Kimberly Valentine - Running Lifestyle Media (Page 3)

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Run Club Leaders

Denver’s bRUNch Running Founder on Pivoting a Running Events Business in 2025

Alex Weissner turned a love for running and brunching with friends into a business, but after a decade of building community through events, economic challenges are creating a shakeup. She shares the mission behind the run club and its years of community-building.

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Running Coaches

Coach Paul Vandersteen Shares One Big Lesson for Runners from 35 Years of Coaching

After 35 years of coaching high school runners in Naperville, Illinois, Coach Paul Vandersteen continues to coach adults and shares one important mindset all runners should embrace.

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Business Founders

Safely’s Co-founders on Teaching Women Runners How to Use Pepper Spray

Co-founders Ashley Raymond and Meagan Doyle share why knowing how to use a pepper spray device is just as important as carrying it, their motivation for launching a self-defense product company, and what differentiates Safely from other brands.

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Business Founders

Eat for Endurance Founder Claire Shorenstein Shares Travel Nutrition Tips for Runners

Claire Shorenstein, Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, advises runners on proper fueling strategies through her Eat for Endurance coaching business, podcast, and community. She shares why she became a nutrition expert, plus travel nutrition tips for runners.

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Runners

Wild Poppy Creative’s Emily Holland on Gaining Perspective Through Trail Running and an Alcohol-Free Life + Running Podcasts

Co-founder of podcasting consulting company Wild Poppy Creative, Emily Holland shares how an alcohol-free life and a love of trail running helped her push past limiting beliefs, plus her insights on top running podcasts.

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Run Club Leaders

Baltimore’s A Tribe Called Run Founder Will Walker Shares Advice for Run Club Leaders

Founder of A Tribe Called Run, Will Walker, shares how being adaptable and of service to others cultivates an inclusive running community, and why formalizing as a business adds accountability.

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Runners

Ultrarunner and Environmental Journalist Zoë Rom on Why We Need to Stop Thinking About Ourselves as Runners

Zoë Rom is an elite trail runner, podcast host, coach, and environmental journalist. She shares the importance of making environmental decisions that extend outside our identity as runners.

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Race Directors

Around the Crown 10K Race Director Brian Mister on Sustainability, Art, and Inclusive Initiatives

Each Labor Day weekend, Charlotte’s inner beltway shuts down for thousands of runners to run the Around the Crown 10K. Race Director Brian Mister shares the race’s founding story and its community-focused initiatives in the Queen City.

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Business Founders

Take Risks and Bet On Yourself: Run Tri Bike Founder On Encouraging the Everyday Endurance Athlete

Jason Bahamundi discusses the lessons endurance sports teach us and his mission to connect fellow athletes through Run Tri Bike’s media platforms.

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Nonprofit Leaders

Free to Move Honors Alyssa Lokits by Empowering Women to Move with Confidence

Family and friends of Alyssa Lokits are honoring her memory through a nonprofit that aims to provide safety education and empower women to live actively without fear.

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Business Founders

Vessel Athletics Founder Jasmine Sanchez Shares How She Developed a Hydration Solution for Runners

Poised for entrepreneurship, Vessel Athletics founder Jasmine Sanchez found a problem that needed a solution — a better hydration system for runners — and dove in to invent it.

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Run Club Leaders

Founder of The Sole Project Shannon Booker on How Atlanta’s Running Community Changed His Relationship with Running

Joining the Atlanta running community, Shannon Booker found new meaning in running. He's since found ways to give back to that community, as a run group leader and founder of The Sole Project.