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78% of girls hate their bodies by 17. A former NCAA champion says running is the fix

By Nnenna LynchFortune

By 14, girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys. As board chair of New York Road Runners, I know running offers something social media never can.

I dont like the way my body looks. I wish I were prettier. Thinner.

Cooler. For too many teenage girls, this inner monologue plays on a constant loop. American teenagers spend nearly five hours a da…