Kaitlyn Yonke on Supporting Adaptive Athletes

Kaitlyn Yonke is an accomplished trail runner, coach, and activist raising money for the cure of Multiple Sclerosis and supporting adaptive athletes with MS. Her story is powerful, and our discussion was very interesting.

Kaitlyn can be found on Instagram at @kkroo917. She is head coach at Run Infinite. She works with the MS Run the US fundraising stage race across the country. She is supported by Runners Roost and Speedland.

If you’re looking to get involved supporting local adaptive athletes in your area, check out Achilles International. To sign up to help run across the US, check out MS Run the US.

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