Finish Stronger

Today, millions of women around the world run, and thousands continue to show up at the Boston 10K for Women each year. It's up to us to carry on the legacy of the women who paved the path and ensure that all women and girls have access to the sport. The final episode of Finish Stronger explores how we can each contribute to helping women reach the starting line, and what women’s races like the Boston 10K for Women continue to offer the next generation. If this episode has inspired you to lace up

The first Bonne Bell Mini Marathon shattered expectations. Its success proved not only that women COULD run long distances, but that they WANTED to. Despite the rapid growth of women's recreational running, female athletes were still fighting to be taken seriously at the elite level. The Boston 10K for Women gave elite female runners a place to compete and be recognized at a time when advocacy for women’s professional running was beginning to grow. If this episode has inspired you to lace up your

Not so long ago, many people believed it was too dangerous for women to run long distances. Doctors warned that running could cause infertility, and race directors kept women from participating in major events like the Boston Marathon. As running became more popular in the 1970s, women began pushing back against these ideas and fighting for their place in the sport. It was during this time that Dusty Rhodes had the idea to bring an all women’s race to Boston. If this episode has inspired you to

When Dusty Rhodes founded the Boston 10K for Women in 1977, then called the Bonne Bell Mini Marathon, it was one of the few races women were allowed to run. Fifty years later, the race continues to bring thousands of women to the starting line, including seven trailblazers who have participated every single year.Finish Stronger, a podcast series created and hosted by Sydney Sauer, a PhD student in the Harvard University Department of Sociology, tells the story of the race and the women who fought