Mirna Valerio is an ultrarunner, author, speaker, and educator. Mirna’s journey has been well documented since she returned to running after a health scare in 2008. The intention of this conversation is to share where Mirna is at now during this stage of her life, and her continuing evolution as a sponsored runner.This conversation touches on a range of themes, including:Her relationship with her mother and what it means to be a motherHer decision to move to VermontHer recent travel schedule and how she reconciles and manages her scheduleHer background as a trained opera singer and how that intersects with her running nowManaging an injury during a big 2019 running scheduleHelping others and giving backDealing with bodyweight criticism and negative commentaryBeing a role model and her relationship with her sonHer plans for 2020 and her 2020 mantra____EPISODE LINKSMirna's FacebookMirna's InstagramMirna's TwitterMirna's WebsiteMirna's REI DocumentaryMirna's Memoir____For more info and additional content visit runningonom.com