Shannon Booker, a living and breathing lighthouse, is on the show!

Shannon came to running several years ago as a way of deal with depression and anxiety. He found success at a spontaneous 5k after having successful high school track career. After going all in on running he realized that he was merely running away from his problems which exasperated the situation.

Shortly thereafter, Shannon moved to Atlanta and his approach to running and the running community completely changed. Instead of running for himself Shannon embraced the thriving Atlanta running community.

Today, Shannon is a leader in his community and a true inspiration.

He helped lead the ‘ATL Justice + Equality Run,’ an 8.46-mile route around north Atlanta. The 8.46-miles represented the 8 minutes and 46 seconds a now-former Minneapolis police officer held his knee on George Floyd’s neck, who later died.

Shannon also helped start the Juneteenth run, the movement Social Fitness ATL, and works actively with Black Men Run.

You can follow Shannon at www.instagram.com/book1914 and Social Fitness ATL at www.instagram.com/socialfitnessatl.

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