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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Vanessa Fraser: 100 x 1-Mile SF Women's WR Rela...
How running new events and rediscovering the power of team and community is reinvigorating Fraser's pro career
43 min
127
Race Report: Alexina Teubel + 2023 USATF One-Mi...
Experience, steady progress, and consistency deliver a strong race and new PR for Teubel
24 min
128
Nicole Pinto: Returning to Racing Post-Partum (...
Nicole's journey from giving birth to running a half-marathon nine months later
32 min
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LIVE EVENT: Podium Pioneers Panel, Boston Marat...
Panel discussion featuring Marilyn Bevans, Patti Dillon, Jacqueline Hansen
52 min
130
Patty Hung: 37 Consecutive Boston Marathons, A ...
How a pursuit to stay healthy and connect with family is making history
19 min
131
Race Report: Amber Zimmerman + 2023 USATF 10-Mi...
How refocusing, recommitting, and changing her approach to racing has changed the game for Amber Zimmerman
25 min
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Dani Moreno: Track, Trail, Boston: A Pro Runner...
Professional sub-ultra trail racer Dani shares her entire running journey, heading into her first road marathon, at Boston
57 min
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Molly Huddle: Pro Runner Postpartum Return, the...
Legendary pro and Olympian Molly Huddle returns to elite level racing and speaks up about motherhood in professional running.
21 min
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Race Report: Emma Grace Hurley + 2023 USATF 15k...
How Emma Grace went for it, and ran away from the crowd
18 min
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Jae Gruenke: Running Form Expert & Feldenkrais ...
This is a special collaborative episode with Elizabeth Emery, host of Hear Her Sports podcast
65 min
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Erika Kemp: Championships, Challenges, and a Ma...
Two-Time National Champion Erika Kemp shares her running journey, as she leads up to her marathon debut at Boston 2023.
42 min
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Race Report: Lauren Hagans + 2023 USATF Half Ma...
Making The Move, A Podium Performance
20 min
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Sara Mae Berman: Three Time Boston Champion & R...
One of the first elite US marathoners, Sara helped pave the way for other women
44 min
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Lindsey Cortes: One Runner's Nourishment & Body...
How intuitive eating and body appreciation has led Lindsey to better health and performance
43 min
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BONUS! Starting Line 1928: Bjorg Austrheim-Smith
An Ultra-Running Pioneer
67 min
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Maegan Krifchin: An Epic Marathon PR Story
3 Marathons in Less than 30 Days
28 min
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Tiffany Gayle Chenault: Running Through Grief, ...
36 min
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Hillary Allen: Professional Trail Runner with a...
Overcoming injuries, never giving up
33 min
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Alison Mariella Désir: Running While Black, Her...
36 min
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Gina Lucrezi: Running Toward Equity, Establishi...
38 min
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WRS Host Cherie Turner + 2022 Comrades Marathon...
59 min
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Erica Stanley-Dottin: A Sub-3-Hour Marathon Goa...
42 min
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Pat Freeman: 30 Years Running Comrades, and Cou...
36 min
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Reair Celebrating the Return of Comrades!: Blan...
This bonus reair celebrates the return of the 90km/56-mile "ultimate human race" Comrades on August 28, 2022. Comrades has been on hiatus because of COVID since it last happened in 2019. We couldn't be more thrilled! We're celebrating by highlighting the story of running legend Blanche Moila in this reair. Also hear updates from host Cherie Turner, who shares some thoughts about going into her first time running Comrades. She also has a "stay tuned" announcement for next week's new Comrades episode featuring 30-time (!) Comrades finisher Pat Freeman, and please be sure to enjoy our entire Comrades series to get pumped up about the return of this great race!Also, about this episode: South African running legend Blanche Moila shares how she inspired change through becoming one of the country’s best runners and then through running Comrades, as well as public speaking, mentoring, and coaching.
39 min
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Verity Breen: Running Far and Fast, A Life-Long...
40 min