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Women Running Series: Breaking Barriers with Nikkia Young
Meet Nikkia Young. Nikkia is breaking barriers as a runner!
She lives in Richmond, VA, where is part of a supportive running community. She coaches new walkers and runners in 5K., 8k, and half marathon distances. She has served as the President and Treasurer of the Richmond Road Runners Club where she is also a race director. Nikkia represents a myriad of amazing companies such as SaltStick, ProCompression, SPIBelt, and Fitness Protection Program.
To date she has completed 27 half marathons, and 4 full marathons. Her top accomplishments so far is PRing the Chicago Marathon in 2018. When she is not training for her next road race she is a financial analyst, an active volunteer for her beloved sorority (Alpha Sigma Alpha) and dog mom to a cute basset beagle mix named Ranger.
In this episode, we talk about how she is breaking barriers as a plus size runner and a woman of color. And her story on how she started running will surprise you. Lots of laughs in the episode.
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