Standing Rock Solidarity Run

I ran the 10.6 miles of the BWI Trail on February 9. It's a trail I regularly run, but this run was special. This year marks the 5-year anniversary of the heroic stance taken by the Standing Rock Sioux and their allies to stop desecration of Indian land by Big Oil, in particular the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
Despite having ZERO legal standing, DAPL continues to operate with impunity.

So, the Standing Rock Youth Council initiated a 93-mile relay to call attention to the illegalities being carried out by the oil company. Their statement on the action is here.

My run was part of a national action held across the country. Runners in cities across the U.S. independently ran or walked anywhere from 1/4 mile to 8, 10, or 12 miles  in solidarity with the Standing Rock Youth Council action. The indigenous youth initiating the action ran in sub-zero temperatures in North Dakota that day. Among these brave, bold indigenous runners were those who had initiated the fight against the pipeline in 2016.

I wanted them to know they had (at least some) Pakistani/Muslim support.

You can see a clip from my run here.