We Run Together: Black run groups are here and ready for the Peachtree Road Race

The world’s most well-known and well-regarded 10K race, the Peachtree Road Race, will take place throughout the heart of Atlanta next week. There will be thousands of runners (and joggers and walkers, respectfully) hitting the pavement, and among them will be several metro Atlanta-based Black running groups. Daily, weekly, and monthly gatherings of Black runners getting their miles in safe spaces amongst their brothers and sisters. The Atlanta Voice spoke with representatives, captains, and leaders of three running groups, Black Girls Run, Black Men Run, and the oldest of them all, South Fulton Running Partners, which was started by a small group of Black men in 1979.Black men, women, and children run for various reasons: health, fun, camaraderie, and fellowship. No matter what they run, when they do run, they run TOGETHER.Black Girls RUN! (Atlanta)Sierra Grigsby, Atlanta AmbassadorThe Atlanta Voice: When and why was Black Girls RUN! created?Sierra Grigsby: In 2009 … mostly for physical well-being, the attention to Black women and to try to correct the health challenges that we have.Editor’s note: Black Girls RUN! is a national organization that was founded by Ashley Hicks and Tony Carey. Grigsby joined Black Girls RUN! In 2012 as a representative for...