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The Daily Yonder Run the Land: Native Women Across the U.S. Take to the Roads and Trails Creating a welcoming space for native, female runners became a platform for a community prayer and advocacy on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women. This story was originally published by Cronkite News. “Getting lost is the best part of trail running,” Marlinda Bedonie said with a chuckle as we shielded our eyes from the morning sun, searching for our cars. We spoke on a recent morning while trekking through Tucson Mountain Park on a mostly flat, single-track loop trail. Dipping in and out of washes and brushing against the creosote along the trail, the Tohono O’odham and Navajo mother and I chatted – out of breath – as we shared our running journeys and spoke about our families. ....
Run the land: Native women across the U.S. take to the roads and trails Marlinda Bedonie has found a passion for running and representing her Indigenous culture on social media, highlighting her half-marathons, 10Ks and other races. (Source: Cronkite News) By Joseph Perez | May 3, 2021 at 11:26 AM MST - Updated May 3 at 11:26 AM TUCSON – “Getting lost is the best part of trail running,” Marlinda Bedonie said with a chuckle as we shielded our eyes from the morning sun, searching for our cars. We spoke on a recent morning while trekking through Tucson Mountain Park on a mostly flat, single-track loop trail. Dipping in and out of washes and brushing against the creosote along the trail, the Tohono O’odham and Navajo mother and I chatted – out of breath – as we shared our running journeys and spoke about our families. ....
April 27, 2021 Marlinda Bedonie has found a passion for running and representing her Indigenous culture on social media, highlighting her half-marathons, 10Ks and other races. (Photo by Ike Everard/Cronkite News) TUCSON – “Getting lost is the best part of trail running,” Marlinda Bedonie said with a chuckle as we shielded our eyes from the morning sun, searching for our cars. We spoke on a recent morning while trekking through Tucson Mountain Park on a mostly flat, single-track loop trail. Dipping in and out of washes and brushing against the creosote along the trail, the Tohono O’odham and Navajo mother and I chatted – out of breath – as we shared our running journeys and spoke about our families. ....