A popular American exercise app banned a North Korea tour guide’s account after she shared a hike she went on in the country last month, an experience that may serve as a cautionary tale for foreign runners looking to compete in the upcoming Pyongyang marathon.
Koryo Tours guide Zoe Stephens told NK News she used the California-based app Strava to record a five-kilometer hike in the North Korean border city of Rason, where she was leading a tour group during a brief reopening to foreign visitors in March.
A popular American exercise app banned a North Korea tour guide’s account after she shared a hike she went on in the country last month, an experience that may serve as a cautionary tale for foreign runners looking to compete in the upcoming Pyongyang marathon.
Koryo Tours guide Zoe Stephens told NK News she used the California-based app Strava to record a five-kilometer hike in the North Korean border city of Rason, where she was leading a tour group during a brief reopening to foreign visitors in March.
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