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Runners might travel the streets of their city for years without noticing some of the art that decorates alleys, buildings, and walls. Marnie Kunz aims to change that—and to bridge gaps between the communities of athletes, artists, and local businesses while she’s at it. Through her company, Runstreet, she hosts approximately three- to four-mile guided art runs at a relaxed pace through New York and other major cities (a goal she’s particularly proud of—leveraging sponsorships and other relationships to expand into new locations). “It’s a way to connect to people while staying inspired on the run,” she told me on this week’s episode of #WeGotGoals. The idea came to her about four years ago. She was already a running coach and a blogger; on her own runs around the city, she’d find street art, then document it on social media. Her followers eventually started asking questions about what they were seeing. “I thought, well, I’ll just organize an event where we run and go to the art and I can show people,” she sai