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Kayla Nolan

Running On Om

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Sara Hall

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Tyler McCandless

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Sally McRae

Devon Yanko

Stephanie Howe

Dana Giordano

Kara Goucher

Mirna Valerio

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Kayla Nolan is a runner and the Executive Director of the Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF). Girls Gotta Run Foundation is a non-profit organization that invests in girl changemakers in Ethiopia through an academic and athletic scholarship program. Kayla started running in high school as part of a coping mechanism, and later joined the Cross Country team after encouragement from another high school girl who had seen her running alone.. Kayla’s love for running grew, and she was presented with an opportunity to study running after gaining a research scholarship in college. After Kenya was ruled out due to political violence, she had a choice between Jamaica or Ethiopia. Feeling she would relate better to Ethiopia’s endurance runners, she took the first step in a journey that would evolve into so much more. This conversation was recorded in early March, when Kayla and Julia were premiering their film, Bekoji 100 at the No Man’s Land Film Festival in Denver, Colorado. Since the festival, Kayla has announced that she will be transitioning from executive director to the board of GGRF over the next year.  *This conversation was recorded in early March 2020 prior to the COVID-19 situation and her thoughts and comments regarding the upcoming months reflect that.  This powerful conversation covers the following topics: Kayla’s early introduction to running via her motherHer high school and college experiences and how that led to her research scholarshipHer first trip to Ethiopia and the challenges she facedHer first contact with runners from Bekoji, EthiopiaHer early experiences with GGRFHer involvement with GGRF and how that has grown and evolvedThe importance of community engagement and buy-inFemale empowerment and how to nurture thatThe Bekoji 100 relay, and all the challenges that came with that endeavourThe Bekoji 100 filmWhat the future looks like for GGRF ____EPISODE LINKS Bekoji 100 FilmGirlsGottaRun.orgGGRF TwitterGGRF InstagramGGRF FacebookGGRF YoutubeKayla's Instagram

Kayla Nolan is a runner and the Executive Director of the Girls Gotta Run Foundation (GGRF). Girls Gotta Run Foundation is a non-profit organization that invests in girl changemakers in Ethiopia through an academic and athletic scholarship program. Kayla started running in high school as part of a coping mechanism, and later joined the Cross Country team after encouragement from another high school girl who had seen her running alone.. Kayla’s love for running grew, and she was presented with an opportunity to study running after gaining a research scholarship in college. After Kenya was ruled out due to political violence, she had a choice between Jamaica or Ethiopia. Feeling she would relate better to Ethiopia’s endurance runners, she took the first step in a journey that would evolve into so much more. This conversation was recorded in early March, when Kayla and Julia were premiering their film, Bekoji 100 at the No Man’s Land Film Festival in Denver, Colorado. Since the festival, Kayla has announced that she will be transitioning from executive director to the board of GGRF over the next year.  *This conversation was recorded in early March 2020 prior to the COVID-19 situation and her thoughts and comments regarding the upcoming months reflect that.  This powerful conversation covers the following topics: <ul><li>Kayla’s early introduction to running via her mother</li><li>Her high school and college experiences and how that led to her research scholarship</li><li>Her first trip to Ethiopia and the challenges she faced</li><li>Her first contact with runners from Bekoji, Ethiopia</li><li>Her early experiences with GGRF</li><li>Her involvement with GGRF and how that has grown and evolved</li><li>The importance of community engagement and buy-in</li><li>Female empowerment and how to nurture that</li><li>The Bekoji 100 relay, and all the challenges that came with that endeavour</li><li>The Bekoji 100 film</li><li>What the future looks like for GGRF</li></ul> ____ EPISODE LINKS <ul><li><a href="https://www.girlsgottarun.org/bekoiji100film" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bekoji 100 Film</a></li><li><a href="https://www.girlsgottarun.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GirlsGottaRun.org</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/girlsgottarun?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GGRF Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/girlsgottarun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GGRF Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GirlsGottaRunFoundation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GGRF Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSfPF26_J1QU26AZME7CyA?reload=9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GGRF Youtube</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kdn_/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kayla's Instagram</a></li></ul>

Kayla Nolan on Leading Girls Gotta Run Foundation

"I think sometimes someone tells you their story, and you're listening to it and that's a value; other times you need to tell people about it in advocacy; and other times you need to do something about it to help create change. I kind of see Girls Gotta Run as an extension of that, really working to bring those stories, bring the experiences of the girls to an elevated level where more people can understand that, see that, and support them in making change."It was a real treat to talk to Kayla Nolan, the executive director of Girls Gotta Run, for this week’s episode of the podcast. Girls Gotta Run is the only non-profit organization in Ethiopia using the national sport of running to create safe spaces, end child marriage and expand access to secondary school for vulnerable girls.Nolan and Girls Gotta Run are doing some amazing things for women in Ethiopia using running as vehicle to drive positive change. We covered a lot in this conversation—from how Nolan first became connected to Ethiopia, to how she became involved with Girls Gotta Run, how the organization and her role within it has evolved over the last several years, the unique challenges women face in Ethiopia, how GGR is helping create opportunities for women through running, the rich running culture in Ethiopia, the importance of advocacy, and much, much, more—and I am super excited to share it with all of you.This episode is brought to you by Maurten, the sports fuel used by many of the world’s top marathoners, including Eliud Kipchoge, Mo Farah, Mary Keitany, and Des Linden, to name a few. Maurten has set up a special contest for listeners of the morning shakeout where you can win heaps of free product. Here’s what you have to do: Go to maurten.com/AMshakeout and register with your email address. At the end of Maurten’s 4-week sponsorship of this podcast they are going to draw 10 winners at random. Each winner will get a full box of 160 drink mix, a full box of 320 drink mix, and a full box of GEL 100s. That entire package is valued at over $130! Enter for your chance to win at maurten.com/AMshakeout.Complete show notes: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-43-with-kayla-nolan/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I think sometimes someone tells you their story, and you're listening to it and that's a value; other times you need to tell people about it in advocacy; and other times you need to do something about it to help create change. I kind of see Girls Gotta Run as an extension of that, really working to bring those stories, bring the experiences of the girls to an elevated level where more people can understand that, see that, and support them in making change."It was a real treat to talk to Kayla Nolan, the executive director of Girls Gotta Run, for this week’s episode of the podcast. Girls Gotta Run is the only non-profit organization in Ethiopia using the national sport of running to create safe spaces, end child marriage and expand access to secondary school for vulnerable girls.Nolan and Girls Gotta Run are doing some amazing things for women in Ethiopia using running as vehicle to drive positive change. We covered a lot in this conversation—from how Nolan first became connected to Ethiopia, to how she became involved with Girls Gotta Run, how the organization and her role within it has evolved over the last several years, the unique challenges women face in Ethiopia, how GGR is helping create opportunities for women through running, the rich running culture in Ethiopia, the importance of advocacy, and much, much, more—and I am super excited to share it with all of you.This episode is brought to you by Maurten, the sports fuel used by many of the world’s top marathoners, including Eliud Kipchoge, Mo Farah, Mary Keitany, and Des Linden, to name a few. Maurten has set up a special contest for listeners of the morning shakeout where you can win heaps of free product. Here’s what you have to do: Go to <a href="http://maurten.com/AMshakeout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">maurten.com/AMshakeout</a> and register with your email address. At the end of Maurten’s 4-week sponsorship of this podcast they are going to draw 10 winners at random. Each winner will get a full box of 160 drink mix, a full box of 320 drink mix, and a full box of GEL 100s. That entire package is valued at over $130! Enter for your chance to win at <a href="http://maurten.com/AMshakeout.Complete" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">maurten.com/AMshakeout.Complete</a> show notes: <a href="https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-43-with-kayla-nolan/Sign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-43-with-kayla-nolan/Sign</a> up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: <a href="http://www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support</a> the morning shakeout on Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 43 | Kayla Nolan