Episode 51: Stephanie Case on running as an act of protest

Stephanie Case is an elite ultra runner and the founder of Free to Run, an organisation empowering women in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq. In this episode she talks about running in war zones, the desapir she felt when the Taliban returned to power, and her deeply personal story of going through fertility treatment while competing at the very highest level in trail running.

““A woman running in Afghanistan is an act of protest””

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Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans, The Way of the Runner, and The Rise of the Ultra Runners. Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com

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