Meet Oiselle’s Newest Run Team: The “Elite Grannies”

It isn’t that Peggy Richko hasn’t always been a runner; she has. But for years, it was the sport she did quietly, behind the scenes. Growing up in the 60s, long before Title IX, running wasn’t something girls did in high school. With no other real athletic opportunities, Richko quietly accepted the roll of cheerleader, […]

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source https://www.womensrunning.com/2019/12/profiles/oiselle-sponsors-three-women-over-70_103678

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