Conversation with paralympian Susannah Scaroni

Normally right now, many of us would be glued to the TV watching the Summer Olympics, but, of course, it has become one of the many unfortunate pandemic postponements this year. Since 1960, the Paralympics have also been held the same year as the Olympics and they too have been postponed. Today I talk with one of the athletes who would have competed in this year’s competition, Susannah Scaroni. Susannah is a wheelchair racer with an emphasis on the marathon. She competed in the 2012 and 2016 paralympics and has been one of the world’s elite marathoners for almost 10 years. In this conversation, we talk about her disappointment in not competing in this year’s games, misconceptions about para-athletes and keys to her resilience. You can follow Susannah on Twitter @KenyanScaroni and Instagram @suscaroni.

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Conversation with paralympian Susannah Scaroni is an episode from Failing Boldly by Christian Coon.

This episode is 40:43 long.

This episode was published on Aug 6, 2020.

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