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Running While Black
- Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
- De: Alison Mariella Désir
- Narrado por: Alison Mariella Désir
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 199
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 186
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 186
Running saved Alison Désir’s life. At rock bottom and searching for meaning and structure, Désir started marathon training, finding that it vastly improved both her physical and mental health. Yet as she became involved in the community and learned its history, she realized that the sport was largely built with white people in mind. Running While Black draws on Désir’s experience as an athlete, activist, and mental health advocate to explore why the seemingly simple, human act of long distance running for exercise and health has never been truly open to Black people.
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Compelling, eye opening and challenging
- De Christine en 02-08-23
- Running While Black
- Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
- De: Alison Mariella Désir
- Narrado por: Alison Mariella Désir
Prepare to Question Everything You Thought You Knew About Running
Revisado: 01-04-23
Essential reading for runners and non-runners alike. The wealth of history shared in these pages, along with the stories of the intentional
erasure of Blackness from the running story in our country was heartbreaking but so illuminating at the same time. It was amazing to see my own thoughts and feelings reflected and validated in so many ways during Alison’s story and I definitely have a deeper appreciation for the trailblazers of this sport as well as those fighting now for our place at the starting line and in history after reading this.
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