Tommy Rivers Puzey doesn’t view the 26.2 miles as a race. Instead, the 38-year-old sees it as a celebration of his return to health and progress toward his new goal: to build a body strong enough to fight cancer, if and when it returns.
The 2022 New York City Marathon will mark a comeback for Aliphine Tuliamuk and a career send-off for her teammate Stephanie Bruce. Six years after first meeting as rivals, the two women are pushing each other toward success.
As she prepares for motherhood, the former Division I track and field athlete reflects on pushing through the greatest challenges of her career and how those lessons helped her find her purpose.