“We are still here and excited to show up at the TCS New York City Marathon.” – Verna Volker, Founder of native_women_running   While scrolling through Instagram one day in 2018, Verna noticed a lack of representation for Native women runners and grew frustrated. She then created an online community called Native Women Running, uniting Indigenous women across the country while providing a place of community, inspiration, motivation, and visibility. 🏃🏽‍♀️❤️   This year, NWR is bringing a team of eight women to take on 26.2 in NYC.🗽 We asked a couple team members the question: “What does it mean to you to run the #TCSNYCMarathon with NWR?”   “It feels so unreal,” said Verna of the Navajo Nation. “I feel honored to bring a team to a major race because we don’t just represent ourselves. We represent our families, communities, our people, and honor those who have passed.”   As a granddaughter and niece of residential school survivors, Lace Coughlin of the Mohawk People, feels empowered ...