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 solo episode Stephanie shares her favorite running memory from the 2017 Chicago Marathon. Shout out to her husband for always being so pivotal in her life.

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

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

Yolanda, known as “Yo,” is a marathoner, hybrid athlete, and community builder. She ran her first marathon after just five months of training and then went on to co-found Sin Miedo with her husband, Antoine, not long after.

Sin Miedo, which means without fear, is a fast-growing trail running community, founded by people of color, centering people of color, with the aim to uplift cultura, courage, and connection in the outdoors.

In this conversation, Yolanda talks about her own running journey, the origins of Sin Miedo, and the joys and challenges of creating a trail running group that is focused on runners of color. She also highlights the support she and Antoine are getting from the Freedom to Run: Back Outside program, created by the Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC). Verna and Alison are RIDC co-founders.

Verna and Alison bring their shared experience, as community leaders and organization founders, as well as runners and racial equity advocates.

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Thank you to our presenting sponsor ALTRA. Find them at ALTRArunning.com

From this Episode

Yolanda López Haugabook on Instagram: @yofitruns

Yolanda López Haugabook, business, on Instagram: @yofitofficial

Sin Miedo Trail Runners on Instagram: @sinmiedotrailrunners

EARTHMOVERS Hosts

Verna NezBegay Volker: Runner, mother, community builder, public speaker, and racial equity activist from the Navajo Nation, Volker is the founder of Native Women Run, an organization that began as a virtual community and is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. @hozhorunner4

Alison Mariella Désir: Runner, mountain climber, mother, community builder, and racial equity activist, Désir is the author of the groundbreaking book Running While Black and the host of the award winning PBS TV show Out and Back with Alison Mariella Désir. @alisonmdesir

Stefanie Flippin: Professional ultra trail runner, running coach, podcaster, writer, racial equity activist, and a foot and ankle surgeon, Flippin is the 2021 USATF 100-mile road champion and course record holder, and she’s the 6th fastest all-time American woman at the 100-mile distance. @stefanieannflippin

In this special bonus episode, Stephanie talks to her run coach Jessica Reyes about her 2025 Chicago Marathon experience. Stephanie and Jessica talk about the prep for Chicago, the race itself, and how shifts in mindset helped turn an unexpected Chicago Marathon experience into memorable one full of gratitude. Enjoy our conversation and thanks for listening.

• To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tZ5zr28oTzM

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://www.instagram.com/thecookierunner/
• www.thecookierunner.net

About Jessica Reyes:

Jessica Reyes is an RRCA certified running coach, NASM certified personal trainer with additional corrective exercise and pre/postnatal certifications. My primary goal is to assist athletes of all abilities in reaching their running goals and dream, all while providing unwavering support to my team of accomplished femalecoaches.

• www.sugarruns.com
• https://www.instagram.com/sugarruns
• https://www.instagram.com/teamsugarruns