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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: American Voices: Alison Desir [Watch (HLS stream): American Voices: Alison Desir](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ftZNnPAu.m3u8) (2:16)  _Published 2017-11-02. Alison Desir started Harlem Run as an inclusive space for people with different abilities to run together, creating bonds of community._ --- Jul 27, 2023 10:53 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Alison Sweeney on PowerwomenTV](/video/sQLDnMjf/) ### Alison Sweeney on PowerwomenTV [Alison Sweeney on PowerwomenTV](/video/2Y031kpT/) ### Alison Sweeney on PowerwomenTV [Alison Sweeney on PowerwomenTV](/video/fordSr97/) ### Alison Sweeney on PowerwomenTV --- ## Transcript Running is the vehicle for social change, we could be doing something else right? While running holds us together, creates connection, creates community. [ MUSIC ] In 2012, I was going through a really deep period of depression and really felt like I had no purpose. My friend was training for a marathon. I kept following his journey and that really struck a chord with me. I figured I had nothing to lose, so I signed up for my first marathon. What I found almost immediately is that it gave me a sense of structure and this sense of power over myself. And it really changed my perspective. When I got to the finish line, the seeds were planted right then. I thought, this could change so many lives. That feeling is really what fueled Harlem Run. Harlem Run starts every Monday with introductions. All right. Who is here for the first time tonight? Any first timers? [ SOUND ] [ APPLAUSE ] One thing that I think is really important and unique about Harlem Run is that it really is an inclusive space for people all abilities. We don't run with headphones. We're here to share space and inspire people along the way. Run for all women started around the election. I wanted to get my community involved. I had this idea about running from Harlem to Washington DC for the women's march. I really wanted to do something meaningful with that, and that's where the fundraising piece came in. I would decide I would fundraise for planned parenthood. Women from all over the country started reaching out and wanting to participate. We didn't know any of these people so it was a huge leap of faith. To set out on this 250 mile journey and hope that it would be supported. It was bigger than anything we ever could have imagined. There were people who were meeting us at three o clock in the morning, people who were canceling work, mother's who were. Who were bringing their kids with them so that they could be there the morning of the women's march. We made it there and it was this beautiful realization that there's so much power in running and in community. Running has transformed my life. 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