Access, education, and safety are top priorities for Yo and Antoine, co-founders of Sin Miedo, a BIPOC trail running community in Nashville. They share why including representation in race data is critical in creating a more inclusive trail running space.
Co-founder of Pao Labs, Zack Yu, shares the story behind developing a new running fuel brand, including its jelly consistency and Asian-inspired flavors, plus how they involved the running community in product testing and feedback.
Committed to the notion that youth running and sports should be about having fun, Joanie Kaijala developed Running Peas, a running apparel line for kids.
Detroit runners Joe Robinson and Lance Woods launched WeRun313 to share the mental health benefits of running with their community. It quickly sparked the start of more social fitness groups and brand partnerships focused on increasing access to the sport for local runners.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.