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American author

Alison Mariella Désir is an American author, activist, and runner. She is the founder of Harlem Run, creator of Run 4 All Women and serves as Oiselle’s director of sports advocacy and co-chairs the Running Industry Diversity Coalition.

Désir's first book, Running While Black (Penguin Books), was published on October 18, 2022.

Personal life

Désir is of Haitian and Colombian descent and was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia University in 2007.

As of 2022, Désir lived outside Seattle, Washington.

References

  1. "Misty Copeland's New Sportswear Campaign Is Here, and It's So POWERFUL". 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. "Meet the Women Making the Outdoors More Accessible to All". 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  3. Strout, Erin (2022-02-23). "Two Years After Ahmaud Arbery's Murder, the Running Industry is Slowly Changing". Women's Running. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  4. Dehnke, Andrea (2022-01-27). "Alison Mariella Désir Continues to Push the Running Industry to Be Better". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  5. Benton, Emilia (2022-01-28). "In 2020, the Running Industry Promised Inclusivity. We Still Have Work to Do". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  6. Mulhern, Sinead (2017-01-20). "Four women run 368 kilometres from N.Y.C. to Washington D.C. in response to Trump inauguration". Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  7. Furrer, Amanda (2022-10-12). "Running While Black: The One Book All Runners Need to Create Positive Change in Our Sport". Runners World. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  8. Seelie, Margaret (2018-06-19). "Alison Désir Thinks Running Can Save Our Democracy". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  9. "About". Alison Mariella Désir. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  10. "Bookshelf". Columbia College Today. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  11. Corr, Amy (2021-11-23). "Oiselle's Alison Désir on the Wage Gap in Sports and History of the NYC Marathon". Retrieved 2022-10-19.

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