Meet your new workout inspiration. In fact, meet your new life inspiration.
At 250lbs (17st 8lbs), 39-year-old Mirna Valerio, aka Fat Girl Running, might not fit the profile of the typical distance runner, but she’s not letting that stop her.
She runs around 25 miles a week – or more, if she’s in training for one of her ultramarathons (that’s any race over 26.2 miles). She recently completed a 50K (31 mile) trail race in Georgia.
She wants to prove that being fat is no barrier to being fit.
Or in her words: ‘You gotta just DO YOU. Be skinny, be fat…whatever. Just run.’
Despite being shy and overweight… Read the full story