May 19, 2022
Charlotte Lettis Richardson begin running in 1971 and competed at the national and international level in distances from the 800 meters to 30K. She started a women’s running club in 1972, won the 1975 L’eggs Mini Marathon, and made the Olympic Trials in the 1500 meters in 1976. She’s also a storyteller who wrote and directed the 2005 documentary “Run Like a Girl.” Richardson currently lives in Sisters, Oregon, where she coaches at Caldera High School. She’s approaching her 50th year in coaching and is also co-founder of the Women’s Running Coaches Collective.