75-min Long bRUNch - Sasha Wolff, Executive Director of Still I Run promotes mental health benefits of running

Hello, friends,

If there is one way to show yourself that you are worth fighting for is getting laced up and getting in your long run with Sasha Wollf, mental health warrior and founder and executive director of Still I Run. The country's ONLY non-profit running community that works to promote the benefits of running for mental health while also working to defeat the stigma, raise awareness around the topic, and help others get started running for their mental health.
 
Still I Run was founded by Sasha in 2016, however, the idea for the group came to her a few years earlier. In 2011, she was hospitalized for anxiety and depression and one of the coping mechanisms she learned while getting help was the concept of creating healthy routines and habits. One day, shortly after discharge from the hospital, Sasha put on a very neglected pair of running shoes and decided to go for a short walk. That walk felt so great that she kept doing it on a regular basis and eventually started to go faster and longer. She hasn't stopped running for her mental health since.

On October 10 (World Mental Health Day) in 2016, Sasha launched a Facebook page and a sub-par (her words!) website thinking only friends and family would be receptive to the idea. The outpouring of support from not only friends and family, but complete strangers prompted Sasha to grow Still I Run into a non-profit charity organization. Still I Run is now a community that is over 17,000 members strong and it continues to grow every day.

In this episode, we learn more about Sasha, the organization, how you can get connected to them, and all of the great things they are working on! 

• Starting Line Scholarship
• World Mental Health Day 5k  (Has sold out for 2022, but sign up for their newsletter to be among the first folks to learn about their swagtastic runs in the future on their website or make a donation)
• Instagram and Facebook
• Giving Tuesday is right around the corner and is traditionally a great way to help nonprofits with grassroots fundraising! We encourage you to mark your calendar for November 29th and make a donation to help Still I Run here >> 

Today's workout will be structured -  

2 min Dynamic stretches

5 min walking warm-up

20 min Endurance Pace
2 min walk

20 min Endurance Pace
2 min walk or tempo

20 min Endurance Pace
2 min walk or tempo

5 min walking cool-down and Coffee with the Coaches segment with Sasha

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