Sports Backers Blog
Welcome to the Sports Backers blog, where we share stories and updates on our mission to inspire active living in Richmond and beyond.
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Episode 89 – Nancy Thomas’ Camino de Santiago Adventure
Episode 89 – Nancy Thomas’ Camino de Santiago Adventure Nancy Thomas, President and CEO of InUnison, recently completed the hike of a lifetime. She did over 500-miles along the Camino de Santiago trail in France and Spain.
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Episode 87 – Capital Run Club with Jack Oppenheim
Episode 87 – Capital Run Club with Jack Oppenheim Capital Run Club has been taking to the streets of Richmond for the last year and encouraging people to get more active. Jack Oppenheim, the group’s founder, chatted with Nan about the group’s community runs and how they got started.Â
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Episode 86 – HMTT Inside Scoop with Rainey Niklawski
Episode 86 – HMTT Inside Scoop with Rainey Niklawski Rainey is a multi-year coach with the Sports Backers Half Marathon Training Team. She started her own running journey as a participant and has stuck around in some capacity ever since.Â

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Our podcast focuses on keeping people active and moving. Join Nan and Kam as they share inspirational and interesting stories – click the link below, or use the filter above to find podcast episodes.

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