“I love this. I love being outside. This hurts. You know after about 16 miles it really hurts. But I love this and I found myself coming back into the essence of who Mirna Valerio is.” Mirna Valerio is a mom, wife, teacher, musician, ultrarunner from Brooklyn, NY. She talks about diversity and inclusion in the running community and experiences as a larger woman in a world of thinner athletes. Mirna is also the author of A beautiful Work in Progress and the blog Fatgirlrunning. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. DRYMAX show code: Roaddog2020  Listeners get a special 15% off at https://www.drymaxsports.com/products/ Squirrel’s Nut Butter: https://squirrelsnutbutter.com Allwedoisrun.com Coppercanyons.com Mirna Valerio Contact Info: https://themirnavator.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/themirnavator/?hl=en FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheMirnavator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMirnavator Blog: http://fatgirlrunning-fatrunner.blogspot.com Luis Escobar (Host) Contact: luis@roaddogpodcast.com Luis Instagram Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact: kevin@roaddogpodcast.com yesandvideo.com Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters kaoriphoto.com Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar www.roaddogpodcast.com