David Alm

Writer. Journalism professor @ CUNY. Habitual runner.

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

I spent six months reporting a story for GQ about a group of elite Ethiopian runners in the Bronx with the question "What do immigrant athletes do when a pandemic robs them of their income?" It led to places I couldn't have imagined. #Immigration #ethiopia
https://t.co/NnR9k2Z8wC

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

For this New York City Marathon eve, I wrote a little essay about the race shirts of yesteryear, and why design matters. #nycm #design #vintage https://t.co/FzsSSyUVU9

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

Wrote this short feature for Outside about sub-elite runners ditching the apps to listen to their bodies instead, and finding both fast times and peace of mind in the process. #strava #garmin #running #subelite

https://t.co/MYxK57F5wH

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

It was a real honor to speak to this #sports #journalism class at the University of Tennessee. Thanks to @ShannonScovel for inviting me, and for championing #longform storytelling in the classroom.

[Shannon Scovel @ShannonScovel]

More doughnuts (+ the Capital-J journalism trophy presentation for most sources interviewed!) in @UTJEM 475!

Thanks to our guest speakers @DVNJr, @SethWickersham, @EmilyGiam, @DanielLibit & @DavidGeoffreyA! So appreciative of their time and expertise! What a semester!

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

What a treat it was talking with this curious and inquisitive class at the University of Tennessee. Thank you, Shannon, for inviting me!

[Shannon Scovel @ShannonScovel]

.@DavidGeoffreyA blew the minds of my @UTJEM 475 students today with his brilliant insights on profile writing & his genius “clothesline” analogy for longform reporting. What a treat to listen to him talk about his Rapinoe & Rahsaan stories. Thanks, David!
https://t.co/SmFAVbyHJB

[Longreads @Longreads]

"Camacho has a choice to make: either continue dominating New York’s amateur running scene as the nonbinary athlete they are, or race internationally as a woman. And Camacho has never been a fan of the either/or."

@DavidGeoffreyA for @runnersworld: https://t.co/vV5Ves6qok

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

@DNIGabbard @POTUS And in four, eight, or 12 years your future counterpart will revoke the clearance of everyone in this administration. Nice job setting a stupid, dangerous precedent for the appearance of a petty, vindictive short-term win.

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

I'm very happy to share this 5200-word profile of the phenomenal Sofia Camacho I wrote for @runnersworldmag. #transathletes #nonbinary #nycmarathon #running

https://t.co/qL7H0yTRnU

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

https://t.co/m0RONpXr3f

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

Deeply honored to be included in this year's Best Sports Writing. Thank you, @janesports and the editors at @TriumphBooks, for recognizing my work for @GQMagazine, and to my editor, @AlexHoyt86.

[Triumph Books @TriumphBooks]

Announcing the incredible writers featured in Year's Best Sports Writing 2024! @janesports has selected extraordinary stories behind the sports we love.

Preorder your copy https://t.co/7WVopky2Y3

@GMPaiella @RyanHockensmith @CandaceDBuckner @nathanfenno @kentbabb

[Alex Hoyt @AlexHoyt86]

This portrait of immigrant marathoners living on the edge of poverty in the Bronx — and the violence they fled in their native Ethiopia — by @DavidGeoffreyA
https://t.co/z2EhGCE8S3

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

@HunteRmtz16 @MotherJones @cagoldberglaw If you read the article, you'd have your answer.

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

I like to think I played a part in the demise of #Omegle with this 2022 piece for @MotherJones. As @cagoldberglaw told me, "This isn't fucking free speech. This is about criminal conduct."
https://t.co/a2BHuYUgGi

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

I had the pleasure of talking with @runmarycain about her efforts to effect positive social change with @atalantaNY for the Runners of the Year issue of @runnersworld - posted the same week she settled with @Nike, a chapter she's eager to put behind her.

https://t.co/y7s0zfcvbn

[Leah Flickinger @leahflickinger]

@DavidGeoffreyA went deep on this profile of Rahsaan Thomas, who just ran NYC after being paroled from a life sentence. https://t.co/QwTtzBjeZt #longreads @longreads

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

Rahsaan Thomas was sentenced to life in prison. Last weekend he ran the New York City Marathon. I spent five months working with him on this story for @runnersworld. Thanks, as always, to my wonderful editor @leahflickinger. @earhustlesq @EmpowermentAve

https://t.co/LeSHRDBq8P

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

@SueJohnson_ @NationofDecay Ok, you got me. Take care.

[David Alm @DavidGeoffreyA]

@NationofDecay @SueJohnson_ @cagoldberglaw @MotherJones You should read an article in full before commenting on it publicly. I'm also not interested in debating this with someone whose X handle invokes alt right ideology. Have a nice day.

[Carrie Goldberg @cagoldberglaw]

Worth reporting that the shutdown of Omegle was the direct result of last week’s mediation with our client, AM.

A contractual term by Omegle for the case to be resolved before jury trial. https://t.co/eZx1hJHYTk

[Dennis Young @dpyoung13]

But I think the only real answer is bit by bit reclaiming running for ourselves. As @DavidGeoffreyA put it: https://t.co/BimdPr5Hf2