She quit running after college. Never run a marathon. Meet Indy's Olympic marathon hopeful

Meet distance running's Kurt Warner

INDIANAPOLIS – One of America’s top athletes spends downtime walking around Broad Ripple, stopping at Monon Coffee or for tacos, sitting at outdoor patios with her 3-year-old Foxhound. She once dreamed of becoming a concert violinist or working for the State Department. She works part-time for an IT company ...

but that’s not her real job. She is a pro runner, sponsored by Asics and earning thousands of dollars in prize money. Unlike Caitlin Clark, few in Indianapolis knew who she was before she arrived here.

Emma Grace Hurley, 28, is taking on the best in the world. She has never run a marathon. Yet she is perhaps on track to represent Team USA in the marathon at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.