Running Through the News (Sep / Oct 2021)

Sanjay Rawal joins Jonathan Ellsworth to discuss the Boston Marathon being held on Indigenous People’s Day; why the sport of long-distance running is particularly well-positioned to create a far more equitable situation for indigenous people; what it means to have had so many high-profile marathons held so close to one another; and the mission of Shalane Flanagan.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Update: Self Transcendence 3100 Run (1:04)
• Major races are back (5:05)
• Boston Marathon on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (8:15)
• Running traditions of Indigenous communities (11:30)
• Shalane Flanagan’s multi-marathon mission (30:38)

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