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On this episode of Le Down I spoke with Elite Runner and Marathoner, Elissa Legault.
She's always loved running and even dabbled in triathlon at a very young age, and returning to the sport reunited her with her childhood coach to pursue the marathon.
Despite the pandemic Elissa managed a half marathon and marathon personal best. If she keeps it up, an Olympic qualifier could be within her reach one day.
News Links:
https://www.mileendmiles.com/ (Home | Mile End Miles Track Experience)
https://www.instagram.com/mile_end_miles/ (Mile End Miles (@mile_end_miles) • Instagram photos and videos)
Show Links:
https://www.instagram.com/elissalegault/ (É L I SS A (@elissalegault) • Instagram photos and videos)
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/canada/elissa-legault-14908997 (Élissa LEGAULT | Profile | World Athletics)
News:
https://www.propublica.org/article/black-children-were-jailed-for-a-crime-that-doesnt-exist (ProPublica - Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ahmaud-arbery-murder-suspects-seek-ban-confederate-flag-license-plate-n1280926 (NBC News - Ahmaud Arbery murder suspects seek to ban Confederate flag license plate from evidence)
https://www.desmog.com/2021/10/11/indigenous-136-arrested-white-house-fossil-fuel-protest/ (DeSmog - Indigenous Leaders Among the 136 Arrested at White House Fossil Fuel Protest)
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/minneapolis-police-video-hunting-activists-jaleel-stallings-1241227/ (Rolling Stone - Minneapolis Police Caught on Video ‘Hunting’ Activists)
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)