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15. Jazz Shukla on Being More than a Runner: ED recovery, Blackness, Canadian Running, Positive Team Culture
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In this episode:
- Fundraising campaign for NQTTCN (see below)
- Training during the pandemic
- Jazz’s ballet background and joining the University of Toronto’s track club in grade 8
- The “curses” and challenges of female youth running
- Eating disorder recovery and pandemic diet culture
- Building a healthy, open, and supportive team environment
- Blackness as a runner in a white circle, during the current moments, and diversity in Canadian distance running
- Winning team national XC championships and qualifying for world juniors
- Mastery in executing a race plan
- Training from 8k in XC to mid-distance on the track
- Overcoming stress injury and sickness, finding joy in running
- Goals for last year of college
- Canadian club system and U of T’s inspiring group of post collegiate runners
Some of Jazz’s accomplishments:
- 2016 World U20 Championships 800m competitor and 4x400 relay bronze
- 2017 Canadian junior national 800m champion
- 2017 Pan American Junior Games 800m silver medal 2:04.52
- 2018 Canadian XC team national champions
- Roster: https://varsityblues.ca/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/jazz-shukla/11592
***Donate to the National Queer and Trans Therapist of Color Network’s (@NQTTCN) Mental Health Fund: https://linktr.ee/nqttcn ***
- Awesome podcast episode about NQTTCN: https://lacura.podbean.com/?fbclid=IwAR2FOvBPqZJ-CMJQYOjRsyg7Z9mU38Mxwvi4OZZ9ONqZVgZGPbPXr4w-aBQ
- For June 2020, contact me w/ confirmation of your donation (feel free to cover any personal info, donation amount, etc) and I pledge to contribute $5 for every new donation that a listener of this podcast makes to NQTTCN for up to $100 of my own money total. Thank you :)
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Petitions: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
Justice in June educational resource: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/edit
1 Million Miles for Justice virtual running/biking/walking event (fundraising for the NAACP, National Civil Rights Museum, and Black Girls Run): http://www.wjrclub.com/1-million-miles.html?fbclid=IwAR1_Rua7v665QTxTX1DBqD-VMXXcd8mr7yKYujDu4Jgwj2ykytp3Niiy9Yc
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