Through Matt Mikkelsen's work in film and sound he is working to create awareness about what's not there- the emptiness, the silence, and the value it has for us and for the wildlife that depends on it. According to Matt, it's not enough to just preserve silence, we must also learn to listen to it.
For this month’s episode I spoke with Alison Desir, founder of Harlem Run, a NY-based run collective, as well as several other organizations that bring people together around movement and community. She’s passionate about building strong, positive, and diverse communities, simply because her organizations are built by people, and creating a place where they feel safe, accepted, valued, and welcome is important for them to thrive. She also advocates for the importance of mental health, having obt...
This month, I speak with Ron Griswell, he's an explorer, outdoor guide and founder of HBCUs Outside, an organization that helps students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to get outside and participate in the outdoors, where there has been very little minority representation. The hope is that these students can start to see themselves reflected in these spaces, and share their stories to inspire others to also take part in outdoor activities and culture. Hope you enjoy!...
Coffey is a runner, father, filmmaker, and activist who started organizing groups of people to run with him in response to recent and historic violence against black people. Coffey realized that his power was his ability to organize and empower people to take action, and his running protests quickly gained momentum and appeal as a way for people of all colors and backgrounds to get together and speak out against injustice.
Beau Miles is an Award winning filmmaker, poly-jobist, speaker, and writer who takes simple objects and ideas and questions what we know about them through his film projects. We spoke about his films, his experience writing a doctoral thesis, the value of Outdoor Education, as well as how running has contributed to his view of the world, his projects, and himself.
Samantha Gash is a social advocate and runner, and has collected a lot of wisdom throughout her life. We talked to her about the importance of education, surrendering, how her life has changed after becoming a mum and the bright side of being on lockdown.
Sam Bencheghib is one of the co-founders of Make A Change World, an organization dedicated to changing the world's pollution problem. They are founded on the concept that "no idea is crazy enough to change the world." We caught up with Sam following his run across the United States to raise awareness of plastic pollution, to discuss the reasons behind such an adventure and what came of it. instagram account at @sambencheghib Enjoy!
Episode 6: What running can teach you. Rickey Gates. by airelibre.run
Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel is a Native American rights activist, as well as a talented distance runner. Jordan made headlines in 2019 when she ran the Boston marathon with a red hand painted across her face to bring awareness to Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. Though this is the story she’s most well known for, Jordan’s activism goes much further. Join us as we discuss the importance of visibility, the impact of ignorance and how following your passion can lead to great...
Mirna Valerio is hard to describe in a word. She's an ultrarunner, an adventurer, a writer, former educator, mother, trained singer... as soon as you start to speak with her, her laughter and energy fill the space, making her passion for life evident. Join us as we discuss Mirna's experiences with failure, her thoughts on confidence and authenticity, and the way she experiences being a runner.
For this episode of Beyond Running, we sat down with runner and mindfulness ambassador for the L.A. running community, Hakim Tafari, who told us about the different chapters of his journey and how a life of obstacles led him to embrace running, mindfulness and eastern medicine as ways to reconnect to himself and turn his life around. Join us as we discuss everything from running and veganism to budhism and eastern medicine in this eye opening and awe inspiring conversation. Hakim has been part o...
Ben and I sat down recently to discuss some of the latest research into how exercise affects the brain, and specifically, running. While Ben isn’t leading any of these studies in his work, he acts as somewhat of a translator in his writing, helping us to understand the cutting edge of brain science. He’s spent the past decade and a half in the lab, looking at how the brain grows and works during our lifetime. And being a keen runner, Ben is curious to look at real evidence, and science… that sup...
