Alison Desir Explained

Alison Mariella Désir is an American author, activist, and runner.^{[1] [2] [3]} 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.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Désir's first book, Running While Black (Penguin Books), was published on October 18, 2022.^[7]

Personal life

Désir is of Haitian and Colombian descent and was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia University in 2007.^{[8] [9] [10]}

As of 2022, Désir lived outside Seattle, Washington.^[11]

Notes and References

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