Selena Daniel - "I need new friends"

About this episode

Allison interviews Selena Daniel about her journey in running and her role as a race director.

Like the episode? Let us know with a quick text! In this conversation, Allison interviews Selena, a runner and the race director of Run the Rainbow, a multi-distance race event in Jackson, Mississippi that benefits the state’s only children’s hospital. Selena shares how she began running in her early 30s as a personal goal, progressed from 5Ks to marathons, and grew passionate about the running community. She discusses taking on trail running at longer distances, including a goal sequence w...

People in this episode

Host: Allison Gaillard

Guest: Selena Daniel

Topics covered

• running
• community
• marathons
• trail running
• personal goals

Keywords

• running
• marathons
• 5Ks
• trail running
• community
• Run the Rainbow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Run the Rainbow, children’s hospital

Places: Jackson, Mississippi

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