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On this episode of Le Run Down we caught up with Toronto Marathon Runner and member of Reid Coolsaet's "Coolsaet Go" Run Club, Nick Rupert.
Nick ran track as a teenager but ended up having a negative association to the sport and decided to give it up for over 5 years. He returned to running to improve his mental and physical health with the goal of racing the Boston Marathon one day.
This year he achieved that goal, toeing the line and completing his first, making that dream become a reality.
News Notes:
https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/top-canadian-results-at-the-2022-boston-marathon/ (https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/top-canadian-results-at-the-2022-boston-marathon/)
Show Notes:
https://www.instagram.com/roopruns/ (Nick Rupert (@roopruns) • Instagram photos and videos)
https://www.instagram.com/coolsaetgo/ (Coolsaet Go (@coolsaetgo) • Instagram photos and videos)
News:
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/24/1094552130/arizona-execution-clarence-wayne-dixon (NPR - In rejecting death row inmate's case, judge says law enforcement isn't a profession)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/04/25/unacceptable-utah-police/ (The Salt Lake Tribune - ‘Unacceptable’: Utah police departments ignored their own policies, left deadly force uninvestigated)
https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/04/26/North-Coast-Gas-Project-Approved/ (The Tyee - BC Approves North Coast Gas Project Despite First Nations’ Objections)
https://atlantablackstar.com/2022/04/19/abused-his-power-and-authority-jury-convicts-oklahoma-corrections-supervisor-who-was-exposed-by-whistleblower-after-setting-up-black-inmates-to-be-attacked-ordering-crucifixion-of-another/ (Atlanta Black Star - ‘Abused His Power and Authority’: Jury Convicts Oklahoma Corrections Supervisor Who Was Exposed by Whistleblower After Setting Up Black Inmates to be Attacked, Ordering ‘Crucifixion’ of Another)
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)