Native Women Running: Representation, Safety & Motherhood — with VERNA VOLKER

Send us Fan MailToday, I speak with Verna Volker, founder of Native Women Running, a source of visibility, inspiration and community of native women runners on and off the reservation/reserve. She is from the Navajo Nation but lives in Minneapolis, MN. Married with four kids, she began her running journey in 2009, and went from a newbie runner to an ultra runner, 94 miles being her longest so far, with plans to run a 100 miler in January 2025!We talk about:-finding running after a lifetime of athletics-running after having kids-common themes in Native Women Running-spiritual aspect to running-developing leadership-expanding representation-education and outreachTime Stamps1:00 Introduction2:16 finding running8:47 starting Native Women Running 14:21 safety in running16:20 expanding representation22:58 representation at major races26:17 successes in Native Women Running31:20 working with race organizers37:26 experience working in Europe42:08 practicing self-care46:57 hopes for the future48:50 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH VERNAIG: https://www.instagram.com/hozhorunner4/IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/Website: www.nativewomenrunning.comThe Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)