EARTHMOVERS is currently in between seasons, and in the meantime, we're excited to bring you an episode from the Runner’s Round Table podcast with Stephanie Diaz.. EARTHMOVERS will be back in early 2026 with season 2. Subscribe and follow us on Instagram to stay up to date.
The Runner’s Roundtable with Stephanie Diaz features female runners, run coaches, and entrepreneurs in the running space. The goal is to uplift their voices while being curious about how to make running more inclusive, accepting, and welcoming. Each season Stephanie focuses on a different theme: the theme of the episode featured here is "Conversations with Runners," and the theme of her next season, Season 6, is "Beyond Pace" where female runners will discuss their favorite running memories.
The episode we’re featuring here is a conversation EARTHMOVERS cohost Alison Mariella Désir had with Stephanie back in 2024, where they talked about the running culture, Alison's book Running While Black, why Alison's so passionate about focusing on the intersection of racial equity work, movement, and mental health, and why it’s important to look beyond the marketing and media noise in the running world and choose what’s right for you.
From Runner's Round Table: Welcome to the Runner’s Round Table podcast. Season is “Conversations with Runners”, and each episode features a conversation with an inspiring female runner who is making the running community better in her own way. In this episode, Stephanie talks to Alison Mariella Désir about the weaving of histories through her book Running While Black” and how she uses movement as a path towards disrupting the status quo in running to create a future where all are visible and feel like they belong. Enjoy this episode and thanks for listening.
About Stephanie: Stephanie is an RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) and McMillan Running certified running coach with over 10 years of running experience. Additionally, Stephanie is a yoga teacher with advancedcertifications in yoga for athletes, Yoga For All, and Empowered Wisdom Yoga Nidra. Stephanie believes that to be a runner is to believe in your possibility as a human through movement. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon (13.1 miles/21 kilometers).
About Alison Mariella Désir: Alison Mariella Désir is multi-talented: a founder, a doer, an activist, a connector, a visionary and an unapologetically straightforward communicator with a passion for movement, mental health, and racial equity. Alison got her start in the running and outdoor industry unintentionally, after seeing a black friend train and complete a marathon. inspired, alison went on to run her first marathon and discovered that she had found a powerful tool to manage her depression. she’s been working to share the transformational power of running and movement ever since.
Resources
Stephanie Diaz on Instagram: @thecookierunner
Stephanie Diaz Website: thecookierunner.net
This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EfpzepXlrt8
Alison Mariella Désir on Instagram: @alisonmdesir
Alison Mariella Désir Website: alisonmdesir.com
To purchase "Running While Black": alisonmdesir.com/book
EARTHMOVERS Instagram: @earthmoverspodcast
EARTHMOVERS YouTube: youtube.com/@EarthmoversPodcast