Running the Marathon on Crutches

An avid runner since high school, Hannah Gavios suffered a spinal cord injury after a horrific attack in 2016 that left her partially paralyzed. But she didn’t let that end her dream of running a marathon. Unable to imagine a life without running, the native New Yorker learned how to run in a different way — what she likes to call “crutching.” In this episode, Great Big Story follows her as she attempts to complete the 2019 New York City Marathon. (This episode contains a description of sexual violence — so this may not be suitable for all listeners.) Let us know what you think of the show! Take a short survey at cnn.com/podcastsurvey. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Running the Marathon on Crutches is an episode from Great Big Story by CNN.

This episode is 22:49 long.

This episode was published on Aug 4, 2020.

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