A Beautiful Work in Progress in Perimenopause with Mirna Valerio (Episode 164)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Mirna Valerio, aka the Mirnavator, has never shied away from adversity. As a Black woman in a larger body who is also an ultrarunner, she’s endured her share of harassment and ridicule, both online and in real life. But despite some people trying to put her down, she’s devoted her life to lifting others up, showing those like herself what’s possible, which, for her, includes 11 marathons, 15 50K+ ultras, and a best-selling memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress. Now, Mirna is facing another challenge we’re all familiar with, perimenopause. This week we talk all about what she’s experiencing, how it’s impacting her running, and what she’s doing to take care of herself through this chapter of her journey.

Mirna Valerio is an ultramarathoner, cyclist, skier, DEI professional, and author of the memoir, A Beautiful Work in Progress. She began running in high school, recommitted to the sport after a health scare in 2008 and started her blog Fatgirlrunning—about her experiences as a plus-sized woman in a world of thinner endurance athletes— while training for her first marathon. Mirna has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Runner’s World, on NBC Nightly News, CNN, and in the viral documentary short, REI Presents The Mirnavator. She’s written for Women’s Running, Self, Outside, and Runner's World. In 2018 she was chosen as a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and since then has appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Access Daily, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. Mirna is one of the Lululemon ambassadors participating in FURTHER, an initiative to show how far women can go when they’re supported with resources and product innovations typically reserved for men. The initiative will culminate in the six-day FURTHER ultramarathon that begins on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024. You can learn more about her and her work at themirnavator.com

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help you feel and perform you best, no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.0	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:30.3	Hello, Strong Feisty Women.
0:32.5	So I have a fun one for you this week.
0:35.3	I had the opportunity and the pleasure to sit down with the one
0:39.5	and only Myrna Valerio, aka the Mernivator, and it did not disappoint. For those who don't know
0:47.9	Mirna, she has been breaking ground in the endurance sports world since 2008 when she started her blog, Fat Girl Running,
0:56.1	about her experiences as a plus-sized woman in a world of thinner endurance athletes
1:01.1	while she was training for her first marathon.
1:04.0	And as a black woman in a larger body who is also an ultra runner,
1:08.0	she has endured her share of harassment both online and in real life.
1:12.4	But despite some people trying to put her down, Mernas devoted her life to lifting others up,
1:18.8	showing those like herself what's possible, which for her includes 11 marathons, 1550K plus
1:26.5	ultras and a bestselling memoir, a beautiful work in progress.
1:31.4	Now Murna is facing another challenge we're all familiar with, perimenopause.
1:36.2	This week we talk all about what she's experiencing, how it's impacting her running and training,
1:41.5	and what she's doing to take care of herself through this chapter of her
1:45.1	journey. Along with being an ultramarathoner, Myrna is also a cyclist, a skier, and a DEI professional.
1:52.8	She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Runner's World, and on NBC Nightly News, CNN,
1:58.7	and in the viral documentary short, REI presents the Mernivator.
2:03.4	Mernet is also one of the Lululemon ambassadors participating in Further, which is an initiative
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