Today I have the absolute honor to share my conversation with Yulady Saluti second place winner of the Atlantic City half fighting through chronic pain with running. Yulady is a breast cancer survivor and person with an ostomy, but mostly she’s an inspiration to those seeking representation in running while reaching incredible running goals.

Yulady made the difficult decision a few years ago to have a permanent ostomy. She practiced yoga for many years to channel the pain and discomfort until she reach a point where many of the poses she loved were painful to her. She knew she needed to find another form of movement especially to get her through pandemic lockdown, but wasn't sure what that would look like until she saw an boy running laps through their neighborhood. That's when she decided to give running a try for the first time in August of 2020.

What she's been able to accomplish since then is a combination of natural talent, and physical and mental fortitude. She hopes to help others going through the same or similar feel like they can also be part of the amazing running community and find their own way through their diagnoses.

Follow Yulady on instagram at @yulady