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Olympic long-distance runner Alexi Pappas travels back to the state of Oregon to meet five youth prison members as they rally around each other to complete the annual race.

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America's only youth prison marathon guides inmates towards a better future

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Alexi Pappas thrilled all of Greece by setting a national 10,000m record in the Olympic final at Rio 2016. But right after the emotional high her mental health spiralled downward. The 30-year-old runner is opening up so that others don't have to endure what she went through. "My dad made me get help, which was really life saving. But it was really pivotal meeting my psychiatrist and having him tell me quite quite simply that I was sick and that it was like having a scratch on my brain," she tells us. Alexi even wrote a book about it. Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

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Alexi Pappas on a mission to make mental health a priority in sports

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America's only youth prison marathon guides inmates towards a better future

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