On this episode of Le Run Down I got to catch up with an old friend. Competitive distance runner, RunBoston tour guide and director of Athletic Programs for the Boston Athletics association, Wayne Levy.
Running has always been and continues to be a constant in Wayne's everyday life. In fact almost everything he does revolves around running.
From his own running pursuit, to his involvement with the B.A.A, and helping the homeless literally get back on their feet, Wayne continues to pay it forward. Running saved his life and hopes it will save many others along the way.
News links:
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a35297833/jim-walmsley-100k-american-record-project-carbon-x-2/#:~:text=At%20the%20Hoka%20Project%20Carbon%20X%202%20100K%20race%20on,2018)%20continues%20to%20elude%20him. (Jim Walmsley Project Carbon X2 - Walmsley Misses 100K World Record by 11 Seconds (runnersworld.com))
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/01/26/boston-marathon-2021-race-date/ (Boston Marathon sets new date for 2021 race - Track and Field (nbcsports.com))
Show links:
https://www.instagram.com/waynelevyruns/?hl=en (Wayne Levy (@waynelevyruns) • Instagram photos and videos)
https://www.runboston.org/ (WELCOME TO RUNBOSTON - RunBoston: Boston Running Tours)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT-9ZGufb94 (Boston Marathon: Boston Runs As One - Wayne Levy - YouTube)
https://backonmyfeet.org/boston/ (Boston – Back on My Feet)
News:
https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Commentary-Remember-the-real-MLK-not-15177697.php (San Antonio Express-News - Commentary: Remember the real MLK, not whitewashed version)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/florida-protest-bill-unequal-treatment/2021/02/01/415d1b02-6240-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html (Washington Post - Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter activists clashed in a Florida suburb. Only one side was charged.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/01/962813494/rochester-releases-video-of-police-pepper-spraying-9-year-old-girl (NPR - Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl)
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/journalist-photographer-arrested-napier-barracks-protest-kent-andy-aitchison/ (Press Gazette - Photographer arrested and held by Kent Police for seven hours for covering detention centre protest)
How to Help:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ (Black Lives Matter - Ways You Can Help)
https://blacklivesmatter-canada.carrd.co/ (Black Lives Matter Canada)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZH0xk5FqYJXwymoue-dnjqJEMj3FplF0Om8wdm8HZd0/edit (Montreal-Based Racial Justice Organizations)
https://bailfunds.github.io/ (List of American and Canadian Bail Funds)
Educational Materials:
https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#resources (Reclaim The Block - Resources and Downloads)
http://criticalresistance.org/abolish-policing/ (Critical Resistance - Abolish Policing)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYn1EYMdFkqnY2I4I8FzaJoGqEGLdHi6v (Critical Resistance - Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex video series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEVoX-RwMJw&bpctr=1591459509 (Second Thought - America's Police Problem)