JoEllen Reino shares her abundance of joy, exuberance and humor in telling stories of her life of running. Her love of the community of runners here in the Valley is clear and easy to relate to. She's been a board member of Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club (SMAC) for years and is a contributing artist with her comic "Ginger" which amusingly highlights the experiences of the typical runner.

She also shares her experience in turning some of the emotional pain she experienced in high school into something physical that she could, in turn, confront and overcome through the process of running and racing. This is something I, personally, can relate to.

We discuss some of the upcoming opportunities for runners to begin gathering for social runs after a year of "social distancing" due to the ongoing global pandemic.

For more information about the organized community of local runners and race series please check out the web-site for Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club.