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
Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table! This is the Beyond Pace season features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. Stephanie will be joined by inspiring female runners, coaches, and businesswomen who are invested in seeing the running space grow to include everyone who wants to take up the incredible sport of running.
To catch up on previous episodes, go here.
S6E0 Opener- Beyond Pace: You Paid to Do This with Stephanie Diaz
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 solo episode Stephanie shares her favorite running memory from the 2017 Chicago Marathon. Shout out to her husband for always being so pivotal in her life. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 1 - Beyond Pace: Shared Trauma (Not Really) with Naomi Morita
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Naomi Morita (@runakamai) about how the shared experience (or trauma!) of running is what helps us expand the meaning of running in our lives. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 2 - Beyond Pace: Running as a Bridge with Jennifer Giles
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jennifer Giles (@JennGilesEat4Sport) about the memory that introduced running as one of the main characters in her life. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 3 - Beyond Pace: Chasing That Feeling with Meredith Minnick
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Meredith Minnick (@Mererunsamarathon) about the memory that, six years later, still keeps her excited about the possibility of another run. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 4 - Beyond Pace: Letting Go to Breakthrough with Coach Croft
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Becky Croft (@coach.croft) about the memory that taught her how letting go could lead to experience the biggest breakthrough. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 5 - Beyond Pace: 50-Mile Baby with Annika Brubaker
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Annika Brubaker (@graceforeverymile) about the memory that taught her how to embrace and celebrate every run her body was able to do. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 6 - Beyond Pace: Crew Love with Jamie DePaola
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jamie DePaola (@Mad4marathons) about the memory that speaks to the power of community in helping us runners achieve great things. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 7 - Beyond Pace: Hurricane Run with Stevie Lyn Smith
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Stevie Lyn Smith (@stevielynlyn) about her 2016 Ironman race aka the race where she embodied an “adapt and overcome” mentality. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 8 - Beyond Pace: Cheer Squad Runner with Leslie Dugger
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Leslie Dugger (@coachleslie_dpr) about the memory that reminds her that it’s the community of runners that make running itself memorable. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 9 - Beyond Pace: Capture the Moment with Kelsey Long
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Kelsey Long (@longcommakelsey) about the her mission to capture the experience of the knowledge-keepers at Camp We Run Long. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Beyond Pace: #FUELISCOOL with Stephanie VandenBerg
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Stephanie VandenBerg (@southjersey_motherrunner) about more than her favorite memory: it’s all the moments that have inspired her #FuelIsCool movement. Note: Stephanie discusses her history with an eating disorder in this episode. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 11 - Beyond Pace: Coming Full Circle with Sabrina Lott
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Sabrina Lott (@CoachSabrinaL) about the memory from not too long ago that reminded her of how far she has come as an athlete, a runner, and a coach. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 12 - Beyond Pace: Goal Pivoting with Sharon Mexal
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Sharon Mexal (@beermoderacer) about the power of pivoting when it comes to setting goals and how her mindset around pivoting has helped her in her retirement from running marathons. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 13 - Beyond Pace: Remix That Sh*t with Latoya Shauntay Snell
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Latoya Shauntay Snell (@iamlshauntay) about the state of running: from furthering the running culture to advocating for inclusion (especially in women’s sports) to giving us all permission to say “no.” This all-encompassing conversation is love letter to the storytelling behind our running memories. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode14 - Beyond Pace: I Want to Be Your Friend with Bethan Taylor-Swaine
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. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 15 - Beyond Pace: Dehydrated in Tokyo with Kim Silverstein
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Kim Silverstein (@coachkimla) about her experience at the 2025 Tokyo Marathon and how the people there reminded her that, when it comes to running, she is never truly alone on running’s beautifully non-linear path. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 16 - Beyond Pace: F.I.N.E. with Jess Hofheimer
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Jess Hofheimer (@paceofme) about how she’s withstood the seasons of running over her 25 years as a runner, particularly in light of her experience at the 2025 Boston Marathon. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 17 - Beyond Pace: It was Fun with Sharon Boon
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Sharon Boon (@AmberMoonStudioTexas) about what her injuries have taught her about having fun on the run and enjoying the easy. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
Episode 18 - Beyond Pace: Ganbare (頑張れ) with Cortney Berling
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Cortney Berling (@eatwell.runbetter) about the two race experiences that highlight the role feelings play in making running memorable and the importance of running friends in making running mean more than miles and times. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
S6E19 - Beyond Pace: Mental Games with Rebecca Lockhart
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Rebecca Lockhart (@rebeccalynnlockhart) about the memory that shows the importance of the mind when it comes to achieving running goals. Additionally, Rebecca shares her thoughts on being a radical runner whose aim is to create a more inclusive running environment for those new to the sport and those of us already in the running space. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
S6E20 - Beyond Pace: Little Fish, Big Pond with Stephanie Dunlap
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Stephanie Dunlap (@runstrongrun) about her experience as the first 6-hour pacer at the 2021 California International Marathon. This conversation serves as a reminder that all runners count. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
S6E21 - Beyond Pace: Mine Alone and 20 Together with Sabrina Ehmke
In this episode Stephanie speaks with Sabrina Ehmke (@captain6stars) about running for fun, running for time, that one time she ran in Antarctica, and how she turned a dumpster fire run in 2020 into an annual tradition with her run-walk group, Skokie Swifters. Streaming on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.
