Human Interest
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March 16, 2023
Giant’s chairperson tells industry to reach out to women
Bonnie Tu, chairperson of Giant Group, speaking at the annual Bicycle Leadership Conference, offered a personal look at her role in developing Giant’s LIV brand of bicycles and cycling apparel scaled for women. BRAIN
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March 15, 2023
First woman to run Boston Marathon recounts how she snuck into all-men’s race in 1966
Gibb, a native of Winchester, Massachusetts, is a legend in the sport of distance running, as she is the first woman to ever run and complete the Boston Marathon. In 1966, the Boston Marathon was still an all-men's race, but Gibb applied to run in it anyway. She received a...
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March 14, 2023
Kara Goucher on Owning Her Own Story
Kara Goucher is a two-time Olympian, who competed in the 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon, and is a World Champion Silver Medalist at the 10,000m. In 2015, Goucher went public with accusations that her former coach Alberto Salazar avoided antidoping rules with elite competitors in the Nike Oregon Project. Salazar served a...
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January 9, 2023
She’s a visually-impaired marathoner, triathlete and mountain climber: Meet Runninghour’s Chris Hortin
She’s a visually-impaired marathoner, triathlete and mountain climber: Meet Runninghour’s Chris Hortin. She runs marathons, climbs mountains, swims in the sea and plays tennis despite severe vision loss. Vice chairman of Runninghour Chris Hortin tells CNA Women how she overcame her doubts and physical limitations, and took a leap of...