Episode 24: Ann Mazur of Runners Love Yoga

We interview Ann Mazur, founder of Runner's Love Yoga! Ann is a 200 hour ERYT with Yoga Alliance. She is also a serious runner, who specialized in the 5k/10k while running for the University of Notre Dame.  Ann earned her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Virginia in 2014. While in her graduate program, she taught more than 570 yoga classes while continuing to run and race.  She believes her training and background in English literature helps her communicate more effectively as a yoga teacher. Ann is very happy to be able to pursue both a career in academia and her goal of bringing more yoga to the running community!  Questions we ask Ann include: How did you get your start in running? You specialize in the 5k and 10k, but have also dabbled in some half and full marathons. Do you have a favorite distance? In your marathon training you are a fan of low mileage? What is your reasoning behind this? Going back to college (for our many listeners who are currently competing in college), what was your collegiate running experience like? Congrats on earning your PhD in English! Would you mind telling us why you decided to pursue this degree? How do you find that yoga and running are intertwined? What are your recommendations for runners who want to begin to incorporate yoga into their training? (already kind of asked this)... Favorite poses? What was your desire behind creating Runners Love Yoga? Can you further elaborate on RLY and what it is (for those who don’t know)? Where do you envision RLY heading in the future? What is currently making you thrive? What does being a Strong Runner / Yoga Chick mean to you? How can listeners connect with you? Links Mentioned: http://www.runnersloveyoga.com/ IG: @runnersloveyoga Discount codes: Apparel and DVD shop: SRC15 for 15% off! Streamable yoga workouts: SRC15 will get you 15% off the most recent yoga bundle: “Lengthen and Strengthen Legs + Core and More Yoga”