This is the third episode in our special new series, Female Athlete Stories. We start with a recap of Elena's outstanding win at the Black Canyon 60K last weekend, highlighting insights and strategies that transcend sports and ability levels across the board. We then cover some of the key differences our listeners have noted between male and female athlete communities, stories of female athletes in male-dominated sport spaces, intersectionality in endurance sports, and why we find that these communities are so strong.
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Resources we mentioned in the show:
Organizations we really like: Trail Mixed Co, Outdoor Afro Network, Alpine Ascents BIPOC Guide Development Program
Suggested follows:
Alison Mariella Désir, author of Running While Black, runner, community advocate
Mardi Fuller, first Black woman to hike all 48 of the NH 4000s, advocate
Mirna Valerio, ultrarunner
Sika Henry, first Black pro triathlete
Leah Thomas, intersectional environmentalist
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys, ultrarunner, Black Trail Runners co-founder, author of Black Sheep
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