Running with Problems

Kaitlyn Yonke on Supporting Adaptive Athletes


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Kaitlyn Yonke is an accomplished trail runner, coach, and activist raising money for the cure of Multiple Sclerosis and supporting adaptive athletes with MS. Her story is powerful, and our discussion was very interesting.

Kaitlyn can be found on Instagram at @kkroo917. She is head coach at Run Infinite. She works with the MS Run the US fundraising stage race across the country. She is supported by Runners Roost and Speedland.

If you’re looking to get involved supporting local adaptive athletes in your area, check out Achilles International. To sign up to help run across the US, check out MS Run the US.

Jon and Miranda are signed up for Rocky’s Backyard Ultra. Jon recently joined the #SpeedlanderTeam. Check out the best footwear in the buisiness at RunSpeedland.com.

Future topics include adaptive athletes with prosthetics, sobriety, overtraining syndrome, diversity and inclusion, and more! Send feedback and ideas to [email protected] or @mildly_athletic on Instagram.

Theme music by Matt Beer. Follow him on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/mattbeermusic.

Thanks for listening to Running With Problems. Follow us on Instagram @runningwithproblems. DM us there with questions in text or audio messages! Or email us at [email protected].

Hosted by Jon Eisen (@mildly_athletic) and Miranda Williamson (@peaksandjustice). Edited by Jon Eisen. Theme music by Matt Beer.

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