Social Sport

Social Sport

By Emma ZimmermanSportsRunning
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Social Sport episodes

  • Episode 3: Maddie Phaneuf on Olympic Biathlon, Climate Change Action, and Mental Health

    Maddie Phaneuf is a professional biathlete from Old Forge, NY. She has been racing internationally since 2014 and represented Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Today, she races with the non-profit organization NYSEF in Lake Placid, NY. Maddie combines her love of the outdoors with an ongoing effort to protect it by advocating for environmental sustainability. She is currently working on issues such as climate change and clean air with the non-profit organization Protect Our Winters.

    In this episode we discuss...

    -What IS biathlon? Watch this video for some beginner info! 

    -NYSEF (New York Ski Educational Foundation), Maddie's team 

    -Protect our Winters (POW), a community of outdoor people advancing non-partisan policies to protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change

    -Wondering how to call your legislators to push for action against climate change? Visit the Common Cause "Find your Representatives" tool! 

    -Maddie's blog post on her personal battle with PTSD and seeking professional help for mental health 

    Follow Maddie:

    • https://www.maddiephaneuf.com
    • Instagram: @maddie_phaneuf
    • Facebook: @maddiebiathlete

      • Follow Protect our Winters:

      • https://protectourwinters.org
      • Instagram: @protectourwinters
      • Facebook: @ProtectOurWinters
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        33 min
      • Episode 2: Sunny Stroeer on women's empowerment through mountaineering, extreme career changes, and pursuing a life of passion
        Sunny is a record-setting adventure athlete; esteemed photographer; and a vocal advocate for women’s empowerment. Sunny holds a BA and an MBA from Harvard University and worked in consulting until 2015, when she quit her corporate job, moved into her van, and began trail running and rock climbing full-time. Sunny holds fastest known times on the Anapurna circuit; in the Colorado Rockies, and on Mount Aconcagua, which is the highest mountain outside of Asia.
        Her outdoor photography has been featured in National Geographic, Trailrunner Magazine, Outside Online, and Forbes. The founder of AWE expeditions and the Summit Scholarship, Sunny leads all-women’s mountaineering trips and works to empower women from all walks of life with the opportunity of mountaineering.
        Discussed in this episode:
        -Sunny's life change: 
        "This Harvard MBA Quit Bain To Embrace #VanLife," Poets and Quants 
        "A Woman on a Mission to Integrate the Boys Club of Action Sports," NBC News
        -AWE Expeditions runs all-women high mountain trips across all three continents, you can follow on Instagram @awexpeditions
        -The Summit Scholarship makes high altitude mountaineering accessible to women from all walks of life.
        -Sunny's Fastest Known Times
        -Dreamland Safari Tours, based in Kanab, Utah, provides scenic off-road adventure tours
        -Follow Sunny on Instagram @sstroeer or visit her website http://www.sunnystroeer.com
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        38 min
      • Episode 1: CC Téllez on visibility for LGBTQ athletes, running as activism, and counting yourself in
        C.C. Téllez is an openly lesbian distance runner from La Paz, Bolivia, currently living in Philadelphia.  She is the founder of Lez Run Running Club, the Co-Race Director of the Philly Pride Run, and a proud ambassador for Athlete Ally and 261Fearless. She is the recipient of the 2017 William Way LGBT Community Center-Service Award and the 2018 OutProud award. 
        C.C. has made it her mission to ensure that underrepresented athletes are seen, accounted for, and respected. She works hard to promote awareness, acceptance and change, and believes that visibility is the best way to knock down discrimination.
        In this episode we discuss...
        - LezRun, a Philadelphia (and beyond) running club for the LGBTQ community, their friends, and family.
        -Philly Pride Run, loud and proud running through the historic Pride Parade route in Center City, Philadelphia
        -261 Fearless, a global nonprofit using running to empower women 
        -Athlete Ally
        -OPAL (Out Philly Athletic League)
        -Front Runners
        -"Where Love is Illegal," CC's Safaricom Marathon, Kenya story 
        -Katherine Switzer's story, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon
        -Right to Run 19K at Seneca Falls
        To learn more about C.C. and her activism through running make sure to follow...
        C.C. @chaski15 on Instagram
        LezRun @lezrun on Instagram and Facebook
        Philly Pride Run @phillypriderun on Instagram and Facebook
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        39 min
      • Welcome
        Welcome to Social Sport! Stay tuned for conversations with athletes of all types committed to fostering social change!
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      On Social Sport, Emma Zimmerman features conversations with endurance athletes of all types committed to fostering social change. The athletes she speaks with are climate change activists, mental…