Runners
Zoë Rom is an elite trail runner, podcast host, coach, and environmental journalist. She shares the importance of making environmental decisions that extend outside our identity as runners.
Race Directors
Each Labor Day weekend, Charlotte’s inner beltway shuts down for thousands of runners to run the Around the Crown 10K. Race Director Brian Mister shares the race’s founding story and its community-focused initiatives in the Queen City.
Business Founders
Jason Bahamundi discusses the lessons endurance sports teach us and his mission to connect fellow athletes through Run Tri Bike’s media platforms.
Nonprofit Leaders
Family and friends of Alyssa Lokits are honoring her memory through a nonprofit that aims to provide safety education and empower women to live actively without fear.
Business Founders
Poised for entrepreneurship, Vessel Athletics founder Jasmine Sanchez found a problem that needed a solution — a better hydration system for runners — and dove in to invent it.
Run Club Leaders
Joining the Atlanta running community, Shannon Booker found new meaning in running. He's since found ways to give back to that community, as a run group leader and founder of The Sole Project.
Nonprofit Leaders
Erica Meisner organizes the Mental Health Matters 5K & Festival, which brings together the Charlotte community to run, have open conversations about mental health, and ensure no one feels alone. She shares her journey and the inspiration to launch the nonprofit.
Business Founders
Leaning into her love for running and illustration, Pen & Paces Founder Cindy Chin Smith creates meaningful products, from greeting cards to custom bib kits, that help celebrate runners’ achievements.
Nonprofit Leaders
Running Free Alaska provides a healthy outlet for women who are incarcerated or recently released from Hiland Mountain Correctional Center. The annual Running Free 4-Miler bridges the local community and diminishes stereotypes.
Business Founders
Years after being attacked while running, Dena launched Running Mate, a safety app for runners that provides a running-mate-on-demand service — the ‘Uber for runners.’
Runners
Salt Lake City’s Jeff Waldmuller talks about his experience as a prosthetics technician at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and how the Finnish word ‘sisu’ describes his approach to endurance sports.
Nonprofit Leaders
Running for Hope founder Brenda Noble shares her inspiration for creating a running community for people experiencing homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska, and the way it’s changing lives.