# #168 Melissa Perlman: 2:41 at 44 and finding back to running

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Podcast: [The Marathon Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marathon-podcast-7264818)
Published: 2026-05-20T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/79cf45a2
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Duration seconds: 4059

## Resource

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