Episode 88: Dena Evans on Her Unexpected Path to Coaching and a Childhood Spent Playing Outside to Become an Athlete

Runners of The Bay

Dena Evans, accomplished runner, soccer super-fan, coach, Club Director for the Peninsula Distance Club, mother of two, and Stanford track and cross country coach from 1999-2005, joins the podcast to talk about her unlikely journey to coaching and embracing opportunities outside of her comfort zone.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🏞 Being challenged by outdoor fitness adventures early in life

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📈 Learning how to build up to big adventures

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🎽 Being a multi-sport athlete throughout college

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🙅🏽‍♀️ Thinking she never wanted to be a coach

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👋🏽 Coaching and recruiting athletes that weren’t much younger than her

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💅🏽 Developing her coaching style

🎽 The role running plays in her own life

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.