Episode 95: Cadence McCracken on how running helps you discover your most authentic self

Runners of The Bay

This week we talk to Cadence McCracken, marathoner, trail runner, trans activist, expressive art therapist, and parent. Cadence shares her powerful journey exploring identity and gender through running, art therapy, poetry, and community.

Some highlights from our conversation:

🔗 How running connected her with her body in new ways

😅 Experience training with RUN365 for her first marathon

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans joy, gender euphoria, and passing!

🤼 What’s missing from the discussion around transgender athletes in sports

🤘 How punk rock and poetry slams gave her a place to explore and express herself

🫶 Her thoughtful approach to parenting

🧑‍🎨 Getting her masters in expressive art therapy

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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.

Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.