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Losing his lower legs to disease in childhood caused him to hide himself for decades. Then a long, hot hike across the Grand Canyon showed him a new way forward.

More than 50 years ago, this 20-year-old became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, even while organizers tried to pull her off the course. She finished—and started a movement.

Gloria Ratti dedicated her career to lifting up female runners through her work at the Boston Athletic Association.

This 75-year-old runner might be the world’s fittest man at his age, so fit that researchers turned him into a case study

Des Linden, 2018 Boston Marathon champion reveals how her greatest moment almost never was in her new memoir.

Why the world's greatest marathoner still needs to win a hilly marathon to cement his legacy

NCAA track champion and Mount Marathon winner Allie Ostrander continues to be open about the long road of eating disorder recovery. Could her transparency change the sport?

Growing up as an immigrant had her believing that she had to be stronger than everybody else just to get by. When she started trail running, she was physically tested in ways she found thrilling.

A former elite runner finds her creative stride by designing activewear that tells the story of her family history in the French West Indies

Sally Bergesen interviews Kara Goucher about the release of her new book, ‘The Longest Race,’ and on finding her voice in a system that dehumanized female athletes