This Introduction explains the goals and purpose behind the Running Anthropologist project, from the overall themes and goals to series we have started in the podcast, as well as our goal of finding everyday runners doing extraordinary things, and highlighting events that have carved out a unique places in Running culture. These may be in the US or international, and you can connect to us to help us find them! @runninganthropologist on Facebook or Instagram, or via our website: www.runninganthropologist.com We are dedicated to exploring the culture of running and helping to inspire YOU, challenge you & share your most impactful cultural experiences and runs with others... “building community and sharing best practices” is our motto! Please join us and help us learn together about what motivates and challenges us while running anywhere & everywhere! We hope to have a new guest/running mentor on each week and will also be posting short no commentary RunDocs on our YouTube channel starting in August 2019! Til then, Happy Running...