2 Black Runners

Aaron & Joshua Potts don't only get to talk to the hottest distance athlete at the moment, Mohammed Ahmed, about his No.10 Fastest 5K of All-Time Performance and the his World Lead in the 1500m!! The also discuss his move from Kenya to Canada, how he found his love for distance running, his time at Wisconsin, maneuvering through life as a Black Man in our current social climate, and much more.

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, Elijah McClain and more What to do after posting #BlackLivesMatter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Aaron & Joshua Potts have an insightful conversation with Marielle Hall; 2016 Olympian, 2014 NCAA Champ in the 5K, a Bowerman Babe, and is one of the most successful African American distance runners in the sport. They don't just talk about what it's like to be on Bowerman Track Club but they also discuss how it is to navigate life as a Black distance runner in America. Also they take about Hall's though provoking Runnersworld article after the Ahmaud Abrey murder and her partnership with RunGrlCo.

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, Elijah McClain and more

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, Elijah McClain and more 

What to do after posting #BlackLivesMatter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co 

This episode Aaron and Joshua Potts are joined by their Father to discuss Nick Symmonds, retired American 800m runner,  deleting his black square from #BLACKOUTTUESDAY. Also the three of them discuss the conversation that Aaron and Nick Symmonds had in his Instagram comments and in their DMs.   

*SKIP to about 14:00 if you want to go straight to the Symmonds portion*

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, Elijah McClain and more

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On this episode, Aaron & Joshua were upgraded form 2 Black Runners to 4 Black Runners as we were joined with our Big Brother, Caleb Potts, and the leader of the Miles for Justice Campaign, Daryl Murphy. With Caleb we talked about the current track news but we also discuss his experience of navigating his way as a Black xc/tf coach in a predominately White sport. Then with Murphy we go into detail where the Miles for Justice Campaign started and why he chose Action Pact to donate the $5000.

Daryl Murphy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stretchmurphy/

Action Pact: https://theactionpac.com/

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, Elijah McClain and more

What to do after posting #BlackLivesMatter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

It was an honor to sit down with Molly Huddle and discuss racial injustices, White Allyship, the lack of representation in the running community, COVID-19, and the importance of the conversation between races on racial injustices. Also we discuss here early days of running and she mad the the transition from college to pro and to elite international competition.

Make sure to check out Molly's Podcast Keeping-Track with Alysia Montano, Molly Huddle, Roisin McGettigan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keeping-track/id1483545272

Also follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyhuddle/

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, and more

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 *SORRY FOR THE STATIC AUDIO AT SOME POINTS*

We had the honor of interview our first ever World Champion on 2 Black Runners a little over a month ago in Kori Carter. We didn't just talk about  World Championship win 400m H but also how she became signed with Jordan, her college days at Stanford, how she fell in love with the hurdles her relationship with Allyson Felix, and more  

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Say their names!! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Abrey, Oluwatonin Salu, Robert Fuller, and more

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This week on 2 Black Runners Aaron and Joshua Potts sit down and discuss their feelings towards the current events in the world and how it relates to their identity of as Black runners. Also they dive into the good and the bad of how the Running Community has responded to the social injustices plaguing the black people. Lastly, the two go over the most recent track event and upcoming track races this summer. 

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This is an abridged version of our IG Live Conference that was held on our Instagram used to amplify Black voices in the Running Community in order to illustrate their Black perspective as a runner in these hard times. The our five speakers are...

Kori Carter, 2017 400m H World Champion: 4:28 - 17:20

Michael Granville, 24 years and counting Nat'l HS 800m Record Holder: 17:23 - 28:37

Raevyn Rogers, 2019 World Silver Medalist in 800m: 28:37 - 41:20

Will Claye, '12 & '16 Olympics Silver in Triple Jump: 41:24 - 55:23

Joe Gray, 8 x World Ultra/Mountain/Trail Running Champ: 55:27 - 1:07:30

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