103: Special Mindful Monday w/ Kim Stemple, founder of We Finish Together
Kim Stemple, founder of We Finish Together, shares her beautiful message that we are all in this thing called life together so we need to hold each others' hands - even if only virtually. One way to do this is by passing along a medal, which is exactly what Kim’s grassroots group does. Highlights of our chat:
What is We Finish Together and why Kim started it
Why there is no set standard to receive a medal
Kim is a unicorn, the only person to ever have Mitochondrial Disease, Lupus, and Cancer
Why she drastically changed her appearance
What Kim uses as fuel during her long distance races
Why Kim runs for Kevin Bianco through Wear Blue Run To Remember
How the Blue Mile in the Marine Corps Marathon shows the price of freedom
Why she got tattoos and now loves yoga
Why “Use Your Mind To Be Alive”
Kim’s upcoming races - Jingle All The Way 5K, Shamrock Half Marathon, Rock ’n Roll Half Marathon in Washington, D.C., and Cupid Undies Run
Why set big goals
Kim’s words of encouragement - Go You!, Enjoy Every Moment, It’s about how you react to people, Don’t let running define you, Find 5 people at the Starting Line and wish them a great race
After hearing Kim I'm sure you'll be inspired to want to learn even more about her. Please visit www.wefinishtogether.com and on Facebook at We Finish Together. If you decide to email Kim, PLEASE understand Kim cycles through up and down depending on reaction to chemo dose, so she may not get back to you as quickly as she would like to.
Hunter Clarke-Fields is our Runner of the Week. The Runner of the Week segment is sponsored by Sport Suds, which is a detergent that doesn’t use harsh chemicals or perfumes to clean clothes. As a listener of the Running Lifestyle Show, you can receive a 25% discount at checkout at www.sportsuds.com when you use the code RUNLIFE.
Why Hunter started running
How to be mindful while running
What Western moms sometimes do that doesn’t help them
When Hunter’s ego takes over her running
Jeff Galloway, one of my “ElliptiGo brothers”, and also my coach, heard about Kim and her mission. Jeff is donating medals from the JG 13.1 and Barb’s 5K weekend in Atlanta. Mike Clarke, Founder of Junction 311 Endurance Sports and Race Director for the Inaugural Big Beach Marathon in Gulf Shores, Alabama (side note, you receive a 15% discount when you put in RUNLIFE at checkout at BigBeachMarathon.com/register/), and also a sponsor of the Running Lifestyle Show, will also be donating medals to We Finish Together.
Serena Marie, RD
How to eat mindfully and why it's important
What happens when your body is stressed while eating
Why we should schedule a time to eat
Contact:
Kim Stemple:
Website: WeFinishTogether.com
Facebook: /kimberlystemple
Twitter: @StempleKim
Hunter Clarke-Fields:
Websites: HunterYoga.com, YogaStoriesProject.com
Facebook: /huntercyoga
Twitter: @HunterCYoga
YouTube: /hunteryoga
Serena Marie, RD:
Website: www.SerenaMarieRD.com
Facebook: /SerenaMarieRD
Twitter: @SerenaMarieRD
Instagram: SerenaMarieRD
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