Ep 237 - Powdered Feet (Alison Desir)

Pace the Nation

It doesnt take long in the opening for Docs to be his usual Debbie Downer, but as we discuss current news Docs and Julie have hope. At (11:00) we are joined by our guest Alison Desir, a political activist, endurance athlete, mental health advocate and founder of Harlem Run. We start off talking a little about New York and how having a ten month old has helped keep Alison present in the moment with everything going on. At (14:30) we touch on current events, and then go back and talk about how she got her start in running and how it has integrated with social activism. At (22:30) we ask Alison for advice on how to get Pacers to live For Every Run. At (36:24) we talk about her article in Outside and then shift gears at (42:29) and ask if motherhood has influenced her activism. At (44:20) we ask how we can move forward and then at (44:20) we circle back to her running. We are back to wrap up the interview at (49:56) and offer some audio listening advice for Julie. At (51:22) we talk about the world record jeans mile by Johnny Gregorek, the charity tie-in and weigh in on whether its a good bit, bad bit or a bit at all. Then at (57:17) Docs wants to talk about some recent trail etiquette observations, surprisingly giving kudos, before at (1:01:41) we talk about the crazy incident on the capital crescent trail and how people on social media misidentified the aggressor. We close out the show at (1:06:23) by admonishing Brown University for cutting its Mens Track program, and our story was clearly leaked because just before press time, Brown has reversed their decision most likely due to pending PTN pressure, however we will keep the segment in the show for future historians and people that want an extra fifteen minutes added onto their run.