{"id":124526,"date":"2024-10-04T14:48:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=124526"},"modified":"2024-10-05T07:10:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T11:10:43","slug":"how-one-manitoba-womans-running-brought-change-to-her-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/ua-diversity-series\/how-one-manitoba-womans-running-brought-change-to-her-community\/","title":{"rendered":"How one Manitoba woman’s running brought change to her community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under Armour has teamed up with Canadian Running to produce the Under Armour Diversity Series \u2014 an exclusive feature content series designed to highlight and promote individuals and organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to grow the sport of running, support those who are underrepresented and help others. The series will feature stories and podcasts highlighting these extraordinary Canadians who are making a difference in their communities and on the national running scene.<\/em><\/p>\n

Samantha (Sammi) Powderhorn’s<\/strong> enthusiasm for running and what it can do to change your life is infectious. When she first was profiled in the Under Armour Diversity Series earlier in the year, talking about going from being homeless and battling addiction to now being a marathoner who’s back in school to help others who are struggling, her story moved thousands of readers. Sitting in her car between university classes, Powderhorn caught up with Canadian Running<\/em>, sharing how her life has changed as a result\u2014and how the Under Armour shoe donation and run she organized for kids in the Sayisi Dene First Nation has also started to change lives in her old community.<\/p>\n

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“I’m training for a marathon that’s happening in November,” she says\u2014it’s the same one she did last year, the Polar Bear Marathon<\/a> (and yes, there are polar bears on the course). “But it hasn’t been easy. Running is so still so new to me, and back in February, I noticed that my hip felt kind of twisted inward, and I couldn’t really run for about a month and a half. Not running was really hard for me! Finally, my running coach suggested that I start yoga, and I start stretching, and I start walking, then slowly add running back in as long as it didn’t hurt. Luckily, that seemed to help, and now I’m back to running three times a week now. It’s been such a learning experience.<\/p>\n

Under Armour Diversity Series: Winnipeg’s Samantha Powderhorn<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n