Why one LA run club leader chose community over the Paris Olympics

A guest editorial from Zaakiyah Brisker of South Central Run Club in Los Angeles about why she turned down the opportunity to be flown to Paris for the Olympic Games.

Amazing people. That’s what I have always aimed to highlight with Running Sucks. South Central Run Club founder, Zaakiyah Brisker is one of them. I profiled Zaakiyah in my first post of 2024 - The run club fighting White Supremacy. This post is a slight departure from regular programming, but in line with that central tenet.

As runners, it’s expected tha…