On the second episode of Habitual Routine, join Coach Annick Lamar and Coach Roberto Mandje as they dive deep into the WHY of your marathon training plan with a mini biology lesson focusing on the importance of rest. Then, join two guests: Coffey, a filmmaker, activist, pacer coach, and the founder of Define New York Run Club and Running To Protest; and Victoria Fortune, a social impact leader and Define New York Run Club runner, as they talk about the importance of a coach in a marathon training journey and why representation matters in running.

This conversation addresses the systemic changes that need to happen in society and the running community. Coffey and Victoria remind that we have so much room to improve for the running community to be the welcome space we hope it to be, but as Victoria notes, “There are more commonalities that we have than differences.” We hope this episode resonates with you as a runner. Creating a more inclusive and diverse environment will help make running better.

If you want to learn more about Coffey and Victoria, please follow them on Instagram.

Victoria: @vicmofo

Coffey: @thatcoffeyboy

Follow Define New York Run Club: @DefineNewYorkRunClub

Follow Running To Protest: @RunningToProtest

Watch Coffey’s About the People film here.