Alison Mariella Desir: Running While Black, Her Story, Her Book
b"Alison Mariella D\\xe9sir is a runner, mother, activist, community builder, and now author: her highly anticipated book Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport that Wasn\\u2019t Built for Us is available today, October 18. Alison\\u2019s story is one of love and gratitude for running, and the power of this sport to create change. Hers is also a story of highlighting how the running world mirrors the racism and sexism of our larger culture and history. And her story is about making a path forward, creating space for change. In this episode, Alison tells her story completely in her own voice.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Alison tells her running journey and touches on many of the topics that are featured in her book. Let this serve, then, as an inspiration to read her whole story in Running While Black, a book that will certainly become a best-seller and an important read for all runners, especially white runners.\\xa0\\nOn Women\\u2019s Running Stories, we often feature running journeys that highlight how running is about more than the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other. Alison's story is exceptional in this regard.\\xa0\\nHer new book is the latest example of how Alison interweaves her running with her commitment to leave the world a better place than it was when she found it. Over the years, she has become a leader in the running world, with a clear, powerful voice. She has shown how running can be a vehicle to create change. She\\u2019s also working to create change within the running industry so that this sport can some day truly live up to the claim that it is open and welcoming to everyone.\\xa0\\nAlison not only does the work herself, but also inspires and encourages and helps make space for other people doing the work to move the sport of running toward being a space where everyone feels not only welcome, but that they belong.\\xa0\\nThis episode is sponsored by The Feed, the largest online marketplace for your sports nutrition, offering the brands you know and love, from Skratch Labs, Clif Bar, to Maurten, plus their athlete customized supplements called Feed Formulas. In addition to supporting Strides Forward, this sponsorship supports Hear Her Sports and Keeping Track: together we are a collective of women-hosted podcasts focused on women in sports.\\nAs part of this sponsorship, you can get $80 in credit at The Feed: just go to\\xa0TheFeed.com/forward\\xa0to claim your $80 in credit at The Feed.\\nKeep Up with Alison Mariella Desir\\nAlison\\u2019s website: http://alisonmdesir.com/\\nAlison on Instagram: @alisonmdesir\\nBuy Running While Black:\\xa0\\nLinks to Organizations Mentioned in this Episode\\nHarlem Run: http://www.harlemrun.com/about\\nRun 4 All Women: https://www.run4allwomen.com/\\nMeaning Through Movement: https://www.meaningthrumovement.com/\\nRunning Industry Diversity Coalition: https://www.runningdiversity.com/\\nTake the Lead on Instagram: @woctakethelead\\nWays to Connect and Engage with Women's Running Stories\\nInstagram: @womensrunningstories\\nTwitter: @WomenRunStories\\nWebsite: womensrunningstories.com\\nEmail host Cherie: clouiseturner@gmail.com\\nWomen's Running Stories is a member of the Evergreen network: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/"