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 toldNK 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 abrief reopening to foreign visitors in March.