Thanks for watching! Read all about Mirna here 👉🏼https://bit.ly/richroll536 Mirna Valerio, aka 'The Mirnavator', is one of the most inspirational athletes I have ever met — an educator, author, professional ultrarunner & true ambassador of sport on a mission to empower humans of all shapes, sizes, colors and genders to proudly embrace their bodies, expand their horizons, and own their personal truth. Her book, 'A Beautiful Work In Progress" is available everywhere (link below). ✌🏼🌱 - Rich EPISODE 536 AUDIO PODCAST Blog & Show Notes: https://bit.ly/richroll536 LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Android: http://bit.ly/rrpgoogle MIRNA VALERIO https://themirnavator.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheMirnavator/ https://www.instagram.com/themirnavator/ https://twitter.com/TheMirnavator BOOK: A BEAUTIFUL WORK IN PROGRESS https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Work-Progress-Mirna-Valerio/dp/1503943399/ FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ * * * * * CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com ✩ Pod: Rich Roll Podcast - http://bit.ly/richrollpod ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - http://bit.ly/rrfindingultrarev ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - http://bit.ly/rrppwbook ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - http://bit.ly/rrppwitalia ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll SOCIALS ✩ Instagram - http://instagram.com/richroll ✩ Twitter - http://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - http://www.strava.com/athletes/richroll NEW TO ME? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist at large. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 0:00 - Introduction 1:28 - From Teacher to Professional Athlete 11:29 - Mirna’s Story 19:58 - The Need for More Diversity in Outdoor Sport 26:00 - Outdoor Spaces Being Off Limits to POC 34:06 - Teaching Anti-Racism 39:34 - Doing the Work to End Racism 55:29 - Why is It so Hard to Talk About Racism? 1:10:11 - How Social Media Is Being Used in Public Discourse 1:17:27 - Gen Z on Social Media 1:19:54 - Being an Advocate and Doing the Work 1:22:57 - Combining Advocacy with Trail Running 1:26:42 - Mirna’s “Slow as F***” Running Retreats 1:30:05 - The Struggle of Living During a Pandemic 1:34:37 - Mirna’s Experience Living in Vermont 1:37:36 - Mirna’s Work in Public Speaking 1:40:41 - Is Mirna Optimistic for the Future? 1:42:48 - Closing Remarks #richroll #mirnavalerio #richrollpodcast