“In December 1993, she traded her goggles for two things: a microphone and a pair of running shoes. While finishing up at Stanford, she began a career as a television commentator and started running with friends around campus.
“‘I love running because I can feel myself sweat, which was such a novel, amazing feeling I didn't get in the pool,’ she says. ‘Plus, I can talk. I used to chat with my teammates during kicking sets, and my coach would get mad and tell me I wasn't working hard enough.’
“Finally, trading a black line on the bottom of the pool for a view of the colorful world was delicious. ‘I feel as though I can remember almost every step of every marathon,’ says Sanders, who has run the New York City Marathon twice, the Chicago Marathon, as well as the Boston Marathon last spring.”
—I Know What You Did Last, Summer