“She’s like a sun with a very powerful ray,” Pappas said.
, Pappas spoke fondly about her years-long bond with distance-running icon Shalane Flanagan—and what it has taught her about supporting other female athletes.“[Shalane] has been a really supportive person about my alternative approach to running ever since I was really young,” Pappas said. She recalled that Flanagan attended the screening of her film while the young athlete was still in college in Portland. “For Shalane to support my artistic side, it means something different.
Since then, Flanagan has always been a phone call away. “She has always taken my phone calls when I need advice, but she’s also always been this supporter in a way that’s very rare,” Pappas said. “She’s like a sun with a very powerful ray.”According to Pappas, their connection has been deepened by mutual respect for each other’s differences: “I don’t want her to be me; she doesn’t want me to be her.
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