Selma to Montgomery Relay + Representation in Races

Another Mother Runner

Sarah Bowen Shea

Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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If you’re looking for a momentous race to run or you want increased diversity and representation in running, listen to this episode about the Selma to Montgomery Relayand Bike Ride. Sarah and co-host Ellison talk (and shed a few tears) with the race director and two relay participants about: -the origin of the relay that retraces the path civil rights champions tread in 1965; -the significance of having a minority majority running event; -how folks “party with a purpose” before and after the 51-mile event; -relay race logistics; and, -what it was like to run across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Before the first guest joins around 7:00, Ellison raves about a collection of interconnected short stories she recently enjoyed. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your—and their—support! Calm racing thoughts: For 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/amr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast is sponsored by Better Help Therapy online.
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0:06.5	Visit betterHelp.com slash AMR today
0:09.8	to get 10% off your first month. Welcome to another mother runner. This is Sarah Bowen Shea. I'm delighted to be
0:30.4	joined today by Ellison Weast., my friend, how are you?
0:33.6	I am so, so good, and it's great to hear your voice, Sarah.
0:37.8	Oh, thank you, right back at you.
0:39.4	So, what are you reading these days book bully?
0:43.0	Okay, well I just finished well I finished it a couple of weeks ago and now Carl is reading it my husband
0:49.9	It's a book of connected short stories called If I Survive You by the debut author Jonathan Escapry,
1:00.3	E-S-C-O-F-E-R-Y and one reason I was anxious to read it is it is on the short list for this year's Booker Prize.
1:10.0	For a debut that's quite an accomplishment.
1:13.7	I would just about to say the same thing.
1:15.8	Very impressive.
1:16.8	Yes, very.
1:17.8	And it essentially talks about a family who is immigrated from Jamaica and they're living down in Florida and it takes him from about the time or our main character from about 20
1:35.0	20 years.
1:38.0	20 years. And like I said, the stories are connected.
1:41.0	Very interesting, the way that he sort of talks about being a stranger in this
1:48.8	land but also being assimilated and how that affects each member of his family and you know how he is
1:57.6	looked upon by different people of different races and so it's just very well done. I can understand why it was nominated and I think it will
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