Micromobility DC with Edie

"The more confident and empowered we feel, the more likely we are to speak up and use our voice." This week, I had the opportunity to speak with activist Keshia Roberson. Keshia is a community advisor for Run4AllWomen (an organization founded by activist Alison Desir; Run4AllWomen ambassadors Mikka Kei Macdonald and Elyse Braner were on earlier episodes of this podcast). Keshia has been...

"I made up a plan which was run a distance, and then run a little bit more, and then run a little bit more...then run even more miles in a week." Mike Katz was one of my first DC running friends upon moving back to the district in 2019, and I am lucky because he is a genuine and wonderful human. He is also a very smart scientist in DC! For this episode, we sat down in Logan Circle to dis...

"What I really took to from the beginning was the team aspect. I really love having this group of friends. I loved the release you get from running...And it really brought out my personality." If you're a member of the DC running community, you've likely heard of Pacers Running. Perhaps you've bought a pair of shoes from one of their stores, run a Pacers race, or participa...

"When I was in Tennessee, I worked at a camp over the summer, and I ran their biking program - because we were on a hill, and I was the only one who had the energy and interest in biking up and down the hill multiple times a day who had endless amounts of energy. So I quickly became pigeon holed as the biking guy." This week I had the opportunity to record the first in-person episode of...

“I think I’ve always been kind of intrigued by how far people can run.” In Episode 5 of Micromobility DC, I spoke with Joe Snowaert, a handyman + contractor DC (hit him up on Instagram @joeinthedistrict for your handyman needs). He is an active member of the district’s running community—you can catch him at an early morning November Project workout or speeding along the Pacers Monday 7 mile route....

"It's so special how runners are the happiest, most welcoming people...they just make so much room for you to be yourself and express yourself..." (Molly) "Nationally, when people talk about running cities DC gets forgotten...but DC has something really cool where I feel like we're on the precipice of something like being known for club running, fast but also fun." (B...

"It's where I've always felt the safest and the happiest, so it's hard not to go back." In this episode of Micromobility DC, I had the chance to speak with Mikka Kei Macdonald  her relationship with movement. Mikka is an incredibly accomplished distance runner in the DC area. (She finished second overall in the 2021 Devil Dog Ultra and second woman in the 2021 Baltimore Ma...

"Then he yells, 'Don't go slow; go fast!'" This advice from Nick Mai's dad seems to permeate Nick's approach to running. Nick didn't grow up running competitively or biking. In fact, he just learned how to ride a bike this year! But for all those who know his approach to running, it comes as no surprise that Nick is already whizzing around the city on his ne...

"There's something about the long run...it's like this is what my body was meant to do, just cranking along for long periods of time." For my first attempt at this whole talking heads podcasting situation I interviewed my long time running buddy, Sy Doan. Sy is an education policy researcher in DC and an active member of the DC running community. He speaks on his favorite place...