Running Lessons with Karen Hansen

Running Lessons with Karen Hansen

As Karen Hansen gets ready for her fifth marathon—she’s running the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., this fall—it’s almost like looping back to her start line, in a good way. For starters, Marine Corps was her first marathon back in 2015. That was the 40th anniversary of the race, and she says that because this is the 50th year, she “kind of had to do it.” More importantly, she’s learned so much about herself as a runner in the decade …