Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Vanessa Peralta-Mitchell (@vcpmitchell) about the journey to becoming a marathoner at the 2013 New York City Marathon. Note: this is a journey that includes talk of miscarriage and Hurricane Sandy.

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To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H1X8FzYcYjY

About Stephanie Diaz:

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).

• https://instagram.com/thecookierunner/
• https://thecookierunner.net

About Vanessa Peralta-Mitchell:

Vanessa C. Peralta-Mitchell is owner of VCPM, Inc., a business dedicated to using the Power of the Pavement to empower women to live a life without limits. Her commitment is to amplify the voices unheard through her Game Changers program which redefines run leadership & through her PWRHER’D program which revolutionizes road racing. As a Run Coach, a Founder and an advocate for women in the running space, she is redefining the run industry and bringing in a wave of much needed change. She is her father’s wit, her mother’s grit and the tenacity of her family & Ecuadorian ancestors which drives her belief that we ALL have the power to create impact.

• https://vcpm.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/vcpmitchell
• https://www.instagram.com/gamechangersrun/
• https://pwrherd.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/pwrherd