S6E14 - Beyond Pace: I Want to Be Your Friend with Bethan Taylor-Swaine

Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with Bethan Taylor-Swaine (@bethantaylorswaine) about the current running boom, inclusivity in the running space, and the life-changing impact of running friends with shared values.Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.To watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PPufd4QJuWEAbout Stephanie Diaz:Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advanced certifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).https://instagram.com/thecookierunner/https://thecookierunner.netAbout Bethan Taylor-Swaine:Bethan Taylor-Swaine is a PhD candidate and feminist sociologist of sport studying the experiences of women in ultra-marathons. Bethan is passionate about diversity and inclusion in running and is committed to challenging how we talk about our sport to encourage as many people as possible to find joy in running. Bethan is an ambassador for Our Streets Now and a vocal advocate against public sexual harassment in sport. To learn more about Bethan and her work follow her on Instagram @bethantaylorswaine.www.bethantaylorswaine.comhttps://instagram.com/bethantaylorswaine