What Is (Run) Love?
Run love, for me, is relationship, with people, place and thing. It's the result of showing up. A collection of potent moments sprinkled into the mostly mundane. Most fondly, it makes me think of teammates, and the shared intimacy that you build is the kind you never get over.
Run love is relationship.
It's knowing the freckles and scars of the neighborhood,
The topography of the park.
It's a portent in the passage of birds,
The perfectly timed changing of the light.
Synchrony of motion,
Declaration of desire.
A million kisses on the Earth.
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Reflecting on the Year of the Underbird
This past August, we launched our Year of the Underbird program: an open application for aspiring Olympic Trials marathoners, with a promise to select 5 women for a 6 month contract encompassing a stipend, gear, storytelling, and community support. As we reach the end of our flight with our selected athletes, we invited each of them to share a few reflections on their past 6 months as teammates.
Black History Month: Celebrating Our Athletes
We are honored to support five exceptional Black women athletes challenging norms in the running industry: athletes, advocates, and powerful voices in the sport. We invited each of them to reflect on their journeys through sport: how their identity has affected their development, and how they hope to impact the rising generation of athletes. Hear from Madie Boreman, Kendra Coleman, Brenna Detra, Carmen Pelar Graves, and Ari Hendrix-Roach.
Learn, Grow, Pass It On: Increasing Access to Adaptive Sports
Paralympian, pushrim athlete, and Oiselle Haute Volée, Jenna Fesemyer, continues to pave the way and inspire the next generation of wheelchair athletes. She is committed to increasing access to adaptive sports, including access to equipment and training resources, and recently co-hosted a wheelchair clinic for young athletes in Columbus, Ohio.