‘Just Keep It Going’: Missoula Race Volunteer Dana Bandy on Ultrarunning and Staying Active Lifelong

From competitive cyclist to ultramarathon runner, Dana Bandy is an advocate for staying active lifelong. After a knee injury reduced his running, he remains involved as the registration director for a 50K and a volunteer for nearly every race in Missoula.

Be Light Compression Founder April Pullins Shares How Running Ignites Creativity

When April Pullins began running, movement ignited her creativity and sparked the idea to launch Be Light Compression. Now, she’s motivating other women to rediscover their creative sides.

Why PowerBar Co-founder Jenny Maxwell Returned to the Industry to Create JAMBAR

After decades of raising children, running, music, and navigating grief, Jenny Maxwell, co-founder of the original PowerBar, returned to her kitchen to create a new energy bar.

Women In Ultrarunning Founder Rachel Bambrick Shares the Common Barriers Women Face In Getting Into Ultrarunning

Ultrarunner, running coach, and founder of Women In Ultrarunning, Rachel Bambrick breaks down the reasons women are less likely to run ultras, plus how her nonprofit is making the sport more accessible and welcoming.

How Team 816 Coach Randy Taylor Brings Together Kansas City’s Running Community Through Inclusive Race Formats

Coach Randy Taylor leads group and individual run coaching and also organizes several annual races in Kansas City with formats that level the playing field among paces.

Julie Justison’s Decades of Running Friends and a Brain Full of Running Humor Behind the sweaty ponytales Card Line

Founder of sweaty ponytales, a greeting card line for runners, Julie Justison says it’s the experiences she’s had over the years and the friends she’s made that keep her running.

RunMitts Founder Susan Clayton on Developing the Perfect Running Mitten

Baltimore’s Susan Clayton shares the inspiration behind her running mitten company, RunMitts, and her perspectives on going your own pace, both in running and in running a business.

How Sharon Tejada Went From a ‘One and Done’ Bucket List Marathoner to a Philly Run Club Community Leader

Once a solo runner chasing a checkmark on her bucket list, Sharon Tejada found belonging in Philadelphia’s running community. She helps lead Queer Run and Team Philly Race Training, and recently became a run coach through PWRHER’D’s Game Changers program.

Wander Project’s Executive Director Zander Chase on Making Running for a Cause Mainstream

Running offers a vehicle toward change, if we lean into it. Zander Chase, executive director of Wander Project, shares how the organization’s charity bibs provide opportunities for race participants to run for a greater purpose.

Jackie Hoffman’s Peace Runners 773 Is Working Toward Closing the Life Expectancy Gap on Chicago’s West Side

Jackie Hoffman, founder of Peace Runners 773, is leading the charge on health equity advocacy and running programs in Chicago’s historically disinvested neighborhood of Garfield Park.

Chicago’s Keegan Kok on Finding the Run Community, Brooks Running Collective, and Advice for New Runners

How posting workouts to social media for accountability opened the doors to Chicago’s running community for Keegan Kok.

Still I Run’s Sasha Wolff on How A Mental Health Crisis Led to Launching a National Community of Support

Supporting runners in their mental health journeys, Still I Run leads in-person and virtual programs that provide runners with community, education, and the gear they need to keep moving forward. Founder Sasha Wolff shares the organization's story.