I'M A RUNNER: MOST REV. KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI
For this religious leader running is a form of body prayer and a time of reflection.
Photographs by Grant Delin
PUBLISHED 12/05/2007
Interview by Melanie McManus Richard Schori
What she does: Presiding Bishop, the Episcopal Church, New York City
Age: 53
Why did you start running?
I'd been a competitive swimmer, played water polo in college, and was active. In the fall of 1978 I met the man [Richard Schori] I eventually married and he was an avid runner, and he got me started. I started running probably in November of '78 and ran a marathon in February of '79 [in Seaside, Oregon, with a time of 3:54:55].
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