Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said she “couldn’t be more grateful” to have finally run the Boston Marathon on Monday, following delays from the pandemic and a foot injury.
The Arizona Democrat is an avid athlete and has completed several Iron Man marathons, qualifying for the Boston Marathon last June. She broke her foot during a race in Washington state, forcing her to sit out the 2021 Boston Marathon in October.
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“Ran the Boston Marathon yesterday. It’s been a long road to get here — I kept running qualifying marathons, but the pandemic and then a broken foot had other plans for me,” she wrote on Twitter. “Couldn’t be more grateful to have 2 strong feet and 1 happy heart this Boston Marathon!”
Ran the Boston Marathon yesterday. It’s been a long road to get here – I kept running qualifying marathons, but the pandemic and then a broken foot had other plans for me. Couldn’t be more grateful to have 2 strong feet and 1 happy heart this Boston Marathon! ?? ? pic.twitter.com/vwkxkhCbyH
— Kyrsten Sinema (@kyrstensinema) April 19, 2022
Sinema finished with a time of 4 hours and 14 minutes, according to her bib number results, averaging 9 minutes and 15 seconds per mile.
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The last Boston Marathon took place during the height of the Build Back Better infrastructure bill negotiations, which Sinema and fellow centrist Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia opposed. Protesters planned to accost her during the competition, but she was only spectating.
Sinema proved she was the “fastest woman in Congress” in 2019 during the annual American Council of Life Insurers Capitol Challenge 5K, with a time of 20 minutes and 45 seconds.
On Capitol Hill, Sinema’s position on the Senate filibuster has proven vexing to fellow Democrats. She, along with Manchin, is unwilling to change Senate rules to lower the effective threshold to pass legislation to a bare majority. That has stymied some of President Joe Biden’s top legislative priorities. But Sinema insists the filibuster is important to preserve since Senate Democrats will undoubtedly be back in the minority at some point and will want to block Republican proposals.
