E23:  On this week's episode we are joined by Coach Al Theal and Ken MacKenzie.  Al and Ken are two of the founding members of the Amherst Striders Running Group.

I wanted Ken and Al to come on and talk about the group, where it started, why they helped start it and how's it grown.  I've been a member of the Facebook group, but haven't gotten myself organized to actually get out for a run with the group.  But one thing that I found is that the Strider's group is a community that runs, and I enjoy the huge amounts of support and encouragement they offer to each other constantly.  This support is for everyone no matter what somone's goal or starting point is.  I wanted to talk about explore this community and support.

If people want to get involved with the Striders Group you can find them on Facebook, and they meet every Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 pm and Saturday morning at 8:00 am at the Downtown Tim Horton's parking lot.  Everyone is welcome.  We recorded this interview in May when social distancing rules were different.  I believe at this point the Striders can go out in groups of 10 without social distancing.  Things are getting back closer to normal for this group.

I did it again for this interview.  I made a mistake with my microphone.  I apologize for my sound quality again.

Finally, like I said last week, I am stepping back from Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp for at least the month of July as part of the Stop Hate for Profit Campaign.  I am increasingly concerned about the amount of mis-information, and hate that is spread throughout Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.  This mis-information and hate is having real-world implications for all of us.  Mark Zuckerberg and his team could do something about how quickly mis-information and hate spreads on Facebook, yet they are choosing not to act.  This is my part to help encourage the CEO and leadership team at Facebook to act with more than just profit and growth in mind.