# Mirna Valerio

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The Burnout Episode Every Runner Needs to Hear

Burnout can happen to any runner, regardless of fitness or experience. That lack of any desire to run is nothing to be ashamed of - but it’s also not something to ignore. In this episode, we discuss the causes of running burnout and how to navigate burnout and build back. Thank you to our sponsor…

The strength we seek is all around us, by Mirna Valerio

As a runner of marathons and ultramarathons, author and advocate Mirna Valerio knows a thing or two about finding reserves of power within herself. When she makes the decision to leave her job as an educator and build a new career around inclusivity in the running world, she must find a different k…

Colour Your Trail

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have the true pleasure of sitting down with Jessyca Isidoro, Co-Founder of Colour Your Trail. Together, we explore the crucial topic of making the outdoors inclusive and safe for marginalized communities. Jessyca shares her deep love of nature, her impressive at…

Working for the Run: How Does an Ultra Runner Do Her Job?

For her first season hosting Working, Slate’s own Shannon Palus is delving into the world of running, talking to professional athletes and people who do all manner of things to help people run. This week, Shannon talks to Mirna Valerio, professional ultra runner, speaker and author of the book A Be…

Runner, Speaker, & Antiracism Mirna Valerio | How to Overcome Stereotypes

Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator, cross-country coach, ultrarunner, obstacle course enthusiast, and author of the recently published memoir A Beautiful Work in Progress. Although she began running in high school, she recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008.…

Mirna Valerio (The Mirnavator) — Ultra Running, Vermont Life & Breaking Barriers | So New England #79

Mirna Valerio — known as The Mirnavator — joins So New England to share her remarkable journey from Brooklyn teacher to globally recognized ultrarunner and outdoor advocate. After a health scare in 2008, Mirna rediscovered running and began documenting her experiences as a fat Black woman in endura…

'Social media can be an amazing tool:' How these Vermonters built unique communities online

Some movie stars or celebrity chefs have massive followings on Instagram or YouTube. Others gain followers by posting addictive content. But some people simply post about what they love, and build a community from there. Today on Vermont Edition, three Vermonter content creators showcase their pass…

Episode 49: The Door Has Conditions: Racism, the WNBA, and Who Feels Safe on Our Trails

This one's a deeper episode, and I'm not dancing around it. A few seconds of a basketball play turned into a suspension, death threats, and racial slurs aimed at Alyssa Thomas... and it says everything about how black women get treated in the spaces they built. I'm connecting what just happened in …

Miles Beyond the Stereotype: Redefining Fitness with Mirna Valerio

What if everything you’ve been taught about what “fit” looks like is wrong? Ultramarathoner Mirna Valerio is challenging the stereotypes around fitness, body size and who gets to call themselves an athlete. She joins Dina to reveal what it really means to be healthy, why movement shouldn’t be punis…