{"id":196702,"date":"2024-06-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=196702"},"modified":"2024-07-23T22:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T05:48:30","slug":"running-mentorship-and-embodying-bravey-with-alexi-pappas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/running-mentorship-and-embodying-bravey-with-alexi-pappas","title":{"rendered":"Running, Mentorship, and Embodying Bravey with Alexi Pappas"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/5a948011-341e-4d59-a9d3-eb3888e795d1?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/running-mentorship-and-embodying-bravey-with-alexi-pappas\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexi Pappas is a wildly talented, multi-faceted athlete. She\u2019s a professional runner, an author, a champion for mental health, a guide runner for blind athletes, a filmmaker, and an entrepreneur. When she runs, Alexi is often wearing a huge smile on her face and a healthy dusting of glitter across her cheeks. Alexi\u2019s running journey has taken her to through peaks and valleys and she\u2019s using her story to mentor the next generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Alexi:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexipappas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexipappas\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New podcast,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1O68PH0r2JXIL6UW1JMGEo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Mentor Buffet<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexi&#8217;s book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.prh.com\/bravey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Bravey<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program<\/a>&nbsp;and learn about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reifund.org\/grantees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local REI Fund grantees<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/allbirds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Allbirds<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Alexi Pappas is a wildly talented, multi-faceted athlete. 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