Arete Women's Running Club started in Santa Cruz, CA where its co-founder and today's guest, Mary Wright, was born and raised and fell in love with running as a high school middle distance runner. Mary went on to run for UCLA and Cornell. She then taught high school for almost 10 years while raising 3 little kids. But she found she missed the connections, camaraderie, and goal chasing of the team environment. She and her best friend, Melissa, She Is Beautiful race director/founder started looking for an all women’s intermediate/advanced team and couldn’t find one. So with some love, sweat, and a lot of people who believed in the vision, they created Arete Women’s Running Club in 2016. The running club has grown rapidly since. Learn more about this amazing group and how you can join! Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 83 

June is here and summer is on the way! Join us for some fun fitness events to kick off your healthy lifestyle this month. From small online group fitness classes to a Global Running Day celebration, there is something for everyone! If you're a runner, you don't want to miss out on how you can become part of the podcast on Global Running Day 2018 and win something special for helping us inspire our listeners.  Don't miss your chance to try out a new running app, if you can run with us in Hermosa Beach and to log your Charity Miles with our team to make a difference while you work out.  Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 82 

Vera Jimenez  is an award winning Meteorologist at KTLA 5 co-owner of the Hermosa Beach Fish Shop, and active in the South Bay community through the Redondo Beach Rotary, and the Hermosa Beach Women's Club. She's also a member of the Chambers of Commerce in Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach. So how does she find the time to fit in fitness? She shares this and more about her fitness journey (plus, how you can keep your canine healthy) on the show. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 81

Wish your business coach could also be your wellness coach? Today's guest, Amina AlTai, coaches entrepreneurs while helping them work on their health goals. A nationally recognized expert, Amina believes that authentic health and a booming business can arise only from an integrative approach. She has 12 years of marketing and brand management experience as well as training in nutrition, fitness and mindfulness .After several years of pushing her physical limits in order to achieve business success, Amina experienced her own burnout, developing two autoimmune diseases and a whole host of food allergies. She realized that in order to get where she wanted to go in business, she needed to nourish herself in all the right ways first. Now she pays it forward and teaches others how to fill up in all the right ways, in business and in life. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 80

Shivani Honwad, Esq. is the founder of The Law Firm of Shivani Honwad where she practices immigration and business law. She's also a passionate advocate for human rights and dedicates part of her practice to these efforts. Like many entrepreneurs, Shivani struggled to carve out time for herself when starting her business. She shares how she was able to find time to fit in fitness and why it's important to the success of her business (hint: it's not just because law books are heavy). Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 79

Want to move more as a family this summer? Marathon Kids has a fun challenge that starts June 1st and will help you complete the marathon distance during walk and talk sessions with your kids. Learn more about this fun, free promotion and the nonprofit organization by listening to my conversation with Marathon Kids CEO Cami Hawkins. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 78

Have you heard of Parkrun? If not, you're missing out on a great, free, weekly community running event! I experienced my 1st Parkrun 5K this February in Australia, but Parkrun started in 2004 in London and happens all over the world. Today's guest, Andrea Zukowski, is based in the United States, but also experienced her first Parkrun abroad after going through her own fitness transformation. Get inspired by Andrea's fitness journey and the personal transformation she's experienced as a Parkrun participant and organizer. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 77

Have you heard of Parkrun? If not, you're missing out on a great, free, weekly community running event! I experienced my 1st Parkrun 5K this February in Australia, but Parkrun started in 2004 in London and happens all over the world. Today's guest, Andrea Zukowski, is based in the United States, but also experienced her first Parkrun abroad after going through her own fitness transformation. Get inspired by Andrea's fitness journey and the personal transformation she's experienced as a Parkrun participant and organizer. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 77

Lindsey Hein is a marathoner, running coach, wife, boy mom (she has three boys and one more on the way!), and one of my favorite podcasters. If you're a runner, you've probably already listened to "I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein." And if not? You're missing out on a lot of inspiration! While Lindsey doesn't just talk running on her show, it's a big theme and she's had lots of my favorite runners on her show. As my guest, Lindsey talks about her running journey and shares insights from her show. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 76

Lindsey Hein is a marathoner, running coach, wife, boy mom (she has three boys and one more on the way!), and one of my favorite podcasters. If you're a runner, you've probably already listened to "I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein." And if not? You're missing out on a lot of inspiration! While Lindsey doesn't just talk running on her show, it's a big theme and she's had lots of my favorite runners on her show. As my guest, Lindsey talks about her running journey and shares insights from her show. Notes: FitArmadillo.com/Podcast The Fit 15 by Fit Armadillo® #TheFit15 @TheFitFifteen @FitArmadillo Ep 76