That impacted me in two major ways, the first was that I felt I didn't matter enough for her to stay and the second was that I suddenly had this huge vacuum in the female role model department and I needed to fill the gap of : what am I becoming and what can I look up to ?

Alexi Pappas

Alexi Pappas or Alexia Pappa (Greek ?????? ?????; born 28 March 1990) is a Greek-American long distance athlete, filmmaker, actor, and writer. As a long distance runner, Alexi has been most successful in the 10km, but has also been a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-American at indoor 3,000 metres, 5,000 metres, and the steeplechase as well as the Ivy League champion in the steeplechase. In the 2016 Summer Olympics Women's 10km, Pappas represented Greece and set a national Greek record. As a filmmaker, Alexi directed, co-wrote and starred in Tracktown.

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