What An Athlete Taught Me About Overcoming Addiction

The healthiest people we know aren’t immune to alcohol use disorders and other addictions

Recovery Road Runners Founder and Coach Amber Cano spent more than two decades battling addiction to alcohol before she found freedom on May 26, 2020.

I met running and recovery coach Amber Cano by happy accident one day while perusing a Facebook sobriety group.

Someone had posted about how they were using yoga as a tool for overcoming addiction to alcohol and I followed up with a response about how I use running in a similar way.

See my article: Why Running Is The Ultimate Addiction Recovery Tool

In the Facebook group, I wrote: “Running has offered me a new hobby, a greater level of fitness, a better waistline and more confidence in my sobriety than any other health tool. It’s one of my favorite parts of sobriety.”

Amber popped into the discussion and added, “Hey! I just started a group for runners in sobriety or seeking sobriety. Join me there!” She shared the link to Recovery Road Runners, her Facebook group, and I immediately requested to join.

It’s been a valuable new community for me in many ways, but mostly because of Amber. Her story, like most people who’ve overcome addiction, is both normal and not.