Running Won’t Be For Everyone Until We Address the Racial Bias in Our Sport

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been dedicated to listening. I am committed to being anti-racist, but this is not about me. It’s time to amplify voices, experiences and perspectives that have been shut down, muted, and interrupted in the past. Running won’t be for everyone until we address the racial bias in our sport, and for us to do that, I think we need to educate ourselves.

Below, I’ve shared some telling and thought-provoking essays, interviews, and voices from the Black running community. These important stories need to be heard—and hopefully will inspire all runners to do better.

From Outside Online: Meb Keflezighi on Being Black in America by Martin Fritz Huber

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Meb, and he was quite possibly one of the nicest, most humble people I’ve ever come into contact with. Here, he talks about his own involvement in protests, and his personal experiences as a Black American professional runner. Continue reading “Running Won’t Be For Everyone Until We Address the Racial Bias in Our Sport”

3 Running Newsletters To Subscribe To In 2017

Maybe it’s because my very first “real world” job was with an email newsletter, but I have a soft spot in my heart for newsy deliverables that arrive in my inbox every week. Now that email newsletters that specifically focus on running exist, I wanted to highlight and share a few of my favorites that I now consider “must-reads.”

The Morning Shakeout

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#TheErins: A Podcast About Running, Friendship & Life

There are few things I like to talk about more than running. And while there are a variety of running-related podcasts and web-isodes that exist, there was nothing available that I felt combined news and updates surrounding the sport with the social aspect of the running community that I love so much. That’s why my friend Erin and I have teamed up to create #TheErins: a podcast about running, friendship and life.

In our first episode, meet #TheErins and learn about some of the latest updates surrounding the running community, our love/hate relationship with Quest bars, and how to dress for cold weather running.

Erin and Erin, Also talk about running, friendship and life. #TheErins