Stories That Need To Be Told: David Alm On Writing and Running

David Alm shares his journey of becoming an award-winning journalist and running as a form of meditation, revealing how his punk rock roots and rebellious spirit shaped both his writing and running.• Starting with a one-way ticket to NYC and a few thousand dollars at age 24• Living in the Lower East Side, NYC in the late 90s/eary 00s• Beginning running on his 23rd birthday after smoking cigarettes for a decade• Running a 2:49 marathon in only his second race (without even knowing what Boston qualifying meant)• Writing award-winning features on subjects like Sha'Carri Richardson and Rachael Rapinoe• Creating the East River 5000 race series as an alternative to commercialized running events• Developing deep connections with subjects through extended conversations that reveal intimate details• Finding stories in unexpected places, often dark• Covering stories of marginalized communities • Starting banjo playing in his late 40s and building instruments with his father