Pippa Middleton may dazzle in her many chic outfits, but don’t let her trendy fashion choices fool you. She’s a talented athlete who’s been known to trade her heels for her favorite pair of Hokas and participate in multiple marathons and triathlons.
The Hoka brand ambassador has a particular affection for running, something that has been an escape from her daily life. “It has brought clarity when I have felt muddled, a safe space before I make any big decision, and a sense of freedom when life’s pressures weigh me down,” she admitted in her interview with Hoka. “Running and sport in general has been a constant light in my life and I hope it will continue to be so.”
Middleton showed off her incredible athleticism when she completed a 33-mile skiing race in 2016, an almost 47-mile swim and run in Sweden in 2015, and a 3,000-mile charity bike ride across the U.S. in 2014. She also completed a marathon around the Great Wall of China just a year after she completed her first marathon in Kenya in 2015. Both times, she managed through sweltering hot conditions, placing 13th overall in women during the race in China and landing a noteworthy time of 3:56:33 in Kenya.
Middleton recalled her decision to enter the charity-run Tusk Trust’s Safaricom Marathon in a blog post for Hello! Magazine, writing in 2015, “I decided that a marathon was a ‘life box’ that needed ticking and this year was my time — despite it being one of the toughest in the world,” she said.
