Breaking Every Stereotype With Ultramarathoner Mirna Valerio on the We Do Hard Things Podcast
Channel: Mark Drager
Date: 2021-10-14

On today’s show, how the plus-size endurance athlete behind the blog “Fat Girl Running” turned her love for the sport into a career as a fully-sponsored professional athlete.

Welcome to the We Do Hard Things Podcast, the show about facing fears, taking big risks, and chasing down dreams - hosted by Mark Drager.

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Today’s guest Mirna Valerio is the furthest thing from “ordinary”.  Growing up in the concrete jungle of Brooklyn New York in the 1980s, this former teacher, turned runner, turned cross-country coach, turned ultra-runner… and add to that list speaker and author of the best-selling memoir A Beautiful Work in Progress, has become a phenom in the world of running.

An American runner, Mirna advocates for inclusion towards people of all races, sizes, genders, and backgrounds.  In her own words, “running is a cleansing, life-changing, and deeply fulfilling odyssey that continues to bring me to new heights and new lows. During this journey, I approach the human being that I am meant to be.”

Although she began running in high school, she recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008. It was then that her love for running was reignited. She started the blog Fatgirlrunning, about her experiences as a larger woman in a world of thinner athletes.

Mirna’s athletic story was later featured in the Wall Street Journal, Runner’s World, on the NBC Nightly News, CNN, on the CW Network and in the REI-produced documentary, The Mirnavator.

Her writing has been featured in Women’s Running Magazine, Self Magazine Online, Outside Online, and Runner’s World Magazine.

Mirna was also chosen as a 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, a Garmin Woman of Adventure and was featured in a New York Times article on body positivity.  She currently lives in Vermont.

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