S6E64 - Beyond Pace: Social Butterfly with LaToya Young

<p>Welcome to season 6 of the Runner’s Round Table. This is the Beyond Pace season and features stories that capture each guest’s favorite running memory. In this episode Stephanie speaks with LaToya Young (@carolinarunnergirl) about learning how to trust the body again, rebuilding as a place for new opportunities, and the memories that highlight the role community plays in our joy as runners and our sense of belonging in the running space. </p><p><br></p><p>Please support this podcast with a rating, review, or a share. Until next time, don’t forget to run happy, run strong, and run true to you.</p><p><br></p><p>To watch on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/DDtKxW9qdUs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/DDtKxW9qdUs</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Stephanie Diaz:</strong>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 advanced certifications 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).</p><ul><li><a href="https://instagram.com/thecookierunner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://instagram.com/thecookierunner/</a></li><li><a href="https://thecookierunner.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://thecookierunner.net</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About LaToya Young:</strong>LaToya Young is an RRCA Level 1 Certified Running Coach, a member of the 2025 Game Changers cohort, and Race Co-Chair for MadMiles Run Club. She believes running is for everyone and is passionate about creating an inclusive, supportive environment where runners of all abilities can build confidence, consistency, and a lifelong love of the sport through evidence-based training. She enjoys helping athletes pursue their goals through individualized coaching that meets them where they are. When she’s not coaching or training, she enjoys traveling, exploring new places, and encouraging others to pursue goals they once thought were out of reach.</p><p><br></p><p>As a runner herself, she’s currently training for the Detroit International Half Marathon and is looking forward to running her second marathon at the Every Woman’s Marathon in 2027.</p><ul><li><a href="https://instagram.com/carolinarunnergirl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://instagram.com/carolinarunnergirl</a></li></ul>