#84: Skylar Roth MacDonald - Ultra Runner, Ran Across Canada, Mental Health Awareness

24/11/2021 2h 0min Temporada 4 Episodio 84
#84: Skylar Roth MacDonald - Ultra Runner, Ran Across Canada, Mental Health Awareness

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This episode was brought to you by our friends at Velofix. DM @velofixquebec on IG to get your exclusive LE RUN DOWN PROMO CODE and receive 15% OFF your next tune up.--------On this episode of Le Run Down we go across Canada with ultra runner and Mental health advocate, Skylar Roth MacDonald. Skylar loved playing all kinds of sports, playing soccer competitively until concussions forced him to retire. He found his love for ultra running while exploring the Canadian Rockies, and his passion, coupled with the tragic loss of his friends, inspired him to run across the country to raise awareness for mental health.News:The Tyee - ‘We Want Her Out of Jail Today.’ RCMP Slammed for Arresting JournalistsWashington Post - A man died at an Atlanta jail on ‘Taser Tuesday.’ Now six deputies are indicted on murder charges.NBC News - Police fired 24 shots at a handcuffed man. Why didn't they turn on their body cameras?CBC - After Montreal police pepper-spray man in mental crisis, advocates call for more training, supportShow:Meet Skylar Roth-MacDonald, the man who ran across Canada to raise awareness for mental health - Canadian Running MagazineHow to Help:Black Lives Matter - Ways You Can HelpBlack Lives Matter CanadaMontreal-Based Racial Justice OrganizationsList of American and Canadian Bail FundsEducational Materials:Reclaim The Block - Resources and DownloadsCritical Resistance - Abolish PolicingCritical Resistance - Breaking Down the Prison Industrial Complex video series Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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