411: Alyx Barnett & Melissa Londry Rejuvenating Southwest Virginia

"Economically they had a lot of hardships in Appalachia, and if we can bring more people to this area to see the beauty of it and really experience what it is like to be here, then it helps both local community and it helps other people get into different outdoor spaces."

Alyx Barnett & Melissa Londry are running races in Southwest Virginia. In this episode Alyx and Melissa chat with Luis about how they got into trail running, Melissa's series of trail racing events, bringing races to Southwest Virginia, the beauty of Virginia, Their races like Crystal Springs, Grand Canyon of the South, Damascus Festival of Miles, getting women into sports, and Southwest Virginia Running.

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Melissa Londry Contact Info:

info@newrivertrail50k.com

IG: swvarunning

FB: Southwest Virginia Running

Website: www.swvarunning.com

Alyx Barnett Contact Info:

IG: @dralyxbarnett

dralyxbarnett@gmail.com

https://mountainmending.com (Midwife, run coaching, holistic care )

https://www.swvarunning.com ( race directing with Melissa)

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

luis@roaddogpodcast.com

Luis Instagram

Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
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