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Season 3, Episode 2 --- Susannah Scaroni

Season 3, Episode 2 --- Susannah Scaroni

FromGearing Up for Grandma's


Season 3, Episode 2 --- Susannah Scaroni

FromGearing Up for Grandma's

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Fresh off her first career win at the Chicago Marathon, wheelchair athlete Susannah Scaroni joined our Gearing Up for Grandma's podcast. Not only did Scaroni win the 2022 Chicago Marathon, she also won her fourth career Grandma's Marathon this past June and broke her own event record in the process.Scaroni is a three-time U.S. Paralympian and won a gold medal in the 5,000-meters at the 2020 Tokyo Games. She has now placed in the top three in three straight World Marathon Majors --- Berlin (3rd), London (2nd), and Chicago (1st). Hear her thoughts on the advancements of wheelchair racing, plus she tells the story of being hit by a car during training in September 2021 and wondering if she would ever again get to compete at the world's highest level.
Released:
Oct 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (44)

Hear inspiring stories leading up to Grandma's Marathon, a 26.2-mile road race along the scenic shores of Lake Superior and finishing in Duluth, Minn. Started in 1977 with only 150 runners, Grandma's Marathon is now the 12th largest marathon in the United States and brings approximately 20,000 participants to northern Minnesota each June. Our podcast is brought to you with the support of Essentia Health. Grandma's Marathon is proudly presented by Toyota, Members Cooperative Credit Union, and ASICS.