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Business Founders

The Exchange Running Collective’s Co-owner Lauren Osborne on Choosing East Nashville and Prioritizing Art and Belonging

After years of working in the running industry together, Lauren Osborne and her husband James chose East Nashville to open a running store, where they’ve focused on creating space for connection, belonging, and collaborative art projects.

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Runners

Author Martin Dugard Shares His Experiences Researching the Running Boom to Write 'The Long Run'

A runner all his life and born to be a writer, Martin Dugard shares the places he traveled and the surprising facts he learned while researching his newest book, The Long Run, which documents the events that kickstarted the mid-1970s running boom.

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Running Coaches

Jess Hofheimer, Founder of Pace of Me Coaching and We Run On Art, Shares the Running and Creative Connection

Running inspires creativity, and creativity inspires running for Jess Hofheimer. She shares how she’s woven both together in her career endeavors.

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Running Coaches

Triathlete Hilary Topper on Getting Into Endurance Sports Later In Life and Writing a Book for Beginners of Any Age

Hilary Topper started a blog to share her running journey. Years later, she’s still blogging and is also a certified triathlon, run, and swim coach. Last fall, she released her second book for endurance athletes, "Unlocking the Triathlon," to help others get started in the sport she loves.

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Runners

How Joel Frye Is Creating Meaningful Shared Experiences for Youth Runners and New Trail Runners in D.C.

Physical education teacher and coach, Joel Frye is a founding board member of RunJuneteenth and leads the D.C. chapter of a kids running series.

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Nonprofit Leaders

Ultrarunner Chris Raup Helps Fellow Veterans Find Community and Healing Through Warrior Trail Foundation

After returning from Iraq with PTSD, Army Veteran Chris Raup experienced the many challenges in receiving proper veteran care. In 2024, he launched Warrior Trail Foundation with a commitment to help fellow veterans find mental healing and meaningful community through trail running.

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Business Founders

For the Run Founder Shawn King on Filling a Space in DTC Running Apparel and Giving Back

Shawn King developed For the Run around the need for more affordable running apparel and a desire to give back to causes that are important to runners.

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Run Club Leaders

Nashville’s Sin Miedo Founders on Welcoming BIPOC Runners to the Trails and Why Data Representation Matters

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.

Business Founders

Pao Labs Founders on Sharing Chinese-American Heritage with Runners Through Energy Jelly Flavors

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.

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Business Founders

Running Peas Founder Joanie Kaijala on Keeping Running Fun for Kids

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.

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Run Club Leaders

WeRun313 Co-Founder Joe Robinson on How the Run Club Became a Catalyst for Group Fitness in Detroit

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.

Runners

‘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.