“The activist reshaping the running industry”
Outsider of the Year, Alison Mariella Désir (featured), urged runners to show up and do the work of anti-racism in 2020. She’s taken the industry and the media to task for the lack of representation – in magazines, advertisements, race fields, and sponsorships – which has shaped a world where many runners don’t see themselves.
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We also encourage you to learn more about the Running Industry Diversity Coalition who are working together to increase diversity within the running industry. RIDC members are brought together by their love of running and desire to cease the existing systematic racism in the running industry and running community.