Before you listen to this episode with Vivian, I highly recommend you listen to my previous conversation on diversity with Jess Schnier from last year.
This week, Vivian Tang joins me for a very important discussion around diversity in trail running. There's been lots of chatter online around (the lack of) diversity in trail and ultra running following the coverage on the 2023 Western States 100. We wanted to get together to explore some of these topics and hopefully get some conversations going in the trail space.
We dive into:
How Vivian got into trail running
Her involvement with Trail Mixed Collective
The confederate flag at Barkley
The lack of discussion within the trail space and media
Research study results about trail running (linked below)
Leading group runs
Western States 100
The outsized role of brands and companies in trail running
The importance of representation
Being aware of who you’re listening to
Action we can take to facilitate change
and so much more.
RIDC Research Studies https://www.runningdiversity.com/research
Making Strides Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-strides/id1687742311
Some groups to support:
https://www.runningdiversity.com/
https://8020foundation.org/initiatives/
https://www.trailmixedcollective.com/general-9
https://blackgirlsrun.com/find-a-community/
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