Episode 79: Pamela Iwaszewicz Teaches Us To Approach Running With Joy

Runners of The Bay

Pamela Iwaszewicz, winner of the Skyline to Sea 50k and member of David and Megan Roche’s SWAP team, joins the pod to talk about her running journey and switching from trails to the roads to train for CIM.

Some highlights from our conversation:

❤️‍🔥How a race in the 3rd grade cemented her passion for running

🙌Why she walked on and then off the team at UC Davis

🏃‍♀️Starting a women’s running club that’s still active

🌲 A trail run in Santa Cruz that was the worst… and the best

🤝 Meeting her coach David Roche at a trail race in Pacifica

🙏 Learning to believe in herself

⚡️ Deciding to chase some speedy goals on the roads

🙃The power of renaming the hard parts

You can find Pamela on Instagram @pamela.iwaszewicz/ and follow her training on Strava

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This week’s episode with Pamela Iwaszewicz is brought to you by:

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.