247. Viola Cheptoo, Pro Runner

Hurdle with Emily Abbate · Apr 17, 2023 · 1h 4m · transcript

This week I’m bringing you my conversation with Viola Cheptoo, a professional runner for Adidas who is — if you’re tuning in on marathon Monday, April 17 — perhaps running the Boston Marathon as you listen to this. She talks to us about the ebb and flow of her love for sport and running, originally motivated large in part by her brother, fellow elite Bernard Lagat. She talks about what it was like to debut in New York and come in second place, plus her big hopes for this year’s 26.2 in Boston.

However, a large part of our conversation focuses on sensitive topics including body image…