81. Charlie Dark, Founder Run Dem Crew

Hurdle with Emily Abbate · Nov 4, 2019 · 1h 5m · transcript

Spoiler alert: This may be one of my favorite episodes to date. When Charlie Dark (@daddydarkrdc) started running, he was in a bad place. Dropped by his record label, the DJ and poet was teaching a poetry and creative writing class in east London and had recently lost a friend of his. It began under the cover of darkness. Between 1 and 3 a.m., he’d leave the recording studio in the early hours of the morning and run home. “I didn’t want anyone to see me. I didn’t need anyone to watch me fail.”

Within a year’s time, he had shared his love for the sport with friends. Every Friday night, they’d…