Hope Walz: ‘If You Are Part of the Running Community, That Is a Privilege’

Walz Running as an ░░░░░░░░ is political and you ░░░░░░░░ who taught me that ░░░░░░░░ Walz the first thing ░░░░░░░░ told me when I ░░░░░░░░ first getting into it ░░░░░░░░ high school granted I ░░░░░░░░ t really do it ░░░░░░░░ much anymore I go ░░░░░░░░ spurts but when I ░░░░░░░░ first getting into it ░░░░░░░░ high school the first ░░░░░░░░ he told me was ░░░░░░░░ running is a privilege ░░░░░░░░ being a part of ░░░░░░░░ running community is a ░░░░░░░░ that not all people ░░░░░░░░ access to Whether you ░░░░░░░░ it recreationally or you ░░░░░░░░ a lot or you ░░░░░░░░ at the elite level ░░░░░░░░ is a privilege Whether ░░░░░░░░ be you just having ░░░░░░░░ time to run access ░░░░░░░░ to funds to buy ░░░░░░░░ gear access to you ░░░░░░░░ healthy quality foods that ░░░░░░░░ you as you re ░░░░░░░░ and as you re ░░░░░░░░ access to you know ░░░░░░░░ safe stable situation that ░░░░░░░░ you to be in ░░░░░░░░ good mental state to ░░░░░░░░ able to run all ░░░░░░░░ those things are hard ░░░░░░░░ come by And if ░░░░░░░░ have them and are ░░░░░░░░ part of the running ░░░░░░░░ that is a privilege ░░░░░░░░ that again was the ░░░░░░░░ thing he taught me ░░░░░░░░ I don t really ░░░░░░░░ platforming an administration that ░░░░░░░░ mental health services cuts ░░░░░░░░ and the literal shipments ░░░░░░░░ food banks is entirely ░░░░░░░░ the climate Because you ░░░░░░░░ get into running and ░░░░░░░░ climate that s a ░░░░░░░░ another thing but it ░░░░░░░░ cutting you know funds ░░░░░░░░ climate initiatives and actively ░░░░░░░░ the planet in that ░░░░░░░░ sending people away without ░░░░░░░░ process villainizing minorities All ░░░░░░░░ those things are preventing ░░░░░░░░ from getting into the ░░░░░░░░ community which is what ░░░░░░░░ thought Kate s platform ░░░░░░░░ for But it s ░░░░░░░░ just damaging to society ░░░░░░░░ a whole We should ░░░░░░░░ be normalizing these people ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ anyone what to do ░░░░░░░░ their page but I ░░░░░░░░ it s insulting to ░░░░░░░░ dad to leave a ░░░░░░░░ video pinned especially when ░░░░░░░░ stands for quite literally ░░░░░░░░ opposite of what this ░░░░░░░░ is doing You don ░░░░░░░░ get to both sides ░░░░░░░░ It s not both ░░░░░░░░ We are quite literally ░░░░░░░░ about good versus evil ░░░░░░░░ and I m just ░░░░░░░░ disappointed the whole thing ░░░░░░░░ I was there when ░░░░░░░░ video with my dad ░░░░░░░░ filmed and I was ░░░░░░░░ impressed with Kate and ░░░░░░░░ is just extremely disappointing.”