{"product_id":"running-while-black-by-alison-mariella-desir-signed-first-edition-2022-portfolio","title":"Running While Black by Alison Mariella Désir SIGNED! [FIRST EDITION] 2022 • Portfolio","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRunning While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us  Alison Mariella Désir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e [2002] PORTFOLIO • PENGUIN\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFront endpaper has been flat signed by author Alison Mariella Désir!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike new with trace shelf wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDust jacket ships in a new custom-fit jacket protector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\" data-testid=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"contentContainer\" class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e⚜︎\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e⚜︎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA searing exposé on the whiteness of running, a supposedly egalitarian sport, and a call to reimagine the industry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning saved Alison Désir's life. At rock bottom and searching for meaning and structure, Désir started marathon training, finding that it vastly improved both her physical and mental health. Yet as she became involved in the community and learned its history, she realized that the sport was largely built with white people in mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRunning While Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws on Désir's experience as an endurance athlete, activist, and mental health advocate to explore why the seemingly simple, human act of long distance running for exercise and health has never been truly open to Black people. Weaving historical context--from the first recreational running boom to the horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery--together with her own story of growth in the sport, Désir unpacks how we got here and advocates for a world where everyone is free to safely experience the life-changing power of movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs America reckons with its history of white supremacy across major institutions, Désir argues that, as a litmus test for an inclusive society, the fitness industry has the opportunity to lead the charge--fulfilling its promise of empowerment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48451181838585,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/runningwhileblack-1copy.jpg?v=1779922337","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/running-while-black-by-alison-mariella-desir-signed-first-edition-2022-portfolio","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}