life.
I've completed 18 marathons, including five Boston Marathon qualifiers, 12 ultramarathons, countless half marathons, and multiple first-place obstacle course race finishes and many other outdoor adventures. I am passionate about creating a more inclusive and diverse running community and I mentor emerging Women of Color certified run coaches through Team Game Changers.
Whether I am coaching, conducting research, or speaking to audiences, my mission is to empower people to move well, stay durable, and discover the freedom that comes from lifelong movement.
S6E54 - Beyond Pace: 3:55:55 with Taylor Pappas
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Taylor Pappas (@taylorann_g) about running as a modality to healing, building supportive and empowering mental pathways, and the marathon memory that was a portal to completion and connection.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yiZn0QV5tsI
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).
About Taylor Pappas:
Taylor Ann Pappas is a Somatic Practitioner, RRCA (Road Runner's Club of America) certified running coach, ERYT yoga teacher with advanced training in trauma-informed yoga, trauma-informed weight lifting, Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University and is a HOKA flyer. Taylor's intention as a coach, space holder, and facilitator is to provide experiences that allow individuals to connect back with their body, support you as you train for life, and integrate seasonal and/or cyclical living. To learn more about Taylor and her offerings, follow her on IG @taylorann_g or check out taylor-ann.com.
S6E53 - Beyond Pace: Sweet Season of Life with Liz Hernandez
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Liz Hernandez (@horizon.running) about pregnancy and postpartum running, running bucket lists, and the coaching memory that was a reminder that you can experience the awe of running beyond your own act of running.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jmUSyS5CqYA
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).
About Liz Hernandez:
Liz Hernandez is an RRCA-certified run coach with additional training in Prenatal and Postpartum Athleticism. She is a mom of two, currently pregnant with her third, and an Army wife who understands the reality of fitting running into a full, often chaotic season of life. Liz hopes to inspire runners—especially postpartum and busy moms—to find joy in running at every stage, from early return to sport to stroller miles and everything in between. To learn more about Elizabeth and her coaching, follow her on Instagram @horizon.running
S6E52 - Beyond Pace: Living Through This Moment with Holly Prouty
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Holly Prouty (@hey.hey.its.hollyyy/@runlakestevens) about embracing change, the importance of positive self-talk, and the half marathon memory that reminded her she was capable of accomplishing amazing things.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yPVf0ZC11-Y
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).
About Holly Prouty:
Holly Prouty is a marketing strategist, community connector, and lifelong runner (and RRCA certified running coach) based in the Pacific Northwest. Running has been a constant source of challenge, growth, and joy in her life. She is especially proud of completing her first half marathon—a goal she wasn't sure was possible—and running a marathon, an accomplishment she's still happy to talk about any chance she gets. Through running, Holly has found a passion for building connections, embracing new challenges, and celebrating progress over perfection. She enjoys sharing honest experiences about training, motivation, and balancing running with the demands of everyday life, with the hope of encouraging others to discover their own confidence and joy through the sport.
S6E51 - Beyond Pace: Confetti Pop with Angela Anastasi
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Angela Anastasi (@angelaa119) about taking a much needed break from running, her “running is a choice” philosophy, and the marathon memory that was all about soaking in the feeling and having the best time.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AZJtfJxyNTc
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).
About Angela Anastasi:
Angela is an RRCA certified coach and ten time marathoner. Angela loves working with marathon runners at all levels, from their first race to their Sixth Star! She coaches on the theory that running is a choice - you get to make your running journey whatever you want it to be. To follow along, find her on TikTok at @angela_anastasi
S6E50 - Beyond Pace: Flow State with Erin Phifer
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Erin Phifer (@erin.runs.a.marathon) about her first marathon training cycle, helping others embrace running as more than a phase, and the running memory where she felt like the runner she knew she was meant to be.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6IJpFIkf9Rc
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).
About Erin Phifer:
Erin Phifer is an RRCA certified running coach and three-time marathoner. Erin began running in her 30s after avoiding physical activity and sports most of her life. At a charity event at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, Erin was inspired by the diversity and perseverance of the runners, and a week later, she signed up to run her own marathon, having never successfully run a mile without stopping. Through a lot of mistakes, a lot of doubt, and a lot of miserable runs, Erin has developed a lifelong love of the sport and an appreciation for every mile. Erin's goal is to encourage runners of all abilities to find joy in the miles and belonging in the running community.
S6E49 - Beyond Pace: Blessed to Be Upright with Melissa Ullrich
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Melissa Ullrich (@redmelissa525) about the importance of having fun as a runner and the marathon memory that was the pivot needed to remember how to be flexible, how to let go, and how to show yourself grace when life changes fast and unexpectedly.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hiGLulfDwGA
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).
About Melissa Ullrich:
Melissa Ullrich is a USA T&F Certified Running Coach, RRCA Certified Running Coach, and a NASM Certified Personal Trainer (and a CPA by day!). Melissa is a 2x Ironman Finisher, 10+ time Boston Qualifier, and currently working to complete the 50 states marathon challenge. Melissa's goal is to show every person that they are an athlete and have yet to reach their limits.
S6E48 - Beyond Pace: More than a Runner with Vanessa Junkin
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Vanessa Junkin (@vanessajunkin) about what she’s learned from her 22 years of running, including building an all paces run club community, pacing half marathons, and chasing the goal of running a marathon in all 50 states.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qHqNbSvILcI
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).
About Vanessa Junkin:
Vanessa Junkin is a longtime runner who shares her experiences on her blog, She Runs by the Seashore, and social media. She is the president of the Eastern Shore Running Club, based in Salisbury, Maryland, and leads two weekly group runs. Vanessa has run 20 marathons in 15 states and has paced 20 half marathons, helping runners meet their goals. When not running, Vanessa works in marketing and enjoys spending time with her fiance and two cats. To learn more, visit sherunsbytheseashore.com, @vanessajunkin on Instagram or She Runs by the Seashore on Facebook.
S6E47 - Beyond Pace: Love Letter to NYC with Coach Corky
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Coach Corky (@coachcorkyruns) about the freedom she feels when she runs, being a treadmill girly, embracing life’s pivots, and the NYC Marathon memory that felt like a homecoming full of vibes.
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To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tgoYklupxk8
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).
About Coach Corky:
Corky has been coaching and supporting runners since 2014, when she launched Coach Corky Runs. Her favorite distance to coach and race is the marathon, though she has extensive experience on the roads from the 5K through Ultra distances. While Corky coaches clients virtually anywhere in the USA, in person she's made a name for herself in the treadmill group fitness world. She was a full time coach at Mile High Run Club from 2015-2019, and joined Precision Run at Equinox in 2019, and is still currently coaching in person in NYC. She's also one of the Precision Run coaches on the Equinox+ app, guiding members through treadmill and outdoor programs. Corky is still competing, and while she loves to race, her favorite part of being a runner is truly the training.
S6E46 - Beyond Pace: Why is My Mom Not Normal? with Amy Skorich
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Amy Skorich (@amysruns) about taking risks in life, living without regrets, the role of motherhood in her journey toward becoming her best self, and the memory that reminds us that running is something we can pass along to our kids.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dae4rBvSRy4
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).
About Amy Skorich:
Amy Skorich grew up in Foxboro, MA and graduated from Boston University. She moved to NC in 2008 and calls Apex home.
She is an RRCA, VDOT, and C4 certified running coach and the owner of Run Your Way Coaching. She works with a variety of runners who differ in age and coaching goals. She also coaches Girls on the Run at her daughter's elementary school and founded the school's all-comers run club. She coaches girls' flag football for Rise in Apex and serves as the president of her daughter's elementary school's PTA. She is currently the long-term substitute for PE at her elementary school as well. To learn more about Coach Amy, follow her on Instagram @amysruns and @runyourwaycoaching.
S6E45 - Beyond Pace: People Inspire Me with Abigail Michelle
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Abigail Michelle (@abigailmichelle) about not giving up on yourself, redefining herself as a runner, and the memories that leave her inspired by the runners around her.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H3XfmiRckOk
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).
About Abigail Michelle:
Abigail is a Global Change Manager at a Fortune 500 company, specializing in commercial real estate and investment management. Based in Chicago, she is also an agency actor and model. While she is not currently taking clients, she is a Road Runners Club of America-certified running coach and a trained Reiki Master. Abigail's personal running journey has evolved from chasing personal records to championing health advocacy, with a focus on redefining strength. To learn more, follow her on Instagram @abigailmichelle.
S6E44 - Beyond Pace: Wheels Fell Off with Becky Hernandez
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Becky Hernandez (@beckys408) about her journey from running two miles to running ultras and running as a solo sport to running to enhance community. Becky shares her marathon memory that is a reminder that, even when things don’t go to plan, we can also control our attitude and effort.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yt0Zw2ysHX0
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).
About Becky Hernandez:
Running changed Becky Hernandez’s life — and now she helps others do the same. RRCA‑certified running coach, 300+ races including 59 marathons/ultramarathons and 104 half marathons, group fitness instructor, lululemon run ambassador, and believer in the power of community, consistency, and connection. Every runner’s journey matters. To learn more about Becky and connect, follow her on Instagram @beckys408 and @toolegitfitness.
S6E43 - Beyond Pace: Let Salt In with Bette Zirkelbach
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Bette Zirkelbach (@turtlebette) about the power of believing in oneself, authenticity in aging, quieting outside voices, and the memory that has helped her celebrate herself as a runner who is passionate about making the world a better place for every living being.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3rLEWl3VlNw
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).
About Bette Zirkelbach, Conservation Executive & Endurance Athlete:
Bette Zirkelbach is the General Manager of the world renowned Turtle Hospital and a 25-year veteran of marine life conservation. A technical scuba diver and global spokesperson featured in national and international documentaries, Bette has dedicated her life to the belief that "compassion is contagious." Through her work with the One Health initiative and her "no excuses" training for her first 100-mile ultramarathon at age 60, she bridges the gap between environmental resilience and human grit. Whether she is rehabilitating endangered sea turtles or running across the Florida Keys, Bette’s mission is to inspire others to protect our oceans and prove that we can all do hard things. To learn more about Bette and her offerings follow her on Instagram @turtlebette
S6E42 - Beyond Pace: Simplicity of Running with Jessie Valencia
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jessie Valencia (@jessie.cheeks) about the memories that remind her of the beauty of keeping running simple and celebrating running as an act of embracing what the body can do. Jessie also talks about running the NYC Marathon for Team For Kids and running for fun.
Please support this podcast with a rating,review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube:
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).
About Jessie Valencia:
Since 2009, Jessie has specialized in youth development and endurance event production. A career highlight includes working on First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative. Simultaneously, Jessie has also helped produce endurance events throughout the country. In 2026, she is merging her expertise in youth development and event production by tackling the NYC Marathon—her first 26.2-mile race—to raise funds for Team for Kids. To help her reach her fundraising goal, visit https://jessierunsnyc.my.canva.site/
S6E41 - Beyond Pace: Before and After with Jessica Reyes
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jessica Reyes (@sugarruns) about the impact of injuries on her running, embracing a different WHY for running, the importance of community, and the power of having a beginner’s mindset when it comes to running.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HYLQk6LgM2E
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).
About Jessica Reyes:
Jessica is an RRCA certified running coach, NASM certified personal trainer with additional corrective exercise and pre/postnatal certifications. She is the founder and head coach of Team Sugar Runs, a female led run coaching team. She is also an avid runner herself who went from being rarely injured to often injured after having her son 5 years ago. Jessica's passion lies in helping injured runners or those returning to running build confidence and trust in themselves again through consistent mindset work.
S6E40 - Beyond Pace: Complete Freedom with Dra. Kimberly Rodriguez
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Dra. Kimberly Rodriguez (@latinachiropractor) about the her goal to run 100 trail races, the life-changing experience that was running in the Alps, and the meaning behind #LatinasKeepSteppin. (Photo credit @ex2adventures races and photographer : https://www.instagram.com/swimbikerunphoto/)
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MMKgj2CBWOc
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).
About Dra. Kimberly Rodriguez:
Dr. Kim Rodriguez, DC, is a rooted Guatemalan American—“rooted” because she honors where she comes from and lets it fuel everything she does. She’s a chiropractor, runner, hiker, and outdoor lover. Whether she’s on the trail or in the clinic, her mission is the same: to support, celebrate, and empower all bodies.
She’s on a mission to show that Latina women—and women in curvy, fat, unapologetic bodies—belong on the trails and in trail races. She’s working toward completing 100 trail races and building community through #LatinasKeepSteppin, creating space for women, especially Latinas, to move freely at every pace on all trails—in Virginia, Atlanta, and beyond.
S6E39 - Beyond Pace: How Is This My Life? with Dr. Robyn Michaud
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Dr. Robyn Michaud (@giiwedinanang_kwe) about the spirit of running as an adaptive athlete and her running travels around the world.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5SuVm5Q9_-Y
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).
About Dr. Robyn Michaud:
Dr. Robyn Michaud is an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Education at Western University in Ontario, Canada. She is a 51x road, trail and ultramarathoner and including completing all six World Majors in 2024. Robyn started marathoning in 2012 after being diagnosed with a spinal cord injury called ‘syringomyelia’, which is the formation of a cyst within the spinal cord itself. Robyn is passionate about making space in running circles for adaptive runners, as well as Indigenous runners, as she uses her platform for advocating for these two communities.
S6E38 - Beyond Pace: We Just Did That with Nicole Hawker
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Nicole Hawker (@nicolehawker) about inclusivity in the wellness space and the memory that was a 26.2 mile social experience.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/msiTh3ku8sM
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).
About Nicole Hawker:
Nicole Hawker is the Founder of Heart & Soul Fitness, a nonprofit gym in Charlottesville, Virginia, dedicated to expanding access to inclusive fitness and wellness programs. With a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling and over 15 years of experience supporting families in the foster care system, she brings a holistic, community-centered approach to health and empowerment. Nicole is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, 200-hour certified yoga teacher, and RRCA certified running coach. Nicole is committed to helping individuals build strength, confidence, and sustainable lifestyle of wellness. To learn more about Nicole follow her on Instagram @nicolehawker.
S6E37 - Beyond Pace: Do It Today with Dr. Daniela Curtis
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Dr. Daniela Curtis (@drdanifrommiami) about keeping running fun and what a college 5K taught her about her own impact and legacy as a coach.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F9PhIfRbGRE
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).
About Daniela Curtis:
Dr. Daniela Curtis is a Miami-based Doctor of Physical Therapy, certified running coach (USA Track & Field Level 2 Endurance Specialist), and former NCAA Division I cross country and track & field athlete.
Dr. Dani helps runners move past injury and get back to doing what they love. Too often, the medical system discharges runners before they’re truly ready to return to training. Her mission is to bridge the gap between rehab and performance—so you’re not just recovering, but progressing with a clear plan for healthy, consistent running, whether for fun or apersonal best.
S6E36 - Beyond Pace: Make Yourself a Little Uncomfortable with Adashia Franklyn
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Adashia Franklyn (@a_dashi_asugar) about all the ways running holds meaning for her: from leading run clubs to pacing races to running photoshoots. This conversation is a reminder that great things happen when you put yourself out there.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7sh2UvHN4Y4About 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).
About Adashia Franklyn:
Adashia Franklyn is an ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association) Certified Fitness Coach, RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) certified running coach, model (print and runway), actress, and a social media content creator. She is the co-lead of Pembroke Pines Run Club (sponsored by Baptist Health and Nike), the creative director and one of the captains for The Running Edge 305, a HYROX ambassador, a Legacy Fit Gym ambassador, a pacer for Miramar Run Club, and an official race pacer for various competitions across South Florida, most notably the Lululemon 10K Miami. To learn more about Adashia, follow her on Instagram @a_dashi_asugar and follow her fitness page@engazziefitness to learn about her offerings.
S6E35 - Beyond Pace: You Can Be a Hero with Jess Santora Sikorski
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jess Santora Sikorski (@Jess_Santora) about her journey from running to be as small as possible to running to make life as big as possible, redefining her WHY for running after challenges with her mental health and an eating disorder, and being a St. Jude Hero.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k4bD_u6MKdo
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).
About Jess Santora Sikorski:
Jess Santora Sikorski is a St. Jude Hero, RRCA-certified running coach, and middle school math teacher. She leads a local running community with a mission to make running accessible and welcoming for all. Jess’s passion for running in support of St. Jude was born from her own journey through mental health challenges, and it continues to fuel her commitment to making a difference. Through running, fundraising, and volunteering, she shares that passion and purpose with others. Follow her @Jess_Santora
S6E34 - Beyond Pace: Joy Ride with Jillian Reyna
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jillian Reyna (@jillian_risereign) about the post-partum running memory that was all about running for fun, taking it all in, and discovering what’s possible when the running goal is Joy. (Note: there were technical issues with internet connectivity)
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/843xLbEmk9A
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).
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About Jillian Reyna:
Jillian is a RRCA and V.O2 Certified Distance Running Coach and the owner and founder of Rise & Reign Training and Nutrition. Jillian is a lifelong athlete and former collegiate runner who brings her passion for running, strength training and cross training to her coaching. As a mom of two little girls, she is dedicated to inspiring others, especially parents, to pursue their goals while embracing the joy and strength found in the journey. Jillian thrives on building connections within the running community and takes pride in supporting others to exceed their limits and achieve their goals. She’s here to help you chase your next goal - follow her on Instagram @jillian_risereign
S6E33 - Beyond Pace: Planting Seeds in Threes with Vanessa Peralta-Mitchell
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Vanessa Peralta-Mitchell (@vcpmitchell) about the journey to becoming a marathoner at the 2013 New York City Marathon. Note: this is a journey that includes talk of miscarriage and Hurricane Sandy.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H1X8FzYcYjY
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).
About Vanessa Peralta-Mitchell:
Vanessa C. Peralta-Mitchell is owner of VCPM, Inc., a business dedicated to using the Power of the Pavement to empower women to live a life without limits. Her commitment is to amplify the voices unheard through her Game Changers program which redefines run leadership & through her PWRHER’D program which revolutionizes road racing. As a Run Coach, a Founder and an advocate for women in the running space, she is redefining the run industry and bringing in a wave of much needed change. She is her father’s wit, her mother’s grit and the tenacity of her family & Ecuadorian ancestors which drives her belief that we ALL have the power to create impact.
S6E32 - Beyond Pace: Something Other Than Myself with Hildee Weiss
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Hildee Weiss (@momoffive68/@Hildeeweiss) about her book, “Embracing My Inner Athlete” and the 5K memories that prove shorter distances can have just as much meaning and emotion as longer distances.Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H1X8FzYcYjY
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).
About Hildee Weiss:
Hildee Weiss is a wife, mother, and grandmother whose work spans a wide range of topics—from soap operas and parenting to pregnancy loss and fitness. She published Forever Our Angels and Remembering Our Angels: Personal Stories of Healing From a Pregnancy Loss under the pen name Hannah Stone. She also contributed a patient’s perspective on pregnancy loss in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, published by Springer in 2018. In July 2014, Hildee made the decision to prioritize her mental and physical health. She began working with her personal trainer and friend, Jeff Yannarell, and her life hasn’t been the same since. She continues to chronicle her running and fitness journey on her blog: youwantmetodowhat.home.blog.
S6E31 - Beyond Pace: Tingling Inside with Nikki Love
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Nikki Love (@nikkiloveruns) about chasing awe, running as an adventure, and the tingly feeling that makes running worth it.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HTT-RZGlTNo
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).
About Nikki Love:
Nikki Love is an endurance adventurer, author, speaker, and Sport and Exercise Psychology undergraduate at Loughborough University. At 56, she set the women’s record for running across Australia - 4,044 km in 76 days - building on previous challenges like 63 marathons in 63 days across the UK and multi-country runs including around Ireland, the length of Wales, the length of Scotland, and across the Netherlands, all since turning 50. Now 58, Nikki is combining her lived experience with academic study to explore how mindset, motivation, and midlife physiology intersect. Her TEDx talk, Running Into the Gap, challenges the research and cultural blind spots that treat ageing as decline, and invites us to see midlife as a time of potential, performance, and power. Through her adventures and studies, Nikki explores what happens when we stop treating age as decline and start studying it as potential - asking what might change if we began seeing this stage of life as a launchpad, not a limitation.
S6E30 - Beyond Pace: Follow My Feet with Leslie Gregory
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that captureeach guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Leslie Gregory (@TWENTYSIXDIAMOND) about the run that changed her life and what running a marathon taught her about joy and setting boundaries.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FnIz1CZ-3os
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).
About Leslie Gregory:
Leslie Gregory is the Founder of TWENTYSIXDIAMOND, a luxury fine jewelry brand creating gold and diamond "Everyday Medals" for athletes. With over 15 years of experience in global luxury merchandising and retail leadership, Leslie held senior roles at Mulberry, Ben Sherman, Theory and more, leading international buying, retail expansion and multi-channel growth strategies. Most importantly she is an avid jogger, one time marathon finisher and cheerleader to all.
S6E29 - Beyond Pace: Chasing Fun with Friends with Jen Steele
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jen Steele (@misadventuresofamarathoner) about what it means to chase fun her way while running with friends.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/U_8DVoL8GSs
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).
About Jen Steele:
With over 5 years of experience coaching hundreds of runners and 14 years as an adult runner, Jen Steele's specialty is helping runners conquer their road running goals, from 5k to marathon. She believes one of her greatest specialties as a coach is the ability to help athletes, especially busy mother runners, make their training and run goals work for them and their lives, without sacrificing the other parts of life they love.
S6E28 - Beyond Pace: In the Trenches with Kristin Stokes
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Kristin Stokes (@K_stokes829) about her most recent marathon experience, a marathon with the backdrop an MS relapse and navigating life as a new mom of two. This conversation is a reminder to train your mind as much as you do your body.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zBc7-36D7XI
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).
About Kristin Stokes:
Run Coach, RRCA Certified, Mother Runner of two, Avid Marathoner currently training for her 22nd marathon while navigating motherhood and life, loves empowering all runners and believes every runner has a runners’ body! To learn more about Kristin give her a follow on her instagram @k_stokes829
S6E27 - Beyond Pace: Don’t Forget That Feeling with Nicole Castillo
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Nicole Castillo (@theyogini_runner) about two different experiences that have led her to the same place of being in awe of running, herself, and the community she experiences when she runs.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p0832CPI-_E
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).
About Nicole Castillo:
Nicole Castillo has been a run coach since 2017 and is RRCA certified, with a 500-hour yoga teacher training background. She is also a breast cancer survivor. Nicole coaches runners with a focus on consistency, smart training, and learning how to trust their body — physically and mentally — through every season of running. You can connect with Nicole and what she offers on Instagram @theyogini_runner
S6E26 - Beyond Pace: Running the Whole Thing with Dr. Ari Gonzalez
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Dr. Ari Gonzalez (@formaphysiotherapy) about her first 5K race experience and what it taught her about her own strength, the power of the running community, and being an active person for life.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2ZtQPyhsCdM
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).
About Dr. Ari Gonzalez:
Dr. Ari Gonzalez is a Doctor of Physical Therapy that specializes in orthopedics and pelvic floor, and the founder of Forma Physiotherapy as well as the co-founder of The Vital Club. Through Forma Physiotherapy, she provides evidence based women’s health care across the lifespan, with a focus on pelvic floor rehabilitation, postpartum recovery, core strength, and long-term function. With The Vital Club, Dr. Ari is passionate about building community-centered wellness experiences that support women beyond traditional healthcare. Her mission is to help women feel strong, informed, and supported at every stage of life. To learn more, follow along on Instagram @formaphysiotherapy and @the_vitalclub.
S6E25 - Beyond Pace: We’re in This Together with Dr. Alyssa Ford
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Dr. Alyssa Ford (@alyssaford.dpt) about the her first marathon experience and what it taught her about friendship and moving through life’s changes and challenges.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSSsbfqLEOY
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).
About Dr. Alyssa Ford:
Alyssa Ford is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), RRCA certified running coach, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) who specializes in working with runners. She is also pursuing advanced training in pelvic floor and postpartum care.
Alyssa takes an evidence-informed, individualized approach to rehab and coaching, and believes that great care is built on collaboration, support, and trust. She aims to remove guesswork and empower athletes with the tools and education they need to train consistently, perform their best, and stay healthy for the long haul.
To learn more, visit Alyssa on instagram at @alyssaford.dptor at resilientrunningpt.com
S6E24 - Beyond Pace: You Are Possible with Julia Khvasechko
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Julia Khvasechko (@GlobalPacerJulia) about the impact running marathons have had in her life. Julia shares about being inspired to run her first marathon after watching runners at the NYC Marathon, meeting her husband and getting married during a marathon, and helping others achieve their marathon goals as a pacer.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XNDDk94iU5k
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).
About Julia Khvasechko:
Julia Khvasechko is a 300-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, a Road Runners’ Club of America certified running coach, a ChiRunning Instructor, a Strength and Conditioning coach, and a Licensed Massage Therapist with advanced trainings (Master’s Degree) in Anatomy and mobility. Julia specializes in Sports Massage, Myofascial release, and structural integration. Julia is an avid marathoner and has run 341 marathons to date and is the youngest woman in the USA to have completed a marathon in all 50 states 4 X! Julia once held the title of being the youngest woman in the USA to have run 300 marathons. She is also Titanium Level Marathon Maniac and Sun level half fanatic. Julia has been pacing marathons since 2011. Julia lives to see people accomplish their goals and dreams and she loves helping people find freedom in their bodies.
S6E23 - Beyond Pace: I Am Capable with Danielle Hirt
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Danielle Hirt (@RunwithcoachD) about the memories that reminded her she was capable of doing hard things and of defining success on her own terms.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vdJxDTZahO4
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).
About Danielle Hirt:
Danielle has been coaching endurance athletes for over a decade, is a NASM Personal Trainer and a RRCA Certified Running Coach. Ironically Danielle was never a runner in high school or college and actually used to use a doctor’s note to get out of running the mile in high school! She started running in 2011 and ran her first marathon only 11 months after her first 5K (no she does not recommend you do this). Since then she’s run 20 marathons and just completed her first Ironman 140.6. She believes that what you think about you bring about and anything is possible if you are willing to put in the work. She lives in Arlington VA with her fiance Cody (also a running coach) and two dogs (Shep & Molly) Follow her on IG & TIktok @RunwithcoachD
S6E22 - Beyond Pace: Main Character Moments with Makenzie Rink
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Makenzie Rink (@the.realistic.runner) about the role support played in her memories of the 2024 NYC Marathon and 2025 Every Woman’s Marathon. This conversation also dives into running community, running culture, what it means to be a runner, and how to use comparison for good.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F1524b8jRNA
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).
About Makenzie Rink:
Makenzie Rink is a graduate of NC State University, content creator, and the voice behind The Realistic Runner, where she advocates for a diverse and inclusive running community. Believing that anyone can be a runner, regardless of background or pace, Makenzie is dedicated to breaking down barriers in the sport. A 4x marathoner and passionate speaker, she’s now based in Lexington, Kentucky, where she’s managing a local running store and coordinating events with a mission to transform the running industry. As an advocate for the back-of-the-pack runners, she works to ensure that all runners - no matter where they finish - feel supported, seen, and celebrated. Follow her journey on Instagram and TikTok @the.realistic.runner.
S6E21 - Beyond Pace: Mine Alone and 20 Together with Sabrina Ehmke
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Sabrina Ehmke (@) about running for fun, running for time, that one time she ran in Antarctica, and how she turned a dumpster fire run in 2020 into an annual tradition with her run-walk group, Skokie Swifters.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Hm2asPXpfp0
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).
About Sabrina Ehmke:
Sabrina is a Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) certified running coach. Her past coaching experiences include high school cross-country athletes, Girls on the Run programs for elementary school aged children, first time marathoners, long time runners, and providing adult running/walking training programs for the Skokie Park District. She is a Six Star World Marathon Majors finisher, a 10-time full marathon finisher, and has completed countless other race distances on six of our seven continents, including Antarctica. She believes that running can change a life for the better, not just through the physical act of running, but also through the community, friendships, and fun that it provides. She hopes to share the inspiring running community with her athletes - reach out to her today!
S6E20 - Beyond Pace: Little Fish, Big Pond with Stephanie Dunlap
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Stephanie Dunlap (@runstrongrun) about her experience as the first 6-hour pacer at the 2021 California International Marathon. This conversation serves as a reminder that all runners count.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_fIxxnPm05I
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).
About Stephanie Dunlap:
Steph Dunlap is a marathoner, run-walk coach, and passionate advocate for beginner and back-of-the-pack runners. With 60+ marathons completed, she’s best known for pacing 5:50 and 6-hour marathon finishers and reminding runners everywhere that all runners count. Through her Run Strong Run platform (RunStrongRun.com and on the socials as @runstrongrun), Steph helps runners train smarter, avoid burnout, and cross the finish line with confidence — no matter the pace.
S6E19 - Beyond Pace: Mental Games with Rebecca Lockhart
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Rebecca Lockhart (@rebeccalynnlockhart) about the memory that shows the importance of the mind when it comes to achieving running goals. Additionally, Rebecca shares her thoughts on being a radical runner whose aim is to create a more inclusive running environment for those new to the sport and those of us already in the running space.
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AP3vogzoPNQ
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).
About Rebecca Lockhart:
Rebecca Lockhart is a UESCA certified run coach and NASM certified personal trainer. She is passionate about running, strength training & social justice issues and works to bring all three together for her athletes. Her goal is to help athletes PR in the 5k through marathon distances or run their first half or full marathon. She uses individualized strength training to help her athletes become stronger, more resilient runners. Her team participates in advocacy work throughout the year, using the running community to spark change in the world.
- https://instagram.com/rebeccalynnlockhart
- https://rebeccalynnlockhart.com/
- 5 ways to make your group runs more inclusive download(free): https://rebeccalynnlockhart.myflodesk.com/inclusive
S6E18 - Beyond Pace: Ganbare (頑張れ) with Cortney Berling
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Cortney Berling (@eatwell.runbetter) about the two race experiences that highlight the role feelings play in making running memorable and the importance of running friends in making running mean more than miles and times.
To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9nX2Zrm12aw
Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.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).
About Cortney Berling:Cortney Berling is a registered dietitian and running coach who specializes in helping runners fuel properly, train sustainably, and improve performance without burnout or food rules. Drawing from her background as a former collegiate runner, mom of three, and military spouse, she blends science, real life, and compassion in her approach to sports nutrition.