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Running While Black

Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us

ISBN-13: 9780593418628

Author(s): Alison Mariella Desir

Subjects: S, WS

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Portfolio

Publication Date: 20-10-2022

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£24.99

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About the book

Running saved Alison Desir's life. At rock bottom and searching for meaning and structure, Desir started marathon training, finding that it vastly improved both her physical and mental health. Yet as she became involved in the community and learned its history, she realized that the sport was largely built with white people in mind. Running While Black draws on Desir's experience as an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate to explore why the seemingly simple, human act of long distance running for exercise and health has never been truly open to Black people.

Running While Black

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