Becky Wade Firth is a marathon runner, high school coach, mom of 2, and the author of Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe. She has participated in 4 U.S. Olympic Trials (3,000m steeplechase x 2, marathon x 2) and qualified for Team USA 3 times (3,000m steeplechase as a junior, half marathon x 2 as a senior).
While not running or coaching, she’s likely to be writing about the sport; in addition to Half Marathon Guide, her work appears in Outside Magazine, Runner’s World, REI Co-Op, Greatist, and Mashable, among other publications.
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