Episode 17 - Running and Defiance

Episode 17 - Running and Defiance

From Making Strides by Stefanie Flippin and Carolyn Su

March 7, 2025 · 1h 1m

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss personal updates and the intersection of race, politics, and running.

“We want to believe that, when seeing harm being done, we will rise to the level of our expectations, but the reality is, most of us will fall to the level of our training.” - Stefanie In this episode, Carolyn and Stef talk about Stef’s newest addition to the family (spoiler: she has four paws and gives lots of kisses!), Carolyn’s new fitness endeavors, and the intersection of race, politics, and running. “As women who are also People of Color, there is no way we can separate politics from running or from life. All of our lives are affected by policy.” - Carolyn It’s a conversation you don’t want to miss! We are so grateful you’re here in this space, in the sport, and in this world! #Keepshowingup and keep making strides in being the change we wish to see! Special thanks to our Audio Engineer, ⁠⁠Mark Kalagayan⁠⁠ , from the non-profit, ⁠⁠SPARC Worldwide⁠⁠ . The Making Strides Podcast is about building representation and about changing the ways we expect ourselves and others to show up in the running world. We hope you enjoy this convo (take us with you on your next run!), and if you do, please subscribe and leave a rating and review! #MakingStridesPod #letsFlippindothis…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stefanie Flippin, Carolyn Su

Topics covered

  • running
  • politics
  • race
  • fitness
  • representation
  • women in sports

Keywords

  • running
  • politics
  • race
  • fitness
  • women of color
  • representation
  • audiobook

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SPARC Worldwide, Space City Elite Running Team

Books & works: James

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