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.

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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
77
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
78
Jen Kanyugi: The Boston Marathon, 20 Consecutiv...
A marathoners journey, discovering that running is so much more than the activity itself
30 min
79
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
80
Liz Rock: A TrailblazHer's Journey, Running the...
36 min
81
Race Report: Annie Frisbie + 2024 USATF 15k Nat...
34 min
82
Rebecca Mehra: Professional Track Racer, On a S...
Mehra's made big, exciting changes, entering this Olympic year with a renewed perspective
32 min
83
Kelly Bruno: 2024 Boston Marathon Professional ...
Bruno returns to racing with a fresh, balanced outlook and renewed love of running
36 min
84
Race Report: Emily Durgin + 2024 USATF Olympic ...
38 min
85
Emma Grace Hurley: Life as a Professional Runne...
Hurley talks about her first full year as a professional distance runner on the national stage, and all the of changes that are making her very optimistic
28 min
86
JayEll Alexander: CEO Black Girls Run, Leading ...
29 min
87
Race Report: Katie Camarena + 2024 USATF Cross-...
The power of great support, patience, and confidence
29 min
88
Michelle Sikes: NCAA Champion, Author of Kenya'...
How Sikes's experience winning the 2007 outdoor 5000m national championship led to her writing the first academic monograph about women's sports history in Africa
32 min
89
Sister Liz Sjoberg: Becoming a Sister on the Run
41 min
90
Anita Cardinal: Don't Stop Unless You Are Proud
43 min
91
Cherie Turner: Over 50, Sub 20, 5k Project: Par...
A non-running injury prompts a time of recovery and reflection
36 min
92
2023 Reflections: Clips to Take With You Into t...
Looking back on a variety of excellent takeaways in a year of fantastic stories
37 min
93
Natalie Barlatier: A Marathon Runner's Unwaveri...
Barlatier's running journey is marked by tremendous resilience and fortitude, and an exceptional ability to adjust to changing circumstances.
43 min
94
Briana Boehmer: A Marathon Runner's Difficult D...
40 min
95
Neely Spence Gracey: Pregnancy, Marathons, Disn...
45 min
96
Ari Hendrix: An Olympic Marathon Trials Journey...
Oiselle Underbirds sponsored runner Hendrix tells her marathon story
58 min
97
Sue McDonald: 9 Times a Masters World Record Ho...
The story behind becoming 2023 USATF Masters Track and Field Athlete of the Year
35 min
98
Molly Huddle: 2023 NYC Marathon, Postpartum Bon...
36 min
99
Race Report: Rachel Smith + 2023 USATF 5k Natio...
A joyful return to professional competition after becoming a new mom
24 min
100
Verna Volker: Founder of Native Women Run, a Ru...
34 min