Women's Running Stories

Women's Running Stories features inspiring stories told by exceptional women runners about their running experiences. Hear about the many ways women are achieving excellence and changing their lives through the sport of running. Get motivated to reach your own running goals by women who are making it happen.

Health & Fitness
Running
Society & Culture
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Cherie Louise Turner: Over 50, Sub 20, 5k Proje...
26 min
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Angelina Ellis: Running Professionally, from Dr...
How Angelina Ellis went from dreaming about professional running in high school to racing as a professional in the 2024 Olympic Trials
38 min
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Alison Mariella Désir: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
How author and activist Alison Mariella Désir discovered the power and joy of hiking and climbing mountains
49 min
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Elvin Kibet: A Remarkable Running Journey and B...
From Kenya to the US, from academic success to professional running, how Elvin Kibet created a life defined by her own choices.
57 min
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Andrea: A Running Travel Alphabet Goal, a Mothe...
How UK runner Andrea turned a love of running into an alphabet travel project to complete with her young adult daughter.
31 min
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Katie Steele: A Harrowing Running Story, Inspir...
Steele shares a powerful and shocking running story that led to her groundbreaking work in women's sports
41 min
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Madie Boreman: Becoming a Professional Steeplec...
How Boreman has developed into one of the top US Steeplechasers, heading into the 2024 Olympic Trials
32 min
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Race Report: Betsy Saina + 2024 USATF 25k Natio...
How professional marathon and road racer Betsy Saina overcame disappointment and put herself in the record books
33 min
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Cherie Louise Turner: Over 50, Sub 20, 5k Proje...
Cherie continues a PR streak at ParkRun and also addresses getting away from the GPS watch, setting expectations, seeking calm, and gaining confidence
30 min
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Race Report: Rachel McArthur + 2024 USATF One-M...
From a years-long injury to her first big race as a healthy professional runner, Rachel McArthur has a great story to tell.
30 min
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LIVE EVENT: Alisa Harvey, Kelly Bruno, Briana B...
WRS and Run Farther and Faster podcasts teamed up for a third year to co-host a live panel over Boston Marathon weekend
45 min
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Carmen Graves: Professional Track Racer and Ste...
33 min
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Emily Halnon: An Epic Ultra Trail Run To The Go...
How ultra-marathon runner Emily Halnon moved through grief on the trail to honor her mother and rediscover life's beauty after devastating loss
49 min
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Race Report: Emily Durgin + 2024 USATF 10-Mile ...
How professional runner Emily Durgin launched into part two of her 2024 racing season with a big statement!
31 min
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WRS Moves to Tuesdays: Reair, Sally Kipyego: Ol...
39 min
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Katie Arnold: Zen on the Run
Arnold's epic story of healing, Zen, and ultra trail running, as featured in her new book, Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World
67 min
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Emilia Benton: A Boston Marathon Journey
How running journalist Emilia Benton discovered the approach to marathoning that earned her a Boston Marathon qualifying time
40 min
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Michelle Wheeler: Becoming a Professional Wheel...
How Wheeler went from thinking she'd left racing behind to traveling the world as a professional marathoner
37 min
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Jen Kanyugi: The Boston Marathon, 20 Consecutiv...
A marathoners journey, discovering that running is so much more than the activity itself
30 min
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Cherie Turner: Over 50, Sub 20, 5k Project: Par...
After a frustrating bought with performance anxiety, Cherie faces this hurdle head on and learns about the power of belief.
32 min
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Liz Rock: A TrailblazHer's Journey, Running the...
36 min
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Race Report: Annie Frisbie + 2024 USATF 15k Nat...
34 min
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Rebecca Mehra: Professional Track Racer, On a S...
Mehra's made big, exciting changes, entering this Olympic year with a renewed perspective
32 min
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Kelly Bruno: 2024 Boston Marathon Professional ...
Bruno returns to racing with a fresh, balanced outlook and renewed love of running
36 min
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Race Report: Emily Durgin + 2024 USATF Olympic ...
38 min