p "Hockey players aren't really meant to be runners," said three-
time U.S. Olympian Meghan Duggan. But that didn't stop her from
running in the 2022 New York City Marathon.
As the captain of the gold medal-winning squad in 2018, Duggan
has always led by example, and it's
no different this time as she made
her marathon debut.
"It's opened up a whole new world
to what my body can go through,"
said the Danvers, Mass., native who
finished the race in 3 hours, 52
minutes and 6 seconds.
Joining Duggan on this grueling
journey was Haley Skarupa, a gold
medal-winning teammate at the
2018 Winter Games. Skarupa
completed the race in 3:54.50.
Duggan, who retired from
hockey in 2020, decided to make
her 26.2-mile debut to raise awareness for the Women's Sports
Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Billie Jean King in 1974 to
advance the lives of women and girls through sports.
In addition to serving as Women's Sports Foundation president,
Duggan is also the New Jersey Devils director of player development.
Duggan Makes Her
Marathon Debut
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