Social Sport

Amy Broadmoore is a professional photographer, mother of three kids, and a longtime trail and ultrarunner. Amy has created a photography project called Onward, where she explores reasons for women’s underrepresentation in endurance sports through photography and storytelling. By endurance sports, we’re talking long-distance trail running, mountain and gravel biking, and cross country skiing races — races that take 4+ hours and sometime days to complete.

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Amy's writing: “Moms Run Voyageur” (Trail Sisters)

Jacqueline Alnes has lived in Alaska, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Indonesia, North Carolina, and Oregon, but feels most at home when running long distances. She is a former Division I Cross Country athlete and once ran a marathon by herself in 3:15:07 as a means of celebrating her birthday.

Currently an Assistant Professor of English at West Chester University, Jacqueline earned her MFA from Portland State University and her PhD from Oklahoma State University. Jacqueline wakes up at 4:44 each morning to write about her obsessions: running, high-carb veganism, ultramarathoners, and fruitarian YouTube stars. Her essays have been published by The New York Times, Guernica, Iron Horse Literary Review, Tin House, Women's Running Magazine, and elsewhere. She won runner-up in the 2017 Black Warrior Review Nonfiction Contest judged by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, and she writes a regular reading list column at Longreads. Jacqueline is working on her first book, a memoir of running and neurological illness.

In this episode, with dive into Jacqueline's work elevating female athletes' stories through TinyArt, her writing on neurological illness, and more. 

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We will be postponing the two episodes planned for this week. Instead, you will find a list of resources on educating yourself on racism and taking action against white supremacy (below). 

While I feel overwhelmed, I cannot begin to imagine what it’s like to live in fear because of the color of my skin. I will never be able to understand that experience. I welcome criticism and thoughts on where I can do better. 

Note: These resources are far from comprehensive. 

Resources I’ve found most helpful in this painful time

Action Resources:

#BlackLivesMatter document on how to demand justice (petitions, calls, emails, etc.): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1CBUDb4I2-ncGBuZgxtAY4YCKjsHCJtBKBo2n4bxd97jpzcjFq67UyPag

“How to Respond to ‘Riots Never Solve Anything!’,” So Let’s Talk About: https://soletstalkabout.com/2020/05/28/how-to-respond-to-riots-never-solve-anything/?fbclid=IwAR2wClEPytre8b0cdD-0ERRku4eyZHukleATZ_7gNNOg4RMuy2PaCFRe7z0

“Know Your Rights (Protestors Rights),” ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights/

“The Climate Justice Movement Must Oppose White Supremacy Everywhere — By Supporting M4BL,” Sunrise Movement: https://medium.com/sunrisemvmt/the-climate-justice-movement-must-oppose-white-supremacy-everywhere-by-supporting-m4bl-4e338cf91b19

Articles:

“Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy,” Paul Butler for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/30/policing-in-the-us-is-not-about-enforcing-law-its-about-enforcing-white-supremacy

“Ahmaud Arbery and Whiteness in the Running World,” Alison Mariela Désir for Outside Online: https://www.outsideonline.com/2413115/ahmaud-arbery-murder-whiteness-running-community

Education:

“Anti-Racism Books to Add to Your Reading List,” The United State of Women: https://www.instagram.com/usowomen/

“Questions I ask Myself as a White Person Posting about Racism on Social Media,” Caroline Pritchard: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyVBqHDpQp/

“5 Ways to Take Action,” The Conscious Kid: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx4-8GpHvK/

“41 Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism, and Resistance,” The Conscious Kid: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0WzafJJqB/

Jordan Larson is a mental health advocate, trail guide, environmentalist, and business owner based in Boulder, Colorado. Through his company, Cairn Outdoor Guides, Jordan has created a platform to address both public health and the climate crisis. Cairn Outdoor Guides emphasizes the mental health benefits of outdoor activity, while increasing the environmental knowledge of its clients. In this conversation, Jordan talks about his goal to increase the practice of prescribing outdoor exploration as a mental health treatment. I definitely recommend this episode to anyone interested in mental health and the outdoors.

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This episode features Alex and Lisa, two of the original 10Ironwomen. 10Ironwomen is a group of women championing female strength & determination, based In London but with a membership that spans the globe! Since signing up for and completing their first Ironman, Barcelona in October 2019, they have been on a mission to address the gender imbalance in Ironman events and sport in general. They hope to achieve a 50-50 gender split in an Ironman event. The 10Ironwomen team wants all women to believe they can achieve ANY challenge they set their minds to, and that there are no limits!

Alex Morgan always loved sports as a child, but her shyness held her back from competing in sports at the college and university levels. She eventually discovered that she loves athletic challenges! After having completed only one triathlon, she found herself signed up for Ironman Barcelona with 10Ironwomen.

Lisa Morman (@lisa_morman) is a Charted Financial Adviser who has developed her love for sport over the last 5 years, despite not being ‘the sporty type’ when she was younger. She is one of the 10Ironwomen who took on Ironman Barcelona in October 2019.

Follow 10Ironwomen---

-Instagram: @10ironwomen https://www.instagram.com/10ironwomen/

-Facebook community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/476040300007392/

-Facebook public page: https://www.facebook.com/10-Ironwomen-728530714250581/

Discussed in this episode---

-Ironman Barcelona: https://www.ironman.com/im-barcelona

-Don and Mel Fink Ironfit Sports Training: https://www.donfink.com

-Be Iron Fit training book by Don Fink and Melanie Fink: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/be-iron-fit-don-fink/1110845345

Amir Figueroa is an endurance athlete with a wide range of experiences in the outdoors, from qualifying for the Boston Marathon to a top-10 finish in the Mohonk Preserve 50-mile race. He works as a Senior Research Scientist at Columbia University Medical Center. When he’s not running or collaborating with other scientists, he co-leads Harlem Run, which is a collective of runners passionate about the Harlem, NY community. It is a strong, positive, and diverse groups of runners, walkers and joggers of all sizes, ages and abilities. In this episode, Amir talks all about his passion for running, building community through sport, and his advocacy work of various types.

Follow Amir---

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amir.figueroa

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmirMFigueroa

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amirmfigueroa/

Follow Harlem Run---

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harlemrun

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/harlem_run

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harlemrun/

Discussed in the Episode:

Local Non-Profits Harlem Run has partnered with....

-Harlem United: https://www.harlemunited.org

- #TakeCareOfHarlem: https://www.takecareofharlem.com

- Boys & Girls Club of Harlem: https://www.bgcharlem.org

- Run 4 All Women Film, Co Produced by Alison Mariella Desir & Jeffrey Restrepo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/run4allwomen/249221515

Michelle “SuperClassy” Markel is a long-distance hiker with more than 8,000 mostly-solo trail miles, from the swamps of Big Cypress on the Florida Trail to the northern Cascades of Washington on the Pacific Crest Trail. In 2017, recognizing that the long trails could not exist without the public lands beneath them, she launched supportpubliclands.com, which she is currently rebuilding completely, in an effort to inspire outdoors advocacy by encouraging outdoors activity. When she is not on trail, she can typically be found exploring and van-dwelling somewhere on our 850 million acres of public lands.

·  Website: supportpubliclands.com

·  “Support Public Lands” Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTwW2CxvE0t9dkxiVPHCZuQ

·  “SuperClassy Adventures” Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCkhe-a3XND0SzIgUZkQuGA

·  Instagram: @supportpubliclands and @superclassyadventures

·  Facebook: @supportpublands

·  Michelle’s beautiful 2019 TEDxSkyforest Talk, “Opening the Heart at 3mph”: https://youtu.be/29f74L_DE9c

Brody Leven is a professional adventure skier, storyteller, and climate activist. His skiing and biking adventures have taken him all over the world. Brody spends much of his time working to protect public lands and fight climate change. This passion brings him to DC almost every year to address the United States Congress. Through his sponsors, he writes and produces films that combine his love for outdoor sports with environmental advocacy. 

Stay up to date with Brody's adventures and advocacy work! http://www.brodyleven.com 

Instagram: @brodyleven 

Facebook: @brodyleven 

Twitter: @brodyleven

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