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Women"s Running Stories

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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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00:43:28

WRS Host Cherie Turner: Anxiety Conquered! Joyful...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/12/16

In this episode, I focus on a huge win in dealing with my anxiety around training and racing. It's opened a whole new chapter in my running journey. Healing anxiety has been a dedicated focus for the past few years, and it's resulted in some breakthrough moments over the past few months. This includes the terrific experiences I just had at my indoor track season opening races which just took place last weekend, on December 13. There, I ran the mile and the 800, my first time doubling with those two

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00:39:23

Caryn Honig: Transforming Trauma to Purpose through...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/12/09

In recent times, Caryn—who lives in Texas and also spends a lot of time in Colorado—became the first person (as far as we can find) to qualify for and run the Boston Marathon after a knee replacement surgery, thanks to a procedure done by Dr Richard Berger. And, Caryn’s story is about that, but also so much more. Caryn has faced significant traumas in life, among them experiences with disordered eating, and she has been impacted by suicide.In her story, she talks about this, and also how the

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00:39:59

Elizabeth Sheridan: ParkRun x Travel, A Story of...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/12/02

Elizabeth Sheridan has developed a great love of ParkRun, and it has inspired travel all around the US and to many other parts of the world; currently ParkRun happens in 22 countries, and Elizabeth has done a ParkRun in every one of those countries, except Australia. If you aren’t familiar with ParkRun, it’s a free, weekly, timed 5k. No registration, no bib numbers. It’s not even a race: some people run fast, some people jog, some people walk; there are dogs, kids, people pushing strollers—it's

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00:36:58

Mikka Kei Ito Macdonald: Running, Advocacy, Culture,...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/11/25

Mikka Kei has been running since childhood, and the significance of running has shifted as she’s moved, grown, and evolved through life. For Mikka Kei, running has taken different forms, but it’s been a nonnegotiable part of her life, whether she’s had to negotiate with her parents to run as a teenager in Nepal, jumped at the chance to discover the Appalachian Trail with family friends, or challenged herself in marathons and ultras. Running and the space it occupies has also seeped into Mikka Kei’s

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00:43:52

Emma Bord: Her Marathon Six Star Journey, As a Mom of...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/11/18

Emma Bord had a dream to run the six major marathons, and she started on that path with the 2024 New York City Marathon, which she ran for her 40th birthday. How she managed to get into, travel to, and run all these major races within 12 months is what this story is all about. And of course, Emma's story is about so much more: it’s about facing fears, processing mom guilt, developing rock solid mental and emotional strength, and navigating the aftermath of a traumatic near-death incident that

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00:45:46

Starre Vartar: Her Athletic Journey, Her Book "The...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/11/11

Starre’s story is a little different from many of the stories you’ll typically hear on WRS. It isn’t only about running: Starre is a runner, but she’s also a swimmer, dancer, and weightlifter. And Starre doesn’t compete in running: she doesn’t have marathon dreams or go after PRs.However, being a runner, being an athlete, has been fundamental to her understanding of just how capable and strong and resilient and tough women’s bodies naturally, innately are.As she’s noted, her own experiences and role

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00:43:03

Liz Andersen: Claiming Her Peace, Becoming An Athlete

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/11/04

“I said, ‘I'm one of Stef's athletes,’” says Liz Andersen. “To say ‘I'm an athlete’ was huge, because I don't think I'd ever really, even up to this point, felt like I was an athlete.”This episode features Liz Andersen, a runner, mom, a native woman—Liz is a member of the Tulalip Tribes—and an athlete. And, she is a member of the Native Women Run community. Over the course of her life, Liz has overcome a lot, and running plays a central role in the peace she has today. Liz’s story follows her

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00:42:19

Stephanie Diaz: Redefining PRs After Over 200 Races

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/28

“I’m never going to take having a body that can finish for granted,” says Stephanie Diaz. In this episode, Stephanie Diaz tells her whole running story, and how she’s come to focus on joy and gratitude, and she’s reframing PRs. Stephanie self-describes as a wife, mom, and running coach, yoga teacher and podcast host: she hosts The Runner’s Round Table Podcast. Stephanie also founded Correr Running Retreats. In addition to all that, she is a distance runner and run community advocate. Stephanie

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43:49

Stephanie Diaz: Redefining PRs After Over 200 Races

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/28

“I’m never going to take having a body that can finish for granted,” says Stephanie Diaz.In this episode, Stephanie Diaz tells her whole running story, and how she’s come to focus on joy and gratitude, and she’s reframing PRs. Stephanie self-describes as a wife, mom, and running coach, yoga teacher and podcast host: she hosts The Runner’s Round Table Podcast. Stephanie also founded Correr Running Retreats. In addition to all that, she is a distance runner and run community advocate. Stephanie

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37:49

Ari Hendrix: Refinding Her Joy! From Olympic Trials...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/21

This episode features elite runner Ari Hendrix and how she is refinding her joy in the sport. This is Ari’s second time on the podcast; her first appearance was back on December 1, 2023. At that point in time, she was putting the finishing touches on her preparation for the 2024 Olympic Trials Marathon. That earlier episode covered her running journey to that point: how Ari got into running and how she first broke three hours in the marathon, which happened back in 2018. That accomplishment put

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00:36:19

Ari Hendrix: Refinding Her Joy! From Olympic Trials...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/21

This episode features elite runner Ari Hendrix and how she is refinding her joy in the sport. This is Ari’s second time on the podcast; her first appearance was back on December 1, 2023. At that point in time, she was putting the finishing touches on her preparation for the 2024 Olympic Trials Marathon. That earlier episode covered her running journey to that point: how Ari got into running and how she first broke three hours in the marathon, which happened back in 2018. That accomplishment put

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38:17

In Memory: Cheryl Winn & the Comrades Marathon

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/14

This In Memory reair marks the deeply sad occasion of the tragic death of legendary racer and running community leader in South Africa, Cheryl Winn. Winn passed on October 5. This episode first aired on October 16, 2020. Cheryl Winn is the 1982 Comrades Marathon champion and was the Chairperson of this historic event 2017 to 2021. This episode tells her Comrades story, from her early days of running through to her experiences and reflections on this great race. Cheryl has a decades-long and

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00:36:47

In Memory: Cheryl Winn & the Comrades Marathon

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/14

This In Memory reair marks the deeply sad occasion of the tragic death of legendary racer and running community leader in South Africa, Cheryl Winn. Winn passed on October 5. This episode first aired on October 16, 2020. Cheryl Winn is the 1982 Comrades Marathon champion and was the Chairperson of this historic event 2017 to 2021. This episode tells her Comrades story, from her early days of running through to her experiences and reflections on this great race. Cheryl has a decades-long and

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14:06

Shawanna White, P2: Returning to Peak Running, Big...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/10

This is a special Part 2 episode featuring runner, role model, and groundbreaking racer Shawanna White. If you have not listened to part 1of Shawanna’s story, which is just above this episode in your feed, I suggest you go back and start there. This episode picks up where that episode left off. Shawanna had finished that part of her story discussed being inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame, which happened in 2022. And, she mentioned that, looking ahead, she has big

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00:12:36

Shawanna White, P2: Returning to Peak Running, Big...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/10

This is a special Part 2 episode featuring runner, role model, and groundbreaking racer Shawanna White. If you have not listened to part 1 of Shawanna’s story, which is just above this episode in your feed, I suggest you go back and start there. This episode picks up where that episode left off. Shawanna had finished that part of her story discussed being inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame, which happened in 2022. And, she mentioned that, looking ahead, she has big

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32:59

Shawanna White, P1: 16 Times a Sub-3-Hour Marathoner,...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/08

This episode features Shawanna White, a very prolific competitor who has been recognized for her many accomplishments and contributions to the running community. Among her accolades, White was featured in the running documentary Breaking Three Hours, Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners; in 2022, she was inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame; and she helped create The List, which keeps an accounting of all of the American-born Black women who have broken 3 hours

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00:31:29

Shawanna White, P1: 16 Times a Sub-3-Hour Marathoner,...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/10/08

This episode features Shawanna White, a very prolific competitor who has been recognized for her many accomplishments and contributions to the running community. Among her accolades, White was featured in the running documentary Breaking Three Hours, Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners; in 2022, she was inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame; and she helped create The List, which keeps an accounting of all of the American-born Black women who have broken 3 hours

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58:22

Nadia Ruiz: A Prolific Running Life

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/09/30

This episode features Nadia Ruiz, who is a hugely prolific runner, with a special fondness for the marathon. This is a love that began when she was a teenager. Running has been a source of strength, empowerment, and self-confidence, as well as healing: running has seen Nadia through good times and also through some dark moments. Up to today, when Nadia is hitting new highs in the sport, in her 40s. In addition to her long history with the the marathon, Nadia Ruiz has raced many other distances

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00:56:52

Nadia Ruiz: A Prolific Running Life

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/09/30

This episode features Nadia Ruiz, who is a hugely prolific runner, with a special fondness for the marathon. This is a love that began when she was a teenager. Running has been a source of strength, empowerment, and self-confidence, as well as healing: running has seen Nadia through good times and also through some dark moments. Up to today, when Nadia is hitting new highs in the sport, in her 40s. In addition to her long history with the the marathon, Nadia Ruiz has raced many other distances as

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00:22:57

Marwa Ali: From Afghanistan to France, the Power of...

Women"s Running Stories ·

2025/09/23

This episode features Marwa Ali, who is from Kabul, Afghanistan, and now lives in exile as a refugee in Paris, France. How and why she left her home country and the part running and sports played in that journey is what her story is about. Moreover, it's about the power of being an athlete. Marwa Ali, who is now 24 years old, has been an athlete since childhood. She grew up in Afghanistan during a time when the rights and freedoms of women and girls had been improving. That all changed, however,

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