Pregnant Cancer Survivor Takes On Philadelphia 8K, Her Toughest Test Since 2024 Olympics

CBS Philadelphia

November 24, 2025

Philadelphia Marathon weekend is here, and one of the runners in Saturday's 8K race will be a Villanova University field hockey coach who's also pregnant and a cancer survivor.

Former Olympic athlete Karlie Kisha was at Independence Mall on Friday getting her Runners for Research T-shirt, ready for Saturday's 8K race, which is part of the Philadelphia Marathon weekend.

"Looking for a 9-minute mile pace," Kisha said, "but seven months pregnant, just kind of going to have fun with it and just enjoy the day."

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