Marni On The Move

Alison Mariella Désir is the Author of the eye-opening new book, RUNNING WHILE BLACK:  Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us.  Alison is also a runner, marathoner, activist, mental health advocate, founder, and Mother. She is the co-chair of the Running Industry Diversity Coalition and the Director of Sports Advocacy and an Athlete Advisor for Oiselle, She is a Brooks Run Happy Ambassador, and she is the founder of Harlem Run, an NYC-based running movement, and the Run 4 All Women, an organization focused on social justice through movement, that has raised over $400,000 for non-profits Planned Parenthood and Black Voters Matter. Today on the podcast, Alison and I are talking all about her new book, Running while Black.  We rewind to where it all began-how running saved her life, how training for her first marathon inspired her to build Harlem Run Club, and where her passion for Run 4 All Women and social justice through running began and how all of these initiatives have grown and evolved culmi