Episode 104: Katy Sherratt on the Power of Running to Combat Homelessness

The Strength Running Podcast

Jason Fitzgerald

Health & Fitness, 10k, Beginnerrunning, Marathontraining, Fitness, Injuryprevention, Marathon, Halfmarathon, Running, Sports

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Katy Sherratt joins us on the podcast today to discuss the mission of Back on My Feet and the power of running to combat homelessness.

And it is quite powerful! The organization has helped more than 7,000 and every dollar invested into Back on My Feet returns $2.50 to the local community. Talk about a positive return on investment!

In this conversation, we're discussing:

Why she initially chose to work at Back on My Feet
What lessons she's learned from using running to combat homelessness
How running works so well as a platform for self-improvement
The power of community to help members escape homelessness
Her history as a runner and what the organization is doing next

Getting up at 5:30 in the morning to run requires commitment. And for those who can commit, they'll be rewarded with a supportive community, housing and employment resources, and other tools that will help them achieve more of their goals - both on and off the road.

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0:00.0	Ready?
0:02.0	Set. Go!
0:04.0	This is episode 104 with the CEO of the nonprofit back on my feet,
0:09.0	someone recognized by Women's Running magazine
0:11.0	as a top game changer, Miss Katie Sharad.
0:14.3	All right everyone, Here we are again. Another day, another episode of the
0:27.0	Strength Running Podcast. And let me start by just saying thanks again to all of
0:31.1	our listeners who took the podcast survey that we ran a couple weeks ago.
0:35.5	It's still up at strengthrunning.com slash survey if you want to add in your two cents.
0:40.8	In our last episode, number 103, goes into some of the lessons I learned from your feedback and where this show was going in the months and years ahead.
0:50.0	So don't miss that if you want to know some of the details of that survey.
0:54.3	Next, a little update on my training because I've had a big wrench thrown into my plans.
0:59.4	Warrior Dash, the obstacle course race company, has gone out of business.
1:04.2	And they canceled all of their events.
1:06.2	So there goes my ambition to dominate an OCR this fall.
1:10.6	And some of you may actually know that back in 2012 I did a Warrior Dash with some friends and I
1:16.8	happened to be in great shape. I started feeling competitive early in the race and I went after it.
1:22.4	I ended up winning the heat that I was in and I had the
1:25.6	fastest time of the two days by about a minute. Now I did inadvertently skip an obstacle so my
1:31.8	win doesn't technically count but I was hoping to have a
1:34.7	comeback this year I guess that's not going to happen so my fall racing goals are
1:39.4	still a bit in limbo so stay tuned for. I'd also like to thank Inside Tracker for
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