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Trista Yerks, an avid distance runner, is the owner of Pittsburgh Running Tours, which has provided guided running tours of Pittsburgh, PA neighborhoods since 2013. She brings to her work a deep interest in fitness, running and tourism. Trista moved to Pittsburgh in October 2012 from Minneapolis, MN, where she worked for American Express Business Travel. Since moving to Pittsburgh, Trista has worked in the non-profit and charitable foundations sectors, including The Pittsburgh Foundation and Venture Outdoors, a Pittsburgh non-profit dedicated to making outdoor recreation part of people’s lives. She has a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of Minnesota.
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Trista Yerks, Owner, Pittsburgh Running Tours, contact info:
trista@pittsburghrunningtours.com
www.pittsburghrunningtours.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PittsburghRunningTours
Twitter: @PghRunningTours
Instagram: @pghrunningtours
Links mentioned in the Podcast:
Rachel Carson Trails Challenge, 34-mile endurance hike, June 24, 2017, North Park to Harrison Hills Park
http://www.rachelcarsontrails.org
YakTrax (for traction in snow and ice)
http://www.yaktrax.com
South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association StepTrek (Fall 2017)
http://www.southsideslopes.org
Ryer Martial Arts Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
Contact Info for FitLabPGH:
Email: fitlabpgh@gmail.com
Twitter: @fitlabpgh
Instragram: @fitlabpgh
Attribution for Intro/Exit Podcast Music:
Marathon Man by Jason Shaw from the album Audionautix: Acoustic, licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Available at www.FreeMusicArchive.org