Alexi Pappas

[2] As a sophomore at Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High School, Pappas placed fourth in the Division III girls 5K race at the California Interscholastic Federation State Cross Country Championships in 2005.[1] Pappas attended the University of Oregon as a master's student, where she earned three NCAA Division I All-American awards.[10] Pappas served as a guide for para-athlete Lisa Thompson in the 2022 Boston Marathon, who won the T13 (Visual Impairment) Division with a time of 3:47:25.[2] Pappas's first book, Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas, with a foreword by Maya Rudolph,[13][2] was published on 12 January 2021.[14][15] In 2020 Pappas published a video about her struggle with depression, calling for better care of elite athletes' mental health.
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