73. Diversity in Trail Running with Vivian Tang

Author: Kelly Lutz
Published: Wed 19 Jul 2023
Episode Link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coaching-klutz/episodes/73--Diversity-in-Trail-Running-with-Vivian-Tang-e26rtnv

Before you listen to this episode with Vivian, I highly recommend you listen to my previous conversation on diversity with Jess Schnier from last year.

This week, Vivian Tang joins me for a very important discussion around diversity in trail running. There's been lots of chatter online around (the lack of) diversity in trail and ultra running following the coverage on the 2023 Western States 100. We wanted to get together to explore some of these topics and hopefully get some conversations going in the trail space.

We dive into:

How Vivian got into trail running

Her involvement with Trail Mixed Collective

The confederate flag at Barkley

The lack of discussion within the trail space and media

Research study results about trail running (linked below)

Leading group runs

Western States 100

The outsized role of brands and companies in trail running

The importance of representation

Being aware of who you’re listening to

Action we can take to facilitate change