Episode 368: Grace Gonzales – Founding Member of Angel City Elite

Grace Gonzales is one of the founding members of Angel City Elite which is a women’s distance running team based in Los Angeles. The group and it’s mission were set in motion after the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials and then accelerated after the events that sparked the social justice movement later that year. Reflecting together, each member mutually agreed on feeling little resemblence of self within the running community and wanted to create a shift of awareness and inclusion. Running has long represented opportunity, connection, vitality, and growth and the thought that members of any community would feel barred from experiencing all that this sport has to offer in unjustifiable. Angel City Elite came into motion as a collaborative effort of female elite runners looking to make a statement of representation in the running community while chasing both their athletic and personal potentials. Grace ran at the Olympic Trials in 2020. She has a 2:41:56 marathon PR. When we had this conversation in February, she had just raced another marathon and we talk about how that went and what that meant to her. She has also had a big job change this year! Photo credit: Bryan Garcia Photo from: Grace Gonzales What we talked about: 5:20- Introduction to Grace 7:25- Grace’s running history 18:35- The Indigenious Prayer Run 23:10- Angel City Elite and their mission 35:40- Incorporating prayer and meditation into her running 39:55- The goals for Angel City Elite 43:10- Grace’s current career 50:15- Finding creativity 51:05- Looking ahead to the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials 1:02:05- What’s next for Grace 1:03:05- Mileage that she trains at 1:05:20- End of podcast questions Show notes: Grace on Instagram Angel City Elite Website Angel City Elite on Instagram A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Goodr Use code “another15” for 15% off your order Therabody Portland Bee Balm Use the code “Sandyboy” for 20% off your first order