Becky Croft: Running, Endometriosis, and Post-Hysterectomy Menopause

Update: 2025-05-27

Description

Becky Croft’s life experiences have led her to becoming not only a performance minded runner but also a sought-after running coach. She’s developed a specialty in guiding runners through their menopausal years—pre and post.

Croft brings her own experience of post-hysterectomy menopause, which resulted from of a long history of endometriosis.

Croft shares her whole running story, which began later in life, in her 30s. She discovered her competitive mindset early in her running journey, and has been training with performance-focused goals ever since.

Becky Croft is a native woman, representing the Cherokee and the Yakima nations. She is part of the Native Women Run community, and has run as a member of the NWR team.

Croft's journey has also led her to become a Chi Running instructor, an RRCA certified running coach through the Game Changers program, and a She Runs this Town group leader. And Croft is on the board of ReNew Earth Running.

Becky Croft shares how running has empowered her, helped her process and heal through challenging health issues, brought her closer to her native roots and community, and been a pathway to leadership as a coach who brings much needed wisdom, knowledge, and experience to others.

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Mentioned in this Episode

⁠Native Women Run: @native_women_run

Running Industry Diversity Coalition: runningdiversity.com

ReNew Earth Running: renewearthrunning.org

Game Changers: vcpm.com/game-changers

Vanessa Peralta-Mitchell on WRS: womensrunningstories.com/vanessa-c-peralta-mitchell-founder-of-games-changers-redefining-who-is-a-leader-in-running

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