Stephanie wears many hats, but in this space you will see Stephanie as a runner, run coach, yoga practitioner, and yoga teacher. The labels are still simplistic in capturing the wholeness of being, but we start with one word, one step, and one breath.
Runner’s Round Table
Season 2 of the Runner’s Round Table is all about female running coaches and highlighting their impact on the sport of running. Each episode will feature a different coach and will explore that coach’s running story and coaching philosophy.
EPISODE 1 - Conversations with Coaches: Jessica Bigio (@justjesss77)
In this episode, Stephanie talks with Miami-based run coach Jessica Bigio on her running and coaching history, the importance of in-person coaching, and how coaching is a tool that helps an athlete grow beyond the numbers. For more on Jessica, follow her on Instagram at @justjesss. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 2 - Conversations with Coaches: Jen Steele (@misadventuresofamarathoner)
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Jen Steele. Jen is the founder of the Misadventure Squad and focuses on working with women and helping them fall in love with process of running and achieving their goals. For more on Jen, follow her on Instagram at @misadventuresofamarathoner or visit her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 3 - Conversations with Coaches: Heather Carpenter (@joyfulpurposerunning)
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Heather Carpenter. Through Joyful Purpose Running Heather helps her athletes find joy in the journey while connecting and reconnecting to their purpose throughout their running journey. For more on Heather, follow her on Instagram at @heatherrunsforcoffee and @joyfulpurposerunning. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 4 - Conversations with Coaches: Shana Miller (@stilettorunning)
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Shana Miller of Stiletto Running. Shana talks about importance of the long game when it comes to running and reminds us that running and run coaches are for everyone. For more on Shana, follow her on Instagram at @stilettorunning or visit her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 5 - Conversations with Coaches: Dr. Katherine Campbell
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach, physical therapist, and personal trainer Dr. Katherine Campbell. Katherine talks about the importance of strength training and the role strength training plays in her coaching philosophy. For more on Kat, follow her on Instagram at @Runwithkat_dpt, check out her website at runwithkat.net. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 6 - Conversations with Coaches: Victoria Buker
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Victoria Buker of Integrative Health and Wellness. Victoria brings her health and wellness coaching experience into the run coaching relationship and works to meet athletes where they are so that the current season of running can be celebrated. Party Pack runners are going to love this discussion! For more on Victoria, follow her on Instagram @integrativehealthandwellness and check out her website at victoriabuker.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 7 - Conversations with Coaches: Kristin Stokes
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Kristin Stokes, run coach for True Potential Running. We talk about how Kristin went from hating running to it being a passion of hers that she shares with others through the coach-athlete relationship. For Kristin’s coaching information follow @k_stokes829 on Instagram and check out truepotentialrunning.com website. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video for part one can be found here and part two here.
EPISODE 8 - Conversations with Coaches: Kris R. Smith
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Kristyn R. Smith, a New York City based run coach who works with runners virtually, in person, and as part of one of the largest run clubs in NYC, the Dashing Whippets. In this conversation we talk about Kristyn’s later-in-life entry into the sport, her style of coaching that focuses on life beyond the run, and the power of community. For more on Kristyn, follow her on Instagram at @krisrs and check out her website at coachkrisrs.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 9 - Conversations with Coaches: becky croft
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Becky Croft, a unicorn of a coach who brings every bit of who she is to the coaching relationship. In this discussion, we talk about Chi running, how running is more than how you perform, and how she advocates for bringing awareness to epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. For more on Coach Croft, follow her on Instagram at @coach.croft and check out her website at hustle-eat-thrive.myshopify.com/. To learn more about Native Women Running, please visit nativewomenrunning.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 10 - Conversations with Coaches: Meredith Minnick
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Meredith Minnick, a Philadelphia-based run coach, who not only believes the runner-coach relationships is a partnership, but also lives it by being her athlete’s biggest cheerleader, celebrating their wins, feeling their lows, and being there for all the in-between moments. For more on Meredith, follow her on Instagram at @mererunsamarathon and @levelupyourrun and check out her website at www.levelupyourrun.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 11 - Conversations with Coaches: Kari-ann Wanat
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Kari-Ann Wanat about her “finish and feel good” philosophy and how she’s bringing runners, run crews, cheer squads, running routes, and running stores together on her Run-N-Race NYC website. For more on Kari-Ann, follow her on Instagram @Kboose78, @Runnracenyc, @Run.the.tangents and check out her website at www.runnracenyc.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 12 - Conversations with Coaches: Jenn Giles
In this episode, Stephanie talks to coach Jenn Giles about how she marries sports nutrition with run coaching and the importance of education in the coach-athlete relationship. For more on Jennifer, follow her on Instagram @jenngileseat4sports and check out her website at jenngilesrd.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 13 - Conversations with Coaches: nicole castillo
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Nicole Castillo about her thoughts on how running and yoga complement one another, dealing with disappointing race experiences, and the importance of remember that running is something we get to do. For more on Nicole, follow her on Instagram @theyogini_runner and check out risingmountainscoaching.com/. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 14 - Conversations with Coaches: Allyson Pesta
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Ally Pesta about the importance of exploring the why behind your running and your goals, giving ourselves the grace to be in the “gray space,” and the power of reclamation across all areas of life. For more on Ally, follow her on Instagram @allyraemoves and for more on her coaching services, go to elevateyourrunning.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 15 - Conversations with Coaches: Cristina Caldwell
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Cristina Caldwell about the differences between road running and trail running, two things that runners tend to do wrong when approaching their nutrition, and the importance of cultivating kindness in the running community. For more on Cristina, follow her on Instagram @fueledcoaching and check out her website at www.fueledenduranceacademy.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 16 - Conversations with Coaches: Annika Brubaker
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Annika Burbaker about the importance of running fitting into your lifestyle, making more space for moms of young children who are runners at running and racing events, and her experience as a race director. For more on Annika, follow her on Instagram @graceforeverymile and check out her coaching services on teamrunrun.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 17 - Conversations with Coaches: Danielle Hirt
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Danielle Hirt about her coaching style of “coaching with you in mind,” how she developed her confidence as a coach, and the importance of removing yourself from your athlete’s training. For more on Danielle, follow her on Instagram @RunwithcoachD and check out her website www.runwithcoachd.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 18 - Conversations with Coaches: Naomi Morita
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Naomi Morita about what running means to her, her focus on the HOW of running with her athletes, and her Bluetooth method of coaching. For more on Naomi, follow her on Instagram @runakamai and check out her website www.coachnaomi.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 19 - Conversations with Coaches: Allison Gaillard
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Allison Gaillard about the power of community and the beauty behind, exploring each person’s run story. For more on Allison, follow her on Instagram @runyourstory_podcast_training and check out her website https://runyourstory.com/. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 20 - Conversations with Coaches: kim silverstein
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Kim Silverstein talks about the importance of having fun with running, adjusting to a changing relationship with running as life changes, and some challenges coaches face when confronting diet culture. For more on Kim, follow her on Instagram @coachKimLA and check out her website www.coachkim.la. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 21 - Conversations with Coaches: Shelby Schmidt
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Shelby Schmidt about how running helps us connect to ourselves, the overlap between being a running friend and a run coach, and how we can elevate the sport to include all movement styles and body types. For more on Shelby, follow her on Instagram @runningschmidt and @timeforbRUNchpodcast and check out her website www.timeforbRUNch.com. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 22 - Conversations with Coaches: Melissa Malani
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Melissa Malani about her person-centered approach to run coaching, her decade-long relationship with the marathon distance, and the power of female friendships. For more on Melissa, follow her on Instagram @isamarathoner and check out her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 23 - Conversations with Coaches: Erin Kennedy Dalisay
In this episode, Stephanie talks with Dr. Erin Kennedy Dalisay about how she is embracing seasonality in her life and encouraging her athletes to do the same, her new Mental Runner Coaching program, and supporting athletes throughout the lifespan. For more on Erin, follow her on Instagram @runwellclinic and check out her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here (part 1) and here (part 2).
EPISODE 24 - Conversations with Coaches: Christine Hertzel
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Christine Hertzel about collaborative coaching, developing the coach-athlete relationship across different seasons of life, and empowering the athlete beyond the run and the run-coaching relationship. Just a note that there are a few moments of extended silence as the internet worked to reconnect. For more on Christine, follow her on Instagram @runwinefinishlines and @timeforbrunch and check out her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 25 - Conversations with Coaches: Amanda Katz
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Amanda Katz about the different processes of running, understanding and owning who you are as a coach, and the power of “right now.” For more on Amanda, follow her on Instagram @amanda_katzz and check out her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 26- Conversations with Coaches: Montana DePascuale
In this episode, Stephanie talks with coach Montana DePascuale about fighting imposter syndrome to own the “runner” label, the power of education, and embracing where you are as an athlete. For more on Montana, follow her on Instagram @coachmontanadepasquale and check out her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here. YouTube video can be found here.
EPISODE 26.2 - Conversations with Coaches: Stephanie Diaz
In the final episode of the season, Stephanie shares her 10 big takeaways from all 26 conversations. Thank you to all the coaches who joined this season and to everyone who listened all the way. Stay tuned for season 3! For more on Stephanie, follow her on Instagram @thecookierunner and check out her website here. To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform, go here.
