![]() ![]() The photo sparked a debate in the Facebook group which caught Lake’s attention. Chan is Asian American and is married to a black American. As shown, Chan wore a Black Lives Matter singlet in his celebratory photo. Chan completed the GVRAT at the end of July and posted the photo below to the GVRAT Facebook group. ![]() Team BLM is led by Ben Chan, on Instagram. These images are from Ben Chan’s Instagram posts and are shared with Chan’s permission. Lake’s letter shown below, stated that BLM could rename their team or withdraw from the race with a refund. CRAW came to my attention earlier this week as I read about Lazarus Lake issuing an ultimatum to a team named Black Lives Matter (BLM). Lake built on the success of GVRAT by launching another virtual race, the Circumpolar Race Around the World (CRAW) in early August. This race was a phenomenon, seeing more than 19,000 participants. Lazarus Lake (legal name Gary Cantrell) is the mind behind GVRAT. While I’m proud of running 1,000km between April and July, I’m still working through my feelings about the race director. I got my shiny new belt buckle in the mail this week for finishing the Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee (GVRAT). I ran 1,000km in 4 months but I didn’t want to share it on social media. ![]()
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