Summary: <br><ul> <li>Alexi Pappas talks with reporter Kit Fox talks about her Olympic buildup has been anything but ordinary. Alexi also talks about why, as a Greek American, it’s so important to her to represent Greece in the Summer Games. (3:15)</li> <li>Show host and Editor-in-Chief David Willey talks with journalist David Epstein about doping—how it’s affected the Olympics, how we got to this point, and what keeps him watching, still, despite the controversies. (28:50)</li> <li>In the Kick, we discuss what Rule 40 is and why Olympians think it doesn’t work; how a Saudi Arabian runner is making sports more visible for females in the country; and yet another (very impressive) beer mile world record.<br><br>Check out our show page <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/the-runners-world-show/episode-17-rio-2016">here</a>.<br><br>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/rwaudio">Twitter</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/rwaudio">@rwaudio</a>) and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RunnersWorldAudio/">Facebook</a> (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RunnersWorldAudio/">Runner's World Audio</a>). </li> </ul><br><br>
