Runner's Round Table

Season two of the Runner’s Round Table will feature conversations with different female run coaches. In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Jen Steele. Jen is the founder of the Misadventure Squad and focuses on working with women and helping them fall in love with process of running and achieving their goals.

*YouTube video can be found here: https://youtu.be/UUADkT3Sd10

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About Jen:

Jen, founder of the Misadventure Squad, a certified run coach, girl mom, teacher, and beach lover. Jen fell in love with running when she turned 21 and started working with a running coach when she trained for and ran her third marathon at the Chicago marathon. This experience inspired Jen to become a run coach herself so that she would provide women of ALL levels an expert in running to help them achieve their running goals, whether they're pace, distance, or mindset goals. Jen has run coaching certifications with  Revo2lution Running and RRCA and has coached hundreds of women to achieve their running goals through coaching with Another Mother Runner, her one on one coaching, and various other group coaching programs.

Season two of the Runner’s Round Table will feature conversations with different female run coaches. In this episode, Stephanie talks with Miami-based run coach Jessica Bigio on her running and coaching history, the importance of in-person coaching, and how coaching is a tool that helps an athlete grow beyond the numbers. 

*YouTube video can be found here: https://youtu.be/S-28iG6c3fc

About Stephanie:

About Jessica:

Jessica Bigio is a running coach using self methods to access the athletes potential while developing a well rounded runner. 9 years experience and 18 years as a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and a few other certifications in self defense. I believe the teacher will appear when the student is ready.

In this solo episode, Stephanie shares her thoughts on the myth that runners like and love to run. Do runners actually like to run or do they like how running makes them feel? Make sure to share your thoughts after listening to this short and sweet episode. Episode brought to you by speed work musings. 

About Stephanie:

In this episode Stephanie is joined by runners and run coaches Sabrina Ehmke and Katherine Wuestenfeld to talk about our reactions to Eliza Fletcher's abduction, how her murder has impacted us, and the ways in which we are working on empowering ourselves and others on and off the run. A trigger warning as we do talk about the culture of victim blaming.

About Stephanie:

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About Sabrina:

Sabrina is a high school psychology teacher and an RRCA Certified Running Coach with over 20 years of running experience. Her past running experiences include coaching for Girls on the Run, several years as a high school cross-country coach, and currently pursuing running all six of the World Marathon Majors - only one more to go, Tokyo! Recently, she founded the Skokie Swifters Run/Walk Club, a community running and walking group for Skokie, a city just north of Chicago, Illinois, as well as co-hosting For Your Run: The Reset, a podcast focused on the psychology and mental health aspects of the running community. Sabrina's favorite distance is 10 miles.

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https://www.skokieswifters.run/

About Katherine:

Katherine has been an RRCA Certified Running Coach since 2018. She became a running coach so that she could help others succeed in their running journeys and began coaching with Team Sugar Runs in 2019. She loves helping athletes of all ages and abilities set goals and chase down their dreams with carefully thought-out training plans. Katherine has been running for the last 15 years covering distances on the track to the marathon and in addition to her own running is an avid fan of the professional side of the sport.

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https://www.instagram.com/teamsugarruns/

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In this episode, Stephanie shares her thoughts on the process of running, both trusting the process of running and a tip/trick for accepting the nonlinear process of running.

For related blog posts, read Stephanie blog "Trust the Process” and “Trust the Nonlinear Process."

https://thecookierunner.net/run-wild-flow-free/2022/8/6/trust-the-process

https://thecookierunner.net/run-wild-flow-free/trust-the-non-linear-process

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In this episode, Stephanie is joined by her running coach Jessica Reyes aka Sugar Runs. We discuss running and motherhood and how the two intersect. In addition, we offer up suggestions for improving support for mother-runners and their partners and tips for mothers looking to be runners. For more on Team Sugar Runs, go here. For a related blog post, read Stephanie blog "Running and Motherhood.”

About Stephanie:

About Jessica: 

Jessica is an RRCA certified running coach, pre/postnatal coaching specialist, NASM certified PT, small business owner, mentor, runner, and mom. Jessica believes that each athlete is an individual and finds communication is the biggest key to a successful athlete/coach relationship. She encourages athletes to find joy in the process, realize their potential, and dream big! Her favorite running distance is the full marathon (26.2 miles/42 kilometers).

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In this episode (06.18.22), Stephanie is joined by Jenniffer Johnson, the person who helped Stephanie become a runner. Jenniffer is a run coach, holistic occupational therapist, yoga teacher, and much more. In this discussion we explore race readiness and ways to tap into your intuition as a runner. Follow Jenniffer on Instagram and go here for more information on her current offerings. For a related blog post, read Stephanie blog "Are You Marathon Ready?"

To join future discussions live, follow me on Instagram @thecookierunner or check in with my website for registration details.

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In this episode (05.21.22), Stephanie is joined by educator and Skokie Swifter's run/walk club founder Sabrina Ehmke. We discuss the impact of social media on our understanding of ourselves as runners and how to engage with social media in ways that motivate us to be our best runner selves. Follow Sabrina on Instagram and, for more on Skokie Swifters, go here. For a related blog post on this topic, read Stephanie's blog "Running & Social Media."

To join future discussions live, follow me on Instagram @thecookierunner or check in with my website for registration details.

About Stephanie:

In this episode (04.16.22), Stephanie is joined by Team Sugar Runs coaches Jessica Reyes, Katherine Wuestenfeld, and Debra Cookson. We discuss what it means to be a runner, how we can start taking ownership of that “runner” identity, and the ways in which we, as part of a larger running community, can make being a runner feel more accessible. For more on Team Sugar Runs, go here. For a related blog post, read Stephanie blog "Who's a Runner?"

To join future discussions live, follow me on Instagram @thecookierunner or check in with my website for registration details.

About Stephanie:

Welcome to the Runner's Round Table Podcast. In this podcast, I'll be speaking to people who inspire and motivate me to be my best and strongest runner self. The discussion centers around a topic that I'm curious about and always connects back to the runner identity and how to make the running community more inclusive. To join the discussion live, follow me on Instagram @thecookierunner or check in with my website for registration details. 

About Stephanie: 

Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).