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Mirna Valerio

Outside profile

Mirna Valerio is a Spanish teacher, diversity practitioner, cross-country coach, ultrarunner, and blogger. She blogs at Fat Girl Running and her new book, A Beautiful Work in Progress, is out now.

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This body that had been viewed as a black hole of incapability by society and even some fellow trail runners, is a rich center of power and strength, if not speed.
Opinion

My Body Is Not an Obstacle

Ultrarunner and author Mirna Valerio on the TransRockies Run, snags, and just some of the things her body is capable of

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