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Lauren Wingenroth

Lauren Wingenroth is a freelance writer covering fitness, running, sports, the performing arts and more. A former editor of Dance Magazine, her work has appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Outside, PS, ESPN, Well+ Good, Playbill, American Theater and other outlets. She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, a marathoner, and a North Carolinian.

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