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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eddie Pells

Champion runner back on track after four-year ‘burrito ban’

Shelby Houlihan after winning the women's 5000m at the 39th edition of the 'Nacht van de Atletiek (EA Classic Meeting) in Heusden-Zolde in 2018 - (Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

America's reigning 5,000-meter champion, Shelby Houlihan, is set to return to competitive running after a four-year ban — a period she largely spent traversing the country in her vintage VW minibus.

Infamously dubbed her "Burrito Ban," the suspension saw Houlihan embrace a different kind of journey. She bought a ’71 burgundy bus, sight unseen, and logged an estimated 6,000 miles on a cross-America tour, an adventure previously impossible due to her training schedule.

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