In my almost-year of borderline-obsessive social networking, I’ve discovered that “Black Twitter” can simultaneously be a blessing and a blood clot. It’s mostly just one MORE time-sucking, soul-sucking, chair-to-butt sucking COLLOSSAL waste of neurons.

But then there’s those times, rare and sweet, when I meet folks that are so much cooler than me.

Enter Ashley Hicks, co-founder of the phenomenal fitness blog, Black Girls Run. I read about here recent shine in The Root and I just knew she and I needed to hook up. And Twitter made it happen. Score one for the little blue bird.

I’m loving what Ashley and co-founder, Toni Carey are doing to fight that pesky little problem with obesity that about 80% of black have. So put down the donut and snap in your head-phones, because you won’t want to miss what she has to say about the blog, her own fitness journey and what comes next with Black Girls Run.

Black Girls Run Ashley interview by Christelyn