325. Mirna "The Mirnavator" Valerio

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

“He said, ‘If you want to see your son grow up, you need to make these changes.’ Done. That’s all I needed to hear.”

The Mirnavator is here! Mirna Valerio is a sponsored athlete, ultra runner, best-selling author (check out her book, A Beautiful Work in Progress), trained opera singer (yes, she sings on this episode!), mother, educator, activist (she leads diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops for brands including Nike and Burton), and speaker. She has appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show and the Rich Roll podcast (twice!), she trained Will Smith for a half marathon, and she was named 2018 Adventurer of the Year by National Geographic. She's also arguably one of the most influential women in running today. On this episode, Mirna talks about how she became "The Mirnavator," explains what it was like when her blog, Fat Girl Running, went viral in 2015, and what life has been like ever since. Plus, she shares her core values, offers an exercise for how can all discover our own values, and talks about her exciting new projects (a novel! a podcast!).

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Mirna sings! (Plus, why and how she recently sang for Nigel Barker) (7:00)
What’s making Mirna happy today? (15:40)
On having an impact (23:00)
Did Young Mirna envision this future for herself, as a sponsored athlete? And how did a health scare in 2008 lead to where she is today? (26:00)
On going viral (45:00)
How Mirna ended up training Will Smith for a half marathon (56:30)
What hasn’t Mirna done? (1:10:10)
Mirna’s advice for identifying your core values (1:14:00)

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"REI Presents Mirna Valerio, Ultra Runner"

Mirna Valerio on The Kelly Clarkson Show

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:14.5	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. I'm your host Allie Feller and every week I talk with people
0:19.6	who do really cool things on the run and beyond. And while running is that wonderful thing that
0:24.9	brings us all together on these episodes, we of course talk about so much more than running.
0:31.0	We learn about the wise behind the runs and the decisions people have made to get where they are
0:35.6	today, plus how getting sweaty has factored in. This week, the Mernivator is here. Mernivalario is
0:43.6	best known by her Instagram, The Mernivator, where she has 118,000 people following her every adventure.
0:52.5	From running ultra-marathons, lots of them, to cross-country skiing, cycling, weightlifting,
0:58.4	hiking, and so much more, Merniv is pretty much never sitting still. She's a mom to a teenage
1:04.7	son. She is a trained opera singer. Yes, I asked her to sing on this episode. And yes, she went
1:10.8	full-puccini for all of us. She leads diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops for major brands,
1:17.0	including Nike and Burton. She's appeared on the Kelly Clarkson show, The Rich Roll Podcast
1:22.4	twice. She trained Will Smith for a half marathon. Yeah, we'll get that full story too.
1:28.4	I swear, Merniv is always having the best time and she has inspired hundreds of thousands
1:33.8	to do the same, myself included. Whether you already know, follow, and love, Merniv,
1:39.7	and are dying to hear more, or you're new to her story, I promise you are going to love this fun,
1:45.6	funny, game-changing woman. Please join me in welcoming Merniv Alario to the Alley on the Run Show.
1:58.7	All right, Alley on the Run Show. You know her, you love her, you probably follow her.
2:04.4	Merniv Alario is here. Merna, thank you so much for doing this and welcome to the Alley on the
2:09.2	Run Show. Thank you for having me and I love your New Yorker, right? Well, New Yorker now, New Hampshire
2:17.0	okay, because I I heard it in your voice and I immediately felt at home, even though I live in
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