Ultra Stories – Season 1 Episode 20: Transgender Athletes in Ultrarunning

Take a run with HPRS as we dive into more stories from our participants in the 2018 Stories Ultra. In this episode we dive deeper with Alex Clemons-Laput, a transgender athlete from Colorado Springs, CO. We start by diving into Alex’s thoughts from Stories Ultra, and then explore more about the life of being a transgender individual, and the process involved with horomone therapy. We then dive into the controversial topic of transgender athletes in ultra, and the various stereotypes and ignorant comments that accompany that controversy. There’s a lot of science, a lot of thought, and a lot of enlightenment in this episode. 

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