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On this episode of Le Run Down I caught up with masters sprinter and multiple record holder, Karla Del Grande.
She loved running in school but found a new fire for it in her 40s, and now she's been inducted into two halls of fame and awarded WMA Female Athlete of the decade.
She's the woman who came closest to running her age in the 400 meter, falling short by just one second, and it's something she hopes to achieve later this year.
News links:
https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/cam-levins-runs-unofficial-canadian-record-with-10104-half-marathon-time-trial/ (https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/cam-levins-runs-unofficial-canadian-record-with-10104-half-marathon-time-trial/)
Episode links:
https://www.instagram.com/karla.delgrande/ (Karla Del Grande (@karla.delgrande) • Instagram photos and videos)
https://www.thestar.com/sports/2021/03/24/canadian-masters-sprinter-karla-del-grande-earns-female-athlete-of-the-decade-award.html (Canadian masters sprinter Karla Del Grande earns female athlete of the decade award | The Star)
https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/qa-with-karla-del-grande/ (Q&A with Karla Del Grande - Canadian Running Magazine)
https://ottawa.citynews.ca/around-ontario/canadian-masters-sprinter-karla-del-grande-earns-female-athlete-of-the-decade-award-3572218 (Canadian masters sprinter Karla Del Grande earns female athlete of the decade award - CityNews Ottawa)
News:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/26/us-police-killings-black-americans-crimes-against-humanity (The Guardian - Police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/politics/republican-anti-protest-laws.html (The New York Times - G.O.P. Bills Target Protesters (and Absolve Motorists Who Hit Them))
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/27/pathologist-andrew-brown-jr-was-shot-5-times-by-deputies/ (The Mercury News - Pathologist: Andrew Brown Jr. was shot 5 times by deputies)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-launch-investigation-louisville-pd-s-policing-practices-n1265400 (NBC News - Justice Department launches investigation into Louisville policing practices)
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)